---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001060822-23-000129"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CRI"
cik: "0001060822"
company_name: "CARTERS INC"
filed_at: "2023-07-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-12T22:47:46.811422+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Carter's Q2 net sales $600M, diluted EPS $0.64; FY outlook $2.95-3.00B

## Summary
- Net sales $600M, diluted EPS $0.64 (GAAP and adjusted); Q2 results met sales and earnings objectives.
- Returned $58M to shareholders in Q2 via share repurchases and dividends; $97M returned in H1.
- Full year FY 2023 outlook: net sales $2.95-3.00B, adjusted operating income $325-340M, adjusted diluted EPS $5.95-6.15.
- Comparable retail sales in line with forecast; international sales lower due to cool weather in Canada, but trend improved.
- Plan to focus on margin preservation and cash flow; expect significant improvement in operating cash flow in 2023.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001060822-23-000129
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CRI
- cik: 0001060822
- company_name: CARTERS INC
- filed_at: 2023-07-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1060822/000106082223000129/0001060822-23-000129-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1060822/000106082223000129/cri-20230728.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001060822-23-000129
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001060822-23-000129.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  CARTERS INC reported fiscal quarter ended July 1, 2023 results: revenue $600 million, EPS Diluted EPS $0.64; adjusted diluted EPS $0.64. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: fiscal quarter ended July 1, 2023
  - Revenue: $600 million
  - EPS: Diluted EPS $0.64; adjusted diluted EPS $0.64
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Net sales $600 million • Diluted EPS $0.64; adjusted diluted EPS $0.64
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1060822/000106082223000129/0001060822-23-000129-index.htm

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