Top 15%
Global Activist
Bloomberg, based on number of campaigns.
500%+
Shareholder Return*
For Fossil Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FOSL) shareholders within approximately 2 years of securing board representation.
$20B+
Financial Misstatements Exposed / Vindicated
Through disclosure changes, SEC enforcement action, or bankruptcies.
* The 500%+ return figure for Fossil Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FOSL) assumes a shareholder held their shares continuously from March 24, 2024, for approximately two years forward.
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"Carter's, Inc. reported cost of goods sold of $202.9 million for the thirteen weeks ended July 4, 2026, against net sales of $615.5 million.¹ That is a gross margin of 67.0 percent. In the comparable quarter of the prior year the Company reported cost of goods sold of $303.6 million on net sales of $585.3 million, a gross margin of 48.1 percent.¹ Sales grew about five percent. Gross margin expanded by roughly nineteen percentage points."
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