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Carters (CRI) Operating Margin (2016 - 2026)

Carters (CRI) has disclosed Operating Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 9.15% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin fell 53.0% to 9.15% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Jan 2026 was 4.97%, a 399.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2026 number at 4.97%, down 399.0% from a year prior.
  • Operating Margin was 9.15% for Q1 2026 at Carters, up from 3.84% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 30.38% in Q1 2022 to a low of 0.69% in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 10.14% and a median of 9.68% in 2024 define the central range for Operating Margin.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Operating Margin was 71414bps in 2022; the steepest drop was -1837bps in 2022.
  • Carters' Operating Margin stood at 12.01% in 2022, then surged by 32bps to 15.86% in 2023, then tumbled by -39bps to 9.68% in 2024, then crashed by -60bps to 3.84% in 2025, then skyrocketed by 138bps to 9.15% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CRI's Operating Margin are 9.15% (Q1 2026), 3.84% (Q3 2025), and 0.69% (Q2 2025).