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CARTERS INC

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United States Fiscal year ends January CIK 0001060822
$32.36 -0.49% Close, 9 Oct 2026
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Price $32.36 −65.22% Close, 9 Oct 2026

Closing prices at the end of each trading day, from 12 Oct 2016. Not a live quote. Adjusted for share splits, so the line has no step at a split; dividends are not added back. P/E and P/FCF are the market value over the last full fiscal year's net income or free cash flow, as public on each day, so they step once a year when the annual report comes out. A hatched band marks a stretch with none: a year of net loss, or of cash burnt.

Revenue and profit

What the business sells, and what is left of it. Point at a year for the detail.
RevenueOperating incomeNet income
Fiscal year 2016Revenue3,198.5Operating income425.9Net income257.7EPS, diluted5.08Fiscal year 2017Revenue3,400.5 +6.3%Operating income419.6Net income302.8 +17.5%EPS, diluted6.24 +22.8%Fiscal year 2018Revenue3,462.3 +1.8%Operating income391.4Net income282.1 −6.9%EPS, diluted6.00 −3.8%Fiscal year 2019Revenue3,519.3 +1.6%Operating income371.9Net income263.8 −6.5%EPS, diluted5.85 −2.5%Fiscal year 2021Revenue3,024.3 −14.1%Operating income189.9Net income109.7 −58.4%EPS, diluted2.50 −57.3%Fiscal year 2022Revenue3,486.4 +15.3%Operating income497.1Net income339.7 +209.7%EPS, diluted7.81 +212.4%Fiscal year 2022Revenue3,212.7 −7.9%Operating income379.2Net income250.0 −26.4%EPS, diluted6.34 −18.8%Fiscal year 2023Revenue2,945.6 −8.3%Operating income323.4Net income232.5 −7.0%EPS, diluted6.24 −1.6%Fiscal year 2024Revenue2,844.1 −3.4%Operating income254.7Net income185.5 −20.2%EPS, diluted5.12 −17.9%Fiscal year 2026Revenue2,898.4 +1.9%Operating income143.9Net income91.8 −50.5%EPS, diluted2.53 −50.6%
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2021FY2022FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2026
Revenue 3,198.5 3,400.5 3,462.3 3,519.3 3,024.3 3,486.4 3,212.7 2,945.6 2,844.1 2,898.4
Growth +6.3% +1.8% +1.6% −14.1% +15.3% −7.9% −8.3% −3.4% +1.9%
Operating income 425.9 419.6 391.4 371.9 189.9 497.1 379.2 323.4 254.7 143.9
Net income 257.7 302.8 282.1 263.8 109.7 339.7 250.0 232.5 185.5 91.8
Growth +17.5% −6.9% −6.5% −58.4% +209.7% −26.4% −7.0% −20.2% −50.5%
EPS, diluted 5.08 6.24 6.00 5.85 2.50 7.81 6.34 6.24 5.12 2.53
Growth +22.8% −3.8% −2.5% −57.3% +212.4% −18.8% −1.6% −17.9% −50.6%

Margins

How much of each dollar of revenue it keeps. Point at a year for the detail.
Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Fiscal year 2016Gross margin43.1%Operating margin13.3%Net margin8.1%Free cash flow margin8.8%Fiscal year 2017Gross margin43.6%Operating margin12.3%Net margin8.9%Free cash flow margin7.7%Fiscal year 2018Gross margin43.3%Operating margin11.3%Net margin8.1%Free cash flow margin8.4%Fiscal year 2019Gross margin42.9%Operating margin10.6%Net margin7.5%Free cash flow margin9.3%Fiscal year 2021Gross margin43.4%Operating margin6.3%Net margin3.6%Free cash flow margin18.4%Fiscal year 2022Gross margin47.7%Operating margin14.3%Net margin9.7%Free cash flow margin6.6%Fiscal year 2022Gross margin45.8%Operating margin11.8%Net margin7.8%Free cash flow margin1.5%Fiscal year 2023Gross margin47.4%Operating margin11.0%Net margin7.9%Free cash flow margin15.9%Fiscal year 2024Gross margin48.0%Operating margin9.0%Net margin6.5%Free cash flow margin8.5%Fiscal year 2026Gross margin45.4%Operating margin5.0%Net margin3.2%Free cash flow margin2.4%
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2021FY2022FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2026
Gross margin 43.1% 43.6% 43.3% 42.9% 43.4% 47.7% 45.8% 47.4% 48.0% 45.4%
Operating margin 13.3% 12.3% 11.3% 10.6% 6.3% 14.3% 11.8% 11.0% 9.0% 5.0%
Net margin 8.1% 8.9% 8.1% 7.5% 3.6% 9.7% 7.8% 7.9% 6.5% 3.2%
Free cash flow margin 8.8% 7.7% 8.4% 9.3% 18.4% 6.6% 1.5% 15.9% 8.5% 2.4%

