Carter’s Inc (CRI)

Operating profit margin

		Dec 31, 2024	Sep 30, 2024	Jun 30, 2024	Mar 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2023	Sep 30, 2023	Jun 30, 2023	Mar 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Sep 30, 2022	Jun 30, 2022	Mar 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021	Sep 30, 2021	Jun 30, 2021	Mar 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2020	Sep 30, 2020	Jun 30, 2020	Mar 31, 2020
Operating income (ttm)	US$ in thousands	254,727	307,587	323,977	322,086	323,405	296,891	295,044	332,901	379,170	407,594	440,042	472,206	497,079	492,975	482,471	395,843	189,869	218,770	189,113	232,635
Revenue (ttm)	US$ in thousands	2,844,020	2,811,464	2,843,417	2,878,969	2,911,867	2,964,819	2,990,695	3,070,682	3,150,547	3,294,716	3,361,194	3,420,196	3,425,819	3,353,810	3,345,468	3,133,951	2,993,623	3,120,152	3,196,123	3,409,921
Operating profit margin		8.96%	10.94%	11.39%	11.19%	11.11%	10.01%	9.87%	10.84%	12.04%	12.37%	13.09%	13.81%	14.51%	14.70%	14.42%	12.63%	6.34%	7.01%	5.92%	6.82%

December 31, 2024 calculation

Operating profit margin = Operating income (ttm) ÷ Revenue (ttm)
= $254,727K ÷ $2,844,020K
= 8.96%

Carter’s Inc operating profit margin has shown some fluctuations over the time period from March 31, 2020, to December 31, 2024. The operating profit margin started at 6.82% on March 31, 2020, but then slightly decreased to 5.92% on June 30, 2020. There was a notable improvement in the margin reaching 7.01% on September 30, 2020, before declining to 6.34% by December 31, 2020.

Subsequently, there was a significant jump in operating profit margin to 12.63% on March 31, 2021, and further improvements to 14.42% on June 30, 2021, and 14.70% on September 30, 2021. The margin then slightly decreased to 14.51% on December 31, 2021.

From March 31, 2022, to December 31, 2024, there was a gradual decline in the operating profit margin, starting at 13.81% and ending at 8.96%. Throughout this period, the operating profit margin fluctuated between a low of 8.96% on December 31, 2024, and a high of 14.70% on September 30, 2021.

Overall, the operating profit margin of Carter’s Inc has shown variability but generally remained above 5% during the period analyzed. This indicates the company's ability to generate profits from its core operations, although there have been fluctuations in performance over time.