Carter's vs G-III Apparel Group
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The short version
- G-III Apparel Group is the larger business, with $3.0B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $2.9B for Carter's.
- Carter's grew revenue faster (1.9%, against −7.0%).
- Carter's kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (5.0% operating margin, against 3.7%).
- G-III Apparel Group turned more of its sales into free cash flow (8.9% FCF margin, against 2.4%).
- Carter's earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (11.9%, against 4.6%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of G-III Apparel Group’s earnings: a P/E of 9.7x against 6.1x for Carter's.
| Latest fiscal year | CRI · FY25 | GIII · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $1.2B | $1.3B |
| Revenue | $2.9B | $3.0B |
| Free cash flow | $68.6M | $264M |
| Net income | $91.8M | $67.4M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 1.9% | −7.0% |
| 5-year growth | −0.9% | 7.6% |
| Share count change | −0.3% | −3.5% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 45.4% | 39.4% |
| Operating margin | 5.0% | 3.7% |
| Net margin | 3.2% | 2.3% |
| FCF margin | 2.4% | 8.9% |
| Return on capital | 11.9% | 4.6% |
| Return on equity | 10.3% | 3.9% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $80.1M | −$402M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.4x | −2.9x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $56.4M | $54.0M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 6.1x | 9.7x |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 |
FY16
CRI $3.2B
GIII $2.4B
FY17
CRI $3.4B
GIII $2.8B
FY18
CRI $3.5B
GIII $3.1B
FY19
CRI $3.5B
GIII $3.2B
FY20
CRI $3.0B
GIII $2.1B
FY21
CRI $3.5B
GIII $2.8B
FY22
CRI $3.2B
GIII $3.2B
FY23
CRI $2.9B
GIII $3.1B
FY24
CRI $2.8B
GIII $3.2B
FY25
CRI $2.9B
GIII $3.0B
CRI
GIII
FY16
CRI 13.3%
GIII 3.9%
FY17
CRI 12.3%
GIII 5.5%
FY18
CRI 11.3%
GIII 7.5%
FY19
CRI 10.6%
GIII 7.2%
FY20
CRI 6.3%
GIII 4.0%
FY21
CRI 14.3%
GIII 11.2%
FY22
CRI 11.8%
GIII −3.4%
FY23
CRI 11.0%
GIII 9.2%
FY24
CRI 9.0%
GIII 9.2%
FY25
CRI 5.0%
GIII 3.7%
CRI
GIII
FY16
CRI $281M
GIII $80.8M
FY17
CRI $260M
GIII $45.2M
FY18
CRI $292M
GIII $74.6M
FY19
CRI $326M
GIII $171M
FY20
CRI $556M
GIII $58.7M
FY21
CRI $231M
GIII $168M
FY22
CRI $48.0M
GIII −$126M
FY23
CRI $469M
GIII $563M
FY24
CRI $243M
GIII $275M
FY25
CRI $68.6M
GIII $264M
CRI
GIII
FY16
CRI 25.9%
GIII 5.7%
FY17
CRI 27.5%
GIII 6.1%
FY18
CRI 24.0%
GIII 11.7%
FY19
CRI 23.4%
GIII 12.0%
FY20
CRI 14.8%
GIII 3.7%
FY21
CRI 43.2%
GIII 15.0%
FY22
CRI 27.7%
GIII −5.3%
FY23
CRI 22.7%
GIII 13.2%
FY24
CRI 21.2%
GIII 14.3%
FY25
CRI 11.9%
GIII 4.6%
CRI
GIII
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.