Cash flow

The cash the business makes, what it reinvests, and what it hands back. Point at a year for the detail.
Operating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow
Fiscal year 2016Operating cash flow369.2Capital expenditure−88.6Free cash flow280.7Buybacks−300.4Dividends paid−66.4Fiscal year 2017Operating cash flow329.6Capital expenditure−69.5Free cash flow260.1 −7.3%Buybacks−188.8Dividends paid−70.9Fiscal year 2018Operating cash flow356.2Capital expenditure−63.8Free cash flow292.4 +12.4%Buybacks−193.0Dividends paid−83.7Fiscal year 2019Operating cash flow387.2Capital expenditure−61.4Free cash flow325.8 +11.4%Buybacks−196.9Dividends paid−89.6Fiscal year 2021Operating cash flow588.5Capital expenditure−32.9Free cash flow555.6 +70.5%Buybacks−45.3Dividends paid−26.3Fiscal year 2022Operating cash flow268.3Capital expenditure−37.4Free cash flow230.8 −58.5%Buybacks−299.3Dividends paid−60.1Fiscal year 2022Operating cash flow88.4Capital expenditure−40.4Free cash flow48.0 −79.2%Buybacks−299.7Dividends paid−118.1Fiscal year 2023Operating cash flow529.1Capital expenditure−59.9Free cash flow469.3 +877.7%Buybacks−100.0Dividends paid−112.0Fiscal year 2024Operating cash flow298.8Capital expenditure−56.2Free cash flow242.6 −48.3%Buybacks−50.5Dividends paid−116.2Fiscal year 2026Operating cash flow122.3Capital expenditure−53.7Free cash flow68.6 −71.7%Buybacks0.0Dividends paid−56.4
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2021FY2022FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2026
Operating cash flow 369.2 329.6 356.2 387.2 588.5 268.3 88.4 529.1 298.8 122.3
Capital expenditure −88.6 −69.5 −63.8 −61.4 −32.9 −37.4 −40.4 −59.9 −56.2 −53.7
Free cash flow 280.7 260.1 292.4 325.8 555.6 230.8 48.0 469.3 242.6 68.6
Growth −7.3% +12.4% +11.4% +70.5% −58.5% −79.2% +877.7% −48.3% −71.7%
Buybacks −300.4 −188.8 −193.0 −196.9 −45.3 −299.3 −299.7 −100.0 −50.5 0.0
Dividends paid −66.4 −70.9 −83.7 −89.6 −26.3 −60.1 −118.1 −112.0 −116.2 −56.4

