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Carter's, Inc. (CRI)

Consumer Cyclical | Apparel Retail | Atlanta, United States | NYSE
39.33 USD +1.33 (3.487%) ⇧ (July 15, 2026, 11:06 a.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★☆☆☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 3:28 a.m. EDT

The investment case for Carter's is currently broken by a severe multi-year structural decline. The stock has lost nearly 70% of its value over the last nine years, with four consecutive years of negative annual returns ending in a massive -47% drop last year. While the company recently cut plastic usage and guidance improved slightly, these operational tweaks cannot reverse the deep secular headwinds evident in the price action. Fundamentally, the business is struggling with negative earnings growth and a forward P/E that, while mathematically lower than trailing, reflects a market pricing in continued distress rather than a turnaround. The dividend, yielding 2.56%, appears sustainable given the 40% payout ratio, but it is insufficient to offset the capital destruction occurring in the share price. Options flow confirms this bearish sentiment, with traders aggressively buying puts to hedge against further declines rather than betting on a recovery. This is a classic value trap where the low price and modest yield mask a deteriorating competitive position.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.100332
AutoARIMA0.101112
MSTL0.108582
AutoTheta0.118955

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 39%
H-stat 4.26
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.126
Excess Kurtosis -0.15
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-25
Last Dividend Date 2026-05-25
Debt to Equity Ratio 128.85
Revenue per Share 83.208
Market Cap 1,449,130,880
Trailing P/E 15.79
Forward P/E 10.76
Beta 0.85
Profit Margins 3.07%
Website https://www.carters.com

As of July 11, 2026, 3:28 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioned for downside protection, with out-of-the-money put open interest significantly outweighing call open interest across all expirations. The strike distribution shows a dense cluster of put volume just below the current price (35-37.5 strikes), while call activity is sparse and concentrated far out-of-the-money (47.5-50 strikes), indicating a market consensus expecting further weakness rather than a bounce.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.65% 3.14% 4.25% 3.96%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-05-26 0.25 0.651042
2026-03-13 0.25 0.721085
2025-11-24 0.25 0.835282
2025-08-26 0.25 0.929368
2025-06-02 0.25 0.829738
2025-03-10 0.80 1.819836
2024-11-25 0.80 1.447178
2024-08-27 0.80 1.157240
2024-05-24 0.80 1.213776
2024-03-08 0.80 0.960961
2023-11-27 0.75 1.118068
2023-08-29 0.75 1.068985
2023-05-26 0.75 1.198083
2023-03-06 0.75 1.033912
2022-11-28 0.75 1.027538
2022-09-01 0.75 1.020408
2022-05-27 0.75 0.971000
2022-03-07 0.75 0.818956
2021-11-30 0.60 0.593883
2021-08-30 0.40 0.382995
2021-05-11 0.40 0.389940
2020-03-05 0.60 0.685714
2019-12-02 0.50 0.496919
2019-08-30 0.50 0.546568
2019-05-28 0.50 0.568311
2019-03-11 0.50 0.536136
2018-11-26 0.45 0.485856
2018-08-24 0.45 0.428041
2018-05-25 0.45 0.400285
2018-03-09 0.45 0.394322
2017-11-17 0.37 0.352146
2017-08-25 0.37 0.425141
2017-05-25 0.37 0.445568
2017-03-08 0.37 0.421125
2016-11-17 0.33 0.354229
2016-08-26 0.33 0.341156
2016-05-19 0.33 0.332460
2016-03-09 0.33 0.327511
2015-11-19 0.22 0.254748
2015-08-28 0.22 0.223260
2015-05-19 0.22 0.218949
2015-03-06 0.22 0.247664
2014-11-21 0.19 0.231200
2014-08-28 0.19 0.229663
2014-05-27 0.19 0.257069
2014-03-06 0.19 0.246337
2013-11-26 0.16 0.226565
2013-08-29 0.16 0.225352
2013-05-29 0.16 0.226404
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.0
dividendYield 2.63
exDividendDate 2026-05-26
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.02631579
lastDividendValue 0.25
lastDividendDate 2026-05-26
dividendDate 2026-06-05

