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Carters Inc Consumer Discretionary Apparel & Other Finishd Prods of Fabrics & Similar Matl Russell 3000
$31.54Close $1.1BMarket cap $27.70 – $43.4252-week range Jan 29, 2027Next report · estimated

Highlights

Strengths

  • Earnings growing EPS +214% year on year

Cautions

  • Not in an uptrend 0 of 8 trend conditions
  • Lagging the market RS 27 · weaker than 73% of stocks over 12 months
  • Far from its high 27% below its 52-week high

Price

Filing Results Screen pick 52-week high and low Adjusted prices

Key figures

FY to Jan 3, 2026 · filed Oct 30, 2026
Off 12-month high 27%
1wk down 3.3% price change
1mo up 0.7% price change
12-month return up 1% market up 11% · its own down 7%
F-score 4 / 9 Weak
Altman Z 2.60 Moderate risk
P/E 12.5× price / earnings
PEG — P/E / EPS growth
P/B 1.2× price / book
Earnings yield up 11.7% EBIT / enterprise value
Cheaper than 85% of the market · markedly cheap
Revenue growth up 2% year on year
EPS growth up 214% latest quarter · -23093 pts
Sales growth down 1% latest quarter · -6 pts
ROE up 10% return on equity
Free cash margin up 2% $68.6M FCF
D/E 0.61 long-term debt / equity
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4×
Interest cover 4.2×EBIT / interest
Piotroski tests
  • profitability slipped from last year
  • took on more long-term debt
  • issued more shares
  • gross margin narrowed
  • assets working less efficiently
  • profitable on its assets
  • generating cash from operations
  • profits backed by cash
  • short-term liquidity improved

Repair signals

  • Revenue reaccelerating (-3% then +2%)

Trade setup

ATR% 4.4% $1.38 a day · 2×ATR $28.78
RS 27 / 99 vs the universe
Trend 0 / 8 trend template
Relative volume 1.3× vs 50-day average
Up/down volume 0.85 50 sessions
Implied move — no scheduled report
Trend template · 0 of 8

Screen verdict

Did not qualify for any screen.

Warning signs

1 flagged
  • Gross margin narrowing Gross margin fell from 48.0% to 45.4%. The company is keeping less of each dollar of sales than it did a year ago.
Last reported Oct 30, 2026
Results reaction Oct 30, 2026-4% vs market2 sessions after results

