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Carters (CRI) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Carters has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 17 years, most recently at 7.16% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 627.0% to 7.16% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 7.16% through Jan 2026, down 627.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 7.22% for FY2026, 621.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 7.16% for Q1 2026 at Carters, down from 7.26% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 37.94% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 7.16% in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 16.84% (2024), against an average of 19.24%.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed soared 3113bps in 2022 and then crashed -2088bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 19.05% in 2022, then fell by -8bps to 17.6% in 2023, then fell by -24bps to 13.43% in 2024, then plummeted by -46bps to 7.26% in 2025, then decreased by -1bps to 7.16% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CRI's Return on Capital Employed are 7.16% (Q1 2026), 7.26% (Q3 2025), and 10.19% (Q2 2025).