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Carters Inc balance sheet

At the end of fiscal 2025, Carters Inc had total assets of $2.57bn, total liabilities of $1.64bn and shareholders' equity of $925m. It held $487m in cash against $575m of debt: net debt of $87.9m.

Balance sheet

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Carters Inc: balance sheet, annual
Fiscal year2009Jan 20102010Jan 20112011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Jan 20152015Jan 20162016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Jan 20212021Jan 20222022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Jan 2026LTMOct 2026
Cash and equivalents3352472333822873413812991781702141,102984212351413487451
Receivables82121158168194185208202241258251187231199184195179229
Inventory————————549574594599648745537502545587
Total current assets6767167829589701,0411,1311,0571,0211,0431,1081,9461,9001,1891,1011,1431,2711,416
Goodwill137137189190186182175176230227229212212209211207209208
Total assets1,2091,2571,4031,6301,8121,8932,0041,9472,0712,0592,7533,3933,1882,4402,3792,4332,5652,669
Accounts payable98116103150164150158158182199184472407264242248236254
Deferred revenue (current)————————19232424282929282828
Total current liabilities171183153244269248263278331327476793717529512509506510
Short-term debt4000————————00————
Long-term debt331236236186586586579580617593595990991617497498567568
Total debt335236236186586586579580617593595990991617500575575568
Total liabilities6535775976451,1121,1061,1291,1581,2141,1891,8732,4552,2381,6431,5331,5791,6401,615
Shareholders' equity5566808069857017878767888578698809389507968458559251,054
Net debt (negative = net cash)−1−113−196299245198281439423380−113740514916288117
Shares outstanding58m57m59m59m55m55m52m49m47m46m44m44m41m38m37m36m36m37m

Balances at each fiscal year end (quarter end in the quarterly view). Total debt is short- plus long-term borrowings, including lease debt where the company reports it within debt. Where assets do not equal liabilities plus shareholders' equity, the difference (non-controlling interests, redeemable preferred shares) is shown on its own line.

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Figures from Carters Inc's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved November 3, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Carters Inc.