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CULP INC (CULP)

As-reported financials and SEC filings for CULP INC. The latest annual period is FY2026. The latest reported quarter is Q4 FY2026. Financial statements come straight from the company’s EDGAR filings; valuation figures such as P/E and market cap use market data.

About CULP INC

Culp Inc is a North American company that markets mattress fabrics and upholstery fabrics for residential, commercial, and hospitality furniture. It serves leading bedding and furniture manufacturers globally by providing fabrics produced at its own manufacturing facilities and sourced from other suppliers. The company operates two main segments: mattress fabrics, which include knitted and woven fabrics and sewn covers for bedding products, and upholstery fabrics, which include fabrics for residential, commercial, and hospitality furniture as well as window treatment products and installation services.

Snapshot

Revenue
$203.5M
Revenue growth (YoY)
-4.6%
Net income
$-10.2M
Diluted EPS
$-0.81
Gross margin
12.4%
Operating margin
-3.5%
Net margin
-5.0%
FCF margin
-4.9%
ROE
-21.2%
net income / fiscal-year-end equity
P/E
trailing when available, otherwise FY EPS
Market cap
$43.6M
Long-term debt / equity
non-current term debt only

Fundamentals are from SEC filings for FY2026, the latest annual period (ended May 3, 2026). P/E and market cap are derived from stored market prices, last retrieved on a rolling basis and typically within the past week.

What changed at Culp

  • Revenue fell 4.6% to $203M in FY2026, after a 5.4% decline the year before.
  • Operating margin is now a 3.5% loss in FY2026, from 0.2% in FY2022.
  • Most recent quarter Q4 FY2026: revenue $52M, up 5.8% from Q4 FY2025.
  • Free cash flow was negative $10M in FY2026.
  • Net loss narrowed to $10M in FY2026, from $19M in FY2025.

Computed from the as-reported figures in the statements below. A change we cannot state from filed figures is left out rather than estimated.

Peer comparison

Where Culp’s fundamentals sit among the 403 Consumer Discretionary companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).

Gross margin12.4%
9th percentile of 275
Operating margin-3.5%
20th percentile of 348
Net margin-5.0%
21st percentile of 377
FCF margin-4.9%
11th percentile of 351
Revenue growth (YoY)-4.6%
23rd percentile of 394
ROE-21.2%
20th percentile of 343
Short interest2.72d
33rd percentile of 401

Culp’s gross margin of 12.4% ranks in the 9th percentile of the 275 Consumer Discretionary companies reporting it. Culp’s FCF margin of -4.9% ranks in the 11th percentile of the 351 Consumer Discretionary companies reporting it.

2 reported insider purchases (code P) totaling $26,467 in the last 90 days. For context, about 15% of companies in the universe saw any reported insider purchase (code P) in the same window. Browse insider activity →

Percentiles describe where a figure sits among sector peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.

Institutional ownership

Held by 2 quant / multi-strat books among the superinvestors we track; no conviction manager currently reports a position.

Conviction investors
0
+2 quant / multi-strat
Initiated / added
1
0 new, 1 added
Reduced / exited
1
1 trimmed, 0 exited
Combined position
$1.9M
reported long value
InvestorAs ofPosition valueSharesChange
Renaissance TechnologiesquantQ2 2026$1.7M553.8KReduced
Citadel AdvisorsquantQ2 2026$178,69357.6KAdded

From quarterly Form 13F filings, which can be up to 45 days delayed. Long US-listed positions only: excludes short positions, options, cash, bonds, and non-US holdings, so this is not a manager’s complete portfolio. Counts are of the investors we track, not all institutions. Not investment advice.

Recent insider activity

Non-derivative buys and sells (codes P/S) reported by officers, directors and 10% owners on SEC Form 4. Multiple insiders have bought recently (a cluster buy).

