---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001060822-26-000070"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CRI"
cik: "0001060822"
company_name: "CARTERS INC"
filed_at: "2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T22:27:19.906829+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Carter's Q1 net sales up 8.1% to $681M; adjusted EPS down to $0.39 from $0.66; reiterates outlook

## Summary
- Net sales $681M (+8.1% YoY); U.S. Retail comps +10.5%.
- GAAP diluted EPS $0.39 vs $0.43; adjusted diluted EPS $0.39 vs $0.66.
- Operating margin 4.2% (GAAP flat), adjusted op margin 4.2% vs 5.6%.
- Profitability hurt by higher tariffs, investment spend, inflation, interest costs.
- Reiterates full-year sales and op profit outlook; returned $9M in dividends.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001060822-26-000070
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CRI
- cik: 0001060822
- company_name: CARTERS INC
- filed_at: 2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1060822/000106082226000070/0001060822-26-000070-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1060822/000106082226000070/cri-20260506.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001060822-26-000070
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001060822-26-000070.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001060822-26-000070.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 654b7588bb5fba48942ec17c4ddadefc0746dbd7
  claim: CARTERS INC updated its its fiscal quarter ended April 4, 2026 guidance (reaffirmed).
  evidence_excerpt: On May 6, 2026, Carter’s, Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for its fiscal quarter ended April 4, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1060822/000106082226000070/0001060822-26-000070-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.