Balance sheet

What it holds against what it owes, at each year end. Point at a year for the detail.
CashTotal debt
Fiscal year 2016Cash299.4Total debt580.4Net cash (debt)−281.0Shareholders’ equity788.4Debt to equity0.74Fiscal year 2017Cash178.5Total debt617.3Net cash (debt)−438.8Shareholders’ equity857.4Debt to equity0.72Fiscal year 2018Cash170.1Total debt593.3Net cash (debt)−423.2Shareholders’ equity869.4Debt to equity0.68Fiscal year 2019Cash214.3Total debt594.7Net cash (debt)−380.4Shareholders’ equity880.1Debt to equity0.68Fiscal year 2021Cash1,102.3Total debt989.5Net cash (debt)112.8Shareholders’ equity938.0Debt to equity1.05Fiscal year 2022Cash984.3Total debt991.4Net cash (debt)−7.1Shareholders’ equity950.2Debt to equity1.04Fiscal year 2022Cash211.7Total debt616.6Net cash (debt)−404.9Shareholders’ equity796.4Debt to equity0.77Fiscal year 2023Cash351.2Total debt497.4Net cash (debt)−146.1Shareholders’ equity845.3Debt to equity0.59Fiscal year 2024Cash412.9Total debt498.1Net cash (debt)−85.2Shareholders’ equity854.6Debt to equity0.58Fiscal year 2026Cash487.1Total debt567.2Net cash (debt)−80.1Shareholders’ equity925.0Debt to equity0.61
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2021FY2022FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2026
Cash 299.4 178.5 170.1 214.3 1,102.3 984.3 211.7 351.2 412.9 487.1
Total debt 580.4 617.3 593.3 594.7 989.5 991.4 616.6 497.4 498.1 567.2
Net cash (debt) −281.0 −438.8 −423.2 −380.4 112.8 −7.1 −404.9 −146.1 −85.2 −80.1
Shareholders’ equity 788.4 857.4 869.4 880.1 938.0 950.2 796.4 845.3 854.6 925.0
Debt to equity 0.74 0.72 0.68 0.68 1.05 1.04 0.77 0.59 0.58 0.61

In millions of USD, except per-share figures and ratios. Fiscal years, as last filed with the SEC.

Financial statements FY2026 · 10-K

Income statement

In millions of USD, except per-share figures; shares in millions. Fiscal years ending January, each column as last filed with the SEC.
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Fiscal year FY2016 31 Dec 2016 FY2017 30 Dec 2017 FY2018 29 Dec 2018 FY2019 28 Dec 2019 FY2021 2 Jan 2021 FY2022 1 Jan 2022 FY2022 31 Dec 2022 FY2023 30 Dec 2023 FY2024 28 Dec 2024 FY2026 3 Jan 2026
Revenue and profit
3,198.5 3,400.5 3,462.3 3,519.3 3,024.3 3,486.4 3,212.7 2,945.6 2,844.1 2,898.4
Growth +6.3% +1.8% +1.6% −14.1% +15.3% −7.9% −8.3% −3.4% +1.9%
1,820.0 1,917.2 1,964.8 2,010.7 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1,378.5 1,483.4 1,497.5 1,508.6 1,313.4 1,662.3 1,472.4 1,395.9 1,365.2 1,314.6
Growth +7.6% +1.0% +0.7% −12.9% +26.6% −11.4% −5.2% −2.2% −3.7%
995.4 1,106.9 1,145.0 1,140.5 1,105.6 1,193.9 1,110.0 1,093.9 1,099.7 1,188.8
425.9 419.6 391.4 371.9 189.9 497.1 379.2 323.4 254.7 143.9
Growth −1.5% −6.7% −5.0% −48.9% +161.8% −23.7% −14.7% −21.2% −43.5%
395.4 391.1 356.0 328.0 135.0 438.3 316.7 302.2 230.8 113.8
137.7 88.2 73.9 64.2 25.3 98.5 66.7 69.7 45.3 22.0
257.7 302.8 282.1 263.8 109.7 339.7 250.0 232.5 185.5 91.8
Growth +17.5% −6.9% −6.5% −58.4% +209.7% −26.4% −7.0% −20.2% −50.5%
Per share
5.12 6.31 6.06 5.89 2.51 7.83 6.34 6.24 5.12 2.53
5.08 6.24 6.00 5.85 2.50 7.81 6.34 6.24 5.12 2.53
Growth +22.8% −3.8% −2.5% −57.3% +212.4% −18.8% −1.6% −17.9% −50.6%
49.9 47.6 46.2 44.4 43.2 42.9 38.8 36.6 35.5 35.4
50.4 48.1 46.6 44.7 43.4 43.0 38.9 36.6 35.5 35.4
Growth −4.4% −3.1% −4.2% −2.9% −0.9% −9.7% −5.8% −2.9% −0.3%

Five years in brief

Worked out from the figures above, not from a press release
  • Revenue shrank 0.8% a year over five years, and earnings per share grew 0.2% a year.
  • The diluted share count fell 18.4% in five years, so buybacks did some of the work per share.
  • Operating margin is down 1.3 points on five years ago, at 5.0%.
  • Profitable in every one of the 10 years on file.