Carters (CRI) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Carters (CRI) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 14.02% for Q3 2026, up 383.0% year-over-year from 2.9% in Q3 2025, and up 100.43% on a QoQ basis from 6.99% in Q2 2026.
Carters (CRI) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Carters has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 years, with the latest figure at 14.02% in Q3 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q3 2026 came in at 14.02%, up 383.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jul 2026 was 14.02% (up 383.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 7.22%, down 621.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed rose to 14.02% in Q3 2026, from 6.99% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 37.94% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 6.99% in Q2 2026.
- A 5-year average of 18.32% and a median of 16.68% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Capital Employed jumped 3113 bps; it then slumped 2088 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 19.05% in 2022, then retreated by 8 bps to 17.6% in 2023, then dropped by 24 bps to 13.43% in 2024, then slumped by 46 bps to 7.26% in 2025, then surged by 93 bps to 14.02% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 14.02% in Q3 2026, 6.99% in Q2 2026, and 7.16% in Q1 2026.
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| 1 | Tjx Companies | 155.43 Bn | 149.85 Bn | 4.48 Bn | 32.66% |
| 2 | Ross Stores | 76.43 Bn | 72.29 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 27.31% |
| 3 | Burlington Stores | 20.50 Bn | 19.75 Bn | 1.26 Bn | -76.03% |
| 4 | Lululemon Athletica | 13.93 Bn | 12.42 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 30.58% |
| 5 | Gap | 7.31 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 13.71% |
| 6 | Victoria's Secret | 6.96 Bn | 6.76 Bn | 585.00 Mn | 9.07% |
| 7 | Urban Outfitters | 6.54 Bn | 6.12 Bn | 542.57 Mn | 16.05% |
| 8 | Boot Barn Holdings | 5.01 Bn | 4.87 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Abercrombie & Fitch | 4.92 Bn | 4.30 Bn | 682.63 Mn | 27.24% |
| 10 | Carters | 1.27 Bn | 617.04 Mn | 412.60 Mn | 14.02% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2026 | 14.02% |
| 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% |