CRI PEER ANALYSIS

Carter’s Inc — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

CRICarter’s Inc

🇺🇸 USA · NYSE · Consumer Cyclical · Apparel Retail

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Apparel Retail

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

CRIIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	CRI	PMV	MAVI	NXT	ATZ	JD	Ind. Median
P/E	16.21	7.15●	15.50	20.13	49.04	9.69	15.50
P/B	1.55	2.26	1.99	10.76	13.76	1.41●	1.96
EV/EBITDA	10.49	10.81	2.83●	12.16	25.89	3.71	10.77
P/S	0.49	2.75	0.61	2.59	5.06	0.33●	0.45

Financial Health
Metric	CRI	PMV	MAVI	NXT	ATZ	JD	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	2.80●	2.78	1.59	1.76	1.43	1.51	1.51
Debt/Equity	128.8%	23.7%●	34.6%	108.8%	73.2%	123.1%	91.4%
NetDebt/EBITDA	3.51	-0.58●	-0.41	1.06	0.55	1.49	1.28

Profitability
Metric	CRI	PMV	MAVI	NXT	ATZ	JD	Ind. Median
Net Margin	3.1%	38.4%●	3.9%	12.9%	10.3%	3.4%	3.8%
ROE	10.2%	35.8%	14.5%	53.9%●	31.1%	14.7%	17.8%
ROA	3.8%	15.7%	7.4%	18.2%●	13.7%	4.4%	5.8%
EBITDA Margin	7.0%	24.1%●	18.9%	23.4%	20.0%	15.0%	10.9%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	CRI	PMV	MAVI	NXT	ATZ	JD	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	4.9%	5.3%	4.0%	12.8%	35.2%●	10.5%	4.9%
NI Growth	-44.4%	63.3%	-41.8%	20.7%	83.8%●	-11.0%	11.2%
Div. Yield	2.3%	6.4%●	3.6%	1.8%	—	1.4%	2.3%
Payout	40.4%	9.9%	55.5%	32.2%	—	11.9%	40.4%

Valuation
Metric	CRI	BKE	AEO	SFIX	ANF	SCVL	Ind. Median
P/E	16.21	9.72	10.12	—	8.55●	11.81	15.50
P/B	1.55	4.69	1.72	2.57	3.15	0.65●	1.96
EV/EBITDA	10.49	7.02	7.79	43.87	5.64●	7.66	10.77
P/S	0.49	1.64	0.51	0.39●	0.80	0.39	0.45

Financial Health
Metric	CRI	BKE	AEO	SFIX	ANF	SCVL	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	2.80	2.04	1.55	1.50	1.45	4.02●	1.51
Debt/Equity	128.8%	89.5%	114.0%	37.0%●	96.4%	53.6%	91.4%
NetDebt/EBITDA	3.51	0.37	2.99	-12.17●	0.78	2.64	1.28

Profitability
Metric	CRI	BKE	AEO	SFIX	ANF	SCVL	Ind. Median
Net Margin	3.1%	16.8%●	5.0%	-1.4%	9.3%	3.3%	3.8%
ROE	10.2%	49.0%●	18.0%	-9.5%	39.0%	5.6%	17.8%
ROA	3.8%	21.9%●	7.1%	-3.9%	15.1%	3.2%	5.8%
EBITDA Margin	7.0%	24.6%●	10.6%	0.7%	16.4%	7.8%	10.9%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	CRI	BKE	AEO	SFIX	ANF	SCVL	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	4.9%	7.1%●	6.2%	4.7%	5.1%	-4.4%	4.9%
NI Growth	-44.4%	13.1%	42.5%●	—	-7.3%	-43.3%	11.2%
Div. Yield	2.3%	3.3%	2.8%	—	—	3.9%●	2.3%
Payout	40.4%	101.7%	45.4%	—	—	46.5%	40.4%

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