Carter's vs G-III Apparel Group
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I put Carter's and G-III Apparel Group side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- 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.
Who comes out ahead
Of the 11 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Carter's
CRI
6/11
Revenue growthGross marginOperating marginNet marginReturn on capitalReturn on equity
G-III Apparel Group
GIII
5/11
5-year growthFCF marginPiotroski F-scoreNet debt / EBITDAShare count change
Side by side
Best in the row
| 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 |
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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.