Carter's (CRI) Ratios
Carter's Ratios
MX:CRI's free cash flow for Q3 2026 was $-117.35M. For the 2026 fiscal year, MX:CRI's free cash flow was decreased by $-16.87M and operating cash flow was $-100.48M. See a summary of the company’s cash flow.
| Ratios | Dec 25 | Dec 24 | Dec 23 | Dec 22 | Dec 21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liquidity Ratios | |||||
| Current Ratio | 2.51 | 2.25 | 2.15 | 2.25 | 2.65 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.44 | 1.26 | 1.10 | 0.84 | 1.75 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.96 | 0.81 | 0.69 | 0.40 | 1.37 |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.09 | 0.15 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.19 |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.24 | 0.59 | 1.03 | 0.17 | 0.37 |
| Short-Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.62 | 2.01 |
| Net Current Asset Value | $ -369.65M | $ -435.93M | $ -432.12M | $ -454.59M | $ -338.09M |
| Leverage Ratios | |||||
| Debt-to-Assets Ratio | 0.47 | 0.46 | 0.45 | 0.48 | 0.49 |
| Debt-to-Equity Ratio | 1.31 | 1.32 | 1.28 | 1.48 | 1.65 |
| Debt-to-Capital Ratio | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.56 | 0.60 | 0.62 |
| Long-Term Debt-to-Capital Ratio | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.44 | 0.51 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 2.77 | 2.85 | 2.81 | 3.06 | 3.36 |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 5.30 | 9.52 | 9.73 | 1.93 | 2.55 |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 4.21 | 8.13 | 9.52 | 8.86 | 8.24 |
| Debt to Market Cap | 0.48 | 0.26 | 0.18 | 0.26 | 0.26 |
| Interest Debt Per Share | 35.16 | 32.70 | 30.49 | 31.52 | 37.97 |
| Net Debt to EBITDA | 3.57 | 2.09 | 1.82 | 2.28 | 0.98 |
| Profitability Margins | |||||
| Gross Profit Margin | 45.36% | 48.00% | 47.39% | 45.83% | 47.68% |
| EBIT Margin | 5.11% | 10.04% | 11.41% | 11.19% | 14.30% |
| EBITDA Margin | 7.01% | 12.08% | 13.59% | 13.22% | 17.00% |
| Operating Profit Margin | 4.97% | 8.96% | 10.98% | 11.80% | 14.26% |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 3.93% | 8.12% | 10.26% | 9.86% | 12.57% |
| Net Profit Margin | 3.17% | 6.52% | 7.89% | 7.78% | 9.74% |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 3.17% | 6.52% | 7.89% | 7.78% | 9.74% |
| Net Income Per EBT | 80.64% | 80.37% | 76.93% | 78.94% | 77.52% |
| EBT Per EBIT | 79.09% | 90.61% | 93.46% | 83.53% | 88.17% |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 3.58% | 7.62% | 9.77% | 10.25% | 10.66% |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 9.92% | 21.71% | 27.51% | 31.40% | 35.76% |
| Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) | 6.99% | 13.24% | 17.32% | 19.84% | 20.12% |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 5.29% | 9.96% | 12.43% | 14.58% | 14.79% |
| Return on Tangible Assets | 4.44% | 9.59% | 12.62% | 13.15% | 12.90% |
| Earnings Yield | 7.80% | 9.59% | 8.48% | 8.63% | 7.83% |
| Efficiency Ratios | |||||
| Receivables Turnover | 16.23 | 14.60 | 16.03 | 16.18 | 15.07 |
| Payables Turnover | 6.72 | 5.96 | 6.40 | 6.59 | 4.48 |
| Inventory Turnover | 2.91 | 2.94 | 2.89 | 2.34 | 2.82 |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | 3.72 | 3.75 | 4.14 | 4.71 | 4.95 |
| Asset Turnover | 1.13 | 1.17 | 1.24 | 1.32 | 1.09 |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | 4.14 | 4.65 | 4.72 | 3.49 | 2.98 |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 93.68 | 87.72 | 92.25 | 123.33 | 72.38 |
| Days of Sales Outstanding | 22.49 | 25.00 | 22.77 | 22.56 | 24.22 |
| Days of Inventory Outstanding | 125.51 | 123.98 | 126.51 | 156.16 | 129.61 |
| Days of Payables Outstanding | 54.32 | 61.26 | 57.03 | 55.38 | 81.45 |
| Operating Cycle | 148.00 | 148.98 | 149.28 | 178.72 | 153.83 |
| Cash Flow Ratios | |||||
| Operating Cash Flow Per Share | 3.45 | 8.41 | 14.46 | 2.28 | 6.26 |
| Free Cash Flow Per Share | 1.94 | 6.83 | 12.83 | 1.24 | 5.39 |
| Dividend Paid and CapEx Coverage Ratio | 1.11 | 1.73 | 3.08 | 0.56 | 2.75 |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 2.28 | 5.32 | 8.84 | 2.19 | 7.16 |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.10 | 0.26 | 0.49 | 0.07 | 0.17 |
| Operating Cash Flow to Sales Ratio | 0.04 | 0.11 | 0.18 | 0.03 | 0.08 |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 5.83% | 12.55% | 17.13% | 1.66% | 5.32% |
| Valuation Ratios | |||||
| Price-to-Earnings (P/E) Ratio | 12.82 | 10.63 | 11.79 | 11.58 | 12.77 |
| Price-to-Sales (P/S) Ratio | 0.41 | 0.68 | 0.93 | 0.90 | 1.24 |
| Price-to-Book (P/B) Ratio | 1.27 | 2.26 | 3.24 | 3.64 | 4.56 |
| Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) Ratio | 17.15 | 7.97 | 5.84 | 60.35 | 18.79 |
| Price-to-Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 9.62 | 6.47 | 5.18 | 32.78 | 16.17 |
| Price-to-Earnings Growth (PEG) Ratio | -0.26 | -0.59 | -7.47 | -0.61 | 0.06 |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 9.35 | 7.72 | 8.67 | 9.10 | 8.30 |
| Enterprise Value | 1.90B | 2.65B | 3.47B | 3.87B | 4.92B |
| EV to EBITDA | 9.35 | 7.72 | 8.67 | 9.10 | 8.30 |
| EV to Sales | 0.66 | 0.93 | 1.18 | 1.20 | 1.41 |
| EV to Free Cash Flow | 27.71 | 10.93 | 7.40 | 80.54 | 21.32 |
| EV to Operating Cash Flow | 15.55 | 8.87 | 6.56 | 43.75 | 18.34 |
| Tangible Book Value Per Share | 12.05 | 10.03 | 8.45 | 6.65 | 9.25 |
| Shareholders’ Equity Per Share | 26.10 | 24.06 | 23.10 | 20.51 | 22.17 |
| Tax and Other Ratios | |||||
| Effective Tax Rate | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.22 |
| Revenue Per Share | 81.78 | 80.06 | 80.50 | 82.75 | 81.36 |
| Net Income Per Share | 2.59 | 5.22 | 6.35 | 6.44 | 7.93 |
| Tax Burden | 0.81 | 0.80 | 0.77 | 0.79 | 0.78 |
| Interest Burden | 0.77 | 0.81 | 0.90 | 0.88 | 0.88 |
| Research & Development to Revenue | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| SG&A to Revenue | 0.41 | 0.39 | 0.28 | 0.00 | 0.25 |
| Stock-Based Compensation to Revenue | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Income Quality | 1.33 | 1.61 | 2.28 | 0.35 | 0.79 |
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