CARTERS INC
Business
Carter's Inc is North America's largest apparel company exclusively for babies and young children, operating iconic brands Carter's, OshKosh B'gosh, Skip Hop, Little Planet, and Otter Avenue. The company designs, sources, and sells apparel, accessories, and licensed products across newborn to 14-year-old sizes through company-operated retail stores, eCommerce websites, and wholesale distribution to major retailers. Carter's operates three reportable segments: U.S. Retail (stores and eCommerce), U.S. Wholesale (sales to retailers including Costco, Kohl's, Walmart, Target, Amazon), and International (Canada, Mexico, and licensed territories in 90+ countries).
Summary from 10-K filed 2026-02-27
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net sales | 2,898 | 2,844 | 2,946 | 3,213 | 3,486 | |
| Cost of goods sold | 1,584 | 1,479 | 1,550 | 1,740 | 1,824 | |
| Gross profit | 1,315 | 1,365 | 1,396 | 1,472 | 1,662 | |
| Royalty income, net | 18 | 19 | 21 | — | — | |
| Selling, general, and administrative expenses | 1,189 | 1,100 | 1,094 | 1,110 | 1,194 | |
| Intangible asset impairment | 0 | 30 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Operating income | 144 | 255 | 323 | 379 | 497 | |
| Interest expense | 34 | 31 | 34 | 43 | 60 | |
| Interest income | −13 | −11 | −5 | −1 | −1 | |
| Other (income) expense, net | −1 | 3 | −8 | 975,000 | −409,000 | |
| Pension plan settlement | 9 | 949,000 | 0 | — | — | |
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Income before income taxes | 114 | 231 | 302 | 317 | 438 | |
| Income tax provision | 22 | 45 | 70 | 67 | 99 | |
| Net income | 92 | 186 | 233 | 250 | 340 | |
| Basic net income per common share (in USD per share) | 2.53 | 5.12 | 6.24 | 6.34 | 7.83 | |
| Diluted net income per common share (in USD per share) | 2.53 | 5.12 | 6.24 | 6.34 | 7.81 | |
| Dividend declared and paid per common share (in USD per share) | 1.55 | 3.2 | 3 | 3 | 1.4 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 487 | 413 | 351 | 212 | 984 | |
| Accounts receivable, net | 179 | 195 | 184 | 199 | 231 | |
| Finished goods inventories | 545 | 502 | 537 | 745 | 648 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 61 | 33 | 29 | 34 | 36 | |
| Total current assets | 1,271 | 1,143 | 1,101 | 1,189 | 1,900 | |
| Property, plant, and equipment, net | 186 | 181 | 183 | 190 | 216 | |
| Operating lease assets | 592 | 577 | 528 | 492 | 488 | |
| Tradenames, net | 269 | 268 | 298 | 298 | 308 | |
| Goodwill | 209 | 207 | 211 | 209 | 212 | |
| Customer relationships, net | 20 | 24 | 27 | 31 | 34 | |
| Other assets | 19 | 34 | 30 | 31 | 31 | |
| Total assets | 2,565 | 2,433 | 2,379 | 2,440 | 3,188 | |
| Accounts payable | 236 | 248 | 242 | 264 | 407 | |
| Current operating lease liabilities | 136 | 131 | 135 | 142 | 134 | |
| Other current liabilities | 134 | 130 | 134 | 122 | 176 | |
| Total current liabilities | 506 | 509 | 512 | 529 | 717 | |
| Long-term debt, net | 567 | 498 | 497 | 617 | 991 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 39 | 38 | 41 | 41 | 41 | |
| Long-term operating lease liabilities | 508 | 502 | 449 | 422 | 442 | |
| Other long-term liabilities | 19 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 46 | |
| Total liabilities | 1,640 | 1,579 | 1,533 | 1,643 | 2,238 | |
| Commitments and contingencies - Note $21 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Preferred stock; par value $0.01 per share; 100,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock, voting; par value $0.01 per share; 150,000,000 shares authorized; 36,425,877 and 36,041,995 shares issued and outstanding, respectively | 364,000 | 360,000 | 366,000 | 377,000 | 411,000 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −24 | −44 | −24 | −34 | −29 | |
| Retained earnings | 929 | 894 | 869 | 830 | 979 | |
| Total shareholders equity | 925 | 855 | 845 | 796 | 950 | |
| Total liabilities and shareholders equity | 2,565 | 2,433 | 2,379 | 2,440 | 3,188 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation of property, plant, and equipment | 52 | 54 | 60 | 62 | 90 | |
| Amortization of intangible assets | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | |
| Provisions for (recoveries of) excess and obsolete inventory, net | 401,000 | −348,000 | −10 | 5 | 4 | |
| Gain on partial termination of corporate lease | 0 | 0 | −4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment | 189,000 | 865,000 | 3 | — | — | |
| Amortization of debt issuance costs | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| Stock-based compensation expense | 20 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 21 | |
| Unrealized foreign currency exchange (gain) loss, net | −457,000 | 380,000 | −207,000 | −78,000 | 371,000 | |
| Provisions for doubtful accounts receivable from customers | 2 | 1 | 471,000 | 75,000 | 1 | |
| Unrealized gain on investments | −2 | −2 | −2 | 2 | −2 | |
| Deferred income tax benefit | −162,000 | −6 | −600,000 | −740,000 | −14 | |
| Accounts receivable | 15 | −14 | 15 | 33 | −46 | |
| Finished goods inventories | −37 | 26 | 223 | −107 | −53 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | −8 | −3 | 4 | 15 | 21 | |
| Accounts payable and other liabilities | −27 | 2 | −17 | −229 | −101 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 122 | 299 | 529 | 88 | 268 | |
| Capital expenditures | −54 | −56 | −60 | −40 | −37 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −54 | −56 | −60 | −40 | −32 | |
| Proceeds from senior notes due 2031 | 575 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Payment of senior notes due 2027 | −500 | 0 | 0 | −500 | 0 | |
| Payments of debt issuance costs | −12 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −223,000 | |
| Borrowings under secured revolving credit facility | 0 | 0 | 70 | 240 | 0 | |
| Payments on secured revolving credit facility | 0 | 0 | −190 | — | — | |
| Repurchases of common stock | 0 | −51 | −100 | −300 | −299 | |
| Dividends paid | −56 | −116 | −112 | −118 | −60 | |
| Withholdings from vesting of restricted stock | −5 | −8 | −5 | −7 | −4 | |
| Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 0 | 367,000 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
| Other | −370,000 | −900,000 | 0 | −919,000 | 0 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 2 | −175 | −333 | −819 | −353 | |
| Net effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 3 | −6 | 3 | −1 | −1 | |
| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 74 | 62 | 139 | −773 | −118 |
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What is CARTERS INC's CIK number?
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CARTERS INC (CRI) most recently filed an earnings 8-K with the SEC on May 6, 2026, furnishing its results under Item 2.02 (Results of Operations and Financial Condition). The earnings press release is attached to that filing (accession 0001060822-26-000070). This is CARTERS INC's most recent earnings filing of record — not a forecast of its next earnings date.
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