Financials

6 fiscal years · from filings
Revenue What customers paid the company over its fiscal year, before any cost, as filed in its annual report. The change is against the year before. Methodology $2.9B +2% on FY2024
$0 $5B FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · $3.0B FY2021 · $3.5B FY2022 · $3.2B FY2023 · $2.9B FY2024 · $2.8B FY2025 · $2.9B
Net income Profit left after every cost, interest and tax for the year. A column below the line is a loss. Methodology $91.8M -51% on FY2024
$0 $500M FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · $109.7M FY2021 · $339.7M FY2022 · $250.0M FY2023 · $232.5M FY2024 · $185.5M FY2025 · $91.8M
Free cash flow Cash from running the business less what it spent on equipment and buildings: the cash a year actually left behind, which profit alone does not show. Not shown for banks and insurers, whose cash moves with their loans. Methodology $68.6M -72% on FY2024
$0 $1B FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · $555.6M FY2021 · $230.8M FY2022 · $48.0M FY2023 · $469.3M FY2024 · $242.6M FY2025 · $68.6M
Margins Each as a share of revenue. Gross: left after the direct cost of what was sold. Net: left after every cost. Free cash: free cash flow over revenue. A margin rising over years means the business keeps more of each dollar it sells. Methodology
  • Gross 45%
  • Net 3%
  • Free cash 2%
0% 50% FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · Gross 43% · Net 4% · Free cash 18% FY2021 · Gross 48% · Net 10% · Free cash 7% FY2022 · Gross 46% · Net 8% · Free cash 1% FY2023 · Gross 47% · Net 8% · Free cash 16% FY2024 · Gross 48% · Net 7% · Free cash 9% FY2025 · Gross 45% · Net 3% · Free cash 2%
Cash and long-term debt Cash on the balance sheet at the year's end beside debt due after a year. Net cash is cash less that debt; net debt is the shortfall. Debt some filers do not tag shows as a gap, not as zero. Methodology $80.1M net debt
  • Cash
  • Long-term debt
$0 $2B FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · Cash $1.1B · Long-term debt $989.5M FY2021 · Cash $984.3M · Long-term debt $991.4M FY2022 · Cash $211.7M · Long-term debt $616.6M FY2023 · Cash $351.2M · Long-term debt $497.4M FY2024 · Cash $412.9M · Long-term debt $498.1M FY2025 · Cash $487.1M · Long-term debt $567.2M
Shares outstanding Shares in issue at the year's end. A rising count means each share owns a smaller slice of the company (stock pay, share sales); a falling one, buybacks. The chart's scale is fitted to the count, so a small change looks large: read the percentage. Methodology 36.43m -16.8% since FY2020
43.78m 36.04m FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · 43.78m FY2021 · 41.15m FY2022 · 37.69m FY2023 · 36.55m FY2024 · 36.04m FY2025 · 36.43m
  FY2020Jan 2, 2021 FY2021Jan 1, 2022 FY2022Dec 31, 2022 FY2023Dec 30, 2023 FY2024Dec 28, 2024 FY2025Jan 3, 2026
Revenue $3.0B $3.5B $3.2B $2.9B $2.8B $2.9B
Gross margin 43% 48% 46% 47% 48% 45%
Operating income $189.9M $497.1M $379.2M $323.4M $254.7M $143.9M
Net income $109.7M $339.7M $250.0M $232.5M $185.5M $91.8M
Net margin 4% 10% 8% 8% 7% 3%
Earnings per share $2.53 $7.90 $6.44 $6.35 $5.22 $2.59
Free cash flow $555.6M $230.8M $48.0M $469.3M $242.6M $68.6M
Free cash margin 18% 7% 1% 16% 9% 2%
Cash $1.1B $984.3M $211.7M $351.2M $412.9M $487.1M
Long-term debt $989.5M $991.4M $616.6M $497.4M $498.1M $567.2M
Shareholders' equity $938.0M $950.2M $796.4M $845.2M $854.6M $925.0M
Shares outstanding 43.78m 41.15m 37.69m 36.55m 36.04m 36.43m

Filings

SEC EDGAR
FiledReportPeriod to Lag
Oct 30, 2026 Quarterly ↗ Oct 3, 2026 27d
Jul 31, 2026 Quarterly ↗ Jul 4, 2026 27d
May 6, 2026 Quarterly ↗ Apr 4, 2026 32d
Feb 27, 2026 Annual ↗ Jan 3, 2026 55d
Oct 27, 2025 Quarterly ↗ Sep 27, 2025 30d
Jul 25, 2025 Quarterly ↗ Jun 28, 2025 27d
Apr 25, 2025 Quarterly ↗ Mar 29, 2025 27d
Feb 25, 2025 Annual ↗ Dec 28, 2024 59d
Oct 25, 2024 Quarterly ↗ Sep 28, 2024 27d
Jul 26, 2024 Quarterly ↗ Jun 29, 2024 27d
Apr 26, 2024 Quarterly ↗ Mar 30, 2024 27d
Feb 27, 2024 Annual ↗ Dec 30, 2023 59d

Current reports

FiledDisclosed
Oct 30, 2026 Results · Director or officer change · Other events ↗
Sep 21, 2026 Other events ↗
Aug 20, 2026 Regulation FD ↗
Jul 31, 2026 Results ↗
May 14, 2026 Shareholder vote · Regulation FD ↗
May 6, 2026 Results ↗
May 1, 2026 Results · Director or officer change · Regulation FD ↗
Feb 27, 2026 Results ↗
Jan 9, 2026 Results ↗
Nov 25, 2025 Director or officer change ↗
Nov 18, 2025 Material agreement · New obligation ↗
Nov 13, 2025 Material agreement · New obligation · Other events ↗