Carter's Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 7 analysts polled by S&P Global, Carter's stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $40.67. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 4.95% lower than the current stock price, while the lowest is $30 (-29.89%) and the highest is $53 (+23.86%).

Price Target: $40.67 (-4.95%)

Analyst Consensus: Hold

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$30	$40.67	$40.5	$53
Change	-29.89%	-4.95%	-5.35%	+23.86%

* Price targets were last updated on May 11, 2026.

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Carter's stock is "Hold". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform similarly to the overall market.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26	May '26
Strong Buy	0	1	1	2	2	2
Buy	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hold	3	2	2	2	3	3
Sell	1	1	1	1	1	1
Strong Sell	2	2	2	2	1	1
Total	6	6	6	7	7	7

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Jay Sole UBS	UBS	Hold Maintains $40 → $41	Hold	Maintains	$40 → $41	-4.18%	May 11, 2026
Jonathan Keypour Goldman Sachs	Goldman Sachs	Hold Maintains $38 → $40	Hold	Maintains	$38 → $40	-6.52%	May 7, 2026
Tom Nikic Needham	Needham	Hold Maintains n/a	Hold	Maintains	n/a	n/a	May 6, 2026
Ike Boruchow Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Sell Maintains $28 → $33	Sell	Maintains	$28 → $33	-22.88%	Apr 29, 2026
Jim Chartier Monness	Monness	Buy Upgrades $45	Buy	Upgrades	$45	+5.16%	Mar 2, 2026

More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

3.03B

from 2.90B

4.40%

from 2.90B

Revenue Next Year

3.06B

from 3.03B

1.22%

from 3.03B

EPS This Year

3.22

from 3.47

-7.15%

from 3.47

EPS Next Year

3.61

from 3.22

12.08%

from 3.22

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Jan 1, 2022	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 30, 2023	Dec 28, 2024	Jan 3, 2026	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	3.49B	3.21B	2.95B	2.84B	2.90B	3.03B
Revenue Growth	15.28%	-7.85%	-8.32%	-3.45%	1.91%	4.40%
Gross Profit	1.66B	1.47B	1.40B	1.37B	1.31B	1.35B
Gross Margin	47.68%	45.83%	47.39%	48.00%	45.36%	44.70%
Operating Income	500.45M	389.73M	327.38M	284.28M	143.98M	190.42M
Net Income	339.75M	250.04M	232.50M	185.51M	91.80M	117.54M
EPS	-	-	-	-	3.47	3.22
EPS Growth	-	-	-	-	-40.28%	-7.15%
Forward PE	13.57	12.10	12.14	11.28	15.84	13.28
Dividend / Share	1.40	3.00	3.00	3.20	1.55	1.00
Dividend Growth	-	114.29%	-	6.67%	-51.56%	-35.31%
Free Cash Flow	260.23M	7.07M	425.63M	201.37M	51.15M	71.90M
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	6

EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028
High	3.1B
Avg	3.0B
Low	3.0B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	5.4%
Avg	4.4%
Low	3.8%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	-
Avg	3.22
Low	-

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	-
Avg	-7.1%
Low	-