Growth Metrics

Carters (CRI) Return on Sales (2016 - 2026)

Carters (CRI) has disclosed Return on Sales for 18 consecutive years, with 0.07% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Sales changed 0.0% to 0.07% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Jan 2026 was 0.03%, a 3.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2026 number at 0.03%, down 3.0% from a year prior.
  • Return on Sales was 0.07% for Q1 2026 at Carters, up from 0.02% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Sales ranged from a high of 0.23% in Q1 2022 to a low of 0.0% in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 0.07% and a median of 0.07% in 2024 define the central range for Return on Sales.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Return on Sales was 476bps in 2022; the steepest drop was -14bps in 2022.
  • Carters' Return on Sales stood at 0.09% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 41bps to 0.12% in 2023, then plummeted by -42bps to 0.07% in 2024, then crashed by -79bps to 0.02% in 2025, then soared by 354bps to 0.07% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CRI's Return on Sales are 0.07% (Q1 2026), 0.02% (Q3 2025), and 0.0% (Q2 2025).