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Carter's, Inc. (CRI)

Consumer Cyclical | Apparel Retail | Atlanta, United States | NYSE
33.55 USD +0.21 (0.630%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 33.55

Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★☆☆☆☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:40 a.m. EDT

The investment case for Carter's is currently defined by a severe disconnect between its historical performance and its recent reality. Fundamentally, the company is a value trap; despite a massive 471% reported earnings growth and a 234% quarterly surge, the stock has endured four consecutive years of declining annual returns, culminating in a catastrophic -59.6% drop last year. This multi-year structural deterioration, confirmed by a -73.4% cumulative loss over the trailing nine-year window, suggests the market has permanently repriced the brand's relevance or operational efficiency. The low P/E ratio is not a margin of safety but a reflection of this deep-seated decline. The dividend, while yielding nearly 2.8%, is a secondary consideration at best. With a payout ratio of only 18.6%, the company retains ample cash, yet the yield sits below inflation, offering no real income advantage. The recent price action confirms the bearish thesis, with the stock trading well below its 50-day moving average and showing a trailing run of down months. Options activity reinforces this pessimism, with traders aggressively buying puts to hedge against further drops rather than betting on a bounce. Until the multi-year decline shows signs of reversal—specifically a return to positive annual returns—the long-term outlook remains deeply bearish.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.047422
AutoARIMA0.051589
MSTL0.060557
AutoTheta0.063940

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 44%
H-stat 0.13
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.261
Excess Kurtosis -0.87
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-31
Last Dividend Date 2026-05-25
Debt to Equity Ratio 115.325
Revenue per Share 83.952
Market Cap 1,231,660,160
Trailing P/E 6.22
Forward P/E 9.23
Beta 0.85
Profit Margins 6.55%
Website https://www.carters.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:40 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly positioning for downside protection rather than upside participation. Put open interest significantly exceeds call open interest across all expirations, with heavy concentration in strikes below the current price (e.g., 30.0 and 32.5 strikes for December expiration). While there is some call activity at higher strikes (47.5, 50.0), the volume is negligible compared to the put wall, indicating a market consensus expecting further weakness or a floor test rather than a recovery.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.65% 2.21% 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 2.98
exDividendDate 2026-09-01
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.029994002
lastDividendValue 0.25
lastDividendDate 2026-05-26
dividendDate 2026-09-25

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.1560992
Address1 Phipps Tower
Address2 Suite 1800 3438 Peachtree Road NE
All Time High 129.0
All Time Low 11.9
Ask 33.68
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 2
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,225,140
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,006,107
Average Volume 1,006,107
Average Volume10Days 1,225,140
Beta 0.853
Bid 33.66
Bid Size 500
Board Risk 3
Book Value 27.983
City Atlanta
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 6
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 33.55
Current Ratio 2.47
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 33.99
Day Low 33.45
Debt To Equity 115.325
Display Name Carter's
Dividend Date 1,790,294,400
Dividend Rate 1.0
Dividend Yield 2.98
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,501,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,501,000
Earnings Growth 471.464
Earnings Quarterly Growth 234.332
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,501,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,622,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,622,600
Ebitda 343,142,016
Ebitda Margins 0.115150005
Enterprise To Ebitda 5.137
Enterprise To Revenue 0.592
Enterprise Value 1,762,849,280
Eps Current Year 3.26081
Eps Forward 3.63555
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 5.39
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,788,220,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 38.9046
Fifty Day Average Change -5.354599
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.13763408
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 15.6099205
Fifty Two Week High 44.44
Fifty Two Week High Change -10.889999
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.24504949
Fifty Two Week Low 27.15
Fifty Two Week Low Change 6.3999996
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.23572743
Fifty Two Week Range 27.15 - 44.44
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,067,351,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 4.35
Float Shares 34,798,165
Forward Eps 3.63555
Forward P E 9.228314
Free Cashflow 246,791,008
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 15,400
Fullday Change 0.209999
Fullday Change Percent 0.629871
Fullday Price 33.55
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.48601002
Gross Profits 1,448,258,048
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.048049998
Held Percent Institutions 1.13109
Implied Shares Outstanding 36,711,185
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 1,231,660,160
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_3004786
Most Recent Quarter 1,783,123,200
Net Income To Common 190,332,992
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,934,400
Non Diluted Market Cap 1,223,950,907
Number Of Analyst Opinions 6
Open 33.68
Operating Cashflow 332,967,008
Operating Margins 0.23683001
Overall Risk 3
Payout Ratio 0.1866
Peg Ratio 2.01
Phone 678 791 1000
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 33.55
Post Market Time 1,787,961,379
Previous Close 33.34
Price Eps Current Year 10.288855
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.1989422
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.41332406
Profit Margins 0.06547
Quick Ratio 1.378
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.209999
Regular Market Change Percent 0.629871
Regular Market Day High 33.99
Regular Market Day Low 33.45
Regular Market Day Range 33.45 - 33.99
Regular Market Open 33.68
Regular Market Previous Close 33.34
Regular Market Price 33.55
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 1,059,206
Return On Assets 0.0694
Return On Equity 0.20742
Revenue Growth 0.052
Revenue Per Share 83.952
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Sector Disp Consumer Cyclical
Sector Key consumer-cyclical
Share Holder Rights Risk 4
Shares Outstanding 36,711,185
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0862
Shares Short 3,163,032
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 3,725,657
Short Name Carter's, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.104499996
Short Ratio 3.06
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 653,571,008
Total Cash Per Share 17.803
Total Debt 1,184,760,064
Total Revenue 2,979,889,920
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.029994002
Trailing Eps 5.39
Trailing P E 6.2244897
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 36.40015
Two Hundred Day Average Change -2.850151
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.07830053
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,059,206
Website https://www.carters.com
Zip 30,326