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Carters (CRI) Net Margin (2016 - 2026)

Carters has reported Net Margin over the past 18 years, most recently at 6.94% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Net Margin fell 22.0% to 6.94% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 3.17% through Jan 2026, down 336.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 3.17% for FY2026, 336.0% down from the prior year.
  • Net Margin was 6.94% for Q1 2026 at Carters, up from 1.53% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Net Margin peaked at 22.66% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 0.08% in Q2 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Net Margin is 6.94% (2026), against an average of 7.05%.
  • Year-over-year, Net Margin tumbled -1387bps in 2022 and then skyrocketed 363bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Net Margin shows it stood at 8.79% in 2022, then soared by 41bps to 12.42% in 2023, then crashed 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).