Buys (90d)
2
2 insiders
Bought (90d)
$26K
code P value
Sells (90d)
0
Reported activity
Cluster buy
≥2 insiders buying
Trade dateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2026-07-13
filed 2026-07-14
Collier John DouglasDirectorBuy5.0K$3.45$17K
2026-07-09
filed 2026-07-10
CULP ROBERT GEORGE IVPresident & CEOBuy2.8K$3.33$9K

Reported non-derivative purchases and sales (codes P/S) — which may be open-market or private; excludes option exercises, grants, and shares withheld for taxes. Dates shown are the trade date; a Form 4 can be filed days to years later. A sale can be routine (e.g. a pre-set 10b5-1 plan), so read individual transactions in context. From SEC Form 4. Not investment advice.

Short interest

Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.

Shares short
42.8K
settled 2026-08-14
Change vs prior
+14.2%
vs previous settlement
Days to cover
2.72
at avg daily volume
Avg daily volume
15.7K
FINRA reported
SettlementShares shortChangeDays to cover
2026-08-1442.8K+14.2%2.72
2026-07-3137.5K-11.5%3.29
2026-07-1542.3K+35.6%1.00
2026-06-3031.2K+12.9%1.00
2026-06-1527.6K+1.8%1.05
2026-05-2927.2K+11.6%1.13
2026-05-1524.3K+3.5%1.00
2026-04-3023.5K-20.6%1.00

Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest. FINRA is the owner and source of the FINRA-supplied data, which is included at no additional charge for your own personal or professional use; republishing or redistributing it is not permitted. Settlement dates are shown; FINRA publishes each settlement about nine business days later, so the latest figure can be two to four weeks old. Not presented as a percentage of float. No FINRA endorsement of this product is implied. Not investment advice.

Income statement (as reported)

 FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue$203.5M$213.2M$225.3M$234.9M$294.8M
Gross profit$25.2M$25.1M$27.9M$10.9M$36.1M
Operating income$-7.2M$-18.4M$-11.3M$-28.5M$678,000
Net income$-10.2M$-19.1M$-13.8M$-31.5M$-3.2M
Diluted EPS$-0.81$-1.53$-1.11$-2.57$-0.26

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Balance sheet (as reported)

 FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Cash and equivalents$8.3M$5.6M$10.0M$21.0M$14.6M
Current assets$80.7M$83.5M$80.9M$95.5M$107.2M
Total assets$112.0M$123.4M$132.1M$152.2M$177.6M
Current liabilities$45.0M$47.0M$38.1M$44.0M$32.6M
Long-term debt
Total liabilities$63.8M$65.7M$55.9M$63.1M$58.1M
Total equity$48.1M$57.6M$76.1M$89.1M$119.5M

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Cash flow (as reported)

 FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Operating cash flow$-9.4M$-17.6M$-8.2M$7.8M$-17.4M
Capital expenditure$596,000$2.9M$3.7M$2.1M$5.7M
Free cash flow$-10.0M$-20.6M$-11.9M$5.7M$-23.1M

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Quarterly trend (as reported)

QuarterRevenueRevenue YoYNet incomeDiluted EPS
Q4 FY2026$51.6M5.8%$-2.2M$-0.18
Q3 FY2026$48.0M-8.2%$-3.4M$-0.27
Q2 FY2026$53.2M-4.4%$-4.3M$-0.34
Q1 FY2026$50.7M-10.3%$-231,000$-0.02
Q4 FY2025$48.8M-1.5%$-2.1M$-0.16
Q3 FY2025$52.3M-13.5%$-4.1M$-0.33
Q2 FY2025$55.7M-5.2%$-5.6M$-0.45
Q1 FY2025$56.5M-0.2%$-7.3M$-0.58

Latest 8 reported quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR.

Company facts

ExchangeNasdaq
SectorConsumer Discretionary
SIC industryBroadwoven Fabric Mills, Cotton
Latest annual periodFY2026 (ended May 3, 2026)
Latest reported quarterQ4 FY2026 (ended May 3, 2026)
Oldest indexed filing2012
SEC CIK723603

Selected SEC filings

10-K2026-07-17
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10-Q2026-03-13
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10-Q2025-12-12
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10-Q2025-09-12
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8-K2026-07-01
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8-K2026-03-11
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8-K2026-02-23
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8-K2026-01-27
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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR. Figures are as-reported and may be unaudited or restated; verify against the source filing before relying on them. Informational only. Not investment advice.