Carter's Inc. · CRI · NYSE
Dividend report · updated Nov 10, 2026
$34.29 -1.24% on the day, -$0.43
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Yearly payout / yield
$1.00·2.92%
$0.25 quarterly x 4 ⓘ
Next payment
~$0.25/qtr
pays ~Dec 2 (est.) ⓘ
Next ex-date
Nov 30est.
ex in 20 days ⓘ
Years without a cut
0 yrs
cut in 2025 (-68.8%) ⓘ
Paying since
2013
50 payments on file
Yield vs history ⓘ
51
Near its usual yield
CRI share price & total return
Daily closing price, adjusted for stock splits.
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Last 20 payments
CRI Dividend Growth (CAGR)
1Y 0.0%3Y -30.7%5Y -9.0%10Y +1.3%
Per-share amount, by the date it paid (~ = about, from its usual pay gap). The enlarge button shows all 50 payments since 2013.
Annual dividends and growth
Total paid per share in each calendar year. 2026: the solid bar is paid so far; the dashed box on top is expected (1 estimated from the current $0.25 rate), not a promise. Years with an extra or a missing payment (dates sliding across New Year) are compared per payment.
Next 5 years if the pace holds
If the recent pace holds — one-off jumps left out. Not a forecast. Pace: 0% a year, its typical raise over the last 5 years. Today's $1.00 a year would stay $1.00 by 2031 - 2.92% on today's $34.29 price.

How Many CRI Shares for $500 or $1,000 a Month?

At $1.00 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 6,000 CRI shares, about $205,740 at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $34.29. $1,000 a month takes about 12,000 shares, about $411,480. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.

Carter's (CRI) pays $0.25 a share quarterly, $1.00 a year, a 2.92% run-rate yield at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $34.29. It has made 50 dividend payments since 2013.

At today’s rate of $0.25 quarterly and the last close of $34.29, this is what CRI pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:

You holdEach paymentPer month (avg)Per year
1 share$0.25$0.08$1.00
100 shares$25.00$8.33$100.00
$10,000 invested (291.6 shares)$72.91$24.30$291.63
6,000 shares ($500/mo)$1,500.00$500.00$6,000.00
12,000 shares ($1,000/mo)$3,000.00$1,000.00$12,000.00

With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 CRI shares reinvest into 0.73 new shares each payment, about 2.9 new shares a year at today’s price and rate, and each new share collects the next payment too. To DRIP one whole new share every payment you need about 138 shares. Raises speed that up; a falling share price buys more shares per payment, but each is worth less. See the snowball over 10 to 30 years with CRI’s own history in the CRI DRIP calculator.

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An algorithmic rating built from reported data, not a recommendation.
  • Coverage (EPS): are profits enough to pay the dividend rating
  • Coverage (FCF): is spare cash enough to pay the dividend rating
  • Dividend vs cash flow + debt: is the dividend paid with borrowed money report
  • Debt load: how much the balance sheet leans on borrowing rating
  • Debt interest coverage: can profits easily pay the interest bill rating
  • Earnings direction: are sales and profits growing or shrinking report
  • Liquidity: is there cash for debts due this year rating
  • Raise streak: how many years in a row it raised see details
  • Years without a cut: how long since the last dividend cut see details
  • Raise vs trend: are recent raises keeping their usual pace history
  • Yield vs history: is today’s yield high or low versus its past rating
  • Recession record: what the dividend did in past crashes history

CRI Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range

51/100Near its usual yieldvs its 10-yr history
  • CRI yields 2.92% today, at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $34.29.
  • Its own 10-year median is 2.80%, so today’s yield is near its usual level.
  • No steady norm: its payout changed too much in 3 years to read a steady norm. So this reads today’s yield against its own 10-year history as it is.
Last 5 years: lowest to highest month-end yield
2.37% low10.20% high
Blue mark = today, grey = its 10-year median. A higher yield than usual means a lower price against the payout.

