Carter's, Inc. (CRI)
NYSEConsumer DiscretionaryApparel - RetailSnapshot 2026-11-04
$33.62+7.38%
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NYSEConsumer DiscretionaryApparel - RetailSnapshot 2026-11-04
QuarterlyIQ Insights · CRI
How strong the business is — where it ranks within its sector on capital efficiency and cash generation, and how well management has been executing.
How management runs the business: capital, margins, balance sheet, and how reliably they guide and deliver.
A guidance track record builds as the company issues and delivers on guidance.
Priorities management has stated in recent disclosures, with status and evidence drawn from earnings calls, filings, and press releases.
For fiscal year 2026 (a 52 week fiscal year), the Company projects approximately: • $2.91 billion to $2.93 billion in net sales ($2.898 billion in fiscal 2025, a 53 week fiscal year); • $178 million…
Stated in 4 of 4 supplied quarters. Management reported: “For fiscal year 2026 (a 52 week fiscal year), the Company projects approximately: • $2.91 billion to $2.93 billion in net sales ($2.898 billion in fiscal 2025, a 53 week fiscal year); • $178 million to $187 million in adjusted operating income, reflecting low-single digit to mid-single digit percentage growth ($176 million in fiscal 2025); • $3.05 to $3.23 in adjusted diluted earnings per share, reflecting a high-single digit to low-double digit percentage decline ($3.47 in fiscal 2025); • Operating cash flow of $240 million to $250 million; and • Capital expenditures of $50 million.” Revenue was $752.456 million in 2026-Q3.
Each factor is a parallel diagnostic with a clear read of what it shows and how names like it have historically fared. Never aggregated into a single score.
Operating income rose in 1 of the last 3 quarter-over-quarter moves. Historically, Consumer Discretionary names rated strong grew net income 62% of the time over the next year (vs 50% for the rest of the cohort, n=5250).
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“For fiscal year 2026 (a 52 week fiscal year), the Company projects approximately: • $2.91 billion to $2.93 billion in net sales ($2.898 billion in fiscal 2025, a 53 week fiscal year); • $178 million…”
“For fiscal year 2026 (a 52 week fiscal year), the Company projects approximately: • 2% to 3% growth in net sales ($2.898 billion in fiscal 2025); • Low single-digit to mid-single-digit percentage gro…”
“For fiscal year 2026 (a 52 week fiscal year), the Company projects approximately: • Low single-digit to mid-single-digit percentage growth in net sales ($2.898 billion in fiscal 2025); • Low single-d…”
“Excluding the recent tariff developments, for 2026 we’re planning growth in net sales as we build on the momentum of our product and demand creation strategies.”
“Separately, over the past several months in my new role, we have continued to define a strategic framework based on our tenets of keeping the consumer at the center of all that we do, leveraging the…
Stated in 4 of 4 supplied quarters. Management reported: ““Separately, over the past several months in my new role, we have continued to define a strategic framework based on our tenets of keeping the consumer at the center of all that we do, leveraging the power of our market-leading brands, and utilizing our meaningful data and insights to drive innovation and decision making while staying focused on delivering profitable sales.” “We took actions to right-size our cost structure and we launched several important initiatives to improve the productivity of our merchandise assortments and store fleet.” Operating income was $55.770 million in 2026-Q3.
““Separately, over the past several months in my new role, we have continued to define a strategic framework based on our tenets of keeping the consumer at the center of all that we do, leveraging the…”
“The Company's outlook for fiscal year 2026 assumes (comparisons vs. prior year unless otherwise noted): • Earnings contributions weighted to the second half due to greater projected net impact of tar…”
“The Company's outlook for fiscal year 2026 assumes (comparisons vs. prior year unless otherwise noted): 3 • Earnings contributions weighted to the second half due to greater projected net impact of t…”
“We took actions to right-size our cost structure and we launched several important initiatives to improve the productivity of our merchandise assortments and store fleet.”
