Growth Metrics

Citi Trends (CTRN) Change in Inventory (2016 - 2026)

Citi Trends' Change in Inventory history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at -$10.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Change in Inventory at -$10.0 million for Q1 2026, down 105.6% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Jan 2026 was -$9.1 million (down 17.11% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2026 was -$9.1 million, down 17.11%.
  • Change in Inventory for Q1 2026 was -$10.0 million at Citi Trends, down from $6.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Change in Inventory ranged from a high of $20.2 million in Q3 2023 to a low of -$22.7 million in Q1 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Change in Inventory is -$3.1 million (2022), against an average of -$715882.4.
  • The sharpest move saw Change in Inventory skyrocketed 492.8% in 2022, then crashed 791.35% in 2025.
  • Year by year, Change in Inventory stood at -$13.6 million in 2022, then surged by 65.07% to -$4.7 million in 2023, then crashed by 57.65% to -$7.5 million in 2024, then skyrocketed by 179.79% to $6.0 million in 2025, then crashed by 267.86% to -$10.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Change in Inventory over the past three periods came in at -$10.0 million, $6.0 million, and $7.6 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.