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Carter's, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, sources, and markets branded childrenswear in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: U. S.
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Wall Street Score
Overall investment score · Quality, value, risk and opportunity
54
Fair
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Company Quality
How good is the actual business—regardless of today’s stock price?
49
Weak
Financial Strength
59
Business Quality / Moat
16
Management
75
Growth Quality
35
Risk / Durability
70
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Uses financial strength, moat, management, growth quality and durability. It excludes share price, P/E, market cap, intrinsic value and margin of safety.
Opportunity
Opportunity Score · How does the current price compare with estimated value?
73
Fair
Based on current valuation, company quality, recent trends, and available market signals.
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Model Outlook
12-month model · What does the model think happens next?
68/100
Building Historical Record
Model Score 68/100 — estimates relative performance potential, distinct from WallStreetScore (company quality).
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WSS View
The quick read
WSS currently rates the company as mixed to moderately strong.
At today’s price, the WSS valuation framework currently reads as relatively attractive.
The model outlook is currently moderate.
What we like
•Valuation scores attractively
•Recent buyback activity is present
What to watch
•Revenue fundamentals are weak
Company-specific research
Questions worth answering for CRI
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These questions are generated from this company's current financial and score data so the page adds context instead of treating the headline score as a stand-alone conclusion.
•Can CRI maintain its current revenue growth rate and improve the amount of that revenue that turns into earnings and cash?
•Is CRI's positive free cash flow repeatable, or is the current level being helped by temporary working-capital or spending changes?
•Does CRI's balance between cash and debt leave enough flexibility if business conditions weaken?
•Is CRI's valuation discount tied to a temporary concern or to a longer-term business risk?
Two different market-behavior signals. Momentum measures direction and trend strength. Volatility measures how large and unstable the price moves are, regardless of direction.
A high momentum score means price has been trending upward with confirming short- and medium-term strength. A low score means downward or weakening momentum.
Volatility = How violently is it moving?
A high volatility score means larger, less stable price swings. It can happen while a stock is rising or falling, so high volatility is not automatically bullish or bearish.
Important: the volatility score above is based on realized price volatility. Implied volatility (IV) comes from options prices and represents the market's expected future movement. Wall Street Score will keep IV separate and will only display it when a verified options-chain feed is available.
Notices for CRI
Detected from reported data — verify before acting.
Dividend history reported
Dividend payments are recorded. Review the dates and regular/special classification below; past payments do not guarantee future dividends.
Historical repurchase activity
Reported cash flows or share-count measures indicate past repurchase activity. This does not verify an active buyback authorization or future purchases.
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What the Bulls Say
+Product opportunity: Carter's, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, sources, and markets branded childrenswear in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: U.S. Retail, U.S. Wholesale, and International. The company’s products include babies and young children’s products, such as bodysuits, layette essentials, sleep and play, pants, tops and t-shirts, multipiece sets, dresses, and sleepwear.
+Product opportunity: and playclothes, such as denim jeans, overalls, core bottoms, knit tops, t-shirts.
+Positive free cash flow may provide capacity to invest in growth.
What the Bears Say
No strong bearish data point is currently available.
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Scores
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Wall Street Score
Fair54/ 100
Weak (0–50)Fair (51–71)Strong (72+)
Debt
Fair
64
Debt Cost2.8%
Debt Reduction YoY-7.2%
Debt / Equity1.31x
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Revenue
Weak
40
Revenue YoY2.8%
Revenue CAGR-0.8%
Net Margin6.5%
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Asset
Fair
60
Asset Growth YoY5.4%
Liquidation/Share$28.98
Net Assets/MCap1.34x
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Capital
Elite
100
Earnings Yield16.9%
Buyback Yield9.9%
Debt Cost2.8%
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Management
Strong
75
ROIC7.4%
ROE19.0%
ROA7.1%
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Moat
Poor
16
EPS Growth-18.3%
FCF/Share Growth-21.8%
Rev/Share Growth2.0%
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Valuation
Strong
87
Intrinsic Value$46.66
Value Reference$28.00
MOS0.3%
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Buffett
Fair
56
Revenue40
Moat16
Valuation87
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MOS
Strong
82
MOS %0.3%
Value Reference$28.00
Deep Discount Reference$18.67
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Financial
Poor
23
Interest Coverage4.2x
ROIC7.4%
FCF Yield5.9%
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Master
Weak
48
Financial23
Valuation87
Debt64
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Resilience
Weak
44
Survival Years0.4 yrs
Current Ratio2.51x
FCF Margin0.0%
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Score Changes
6 historical score records available
Previous Score
56
Sep 17, 2026
Change
-2.1
points
Current Score
54
Oct 1, 2026
Category Changes
Revenue0
Debt0
Assets-1.7
Capital0
Management0
Moat-0.9
Valuation-8.6
Buffett-1.2
CRI decreased 2.1 points because Valuation declined by 8.6 points.
Negative Contributors
− Valuation declined by 8.6 points
Projected Score
Projected Score
63
Projected Change
+9.8%
Preliminary comparable-period financial changes suggest improvement of approximately 9.8 points. This is a projected estimate, not the official WallStreetScore.