Carters (CRI) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Carters' (CRI) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $270.0 million in Q2 2026, little changed year-on-year from $270.3 million in Q2 2025, and down 15.49% on a QoQ basis from $319.6 million in Q1 2026.

Carters (CRI) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Carters (CRI) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $270.0 million in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses changed 0.1% year-over-year to $270.0 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Apr 2026 was $1.2 billion, a 7.59% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $1.2 billion, up 8.1% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q2 2026 stood at $270.0 million, down from $319.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Expenses for CRI reached as high as $426.6 million in Q1 2022 and fell as low as $247.5 million in Q2 2024.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $288.3 million across 5 years, with a median of $282.8 million in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses fell 29.1% in 2022 and advanced 13.53% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $302.5 million in 2022, then declined by 5.13% to $287.0 million in 2023, then increased by 5.28% to $302.1 million in 2024, then increased by 5.24% to $318.0 million in 2025, then slipped by 15.07% to $270.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Expenses figures were $270.0 million in Q2 2026, $319.6 million in Q1 2026, and $318.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Tjx Companies 169.48 Bn 163.90 Bn 4.48 Bn 2.79 Bn
2 Ross Stores 74.91 Bn 70.31 Bn 1.80 Bn 990.10 Mn
3 Burlington Stores 21.30 Bn 20.55 Bn 1.26 Bn 2.71 Bn
4 Lululemon Athletica 12.32 Bn 10.51 Bn 2.00 Bn 1.18 Bn
5 Gap 6.81 Bn 4.25 Bn 1.42 Bn 972.00 Mn
6 Victoria's Secret 6.71 Bn 6.55 Bn 585.00 Mn 403.00 Mn
7 Urban Outfitters 5.96 Bn 5.55 Bn 542.57 Mn 402.89 Mn
8 Boot Barn Holdings 4.50 Bn 4.30 Bn 281.24 Mn 295.14 Mn
9 Abercrombie & Fitch 4.04 Bn 3.43 Bn 682.63 Mn 182.75 Mn
10 Carters 1.38 Bn 906.97 Mn 293.87 Mn 270.05 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 4, 2026 270.05 Mn
Jan 3, 2026 319.56 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 317.96 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 280.97 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 270.32 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 302.12 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 284.71 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 247.49 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 265.37 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 286.95 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 288.68 Mn
Jul 1, 2023 258.68 Mn
Apr 1, 2023 259.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 302.47 Mn
Oct 1, 2022 286.22 Mn
Jul 2, 2022 261.42 Mn
Apr 2, 2022 259.89 Mn
Jan 1, 2022 426.64 Mn
Oct 2, 2021 293.19 Mn
Jul 3, 2021 267.77 Mn