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.25827813
Address1 Phipps Tower
Address2 Suite 1800 3438 Peachtree Road NE
All Time High 129.0
All Time Low 11.9
Ask 39.39
Ask Size 300
Audit Risk 2
Average Analyst Rating 2.6 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 833,670
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,029,383
Average Volume 1,029,383
Average Volume10Days 833,670
Beta 0.85
Bid 39.3
Bid Size 200
Board Risk 3
Book Value 25.195
City Atlanta
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 6
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 39.325
Current Ratio 2.795
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 39.66
Day Low 37.76
Debt To Equity 128.85
Display Name Carter's
Dividend Date 1,780,617,600
Dividend Rate 1.0
Dividend Yield 2.63
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,778,070,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,778,070,600
Earnings Growth -0.093
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.077
Earnings Timestamp 1,778,070,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,784,896,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,784,896,200
Ebitda 201,952,992
Ebitda Margins 0.06847
Enterprise To Ebitda 10.513
Enterprise To Revenue 0.72
Enterprise Value 2,123,182,464
Eps Current Year 3.26458
Eps Forward 3.65418
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.49
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,779,753,600
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 38.5838
Fifty Day Average Change 0.7411995
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.01921012
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 25.827812
Fifty Two Week High 44.44
Fifty Two Week High Change -5.114998
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.11509897
Fifty Two Week Low 23.38
Fifty Two Week Low Change 15.945002
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.68199325
Fifty Two Week Range 23.38 - 44.44
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,067,351,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 4.35
Float Shares 34,922,856
Forward Eps 3.65418
Forward P E 10.761648
Free Cashflow 95,228,248
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 15,400
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.44662997
Gross Profits 1,317,419,008
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.04833
Held Percent Institutions 1.15895
Implied Shares Outstanding 36,850,117
Industry Apparel Retail
Industry Disp Apparel Retail
Industry Key apparel-retail
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,779,753,600
Last Dividend Value 0.25
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,398,400
Last Split Date 1,149,638,400
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary Carter's, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, sources, and markets branded childrenswear in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: U.S. Retail, U.S. Wholesale, and International. The company's products include babies and young children's products, such as bodysuits, layette essentials, sleep and play, pants, tops and t-shirts, multipiece sets, dresses, and sleepwear; and playclothes, such as denim jeans, overalls, core bottoms, knit tops, t-shirts, and layering pieces. It also provides products for playtime, travel, mealtime, bath time, and home gear, as well as kid's and diaper bags, as well as range of licensed sports and character t-shirts. In addition, the company offers sleepwear, swimwear, outerwear, bedding, accessories, and toys; and toddler apparel and accessories. It sells its products through its retail stores, websites, and mobile app, as well as its wholesale distribution; and distributes its products to wholesale customers, including department stores, national chains, and specialty retailers. The company markets its products under the Carter's, OshKosh B'gosh, Skip Hop, Child of Mine, Just One You, Simple Joys, Little Planet, Otter Avenue, and other brands. Carter's, Inc. was founded in 1865 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Long Name Carter's, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 1,449,130,880
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_3004786
Most Recent Quarter 1,775,260,800
Net Income To Common 88,179,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,934,400
Non Diluted Market Cap 1,400,304,446
Number Of Analyst Opinions 6
Open 38.01
Operating Cashflow 177,395,008
Operating Margins 0.04176
Overall Risk 3
Payout Ratio 0.4016
Peg Ratio 2.01
Phone 678 791 1000
Previous Close 38.0
Price Eps Current Year 12.04596
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.5608256
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.4912788
Profit Margins 0.03071
Quick Ratio 1.546
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 2.57143
Region US
Regular Market Change 1.3250008
Regular Market Change Percent 3.486844
Regular Market Day High 39.66
Regular Market Day Low 37.76
Regular Market Day Range 37.76 - 39.66
Regular Market Open 38.01
Regular Market Previous Close 38.0
Regular Market Price 39.325
Regular Market Time 1,784,128,001
Regular Market Volume 90,686
Return On Assets 0.03798
Return On Equity 0.10204001
Revenue Growth 0.081
Revenue Per Share 83.208
Sand P52 Week Change 0.2043345
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Sector Disp Consumer Cyclical
Sector Key consumer-cyclical
Share Holder Rights Risk 4
Shares Outstanding 36,850,117
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0935
Shares Short 3,446,708
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 3,358,370
Short Name Carter's, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.113299996
Short Ratio 3.68
Source Interval 15
State GA
Symbol CRI
Target High Price 53.0
Target Low Price 30.0
Target Mean Price 42.66667
Target Median Price 41.5
Total Cash 473,435,008
Total Cash Per Share 12.848
Total Debt 1,196,312,960
Total Revenue 2,949,711,872
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.02631579
Trailing Eps 2.49
Trailing P E 15.793173
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 35.1584
Two Hundred Day Average Change 4.1665993
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.11850935
Type Disp Equity
Volume 90,686
Website https://www.carters.com
Zip 30,326