Citi Trends Inc
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $400.09M
- P/E (TTM)
- 77.6
- Dividend yield
- –
About Citi Trends
Retail-Apparel & Accessory Stores, SIC 5600
Citi Trends, Inc. operates as an off-price retail chain that caters primarily to Black families and value-seeking consumers. The company sells a variety of products across six store divisions: women's apparel, men's apparel, children's clothing, footwear, accessories and beauty products, and home and lifestyle goods. Its merchandise mix includes opening price-point essentials, core branded and unbranded apparel, and opportunistic off-price offerings. The business focuses on delivering trend-focused clothing and everyday necessities to customers across various income levels through a curated, multi-tiered pricing structure.
The retailer conducts its business through physical locations, operating 590 retail stores situated in outdoor community shopping centers across 33 states in the United States. Its store network is supported by two company-operated distribution centers in Darlington, South Carolina, and Roland, Oklahoma, alongside a buying office located in New York City. The company also maintains a corporate office, though its specific headquarters location is not identified in the provided text.
Summary of the business section of Citi Trends's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- Citi Trends Inc
- Founded
- 1958
- Headquarters
- Savannah, GA
- Address
- 17 Park Of Commerce Blvd, Suite 200 31405
- Phone
- (912) 236-1561
- Website
- cititrends.com
- Employees
- 4,700, Jan 31, 2026
- Industry
- Retail-Apparel & Accessory Stores
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Fiscal year ends
- January 30
- Auditor
- Deloitte & Touche LLP, Atlanta, Georgia
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- CTRN
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- IPO date
- May 18, 2005
- Shares outstanding
- 8M, Aug 28, 2026
- Public float
- $241.62M, Aug 2, 2025
- Filer category
- Accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 1318484
- CUSIP
- 17306X102
- ISIN
- US17306X1028
- LEI
- 529900D06Q0FPHV34S87
- EIN
- 52-2150697
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Duane Seipel | Chief Executive Officer, Director | 685,444 |
| Lisa A. Powell | EVP and Chief Merch Officer | 13,970 |
| Katrina George | VP of Human Resources | 5,713 |
| Lovesh Kumar Puri | See Remarks | 3,958 |
| Heather L. Plutino | EVP and CFO | 20,841 |
| Kyle Koenig | VP of Stores and Real Estate | 11,579 |
| Benjamin Taylor Faw | Director | 2,168 |
| Chaoyang (Charles) Liu | Director | 6,969 |
| Michael S. Kvitko | Director | 6,969 |
| Pamela J. Edwards | Director | 3,958 |
| Margaret L. Jenkins | Director | 15,844 |
| Cara Robinson | Director | 14,633 |
| David A. Heath | Director | 10,469 |
| Wesley Calvert | Director | 2,277 |
| Jonathan Duskin | Director | 40,465 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Mr.Makuen | $1.91M | $9.54M | $1.16M | $73 | $160 |
| FY2025 Mr.Seipel | $1.91M | $9.54M | $1.16M | $73 | $160 |
| FY2024 Mr.Makuen | $6.06M | $10.31M | $563.03K | $44 | $167 |
| FY2024 Mr.Seipel | $1.50M | $265.99K | $563.03K | $44 | $167 |
| FY2023 Mr.Makuen | $1.75M | $1.19M | $615.21K | $46 | $113 |
| FY2023 Mr.Seipel | $1.75M | $1.19M | $615.21K | $46 | $113 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“associates. As of January 31, 2026, we had approximately 2,500 full-time and approximately 2,200 part-time associates. Of these associates, approximately 3,900 are employed in our stores and the remainder are employed in our distribution”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 2023 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |
| Mar 15, 2022 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Jun 9, 2021 | Auditor change | Change in certifying accountant (8-K Item 4.01) |
| May 18, 2005 | IPO | Initial public offering priced (424B4 prospectus) |