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The Carter’s, Inc. (NYSE: CRI) SEC filings page on Stock Titan brings together the company’s regulatory disclosures from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, along with AI-powered summaries to help interpret them. Carter’s uses these filings to report on its financial condition, capital structure, governance changes, and material events affecting its business as a children’s and infants’ apparel retailer.
Investors can review current reports on Form 8-K, where Carter’s has detailed items such as preliminary financial results, the adoption of a stockholder rights agreement, organizational restructuring plans, and changes in executive leadership. Other 8-K filings describe the issuance of 7.375% senior notes due 2031 by its subsidiary The William Carter Company, the redemption of earlier notes, and the entry into a five-year senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility of up to $750 million.
Alongside 8-Ks, users can access annual reports on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, which provide broader context on Carter’s U.S. Retail, U.S. Wholesale, and International segments, risk factors, and accounting policies. These periodic reports are key references for understanding how tariffs, sourcing arrangements, and market conditions influence the company’s results over time.
The filings page also surfaces governance-related documents, including descriptions of amendments to the company’s by-laws and details of the stockholder rights agreement that sets out preferred share purchase rights and related mechanics. Where applicable, insider transaction reports on Form 4 can be consulted to see equity dealings by directors and officers.
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Carter’s Inc. Chief Supply Chain Officer Karen Marie Smith reported two tax-related share dispositions in company stock. On February 27, 602 shares of common stock at $33.55 per share were withheld to satisfy tax obligations from restricted stock vesting. On February 28, an additional 442 shares at the same price were withheld for the same purpose, according to the footnotes. After these transactions, she directly owned 38,410 shares of Carter’s common stock, some of which remain subject to time- or performance-based restrictions.
Carter’s Inc. executive Richard F. Westenberger, the company’s CFO & COO, reported two tax-related share dispositions tied to vesting of restricted stock. On February 27 and 28, he surrendered 1,166 and 1,020 shares of common stock, respectively, at $33.55 per share to satisfy tax withholding obligations.
These are tax-withholding dispositions, not open-market sales, and follow the vesting of restricted stock awards. After these transactions, Westenberger directly owned 137,275 Carter’s shares, some of which remain subject to time-based or performance-based restrictions.
Antonio Robinson, a Carter's executive, reported a tax-withholding disposition of 1,448 shares of common stock at $42.07 per share on restricted stock vesting. After this transaction, he directly owned 36,583 common shares, some of which remain subject to time- or performance-based restrictions.
Carter’s Inc. executive Allison Peterson reported a tax-related share disposition tied to restricted stock vesting. On the reported date, 1,711 shares of common stock were withheld at a price of $42.07 per share to satisfy tax withholding obligations triggered by the vesting of restricted stock awards. This was not an open-market sale, but an automatic share withholding. After this transaction, Peterson directly owned 49,123 shares of Carter’s common stock, some of which remain subject to time-based vesting restrictions.
Carter’s Inc. executive Richard F. Westenberger, the CFO & COO, reported a Form 4 transaction where 3,948 shares of common stock were withheld at $42.07 per share to cover tax obligations from vesting restricted stock. After this tax-withholding disposition, he holds 139,461 shares, some still subject to time- or performance-based restrictions.
Carter’s Inc. Chief Supply Chain Officer Karen Marie Smith reported a tax-related share disposition linked to restricted stock vesting. On this Form 4, 1,974 shares of common stock were withheld at a price of $42.07 per share to cover tax obligations from vesting restricted stock, rather than being sold in the open market. After this withholding, she directly holds 39,454 shares of Carter’s common stock, some of which remain subject to time-based or performance-based restrictions.
Carters Inc Chief Sales Officer Julie D'Emilio reported a tax-related share disposition. On the vesting of restricted stock, 1,711 shares of common stock were withheld on February 26, 2026 at $42.07 per share to cover tax obligations. After this withholding, she directly owned 53,563 shares, some of which remain subject to time- or performance-based restrictions.
Carter’s, Inc. files its annual report for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2026, describing its position as North America’s largest baby and young children’s apparel company. The firm’s Carter’s and OshKosh brands hold about 10% combined U.S. market share in the ages zero to 10 segment.
The company operates 1,068 retail stores in North America, extensive eCommerce sites, and a large wholesale network reaching roughly 19,500 locations, with three segments: U.S. Retail, U.S. Wholesale, and International. As of February 20, 2026, it had 36,386,140 common shares outstanding and a non‑affiliate market value of $659.6 million as of June 27, 2025.
Management highlights a strategy built on consumer-led product innovation, a brand-focused “house of brands” model, and a direct-to-consumer-first approach, including plans to close about 150 lower-margin stores by 2028. The report also details global sourcing from Asia, tariff and macroeconomic risks, extensive ESG and sustainability initiatives, and a broad set of operational, competitive, and regulatory risk factors.
Carter’s, Inc. reported mixed fourth quarter and full-year 2025 results, with stronger sales but sharply lower profitability. Fourth quarter net sales rose to $925 million from $860 million, and GAAP diluted EPS edged up to $1.76, but adjusted diluted EPS fell to $1.90 from $2.39. For fiscal 2025, net sales increased modestly to $2.898 billion, while GAAP diluted EPS declined to $2.53 from $5.12 and adjusted diluted EPS dropped to $3.47 from $5.81 as the operating margin contracted to 5.0% from 9.0%. Results benefited from a 53rd week that added about $37 million of sales and supported operating cash flow of $122 million, with $56 million returned to shareholders via dividends. The board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share. Looking to 2026, Carter’s expects low- to mid-single-digit growth in net sales and adjusted operating income, but a low double-digit to mid-teens decline in adjusted diluted EPS, and it guides Q1 2026 adjusted EPS to just $0.02–$0.08 versus $0.66 a year earlier.
Carter’s Inc executive David B. Tichiaz Jr. filed an initial ownership report as he became Chief Brand Officer. The filing states that no Carter’s common stock was beneficially owned immediately before his appointment, indicating he reported zero direct holdings at that time.