CRI FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #5 of 9 in industry

Carters Inc CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $7.5M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $13,844 · Apparel.

Apparel peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-04-01
Industry
Apparel
Industry rank
#5/9

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
542:1
Extreme (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$7.5M
Median worker
$13,844

Answer first

Carters Inc's FY2025 CEO total of $7.5M ranks #728 of 1,423 complete filings; its 542:1 pay ratio ranks #92. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $13,844. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-23 peer cohort (# 5 of 9, 56th percentile - above the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Apparel companies.

Dollar rank
#728
$7.5M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#92
542:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
56th
above the industry median pay ratio

How Carters Inc ranks nationally

Carters Inc CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$7,503,448 49th percentile higher than 49% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Below this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Below this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). This entry sits in this band. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Above this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Above this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Above this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Above this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Above this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Above this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2500K-wide band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Carters Inc vs. Apparel peers

CEO total pay ($7.5M) against pay ratio (542:1) for Carters Inc (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Apparel industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both2018945.47583524.413148103.518712682.624277261.669.5:1231.8:1394:1556.3:1718.5:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Carters Inc, CEO total pay: 7503448 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 542:1Carters IncG III Apparel Group Ltd /de/, CEO total pay: 12513280 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 470:1G III Apparel Group Ltd /de/Ralph Lauren Corp, CEO total pay: 23265520 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 680:1Ralph Lauren CorpPvh Corp. /de/, CEO total pay: 16164629 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 689:1Pvh Corp. /de/Oxford Industries Inc, CEO total pay: 5516352 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 192:1Oxford Industries IncColumbia Sportswear Co, CEO total pay: 3030687 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 99:1Columbia Sportswear Co
Carters Inc vs. Apparel peers, plotted against the industry's $12.5M median CEO total and 542:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Apparel peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 9 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 23. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Carters Inc's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Carters Inc

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
542:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-220:1
from FY2024 762:1
CEO $ YoY
-18%
$7.5M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Carters Inc CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2021 $11.1M - $8,587 1,288:1 -
2022 $8.6M -22% $8,745 984:1 -304:1
2023 $10.1M +17% $12,540 804:1 -180:1
2024 $9.2M -9.2% $12,008 762:1 -42:1
2025 $7.5M -18% $13,844 542:1 -220:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1060822, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Apparel

This Company's Ratio
542:1
Industry Median Ratio
542:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$12.5M
This CEO's Pay
$7.5M
Companies in Industry
9
vs. Industry Median
Below
#5 of 9 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Apparel →

Carters Inc: upper-tail Item 402(u) ratio

Carters Inc's 542:1 ratio ranks #92 of 1,423 FY2025 complete filings (higher third by ratio). the CEO earned 542× the median employee ($13,844) in FY2025.

At $13,844 median worker pay (LOW-MED), the EXTREME stamp means roughly 542 years of median wages to match one CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$7.5M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, below median

Pay Ratio

542:1

Outlier, top decile

Carters Inc in the higher-ratio third

Carters Inc's 542:1 ratio ranks #92 of 1,423 FY2025 complete filings (higher third by ratio). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Apparel (SIC 23) median ratio is 542:1 across 9 FY2025 filers; Carters Inc's $7.5M CEO total is at or below the $12.5M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #728 and ratio rank #92 split - treat 542:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Apparel peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$7.5M
Median Employee Pay
$13,844
Pay Ratio
542:1
Filing Date
2026-04-01

Company Info

Ticker
CRI
CIK
1060822
Industry
Apparel
SIC Code
2300
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1060822, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Carters Inc's 542:1 ratio ranks #92 of 1,423 FY2025 complete filings (higher third by ratio).

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ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps EXTREME · HEAVY · LOW-MED.

Pc Connection Inc · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $7.5M (Δ $1K lighter vs Carters Inc); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's EXTREME · HEAVY · LOW-MED.
Ssr Mining Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $7.5M (Δ $8K heavier vs Carters Inc); MID · PAR-MED vs this page's EXTREME · HEAVY · LOW-MED.
Bath & Body Works, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $7.5M (Δ $11K lighter vs Carters Inc); EXTREME · LOW-MED vs this page's EXTREME · HEAVY · LOW-MED.
Brixmor Property Group Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $7.5M (Δ $15K lighter vs Carters Inc); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's EXTREME · HEAVY · LOW-MED.
G III Apparel Group Ltd /de/ (SIC 23 pole)

G III Apparel Group Ltd /de/ stamps HIGH · HEAVY nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Carters Inc's EXTREME filing.
National dual ranks · #728/#92

Carters Inc's FY2025 package sits #728 by CEO dollars and #92 by ratio under HEAVY · EXTREME.
Highest-paid CEOs · EXTREME

Carters Inc's EXTREME stamp is in the upper tail - the highest-paid list shows how dollar packages and ratios diverge.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Carters Inc (CIK 1060822), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.