Carters (CRI) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026)

Carters (CRI) reported Change in Inventory of -$75.0 million for Q2 2026, down 176.51% year-over-year from $98.0 million in Q2 2025, and up 35.64% quarter-over-quarter from -$116.5 million in Q1 2026.

Carters (CRI) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Carters (CRI) has 18 years of Change in Inventory data on file, last reported at -$75.0 million in Q2 2026.

  • Change in Inventory for Q2 2026 came in at -$75.0 million, down 176.51% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was -$10.8 million (down 238.34% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was $37.1 million, up 241.98% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory advanced to -$75.0 million in Q2 2026 per CRI's latest filing, from -$116.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Change in Inventory peaked at $187.8 million in Q3 2022 and troughed at -$163.9 million in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of -$11.3 million and a median of -$25.5 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Change in Inventory.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Change in Inventory slumped 588.07% in 2022, then soared 217.72% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Change in Inventory shows it stood at -$163.9 million in 2022, then jumped by 41.6% to -$95.7 million in 2023, then retreated by 14.28% to -$109.4 million in 2024, then soared by 136.2% to $39.6 million in 2025, then slumped by 289.35% to -$75.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CRI's Change in Inventory at -$75.0 million in Q2 2026, -$116.5 million in Q1 2026, and $39.6 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Tjx Companies 177.75 Bn 172.17 Bn 4.48 Bn 382.00 Mn
2 Ross Stores 74.23 Bn 69.64 Bn 1.80 Bn -498.00 Mn
3 Burlington Stores 19.90 Bn 19.15 Bn 1.26 Bn 132.30 Mn
4 Lululemon Athletica 13.59 Bn 11.78 Bn 2.00 Bn -328.77 Mn
5 Gap 7.91 Bn 5.35 Bn 1.42 Bn -112.00 Mn
6 Urban Outfitters 6.43 Bn 5.73 Bn 599.20 Mn -142.03 Mn
7 Boot Barn Holdings 5.12 Bn 4.92 Bn 281.24 Mn -49.63 Mn
8 Victoria's Secret 4.37 Bn 3.90 Bn 855.00 Mn -308.00 Mn
9 Abercrombie & Fitch 3.57 Bn 2.80 Bn 1.10 Bn -130.99 Mn
10 Carters 1.36 Bn 882.06 Mn 293.87 Mn -74.99 Mn

Historic Data

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Apr 4, 2026 -74.99 Mn
Apr 4, 2026 -74.99 Mn
Jan 3, 2026 -116.52 Mn
Jan 3, 2026 -116.52 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 39.61 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 39.61 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 141.14 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 141.14 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 -27.12 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 -27.12 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 -109.40 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 -109.40 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 12.47 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 12.47 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 131.84 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 131.84 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 -61.04 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 -61.04 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 -95.73 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 -95.73 Mn