Indicative of our intent to take significant and rapid steps to improve the business, for the first time in 25 years, during the quarter we successfully launched a comprehensive initiative for our 1…
Stated in 2 of 4 supplied quarters. Management reported: “Indicative of our intent to take significant and rapid steps to improve the business, for the first time in 25 years, during the quarter we successfully launched a comprehensive initiative for our 1 flagship Carter’s brand, including a reimagined logo and brand promise of “let every child's light shine”, with the goal of increasing appeal and relevance to today’s generation of parents.” “We see momentum building behind our products and demand creation initiatives, which have driven an improvement in the rate of traffic, new customer acquisition, higher realized pricing, and increased penetration of the best portions of our product assortments.”
“Indicative of our intent to take significant and rapid steps to improve the business, for the first time in 25 years, during the quarter we successfully launched a comprehensive initiative for our 1…”
“We see momentum building behind our products and demand creation initiatives, which have driven an improvement in the rate of traffic, new customer acquisition, higher realized pricing, and increased…”
For fiscal year 2026 (a 52 week fiscal year), the Company projects approximately: • $2.91 billion to $2.93 billion in net sales ($2.898 billion in fiscal 2025, a 53 week fiscal year); • $178 million…
Stated in 4 of 4 supplied quarters. Management reported: “For fiscal year 2026 (a 52 week fiscal year), the Company projects approximately: • $2.91 billion to $2.93 billion in net sales ($2.898 billion in fiscal 2025, a 53 week fiscal year); • $178 million to $187 million in adjusted operating income, reflecting low-single digit to mid-single digit percentage growth ($176 million in fiscal 2025); • $3.05 to $3.23 in adjusted diluted earnings per share, reflecting a high-single digit to low-double digit percentage decline ($3.47 in fiscal 2025); • Operating cash flow of $240 million to $250 million; and • Capital expenditures of $50 million.” “We will remain focused and disciplined in our investments and overall spending and expect solid contributions from productivity initiatives.”
“For fiscal year 2026 (a 52 week fiscal year), the Company projects approximately: • $2.91 billion to $2.93 billion in net sales ($2.898 billion in fiscal 2025, a 53 week fiscal year); • $178 million…”
“For fiscal year 2026 (a 52 week fiscal year), the Company projects approximately: • 2% to 3% growth in net sales ($2.898 billion in fiscal 2025); • Low single-digit to mid-single-digit percentage gro…”
“For fiscal year 2026 (a 52 week fiscal year), the Company projects approximately: • Low single-digit to mid-single-digit percentage growth in net sales ($2.898 billion in fiscal 2025); • Low single-d…”
“We will remain focused and disciplined in our investments and overall spending and expect solid contributions from productivity initiatives.”
For fiscal year 2026 (a 52 week fiscal year), the Company projects approximately: • $2.91 billion to $2.93 billion in net sales ($2.898 billion in fiscal 2025, a 53 week fiscal year); • $178 million…
Stated in 3 of 4 supplied quarters. Management reported: “These measures are presented for informational purposes only.” “Excluding the recent tariff developments, for 2026 we’re planning growth in net sales as we build on the momentum of our product and demand creation strategies.”
“For fiscal year 2026 (a 52 week fiscal year), the Company projects approximately: • $2.91 billion to $2.93 billion in net sales ($2.898 billion in fiscal 2025, a 53 week fiscal year); • $178 million…”
“These measures are presented for informational purposes only.”
“Excluding the recent tariff developments, for 2026 we’re planning growth in net sales as we build on the momentum of our product and demand creation strategies.”
Over the trailing year it converted 1.47x of net income into operating cash flow. Historically, Consumer Discretionary names rated neutral grew net income 49% of the time over the next year (vs 49% for the rest of the cohort, n=4822).
Most sensitive to the broad stock market.
Not enough signal to read sensitivity to the US dollar, long-term interest rates, real (inflation-adjusted) rates, Fed net liquidity (low R² over the window).
21 material management or governance events in the past 24 months, led by capital-allocation actions. Historically, Consumer Discretionary names rated volatile grew net income 55% of the time over the next year (vs 53% for the rest of the cohort, n=4931).
Not investment advice. As of 2026-11-04.