Carter's (CRI) Financial Ratios: P/E, ROE & More

Carter's (CRI) Financial Ratios

For fiscal 2025 (fiscal year ended Jan 3, 2026), Carter's had a P/E ratio of 13.52 (up from 10.79), return on equity of 10.3% (down from 21.8%), debt-to-equity of 1.31 (down from 1.32) and a current ratio of 2.51 (up from 2.25). A current ratio of 2.51 means current assets exceed current liabilities. Its dividend yield was 4.67% with a payout ratio of 61.4%.

Carter's Financial Ratios Analysis

Valuation, profitability, leverage, and liquidity ratios

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Breakdown	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020
Period ending	Jan 2026	Dec 2024	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Jan 2022	Jan 2021
Valuation Ratios
P/E Ratio	13.52	10.79	12.08	11.56	12.75	37.81
Forward P/E	15.84	11.28	12.14	12.10	13.56	15.27
P/S Ratio	0.42	0.69	0.94	0.89	1.23	1.36
P/B Ratio	1.31	2.29	3.26	3.58	4.50	4.38
Price/Tangible Book	2.83	5.51	8.92	11.03	10.79	10.78
Price/FCF	17.63	8.09	5.88	59.32	18.54	7.39
Price/OCF	9.89	6.57	5.21	32.22	15.95	6.98
PEG Ratio	86.08	86.08	3.19	13.49	0.46	2.44
Enterprise Value Ratios
EV/Revenue	0.75	1.01	1.26	1.25	1.41	1.66
EV/EBITDA	10.96	8.42	9.46	8.86	8.29	15.22
EV/EBIT	15.16	10.13	11.31	10.35	9.85	21.30
EV/FCF	31.81	11.87	7.89	84.02	21.35	9.01
Profitability & Returns
Return on Equity (ROE)	10.32%	21.83%	28.33%	28.63%	35.99%	12.07%
Return on Assets (ROA)	3.60%	7.39%	8.49%	8.66%	9.51%	4.78%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	7.26%	14.52%	15.08%	18.66%	25.05%	10.46%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)	7.00%	14.80%	17.50%	20.40%	20.30%	9.00%
Leverage & Solvency Ratios
Debt/Equity	1.31	1.32	1.28	1.48	1.65	1.84
Debt/EBITDA	2.71	1.96	1.75	1.73	1.90	2.98
Debt/FCF	17.66	4.66	2.31	24.60	6.79	3.11
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio	2.51	2.25	2.15	2.25	2.65	2.46
Quick Ratio	1.36	1.19	1.04	0.78	1.70	1.63
Efficiency Ratios
Asset Turnover	1.16	1.18	1.22	1.14	1.06	0.98
Inventory Turnover	3.03	2.85	2.42	2.50	2.93	2.87
Yield & Distribution Ratios
Earnings Yield	7.59%	9.46%	8.43%	8.78%	7.94%	2.67%
FCF Yield	5.67%	12.37%	17.02%	1.69%	5.40%	13.53%
Dividend Yield	4.67%	5.88%	3.98%	3.97%	1.35%	0.77%
Payout Ratio	61.40%	62.63%	48.17%	47.24%	17.70%	23.93%
Buyback Yield	0.34%	2.92%	5.81%	9.66%	0.93%	2.91%
Total Return	5.01%	8.80%	9.79%	13.63%	2.28%	3.68%

Source: Company financial statements from annual and quarterly filings. Data as of Jul 4, 2026. Data sources and methodology

Frequently Asked Questions About Carter's Financial Ratios

What is Carter's's P/E ratio?

Carter's's P/E ratio was 13.52 for fiscal 2025 (period ended Jan 3, 2026). It was 10.79 a year earlier.

What is Carter's's return on equity?

Carter's's return on equity (ROE) was 10.3% for fiscal 2025 (period ended Jan 3, 2026). It was 21.8% a year earlier.

What is Carter's's debt-to-equity ratio?

Carter's's debt-to-equity ratio was 1.31 for fiscal 2025 (period ended Jan 3, 2026). It was 1.32 a year earlier.

What is return on equity (ROE)?

Return on equity is net income divided by shareholders' equity. It measures how much profit a company generates from the capital its shareholders have invested. Full definition