secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CARTERS INC (CRI)
CIK:        0001060822
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-07-31T10:18:33+00:00
Accession:  0001060822-26-000108
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Carter's Q2 net sales up 5% to $615M; adjusted EPS $0.26 vs $0.17 (+53%)
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- Net sales $615M (+5% YoY); U.S. Retail comparable sales +5.1%.
- GAAP operating income $140M includes $132M import duty recovery; adjusted operating income $18M (+54%).
- Adjusted diluted EPS $0.26 vs $0.17 (+53%); GAAP EPS $2.87 includes duty recovery.
- Returned $18M to shareholders via dividends in H1 2026; full-year outlook updated.
- CEO cites improved marketing, productivity initiatives, and Baby segment progress.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1060822/000106082226000108/0001060822-26-000108-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1060822/000106082226000108/cri-20260731.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001060822-26-000108

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