Citi Trends Inc (CTRN) stock

CTRNNasdaqRetail-Apparel & Accessory StoresFiscal year ends January 30

Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Aug 1, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Sep 9, 2026Score 8/30109% above fair value

$46.38+0.82 (+1.80%)

Close on Nov 11, 2026Market cap $386.78MP/E –Yield –

Citi Trends statistics

84 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings: Dec 1, 2026 (estimated, before the open)
Last ex-dividend date: Mar 2, 2020
Fundamentals through: Aug 1, 2026
Share price as of: Nov 11, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: $386.78M; $362.36M
Enterprise Value: $330.89M; $311.99M
PS Ratio: 0.44; 0.36
PB Ratio: 3.10; 1.98
P/TBV Ratio: 3.10; 2.40
P/FCF Ratio: 59.54; 10.91
P/OCF Ratio: 11.12; 7.87

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 0.38; 0.40
EV / EBITDA: 12.91; 6.83
EV / EBIT: 60.01; 9.09
EV / FCF: 50.94; 8.55

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 8M; 34M
Shares Change (YoY): 1.95%; -0.33%
Shares Change (QoQ): -0.35%; -0.35%
Float: 6M; 26M
Shares Held by Insiders: 23.0%; 25.6%
Shares Held by Institutions: 100.7%; 73.4%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 1M; –
Short Interest Change: -1.54%; -2.12%
Short % of Float: 19.4%; 11.5%
Short % of Shares Outstanding: 14.9%; 6.88%
Days to Cover: 5.98; 6.20

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High: $77.91; –
52-Week Low: $36.05; –
20-Day Moving Average: $48.05; –
50-Day Moving Average: $52.51; –
200-Day Moving Average: $52.73; –
Average True Range (14): $3.44; –
Price Change (1 Week): -19.7%; -8.34%
Price Change (1 Month): -6.47%; 0.34%
Price Change (3 Months): -37.8%; -1.58%
Price Change (6 Months): 11.8%; 2.93%
Price Change (YTD): 11.6%; -12.6%
Price Change (1 Year): 17.5%; 5.37%
Price Change (3 Years): 92.7%; 27.3%
Price Change (5 Years): -45.6%; -48.1%
Price Change (10 Years): 112.1%; -33.8%
Average Volume (10 Days): 267,671; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 231,897; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 174,753; –
Relative Volume: 0.84; 0.71
Relative Strength Index (14): 44.7; 47.5
Volatility (1 Year): 61.7%; 63.7%
Beta (5 Years): 1.77; 1.14

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin: 39.8%; 39.1%
Operating Margin: 0.63%; 2.82%
Pretax Margin: 0.86%; 3.48%
EBITDA Margin: 2.95%; 5.75%
FCF Margin: 0.75%; 5.27%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Invested Capital (ROIC): 6.62%; 8.82%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): 1.79%; 7.39%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 1.13; 1.53
Quick Ratio: 0.31; 0.47
Interest Coverage: 15.62; 8.35

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): 11.1%; 4.17%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): 1.04%; -1.11%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR): 0.92%; 5.30%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR): -55.5%; -6.90%
EPS Growth (5Y CAGR): -23.0%; 27.7%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 1.84; 1.41
Inventory Turnover: 4.29; 3.76
Revenue Per Employee: $185.10K; $189.55K
Employee Count: 4,700; 7,250
WACC: 13.7%; 10.2%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: $869.97M; $1.14B
Gross Profit: $346.68M; $511.92M
Operating Income: $5.51M; $20.29M
Pretax Income: $7.50M; $45.82M
EBITDA: $25.63M; $56.56M

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: $55.89M; $77.98M
Net Cash (Debt): $55.89M; $59.04M
Net Cash Per Share: $6.70; $2.84
Equity (Book Value): $124.65M; $490.91M
Book Value Per Share: $14.95; $10.89
Tangible Book Value: $124.65M; $490.91M
Working Capital: $23.81M; $146.16M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: $34.77M; $82.94M
Capital Expenditures: -$28.27M; -$36.07M
Free Cash Flow: $6.50M; $66.55M
FCF Per Share: $0.78; $2.05

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

FCF Yield: 1.68%; 8.79%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Interest Expense: $353.00K; $3.07M

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Altman Z-Score: 3.35; 2.61
Piotroski F-Score: 8; 6

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 11, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

Period	CTRN	S&P 500	Difference	CTRN per year	S&P 500 per year
1 month	-10.0%	-2.4%	−7.6 pts
3 months	-39.1%	-1.2%	−38.0 pts
Year to date	+11.6%	+12.3%	−0.7 pts
1 year	+15.7%	+12.4%	+3.3 pts
3 years	+92.7%	+78.8%	+13.9 pts	+24.4%	+21.4%
5 years	-45.4%	+75.2%	−120.6 pts	-11.4%	+11.9%
10 years	+123.7%	+311.1%	−187.4 pts	+8.4%	+15.2%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

1M CTRN shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 1.5% from the previous report, or 19.38% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 6.0 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 33.0% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	1,244,550	-1.5%	207,974	6.0
Oct 15, 2026	1,264,064	-0.7%	118,354	10.7
Sep 30, 2026	1,272,430	+38.5%	237,053	5.4
Sep 15, 2026	919,029	+3.3%	147,343	6.2
Aug 31, 2026	889,704	-2.1%	189,172	4.7
Aug 14, 2026	909,069	+3.4%	121,989	7.5
Jul 31, 2026	879,456	+13.2%	129,266	6.8
Jul 15, 2026	776,703	+2.0%	154,402	5.0
Jun 30, 2026	761,488	-8.9%	334,689	2.3
Jun 15, 2026	835,549	-2.1%	132,817	6.3
May 29, 2026	853,560	+15.6%	188,192	4.5
May 15, 2026	738,488	+11.9%	102,223	7.2