Growth Metrics

Carters (CRI) Net Margin (2016 - 2026)

Carters (CRI) has disclosed Net Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 6.94% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Net Margin fell 22.0% to 6.94% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Jan 2026 was 3.17%, a 336.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2026 number at 3.17%, down 336.0% from a year prior.
  • Net Margin was 6.94% for Q1 2026 at Carters, up from 1.53% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Net Margin ranged from a high of 22.66% in Q1 2022 to a low of 0.08% in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 7.21% and a median of 7.16% in 2024 define the central range for Net Margin.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Net Margin was 47627bps in 2022; the steepest drop was -1387bps in 2022.
  • Carters' Net Margin stood at 8.79% in 2022, then surged by 41bps to 12.42% in 2023, then plummeted by -42bps to 7.16% in 2024, then crashed by -79bps to 1.53% in 2025, then soared by 354bps to 6.94% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CRI's Net Margin are 6.94% (Q1 2026), 1.53% (Q3 2025), and 0.08% (Q2 2025).