secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CARTERS INC (CRI)
CIK:        0001060822
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-27T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001060822-26-000015
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.77
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1060822/000106082226000015/0001060822-26-000015-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1060822/000106082226000015/cri-20260227.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001060822-26-000015

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