---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001060822-26-000015"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CRI"
cik: "0001060822"
company_name: "CARTERS INC"
filed_at: "2026-02-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T22:58:14.123508+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.77
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.77
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Carter's Q4 net sales up 8% to $925M; adj. EPS $1.90 vs $2.39; FY2026 EPS guidance down double-digits

## Summary
- Q4 net sales $925M (+8% YoY); adjusted diluted EPS $1.90 vs $2.39 in Q4 2024.
- FY2025 adjusted diluted EPS $3.47 vs $5.81; operating margin 5.0% vs 9.0% in 2024.
- FY2026 outlook: net sales growth low-to-mid single digits; adjusted EPS decline low-double-digit to mid-teens.
- Board declares $0.25 quarterly dividend; $56M returned to shareholders in FY2025.
- Operating cash flow $122M for fiscal 2025.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001060822-26-000015
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CRI
- cik: 0001060822
- company_name: CARTERS INC
- filed_at: 2026-02-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.77
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.77
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1060822/000106082226000015/0001060822-26-000015-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1060822/000106082226000015/cri-20260227.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001060822-26-000015.txt

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