Where today ranks in its own history is in the paid report

How it works. Each month-end over the last 10 years gives one yield: the regular payment then, times payments a year, over that day’s close. Specials are left out. 50 means today’s yield sits right at its usual level. A lower score means the yield is below its usual level, so the price is high against the payout. A higher score means the yield is above its usual level. On price alone a payer stays between 15 and 85. Steady raisers get a few points back. It reads the past, not the future.

When Is CRI’s Next Dividend? Ex-Date and Pay Date After September 2026

CRI has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 90 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Nov 30, 2026, with the cash around Dec 2, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.25 a share, went ex on Sep 1, 2026 and paid Sep 3, 2026.

  • Ex-dates: about every 90 days (quarterly)
  • Payment: usually about 2 days after the ex-date

Every payer going ex-dividend this week is on the dividend calendar.

How Often Does CRI Pay?

CRI pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Mar, May, Sep and Nov, with ex-dates in Mar, May, Sep and Nov. The ex-date comes about every 90 days, and the cash usually lands about 2 days later.

Paid in the last 12 months
$1.00 a share, in 4 payments.
-52.4% against the 12 months before ($2.10 in 4 payments).
Cash that landed, by pay date. The yield up top uses today’s rate instead, so a raise or a cut shows there first.
Payout months
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Pays in Mar, May, Sep and Nov. Ex-dates fall in Mar, May, Sep and Nov (latest 4 payments).
Raise history
  • Streak: 0 years of higher annual totals (through 2025)
  • Last change: cut Jun 2, 2025 - $0.80 to $0.25 (-68.75%)
  • Last raise: Mar 8, 2024 - $0.75 to $0.80 (+$0.05, +6.67%)
  • Usual $ step: $0.10 (median of the raises before it)
Coverage
  • EPS payout: 16.6% - $1.00 paid / $6.02 EPS (4 quarters to Oct 3, 2026); own 4-yr norm 53.9% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)
  • FCF payout: 11.1% - $1.00 paid / $9.01 free cash flow per share (4 quarters to Oct 3, 2026); own 4-yr norm 43.5% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)

CRI vs Similar Dividend Stocks (LZB, SURRY...)

Against the 10 dividend-paying Consumer Cyclical companies closest to CRI in market value, CRI’s 2.92% run-rate yield is close to the group’s middle yield of 2.96%, and its raise streak of 0 years is the 6th longest. A higher yield than the group is not a bonus by itself: it is often the market pricing in a cut, so read it next to the rating and the coverage behind it.

Ticker Dividend ⓘ Yield Safety Rating No cut ⓘ
CRI $34.29Carter's $0.25/qtr$1.00/yr fwd 2.92% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 0 yrsno raise streak
LZB $32.65La-Z-Boy $0.242/qtr$0.97/yr fwd 2.96% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 12+ yrsraised 5 yrs in a row
SURRY $1.40Sun Art Retail Group Limited $0.109/yr 7.79% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 3 yrsno raise streak
TRS $38.32TriMas $0.04/qtr$0.16/yr fwd 0.42% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 3+ yrsno raise streak
MYE $28.25Myers Industries $0.135/qtr$0.54/yr fwd 1.91% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 34 yrsno raise streak
DMZPY $7.46Domino's Pizza Enterprises Limited $0.116/half-yr$0.23/yr fwd 3.11% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 2 yrsraised 1 yr in a row
SLNLY $17.50Stella International Holdings Limited $0.5355/half-yr$1.07/yr fwd 6.12% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 3+ yrsraised 2 yrs in a row
SMP $44.67Standard Motor Products $0.33/qtr$1.32/yr fwd 2.96% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 4+ yrsraised 1 yr in a row
WINA $272.45Winmark $1.02/qtr$4.08/yr fwd 1.50% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 15+ yrsraised 5 yrs in a row
CBRL $65.10Cracker Barrel Old Country Store $0.25/qtr$1.00/yr fwd 1.54% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 1 yrno raise streak
ARCO $7.06Arcos Dorados Holdings $0.07/qtr$0.28/yr fwd 3.97% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 4 yrsno raise streak

Yield and the safety rating are only half of it. See total returns with dividends reinvested, side by side: CRI vs LZB, CRI vs SURRY, CRI vs TRS.

