Carters (CRI) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Carters (CRI) reported Operating Expenses of $270.0 million for Q2 2026, little changed year-over-year from $270.3 million in Q2 2025, and down 15.49% quarter-over-quarter 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.

  • Operating Expenses for Q2 2026 came in at $270.0 million, changed 0.1% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $1.2 billion (up 7.59% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was $1.2 billion, up 8.1% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses eased to $270.0 million in Q2 2026 per CRI's latest filing, from $319.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $426.6 million in Q1 2022 and troughed at $247.5 million in Q2 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $288.3 million and a median of $282.8 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Operating Expenses decreased 29.1% in 2022, then grew 13.53% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $302.5 million in 2022, then decreased by 5.13% to $287.0 million in 2023, then advanced by 5.28% to $302.1 million in 2024, then advanced by 5.24% to $318.0 million in 2025, then fell by 15.07% to $270.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CRI's Operating Expenses at $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 177.75 Bn 172.17 Bn 4.48 Bn 2.79 Bn
2 Ross Stores 74.23 Bn 69.64 Bn 1.80 Bn 990.10 Mn
3 Burlington Stores 19.90 Bn 19.15 Bn 1.26 Bn 773.83 Mn
4 Lululemon Athletica 13.59 Bn 11.78 Bn 2.00 Bn 1.18 Bn
5 Gap 7.91 Bn 5.35 Bn 1.42 Bn 972.00 Mn
6 Urban Outfitters 6.43 Bn 5.73 Bn 599.20 Mn 440.50 Mn
7 Boot Barn Holdings 5.12 Bn 4.92 Bn 281.24 Mn 166.46 Mn
8 Victoria's Secret 4.37 Bn 3.90 Bn 855.00 Mn 959.00 Mn
9 Abercrombie & Fitch 3.57 Bn 2.80 Bn 1.10 Bn 181.82 Mn
10 Carters 1.36 Bn 882.06 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