NYSE · CRI
Carter's Inc.
Consumer Cyclical · Apparel - Retail
$31.37▲ 1.19% ($0.37)today
As of 3:05 PM ET
Market cap
$1.16B
P/E
Valuation
Cash-flow DCF
Verdict: cheap. Price below all scenarios.
The price holds with free cash flow shrinking 30.5% a year for 5 years. Our scenarios assume −26.3–3.7%.
Its past 10 years averaged −11.3% a year.
Value per share
Base case
$80.44
Price used $31.37 is 61% below this
USD · TTM ending Jul 4, 2026 · Price Sep 29, 7:05 PM UTC
FCFF base normalized by replacing latest capex with the company's trailing median capex-to-revenue ratio.
2 more notes
Historical FCFF CAGR and the default growth rates are taken from the raw historical series. The valuation base is normalized for the current-period DCF.
Reported total debt includes capitalised leases (~52% of the total). They are excluded from net debt and from the WACC weights because rent is already charged inside operating income. The Net Debt shown here is therefore lower than the balance-sheet figure elsewhere on this page.
Free cash flow each value needs
Free cash flow today $282M. The price needs $54.1M by 2036. Base case: $184M. At its recent pace: $85M. Bear to Bull: $72.8M to $401M.
Free cash flow today $282M. The price needs $54.1M by 2036. Base case: $184M. At its recent pace: $85M. Bear to Bull: $72.8M to $401M.
Free cash flow in 2036
today $282M
−$130Mless than the Base case
Value per share · Base case
$80.44
Price $31.37
61% below this
- Stage 1 growth, yrs 1–5
- −11.3%
- Stage 2 growth, yrs 6–10
- 3.5%
- Discount rate
- 8.5%
FCFF base normalized by replacing latest capex with the company's trailing median capex-to-revenue ratio.
2 more notes
Historical FCFF CAGR and the default growth rates are taken from the raw historical series. The valuation base is normalized for the current-period DCF.
Reported total debt includes capitalised leases (~52% of the total). They are excluded from net debt and from the WACC weights because rent is already charged inside operating income. The Net Debt shown here is therefore lower than the balance-sheet figure elsewhere on this page.
USD · TTM ending Jul 4, 2026 · Price Sep 29, 7:05 PM UTC
What each scenario assumes. Click a column to start from it.
Price vs Fundamentals
Why The Stock Is Moving
What changed
The stock rose 9.95% over the last year. Revenue grew 5.17% over the trailing twelve months. Operating margin moved from 6.72% to 9.24%. Free cash flow grew 108.76% over the trailing twelve months.
What the market seems to be pricing
The stock has moved higher against modestly improving underlying metrics. The operating data does not yet tell a clear story — the move may reflect sentiment, sector rotation, or macro factors rather than company-specific earnings power.
What would invalidate this read
Operating margin currently stands at 9.24%. A decisive move in revenue — currently up 5.17% — would be the clearest signal to resolve the ambiguity.
Return analysis
Company profile
Carter's, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, sources, and markets branded childrenswear in the United States and internationally.
Market multiples
Stock splits
Every 1 shares became 2
Profitability & growth
Analyst consensus
12
Buy
9
Hold
3
Sell
Analyst ratings tend to be lagging indicators. Use as one signal among many.
Earnings
Full quarter-by-quarter history of actuals vs estimates. Switch into compare mode to inspect one metric year-over-year.
Next report
Oct 26, 2026
Q3 FY26 · EPS est $0.89 · Revenue est $753.38M
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Institutional Sentiment
Carter's Inc. · CRI
From Form 13F filings (managers with $100M+). Filings land up to 45 days after quarter end — read this as positioning context, not live fund flow.