Carter's, Inc.

NYSE:CRI Stock Report

Market Cap: US$1.2b

Carter's Valuation

Is CRI undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

5/6

Valuation Score 5/6

  • Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of CRI when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: CRI ($32.07) is trading below our estimate of future cash flow value ($45.17)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: CRI is trading below future cash flow value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for CRI?

Key metric: As CRI is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for CRI. This is calculated by dividing CRI's market cap by their current earnings.
What is CRI's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio6.2x
EarningsUS$190.33m
Market CapUS$1.19b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does CRI's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for CRI vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average14x
GIII G-III Apparel Group
8.7xn/aUS$1.2b
CPRI Capri Holdings
15.7x24.44%US$1.5b
MOV Movado Group
17.6x18.61%US$540.1m
COLM Columbia Sportswear
13.9x-0.74%US$3.0b
CRI Carter's
6.2x-17.43%US$1.2b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: CRI is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (6.2x) compared to the peer average (14x).

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio compares a stock's price to its earnings over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does CRI's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Luxury Industry?

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: CRI is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (6.2x) compared to the US Luxury industry average (15.5x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is CRI's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

CRI PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio6.2x
Fair PE Ratio7.9x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: CRI is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (6.2x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (7.9x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst CRI forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$32.07
US$42.29
+31.85%
16.42%US$53.00US$30.00n/a7
Sep ’27US$32.00
US$42.67
+33.33%
17.42%US$53.00US$30.00n/a6
Aug ’27US$38.57
US$42.67
+10.62%
17.42%US$53.00US$30.00n/a6
Jul ’27US$41.14
US$42.67
+3.71%
17.42%US$53.00US$30.00n/a6
Jun ’27US$38.39
US$40.67
+5.93%
21.70%US$53.00US$30.00n/a6
May ’27US$33.71
US$39.33
+16.68%
20.64%US$53.00US$30.00n/a6
Apr ’27US$35.59
US$37.00
+3.96%
23.04%US$50.00US$28.00n/a6
Mar ’27US$33.55
US$35.40
+5.51%
23.94%US$50.00US$28.00n/a5
Feb ’27US$34.61
US$33.40
-3.50%
26.00%US$50.00US$25.00n/a5
Jan ’27US$32.43
US$28.80
-11.19%
13.43%US$34.00US$25.00n/a5
Dec ’26US$31.48
US$29.50
-6.29%
13.66%US$34.00US$25.00n/a4
Nov ’26US$31.40
US$28.80
-8.28%
13.43%US$34.00US$25.00n/a5
Oct ’26US$29.03
US$24.60
-15.26%
9.48%US$28.00US$22.00n/a5
Sep ’26US$28.56
US$24.60
-13.87%
9.48%US$28.00US$22.00US$32.005
Aug ’26US$23.65
US$24.60
+4.02%
9.48%US$28.00US$22.00US$38.575
Jul ’26US$31.85
US$29.60
-7.06%
9.70%US$33.00US$25.00US$41.145
Jun ’26US$31.37
US$29.60
-5.64%
9.70%US$33.00US$25.00US$38.395
May ’26US$33.34
US$29.00
-13.02%
11.74%US$33.00US$25.00US$33.715
Apr ’26US$41.06
US$45.75
+11.42%
6.80%US$49.00US$41.00US$35.594
Mar ’26US$41.27
US$45.75
+10.86%
6.80%US$49.00US$41.00US$33.554
Feb ’26US$53.92
US$55.50
+2.93%
11.14%US$65.00US$50.00US$34.614
Jan ’26US$54.19
US$56.25
+3.80%
10.01%US$65.00US$50.00US$32.434
Dec ’25US$54.57
US$56.25
+3.08%
10.01%US$65.00US$50.00US$31.484
Nov ’25US$54.02
US$56.25
+4.13%
10.01%US$65.00US$50.00US$31.404
Oct ’25US$65.88
US$58.17
-11.71%
11.85%US$72.00US$50.00US$29.036
Sep ’25US$65.90
US$56.17
-14.77%
6.20%US$60.00US$50.00US$28.566
US$42.29
Fair Value
24.2% undervalued intrinsic discount
7
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price, but analysts are not within a statistically confident range of agreement.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/09/09 21:41
End of Day Share Price 2026/09/09 00:00
Earnings2026/07/04
Annual Earnings2026/01/03

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Carter's, Inc. is covered by 25 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Paul KearneyBarclays
Brian McNamaraBerenberg
Lorraine Corrine HutchinsonBofA Global Research