Carter's (MEX:CRI) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: MXN152.29 (As of Mar. 2026)


MEX:CRI Carter's Inc MEX:CRI
77 GF Score
Price MXN700.00
GF Value MXN995.50
! 7 Warning Signs
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What is Carter's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Carter's MEX:CRI 77 Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is MXN152.29 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates MEX:CRI with a GF Score™ of 77/100 and a GF Value™ of MXN995.50. The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review.

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

Carter's's adjusted free cash flow per share for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was MXN-0.276. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is MXN152.29 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2026.

During the past 12 months, Carter's's average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was -0.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 9.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 9.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 15.80% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate using Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate of Carter's was 20.90% per year. The lowest was 6.60% per year. And the median was 16.10% per year.

As of today (2026-07-06), Carter's's current stock price is MXN700.00. Carter's's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was MXN152.29. Carter's's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is 4.60.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Carter's was 53.33. The lowest was 2.89. And the median was 17.98.


Carter's  (MEX:CRI) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share may underestimate the company's free cash flow. Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can seem to be too high even the actual Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is low.

For the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, the free cash flow per share of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/FCF calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is also called CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Carter's's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=700.00/152.29
=4.60

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Carter's was 53.33. The lowest was 2.89. And the median was 17.98.


Be Aware

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real free cash flow value.


Carter's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Related Terms


Carter's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Carter's's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Carter's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Chart

Carter's Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 122.19 164.79 205.01 163.20 130.63

Carter's Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 166.89 176.29 144.04 130.63 152.29

MEX:CRI vs BKE, SFIX, CTRN: Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Comparison

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, Carter's's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Carter's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF vs Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Carter's's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Carter's's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


MEX:CRI
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Carter's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

What is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share? How do we calculate Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the free cash flow per share from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the 2001 free cash flow per share data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent free cash flow in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent free cash flow in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 free cash flow in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent free cash flow per share of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by the count to get Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

For example, Carter's's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare= Free Cash Flow per Share /CPI of Mar. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2026)
=-0.276/330.2130*330.2130
=-0.276

Current CPI (Mar. 2026) = 330.2130.

Carter's Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201606 -24.419 241.018 -33.456
201609 3.668 241.428 5.017
201612 98.505 241.432 134.728
201703 25.498 243.801 34.535
201706 2.564 244.955 3.456
201709 -2.734 246.819 -3.658
201712 80.425 246.524 107.727
201803 18.924 249.554 25.040
201806 9.187 251.989 12.039
201809 -39.357 252.439 -51.483
201812 136.779 251.233 179.778
201903 11.822 254.202 15.357
201906 22.102 256.143 28.493
201909 -23.218 256.759 -29.860
201912 127.976 256.974 164.450
202003 -12.098 258.115 -15.477
202006 129.547 257.797 165.937
202009 37.103 260.280 47.072
202012 120.145 260.474 152.312
202103 -24.057 264.877 -29.991
202106 36.609 271.696 44.494
202109 -23.851 274.310 -28.712
202112 124.724 278.802 147.723
202203 -84.612 287.504 -97.181
202206 31.449 296.311 35.047
202209 -70.706 296.808 -78.664
202212 152.147 296.797 169.277
202303 13.779 301.836 15.074
202306 71.935 305.109 77.854
202309 -9.352 307.789 -10.033
202312 144.283 306.746 155.321
202403 -17.384 312.332 -18.379
202406 53.871 314.175 56.621
202409 -53.375 315.301 -55.899
202412 160.311 315.605 167.731
202503 -34.174 319.799 -35.287
202506 12.818 322.561 13.122
202509 -74.573 324.800 -75.816
202512 125.751 324.054 128.141
202603 -0.276 330.213 -0.276

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

What does a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of MXN152.29 mean?
Carter's (MEX:CRI) has a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of MXN152.29 as of Mar. 2026. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Carter's and its competitors.
Is Carter's' Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share too high?
Carter's' current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is MXN152.29. Overall, Carter's has a GF Score™ of 77/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Carter's' Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share compare to BKE and SFIX?
Carter's' Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of MXN152.29 can be compared against companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for a Retail - Cyclical company?
A good Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share depends on the Retail - Cyclical industry context. However, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share mean?
A high Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Carter's and its competitors. Carter's's current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is MXN152.29. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Carter's stock overvalued right now?
Carter's (MEX:CRI) has a current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of MXN152.29. The stock's GF Value™ is MXN995.50, compared to a current price of MXN700.00 — trading 29.7% below its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is MXN152.29. Carter's' overall GF Score™ is 77/100 with 7 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share calculated?
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Carter's (MEX:CRI), the current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is MXN152.29 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Carter's (MEX:CRI) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Carter's stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of MXN700.00 is trading 29.7% below its estimated GF Value™ of MXN995.50.

Key valuation signals for MEX:CRI:

  • Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: MXN152.29
  • GF Value™: MXN995.50 vs. price of MXN700.00 (29.7% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 77/100 with 7 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the MEX:CRI stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Carter's Business Description

Address 3438 Peachtree Road North East, Phipps Tower, Suite 1800, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30326
Carter's Inc makes apparel for babies and children under brand names including Carter's and OshKosh B'gosh. It sells its products through a multi-channel business model, which includes retail stores, eCommerce, and wholesale sales channels, as well as retail omnichannel capabilities in the United States and Canada, which enables it to reach a broad range of consumers around the world. The company operates in three segments; U.S. Retail, U.S. Wholesale, and International. The majority of revenue is derived from U.S. Wholesale segment. The company predominantly sources products through contract manufacturers in Asia. It has multiple distribution centers in the U.S., in addition to distribution centers in Canada and Asia that serve international customers.
77GF Score

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