CRI Carters margins

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Gross margin

49.1%

Operating margin

10.4%

EBITDA margin

12.8%

Net margin

7.4%

Based on the latest figures, Carters reports a gross margin of 49.1%, an operating margin of 10.4%, an EBITDA margin of 12.8%, and a net margin of 7.4%. The company's available margins all improved, with EBITDA margin showing the strongest expansion of 5.8 percentage points.

CRI margin history

Gross, operating, EBITDA and net margin trends

Over the last 3 years, Carters recorded average margins of 47.48% gross, 8.57% operating, 10.88% EBITDA, and 6.07% net. The current gross, operating, EBITDA, and net margins are all above their three-year averages.

CRI margin expansion

Year-over-year margin changes in percentage points

Year over year, gross, operating, EBITDA, and net margins all increased, with EBITDA margin showing the largest gain at 5.8 percentage points.

Gross margin expansion

2.3pp

Operating margin expansion

5.4pp

EBITDA margin expansion

5.8pp

Net margin expansion

4.3pp

CRI Gross margin

Over the last 3 years, Carters's gross margin averaged 47.48%. The current gross margin of 49.1% is 1.6 percentage points above its three-year average. During this period, gross margin reached a high of 49.1% in Oct 2026 and a low of 44.7% in Apr 2026.

CRI Operating margin

The average operating margin for Carters was 8.57% during the last 3 years. Carters's current operating margin is 10.4% and is 1.8 percentage points above its three-year average. The operating margin for Carters moved between 5% in Sep 2025 and 11.3% in Jun 2024.

CRI EBITDA margin

Looking at the last 3 years, Carters had an average EBITDA margin of 10.88%. Against its three-year average, Carters's EBITDA margin is currently 12.8%, 1.9 percentage points above its three-year average. Looking back over the last 3 years, Carters's EBITDA margin reached 13.9% at its highest point in Jun 2024 and 7% at its lowest in Sep 2025.

CRI Net margin

Over the last 3 years, the average net margin for Carters was 6.07%. The latest net margin for Carters is 7.4%, 1.3 percentage points above its three-year average. Carters's net margin ranged from a low of 3.1% in Sep 2025 to a high of 8.3% in Jun 2024.

CRI margin group comparison

Margins compared with peer-group, industry and sector averages

Carters's gross margin of 49.1% is higher than the Consumer Cyclical sector, the industry and its peers average. In comparison with the Consumer Cyclical sector average of 36.3%, Carters's gross margin is 35% higher.

CRI margin peer comparison

Compare margins with selected peers

Frequently asked questions

What is Carters's gross margin?

As of Oct 3, 2026, CRI has a gross margin of 49.1%.

What is Carters's operating margin?

For the period ending Oct 3, 2026, CRI recorded an operating margin of 10.4%.

What is Carters's EBITDA margin?

For the period ending Oct 3, 2026, CRI recorded an EBITDA margin of 12.8%.

What is Carters's net margin?

As of Oct 3, 2026, CRI has a net margin of 7.4%.

What are the average margins of CRI?

The three-year average margins for CRI were 47.5% gross, 8.6% operating, 10.9% EBITDA, and 6.1% net.

What are the highest historical margins of CRI?

Across the 5-year period, CRI posted its highest margins at 49.1% gross in Oct 2026, 14.3% operating in Jan 2022, 17% EBITDA in Jan 2022, and 9.7% net in Jan 2022.

What are the lowest historical margins of CRI?

Over this 5-year history, Carters's margins fell as low as 44.7% gross in Apr 2026, 5% operating in Sep 2025, 7% EBITDA in Sep 2025, and 3.1% net in Sep 2025.