Carter's (CRI) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $0.26
- Estimate
- $0.06
- Surprise
- +320.6%
- Revenue (period 2026-07-04)
- $615.5M
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.9 → 6.1/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Carter's (CRI) beat the $0.06 estimate with diluted EPS of $0.26 — a large 320.6% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Sell (5.9/10) to Hold at 6.1/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates CRI Sell at 6.1/10.
3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +320.6% surprise compares with a +135.8% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-02.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (3/4)
- Attractive valuation
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Supplier: China fabric sourcing (60.0%)
- Sector modifier (Consumer Cyclical): -1.5
- Leverage penalty (D/E 1.2): -0.5
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $33.55
- Price target
- $37.12
- Stop
- $31.20
- Upside to target
- +10.6%
- Reward-to-risk
- 1.3:1
Forward estimates sit below the trailing run-rate (9.2× forward vs 6.3× trailing) — consensus expects earnings to decline from here.
Risk check: RSI 26 — a level conventionally read as oversold.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-06 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
CRI at TrendMatrix's latest read
Cyclical consumer names live and die on demand momentum — same-quarter comps and guidance carry more weight than the headline surprise.
- Industry
- Apparel Retail
- Market cap
- $1.23B
- P/E (fwd)
- 9.2
- P/E (ttm)
- 6.3
- 52-week range
- $27.15–$44.44
- Off 52-week high
- 24.5%
- RSI (14)
- 26
- Volume vs avg
- 1.25×
- Score today
- 6.1/10