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Citi Trends, Inc.

Apparel Retail · United States

USD 51.551.5% daily changeQuote 2026-10-09 · USD
Market cap (USD)
US$429.90M
Trailing P/E
61.37x
Forward P/E
18.38x
Quarterly revenue growth
10.9%
Trailing net margin
0.8%
Indicated dividend yield
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Snapshot 2026-10-11 · Latest financial period 2026-08-01 · Yahoo Finance. Quotes may be delayed; reporting periods can differ.

Company background

Citi Trends, Inc. operates as a value retailer of apparel, accessories, and home trends. The company offers apparel for juniors, missy, and plus size, including trend right sportswear, outerwear, sleepwear, lingerie, and scrubs for women; basics, fashion, and trends for boys up to size 20 and girls up to size 16, as well as sizes for newborns, infants, and toddlers; children's uniforms, accessories, and sleepwear; and apparel for men and big men, such as trend right sportswear and outerwear. It also provides fashionable handbags, luggage, hats, belts, sunglasses, jewelry, and watches for men and women; and underwear and socks for the entire family, as well as beauty and fragrance offerings for women and men. In addition, the company offers home goods for the bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, and decorative accessories; eclectic composition of wants and needs comprising books, food, tech products, team sports products, toys, health and beauty products, and seasonal items. Further, it provides casual and dress footwear in sizes for men, women, and children. The company was formerly known as Allied Fashion, Inc. and changed its name to Citi Trends, Inc. in 2001. Citi Trends, Inc. was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Savannah, Georgia.

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Q2 FY2026

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CTRN Stock Q2 FY2026: 94% Of The Profit Goes Back Into The Stores

Published 2026-08-27

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MetricCTRNCiti Trends, Inc.Snapshot 2026-10-11Financial period: 2026-08-01CALCaleres, Inc.Snapshot 2026-10-11Financial period: 2026-08-01CURVTorrid Holdings Inc.Snapshot 2026-10-11Financial period: 2026-08-01Peer medianSimilar-size peers only
Market capMarket value, converted to USDUS$429.90MUS$417.17MUS$253.29MUS$335.23Mn=2
Forward P/EProvider forward earnings estimate18.38x5.51x42.33x23.92xn=2
EV / EBITDAEnterprise value / trailing EBITDA23.26x10.14x23.30x16.72xn=2
Revenue growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter10.9%5.6%-11.8%-3.1%n=2
Operating marginLatest reported quarter-0.9%3.4%1.5%2.4%n=2
Free cash flow yieldTrailing cash flow / market cap0.7%-4.4%8.6%2.1%n=2
Net debt / EBITDANet debt / trailing EBITDA6.69x6.69x14.20x10.45xn=2
Debt / equityTotal debt / positive book equity1.80x1.29x——
Trailing P/ETrailing twelve-month earnings61.37x7.90x——
Price / bookPrice / positive book equity per share3.35x0.62x——
EV / salesEnterprise value / trailing revenue0.68x0.44x0.68x0.56xn=2
Earnings growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter—761.5%227.0%494.2%n=2
Gross marginTrailing twelve months39.8%44.8%33.6%39.2%n=2
Net marginTrailing twelve months0.8%1.8%-0.9%0.5%n=2
Return on equityProvider trailing return; positive equity only6.2%7.7%——
Free cash flow marginTrailing free cash flow / revenue0.3%-0.6%2.3%0.8%n=2
Dividend yieldIndicated annual dividend / price—2.3%——
Earnings payoutProvider trailing dividend payout0.0%18.3%0.0%9.2%n=2
Current ratioCurrent assets / current liabilities1.13x1.11x0.79x0.95xn=2
BetaProvider historical market sensitivity1.820.740.690.71n=2

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