4-4-5 fiscal calendar generator

Choose the month your fiscal year ends and the week pattern. You get all twelve periods with week numbers and dates on one printable page.

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US Letter · 279.4 × 215.9 mm · landscape
FY20274-4-5Dec 27, 2026 – Dec 25, 2027 · 52 weeks · weeks end SaturdayP1Q1 · 4 weeksWk 01Dec 27 – Jan 2Wk 02Jan 3 – Jan 9Wk 03Jan 10 – Jan 16Wk 04Jan 17 – Jan 23P2Q1 · 4 weeksWk 05Jan 24 – Jan 30Wk 06Jan 31 – Feb 6Wk 07Feb 7 – Feb 13Wk 08Feb 14 – Feb 20P3Q1 · 5 weeksWk 09Feb 21 – Feb 27Wk 10Feb 28 – Mar 6Wk 11Mar 7 – Mar 13Wk 12Mar 14 – Mar 20Wk 13Mar 21 – Mar 27P4Q2 · 4 weeksWk 14Mar 28 – Apr 3Wk 15Apr 4 – Apr 10Wk 16Apr 11 – Apr 17Wk 17Apr 18 – Apr 24P5Q2 · 4 weeksWk 18Apr 25 – May 1Wk 19May 2 – May 8Wk 20May 9 – May 15Wk 21May 16 – May 22P6Q2 · 5 weeksWk 22May 23 – May 29Wk 23May 30 – Jun 5Wk 24Jun 6 – Jun 12Wk 25Jun 13 – Jun 19Wk 26Jun 20 – Jun 26P7Q3 · 4 weeksWk 27Jun 27 – Jul 3Wk 28Jul 4 – Jul 10Wk 29Jul 11 – Jul 17Wk 30Jul 18 – Jul 24P8Q3 · 4 weeksWk 31Jul 25 – Jul 31Wk 32Aug 1 – Aug 7Wk 33Aug 8 – Aug 14Wk 34Aug 15 – Aug 21P9Q3 · 5 weeksWk 35Aug 22 – Aug 28Wk 36Aug 29 – Sep 4Wk 37Sep 5 – Sep 11Wk 38Sep 12 – Sep 18Wk 39Sep 19 – Sep 25P10Q4 · 4 weeksWk 40Sep 26 – Oct 2Wk 41Oct 3 – Oct 9Wk 42Oct 10 – Oct 16Wk 43Oct 17 – Oct 23P11Q4 · 4 weeksWk 44Oct 24 – Oct 30Wk 45Oct 31 – Nov 6Wk 46Nov 7 – Nov 13Wk 47Nov 14 – Nov 20P12Q4 · 5 weeksWk 48Nov 21 – Nov 27Wk 49Nov 28 – Dec 4Wk 50Dec 5 – Dec 11Wk 51Dec 12 – Dec 18Wk 52Dec 19 – Dec 25printplan.app

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How the 4-4-5 fiscal year works

Every week runs Sunday to Saturday. Quarters are 13 weeks, split into periods of four, four and five weeks. Because every period is whole weeks, a Tuesday in period 3 this year compares with a Tuesday in period 3 last year, which a calendar-month comparison can't promise.

The trade-off is that periods are not months. Period 1 of a year ending in December starts at the very end of the previous December, and a period can include days from two calendar months.

Who uses it

  • Retailers, usually on the NRF 4-5-4 calendar ending on the Saturday nearest January 31.
  • Manufacturers and restaurant groups on 4-4-5 for payroll and production planning.
  • Anyone filing on a 52-53-week tax year, which the IRS allows under section 441(f).

The 364-day year and the 53rd week

Twelve periods of 4, 4 and 5 weeks add up to 52 weeks: 364 days. The calendar year is 365 or 366, so the year-end date drifts, and every five or six years a 53rd week is added to pull it back.

  1. FY2024ends Dec 28, 202452 wk
  2. FY2025ends Dec 27, 202552 wk
  3. FY2026ends Dec 26, 202652 wk
  4. FY2027ends Dec 25, 202752 wk
  5. FY2028ends Dec 30, 202853 wk
  6. FY2029ends Dec 29, 202952 wk
  7. FY2030ends Dec 28, 203052 wk
  8. FY2031ends Dec 27, 203152 wk
  9. FY2032ends Dec 25, 203252 wk

Highlighted rows are 53-week years: in those, the last period is 4-4-6, and year-on-year comparisons need adjusting for the extra week.

Questions people ask

What is a 4-4-5 calendar?

A fiscal calendar used in retail and manufacturing that splits each quarter into three periods of 4, 4 and 5 weeks. Every period ends on the same weekday, so weeks and periods compare cleanly year on year.

What is the difference between 4-4-5, 4-5-4 and 5-4-4?

Only which period in each quarter gets the fifth week. The National Retail Federation’s retail calendar uses 4-5-4; many manufacturers use 4-4-5.

What does "last Saturday" versus "nearest Saturday" mean?

It sets where the fiscal year ends. "Last Saturday" ends it on the final Saturday of the chosen month; "nearest Saturday" ends it on the Saturday closest to the month end, which can fall a few days into the next month. The US tax code calls this a 52-53-week tax year.

Why do some fiscal years have 53 weeks?

Fifty-two weeks is 364 days, one or two days short of a calendar year. The shortfall builds up, and about every five or six years a 53rd week is added, usually to the last period.