Citi Trends (CTRN) Change in Inventory (2010 - 2026)

Citi Trends' (CTRN) quarterly Change in Inventory came in at -$10.0 million in Q1 2026, down 105.6% year-on-year from $178.9 million in Q1 2025, and down 267.86% quarter-over-quarter from $6.0 million in Q4 2025.

Citi Trends (CTRN) Change in Inventory (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Citi Trends has disclosed Change in Inventory across 17 years of filings, most recently posting -$10.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Change in Inventory for Q1 2026 came in at -$10.0 million, down 105.6% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was -$9.1 million (down 17.11% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was -$9.1 million, down 17.11% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory came in at -$10.0 million for Q1 2026 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.
  • Across the five-year window, Change in Inventory soared 492.8% in 2022 and tumbled 791.35% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Citi Trends' Change in Inventory stood at -$13.6 million in 2022, then surged by 65.07% to -$4.7 million in 2023, then tumbled by 57.65% to -$7.5 million in 2024, then jumped by 179.79% to $6.0 million in 2025, then slumped by 267.86% to -$10.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Change in Inventory figures came in at -$10.0 million (Q1 2026), $6.0 million (Q4 2025), and $7.6 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Tjx Companies 177.75 Bn 172.17 Bn 4.48 Bn 382.00 Mn
2 Ross Stores 74.23 Bn 69.64 Bn 1.80 Bn -498.00 Mn
3 Burlington Stores 19.90 Bn 19.15 Bn 1.26 Bn 132.30 Mn
4 Lululemon Athletica 13.59 Bn 11.78 Bn 2.00 Bn -328.77 Mn
5 Gap 7.91 Bn 5.35 Bn 1.42 Bn -112.00 Mn
6 Urban Outfitters 6.43 Bn 5.73 Bn 599.20 Mn -142.03 Mn
7 Boot Barn Holdings 5.12 Bn 4.92 Bn 281.24 Mn -49.63 Mn
8 Victoria's Secret 4.37 Bn 3.90 Bn 855.00 Mn -308.00 Mn
9 Abercrombie & Fitch 3.57 Bn 2.80 Bn 1.10 Bn -130.99 Mn
10 Citi Trends 346.93 Mn 280.84 Mn 91.93 Mn -10.02 Mn

Historic Data

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Jan 31, 2026 -10.02 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 -10.02 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 5.97 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 5.97 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 7.64 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 7.64 Mn
May 3, 2025 -12.71 Mn
May 3, 2025 -12.71 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 -4.87 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 -4.87 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 -7.48 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 -7.48 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 15.98 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 15.98 Mn
May 4, 2024 -11.42 Mn
May 4, 2024 -11.42 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 705,000.00
Feb 3, 2024 705,000.00
Oct 28, 2023 -4.75 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 -4.75 Mn