Carters (CRI) FCF Payout Ratio (2013 - 2026)

Carters (CRI) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 16.98 for Q2 2026, down 3354.03% year-over-year from 0.52 in Q2 2025, and down 46239.36% quarter-over-quarter from 0.04 in Q1 2026.

Carters (CRI) FCF Payout Ratio (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Carters (CRI) has 13 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 16.98 in Q2 2026.

  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q2 2026 came in at 16.98, down 3354.03% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 0.29 (down 45.03% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 0.82, up 71.5% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio slipped to 16.98 in Q2 2026 per CRI's latest filing, from 0.04 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 1.0 in Q2 2023 and troughed at 16.98 in Q2 2026.
  • A 5-year average of 1.02 and a median of 0.01 in 2025 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2026: FCF Payout Ratio surged 663.05% in 2023, then plunged 3354.03% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.1 in 2022, then declined by 7.96% to 0.09 in 2023, then gained by 18.39% to 0.11 in 2024, then slumped by 159.56% to 0.06 in 2025, then slumped by 26691.25% to 16.98 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CRI's FCF Payout Ratio at 16.98 in Q2 2026, 0.04 in Q1 2026, and 0.06 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Tjx Companies 177.75 Bn 172.17 Bn 4.48 Bn 1.04
2 Ross Stores 74.23 Bn 69.64 Bn 1.80 Bn 0.14
3 Burlington Stores 19.90 Bn 19.15 Bn 1.26 Bn -
4 Lululemon Athletica 13.59 Bn 11.78 Bn 2.00 Bn -
5 Gap 7.91 Bn 5.35 Bn 1.42 Bn 0.81
6 Urban Outfitters 6.43 Bn 5.73 Bn 599.20 Mn -
7 Boot Barn Holdings 5.12 Bn 4.92 Bn 281.24 Mn -
8 Victoria's Secret 4.37 Bn 3.90 Bn 855.00 Mn -
9 Abercrombie & Fitch 3.57 Bn 2.80 Bn 1.10 Bn -
10 Carters 1.36 Bn 882.06 Mn 293.87 Mn -16.98

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 4, 2026 -16.98
Jan 3, 2026 0.04
Sep 27, 2025 -0.06
Jun 28, 2025 0.38
Mar 29, 2025 -0.49
Dec 28, 2024 0.11
Sep 28, 2024 -0.30
Jun 29, 2024 0.28
Mar 30, 2024 -0.78
Dec 30, 2023 0.09
Sep 30, 2023 -1.42
Jul 1, 2023 0.18
Apr 1, 2023 1.00
Dec 31, 2022 0.10
Oct 1, 2022 -0.22
Jul 2, 2022 0.49
Apr 2, 2022 -0.18
Jan 1, 2022 -0.54
Mar 28, 2020 -1.17
Dec 28, 2019 0.07