Carters (CRI) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)
Carters has reported Free Cash Flow over the past 18 years, most recently at $247.6 million for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 8.61% to $247.6 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $68.6 million through Jan 2026, down 71.71% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $68.6 million for FY2026, 71.71% down from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow was $247.6 million for Q1 2026 at Carters, up from -$144.1 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $306.0 million in Q4 2023 and troughed at -$171.5 million in Q2 2022.
- The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $24.1 million (2025), against an average of $45.0 million.
- Year-over-year, Free Cash Flow soared 566.25% in 2022 and then plummeted 389.08% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $292.3 million in 2022, then grew by 4.66% to $306.0 million in 2023, then dropped by 11.44% to $270.9 million in 2024, then crashed by 153.18% to -$144.1 million in 2025, then skyrocketed by 271.84% to $247.6 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CRI's Free Cash Flow are $247.6 million (Q1 2026), -$144.1 million (Q3 2025), and $24.1 million (Q2 2025).