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

Carters' (CRI) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 16.98 in Q2 2026, down 3354.03% year-on-year from 0.52 in Q2 2025, and down 46239.36% on a QoQ basis 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.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio fell 3354.03% year-over-year to 16.98 in Q2 2026; TTM through Apr 2026 was 0.29, a 45.03% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 0.82, up 71.5% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q2 2026 stood at 16.98, down from 0.04 in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, FCF Payout Ratio for CRI reached as high as 1.0 in Q2 2023 and fell as low as 16.98 in Q2 2026.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 1.02 across 5 years, with a median of 0.01 in 2025.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio soared 663.05% in 2023 and slumped 3354.03% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.1 in 2022, then decreased by 7.96% to 0.09 in 2023, then grew by 18.39% to 0.11 in 2024, then tumbled by 159.56% to 0.06 in 2025, then tumbled by 26691.25% to 16.98 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent FCF Payout Ratio figures were 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 169.48 Bn 163.90 Bn 4.48 Bn 1.04
2 Ross Stores 74.91 Bn 70.31 Bn 1.80 Bn 0.14
3 Burlington Stores 21.30 Bn 20.55 Bn 1.26 Bn -
4 Lululemon Athletica 12.32 Bn 10.51 Bn 2.00 Bn -
5 Gap 6.81 Bn 4.25 Bn 1.42 Bn 0.81
6 Victoria's Secret 6.71 Bn 6.55 Bn 585.00 Mn -0.04
7 Urban Outfitters 5.96 Bn 5.55 Bn 542.57 Mn -
8 Boot Barn Holdings 4.50 Bn 4.30 Bn 281.24 Mn -
9 Abercrombie & Fitch 4.04 Bn 3.43 Bn 682.63 Mn -
10 Carters 1.38 Bn 906.97 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