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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Carter's (CRI)

Carter's Preliminary Q4 Sales Up High Single Digits, FY2025 Up Low Single Digits

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Carter's said preliminary, unaudited fourth-quarter 2025 consolidated net sales rose by a high single-digit percentage, and fiscal 2025 net sales rose by a low single-digit percentage. The company said final results may vary materially and will be reported in late February 2026, and it added David B. Tichiaz as Chief Brand Officer.

Key points

  • Q4 fiscal 2025 (14 weeks) consolidated net sales up high single digits versus Q4 fiscal 2024 (13 weeks); U.S. Retail comparable sales up mid-single digits
  • Fiscal 2025 (53 weeks) consolidated net sales up low single digits; the extra week contributed approximately $33 million
  • U.S. Wholesale net sales declined low single digits for fiscal 2025, while International grew mid-single digits
  • Full fourth-quarter and fiscal 2025 results expected in late February 2026; fireside chat at ICR Conference on January 12, 2026

The filing

CompanyCarter's (CRI)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJan 9, 2026, 6:39 AM ET
Accession number0001060822-26-000002

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 6:59 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on January 09, 2026.

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