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

Carters (CRI) reported Return on Capital Employed of 6.99% for Q2 2026, down 445.0% year-over-year from 2.03% in Q2 2025, and down 2.26% quarter-over-quarter 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.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q2 2026 came in at 6.99%, down 445.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 6.99% (down 445.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 7.22%, down 621.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed slipped to 6.99% in Q2 2026 per CRI's latest filing, from 7.16% 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 18.56% and a median of 16.76% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed soared 3113 bps in 2022, then slumped 2088 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 19.05% in 2022, then fell by 8 bps to 17.6% in 2023, then slipped by 24 bps to 13.43% in 2024, then tumbled by 46 bps to 7.26% in 2025, then dropped by 4 bps to 6.99% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CRI's Return on Capital Employed at 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 177.75 Bn 172.17 Bn 4.48 Bn 32.66%
2 Ross Stores 74.23 Bn 69.64 Bn 1.80 Bn 25.41%
3 Burlington Stores 19.90 Bn 19.15 Bn 1.26 Bn -27.23%
4 Lululemon Athletica 13.59 Bn 11.78 Bn 2.00 Bn 34.99%
5 Gap 7.91 Bn 5.35 Bn 1.42 Bn 13.71%
6 Urban Outfitters 6.43 Bn 5.73 Bn 599.20 Mn 3.26%
7 Boot Barn Holdings 5.12 Bn 4.92 Bn 281.24 Mn 15.46%
8 Victoria's Secret 4.37 Bn 3.90 Bn 855.00 Mn 7.60%
9 Abercrombie & Fitch 3.57 Bn 2.80 Bn 1.10 Bn 29.07%
10 Carters 1.36 Bn 882.06 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%