Carters (CRI) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Carters' (CRI) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 6.99% in Q2 2026, down 445.0% year-on-year from 2.03% in Q2 2025, and down 2.26% on a QoQ basis from 7.16% in Q1 2026.

Carters (CRI) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Carters (CRI) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 6.99% in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 445.0% year-over-year to 6.99% in Q2 2026; TTM through Apr 2026 was 6.99%, a 445.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 7.22%, down 621.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q2 2026 stood at 6.99%, down from 7.16% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for CRI reached as high as 37.94% in Q2 2022 and fell as low as 6.99% in Q2 2026.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 18.56% across 5 years, with a median of 16.76% in 2023.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 3113 bps in 2022 and plunged 2088 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 19.05% in 2022, then slipped by 8 bps to 17.6% in 2023, then fell by 24 bps to 13.43% in 2024, then plunged by 46 bps to 7.26% in 2025, then retreated by 4 bps to 6.99% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 6.99% in Q2 2026, 7.16% in Q1 2026, and 7.26% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Tjx Companies 169.48 Bn 163.90 Bn 4.48 Bn 32.66%
2 Ross Stores 74.91 Bn 70.31 Bn 1.80 Bn 25.41%
3 Burlington Stores 21.30 Bn 20.55 Bn 1.26 Bn -20.82%
4 Lululemon Athletica 12.32 Bn 10.51 Bn 2.00 Bn 34.99%
5 Gap 6.81 Bn 4.25 Bn 1.42 Bn 13.71%
6 Victoria's Secret 6.71 Bn 6.55 Bn 585.00 Mn 9.07%
7 Urban Outfitters 5.96 Bn 5.55 Bn 542.57 Mn 16.05%
8 Boot Barn Holdings 4.50 Bn 4.30 Bn 281.24 Mn 15.46%
9 Abercrombie & Fitch 4.04 Bn 3.43 Bn 682.63 Mn 27.24%
10 Carters 1.38 Bn 906.97 Mn 293.87 Mn 6.99%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 4, 2026 6.99%
Jan 3, 2026 7.16%
Sep 27, 2025 7.26%
Jun 28, 2025 10.19%
Mar 29, 2025 11.44%
Dec 28, 2024 13.43%
Sep 28, 2024 16.34%
Jun 29, 2024 18.07%
Mar 30, 2024 16.84%
Dec 30, 2023 17.60%
Sep 30, 2023 16.14%
Jul 1, 2023 16.68%
Apr 1, 2023 17.06%
Dec 31, 2022 19.05%
Oct 1, 2022 35.06%
Jul 2, 2022 35.05%
Apr 2, 2022 37.94%
Jan 1, 2022 31.70%
Oct 2, 2021 17.97%
Jul 3, 2021 13.76%