Carter's Quarterly Cash Flow Statement
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Carter's free cash flow
In the quarter ended Jul 4, 2026, Carter's generated $195.9 million of operating cash flow and spent $5.8 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $190.0 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 30.9% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 688.4% from the prior year's $24.1 million.
Carter's returned $9.1 million to shareholders through dividends, equal to 5% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 20.8 times.
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Carter's cash flow statement (quarterly)
| Quarter (USD) | Q2 20262026-07-04 | Q1 20262026-04-04 | Q4 20252026-01-03 | Q3 20252025-09-27 | Q2 20252025-06-28 | Q1 20252025-03-29 | Q4 20242024-12-28 | Q3 20242024-09-28 | Q2 20242024-06-29 | Q1 20242024-03-30 | Q4 20232023-12-30 | Q3 20232023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 104.96M | 14.34M | 64.22M | 11.59M | 446.00K | 15.54M | 61.52M | 58.32M | 27.64M | 38.03M | 106.51M | 66.13M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | +23433.18% | -7.74% | +4.39% | -80.12% | -98.39% | -59.14% | -42.24% | -11.81% | +15.80% | +5.66% | +32.84% | +1.80% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 12.08M | 12.68M | 13.75M | 12.83M | 12.63M | 12.34M | 13.34M | 13.51M | 13.48M | 13.90M | 14.64M | 15.11M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 3.69M | 3.68M | 1.58M | 3.73M | 5.19M | 9.75M | 3.87M | 4.69M | 4.12M | 5.17M | 4.55M | 3.93M |
| Change in Working Capital | 72.68M | -30.11M | 185.69M | -170.75M | 22.27M | -94.48M | 201.39M | -164.94M | 67.92M | -92.78M | 208.59M | -88.39M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 195.88M | 6.42M | 258.64M | -127.97M | 40.31M | -48.64M | 287.47M | -80.37M | 117.24M | -25.55M | 323.34M | -3.45M |
| Capital Expenditures | -5.83M | -6.96M | -11.04M | -16.12M | -16.20M | -10.35M | -16.53M | -15.32M | -12.30M | -12.02M | -17.39M | -16.11M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -5.83M | -6.96M | -11.04M | -16.12M | -16.20M | -10.35M | -16.53M | -15.32M | -12.30M | -12.02M | -17.39M | -16.11M |
| Dividends Paid | -9.13M | -9.22M | -9.11M | -9.13M | -9.12M | -29.00M | -28.83M | -28.84M | -29.17M | -29.34M | -27.50M | -27.86M |
| Share Repurchases | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -16.75M | -24.78M | -9.00M | -32.54M | -27.57M |
| Debt Repaid | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Financing Cash Flow | -9.19M | -12.23M | 54.15M | -9.29M | -9.23M | -33.59M | -29.74M | -45.72M | -54.01M | -45.35M | -126.03M | 14.70M |
| Net Change in Cash | 180.14M | -13.64M | 302.88M | -153.99M | 17.39M | -92.13M | 237.39M | -141.11M | 49.07M | -83.64M | 182.11M | -5.40M |
| Free Cash Flow | 190.04M | -543.00K | 247.60M | -144.09M | 24.11M | -58.99M | 270.94M | -95.69M | 104.94M | -37.57M | 305.95M | -19.57M |
This table shows 12 quarterly periods of Carter's's cash flow statement, from Q2 2026 back to Q3 2023, across 14 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow CRI's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?