CRI Dividend History: Every Payment Since 2013

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequencyType
Sep 1, 2026Sep 3, 2026$0.25QuarterlyRegular
May 26, 2026May 28, 2026$0.25QuarterlyRegular
Mar 13, 2026Mar 16, 2026$0.25QuarterlyRegular
Nov 24, 2025Nov 26, 2025$0.25QuarterlyRegular
Aug 26, 2025Aug 28, 2025$0.25QuarterlyRegular
Jun 2, 2025Jun 4, 2025$0.25QuarterlyRegular
Mar 10, 2025Mar 12, 2025$0.80QuarterlyRegular
Nov 25, 2024Nov 27, 2024$0.80QuarterlyRegular
Aug 27, 2024Aug 29, 2024$0.80QuarterlyRegular
May 24, 2024May 27, 2024$0.80QuarterlyRegular
The other 40 CRI payments come with a paid plan.
Show all 50 payments »
Newest first. Amounts are per share as paid, restated for splits; frequency is the schedule on file for that payment; a payment over 2.5x its neighbours is marked special.
From reported payments, prices and filings — data, not investment advice.

What the Dividend Safety Rating Means for CRI

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CRI Dividend Questions

How often does CRI pay dividends?

CRI pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Mar, May, Sep and Nov, with ex-dates in Mar, May, Sep and Nov. The ex-date comes about every 90 days, and the cash usually lands about 2 days later.

Does CRI pay dividends monthly?

No. CRI pays quarterly, 4 times a year. For payers that pay every month, see the monthly dividend stocks.

When is the next CRI dividend?

CRI has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 90 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Nov 30, 2026, with the cash around Dec 2, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.25 a share, went ex on Sep 1, 2026 and paid Sep 3, 2026. The current rate is $0.25 per share, $1.00 a year.

Does CRI pay a dividend in December 2026?

Not declared yet. By its usual rhythm the next ex-date falls around Nov 30, 2026, with the cash around Dec 2, 2026, so a payment in December 2026 is likely. Only the company’s declaration makes it final.

How much does CRI pay per share?

CRI pays $0.25 a share quarterly, $1.00 a year. At the Nov 10, 2026 close of $34.29 that is a 2.92% run-rate yield, near its usual level: its own 10-year median is 2.80%.

Has CRI raised its dividend?

CRI has no current streak of yearly raises. The latest raise, on Mar 8, 2024, took the rate from $0.75 to $0.80 (+6.67%). Since then the rate was cut on Jun 2, 2025, from $0.80 to $0.25. Over five years the dividend grew -9.0% a year.

Is CRI’s dividend safe?

No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. CRI paid out 17% of its earnings and 11% of its free cash flow as dividends over the 4 quarters to Oct 3, 2026. This is data, not investment advice. The full 12-check rating comes with a plan.

How do I track my CRI dividends?

Add CRI to a free DRIPCalc portfolio once, with your buy date and share count. Every payout since fills in, dated and in dollars; with DRIP on, the new shares each payment buys are counted for you, so there is no spreadsheet to update and no broker login. To project the snowball, run CRI in the DRIP calculator.

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How this page is built: the rate is the latest regular dividend per share; run-rate yield = rate × payments per year ÷ last close (Nov 10, 2026), never a trailing 12-month total, which lags after a raise and hides a cut. Specials and one-off payments never count in the rate; a payer whose regular payments differ in size is annualized over its last full cycle of regular payments. Raise streak = consecutive calendar years with a higher amount per payment than the year before; years without a cut = years in which the amount per payment held within 1%. The Dividend Safety Rating reads 12 visible lines: coverage, streak, raise pace and yield range for dividend stocks; NAV trend, NAV funding and payout stability for income funds. Similar payers = the same sector or fund group, nearest in market value or fund size. Payments, prices and filings come from DRIPCALC’s price and dividend database. History is not a forecast. This is data, not investment advice.