SuperworthCarters free cash flow CRI
Cash from operations less capital spending, by quarter and over the last twelve months, from 2009.
- Last 12 months, to Jul 4, 2026
- $293M
- Latest quarter, Q2 FY26
- $190M
- +688% on a year earlier
- Fiscal year 2025
- $68.6M
- −72% on the year before
Carters' free cash flow was $293M over the twelve months to Jul 4, 2026, up 109% on a year earlier.
In its latest quarter, Q2 FY26, it was $190M, up 688% on the same quarter a year before.
Over the five fiscal years to FY2025 it shrank 34% a year on average.
Free cash flow over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $68.6M | −72% |
| FY2024 | $242.6M | −48% |
| FY2023 | $469.3M | +878% |
| FY2022 | $48M | −79% |
| FY2021 | $230.8M | −58% |
| FY2020 | $555.6M | +71% |
| FY2019 | $325.8M | +11% |
| FY2018 | $292.4M | +12% |
| FY2017 | $260.1M | −7% |
| FY2016 | $280.7M | +37% |
| FY2015 | $204.5M | +14% |
| FY2014 | $178.9M | +559% |
| FY2013 | $27.2M | −86% |
| FY2012 | $195.2M | +54% |
| FY2011 | $126.6M | +175% |
Each fiscal year is the twelve months to its fourth quarter.
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Free cash flow | On a year earlier | Last 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | $190M | +688% | $293M | |
| Q1 FY26 | −$543K | n/a | $127.1M | |
| Q4 FY25 | $247.6M | −9% | $68.6M | |
| Q3 FY25 | −$144.1M | n/a | $92M | |
| Q2 FY25 | $24.1M | −77% | $140.4M | |
| Q1 FY25 | −$59M | n/a | $221.2M | |
| Q4 FY24 | $270.9M | −11% | $242.6M | |
| Q3 FY24 | −$95.7M | n/a | $277.6M | |
| Q2 FY24 | $104.9M | −32% | $353.8M | |
| Q1 FY24 | −$37.6M | −232% | $403.3M | |
| Q4 FY23 | $306M | +5% | $469.3M | |
| Q3 FY23 | −$19.6M | n/a | $455.7M |
Against its peers
Companies in Apparel - Manufacturers nearest Carters' size, closest first, today.
| Company | Free cash flow yield |
|---|---|
| CRICarters | 24.5% |
| GIIIG III Apparel | 21.5% |
| COLMColumbia Sportswear | 10.2% |
| FIGSFIGS | 2.9% |
| KTBKontoor Brands | 10.2% |
| JILLJ.Jill | 14.5% |
| VFCV F | 9.3% |
| SGCSuperior Group of Companies | 15.3% |
| LEVILevi Strauss | 7.9% |
| LULUlululemon athletica inc. | 13.0% |
| Peer median | 10.2% |
Where Carters ranks
What the free cash flow tells you
Cash from operations minus capital spending. The cash the company could hand back or reinvest.
Seasonal and lumpy quarter to quarter. The TTM view is the one to trust.
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