Growth Metrics

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

Carters (CRI) has disclosed Return on Invested Capital for 15 consecutive years, with 0.08% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Invested Capital fell 7.0% to 0.08% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Jan 2026 was 0.08%, a 7.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2026 number at 0.08%, down 7.0% from a year prior.
  • Return on Invested Capital was 0.08% for Q1 2026 at Carters, down from 0.08% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 0.43% in Q4 2022 to a low of 0.08% in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of 0.21% and a median of 0.19% in 2024 define the central range for Return on Invested Capital.
  • Peak YoY movement for Return on Invested Capital: rose 29bps in 2022, then fell -25bps in 2023.
  • Carters' Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.24% in 2022, then dropped by -20bps to 0.19% in 2023, then fell by -19bps to 0.15% in 2024, then tumbled by -46bps to 0.08% in 2025, then decreased by -1bps to 0.08% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CRI's Return on Invested Capital are 0.08% (Q1 2026), 0.08% (Q3 2025), and 0.11% (Q2 2025).