Carters shares outstanding CRI
Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over each quarter, from 2009.
- Latest quarter, to Jul 4, 2026
- 35.6M
- On a year earlier
- +0.5%
- more shares
Carters had 35.6M diluted shares outstanding on average in Q2 FY26, the quarter to Jul 4, 2026.
That is 0.5% more than a year earlier, so each share owns a little less of the company.
Shares outstanding over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Shares, fourth quarter | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 35.4M | +1% |
| FY2024 | 35.2M | −2% |
| FY2023 | 36M | −4% |
| FY2022 | 37.5M | −10% |
| FY2021 | 41.5M | −4% |
| FY2020 | 43.4M | −1% |
| FY2019 | 44M | −4% |
| FY2018 | 45.8M | −4% |
| FY2017 | 47.4M | −4% |
| FY2016 | 49.2M | −5% |
| FY2015 | 51.9M | −1% |
| FY2014 | 52.6M | −3% |
| FY2013 | 54.3M | −8% |
| FY2012 | 59.2M | +1% |
| FY2011 | 58.6M | +1% |
Each fiscal year is the twelve months to its fourth quarter, shown as the fourth quarter's average share count.
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Shares outstanding | On a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 35.6M | +1% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 35.5M | +1% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 35.4M | +1% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 35.4M | +0% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 35.4M | −1% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 35.3M | −2% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 35.2M | −2% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 35.3M | −3% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 35.7M | −3% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 35.9M | −3% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 36M | −4% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 36.4M | −5% |
What the shares outstanding tells you
Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over the period. Fewer shares means each one owns more of the company.
A falling count usually means buybacks. A rising one means stock pay, acquisitions paid in shares or new shares sold.
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