Citi Trends (CTRN) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026)
Citi Trends' (CTRN) quarterly EBT Margin came in at 3.35% in Q1 2026, up 256.0% year-on-year from 0.94% in Q1 2025, and up 195.65% quarter-over-quarter from 3.5% in Q4 2025.
Citi Trends (CTRN) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Citi Trends has disclosed EBT Margin across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 3.35% for Q1 2026.
- EBT Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 3.35%, up 256.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 0.67% (up 563.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 0.67%, up 563.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin came in at 3.35% for Q1 2026 at Citi Trends, up from 3.5% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, EBT Margin ranged from a high of 19.01% in Q2 2022 to a low of 13.8% in Q3 2024.
- The 5-year median for EBT Margin is 0.43% (2025), against an average of 0.85%.
- Across the five-year window, EBT Margin sank 2374 bps in 2023 and surged 1580 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Citi Trends' EBT Margin stood at 16.49% in 2022, then slumped by 118 bps to 2.89% in 2023, then plunged by 63 bps to 4.7% in 2024, then gained by 26 bps to 3.5% in 2025, then jumped by 196 bps to 3.35% in 2026.
- The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 3.35% (Q1 2026), 3.5% (Q4 2025), and 2.0% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tjx Companies | 177.75 Bn | 172.17 Bn | 4.48 Bn | 12.02% |
| 2 | Ross Stores | 74.23 Bn | 69.64 Bn | 1.80 Bn | 12.78% |
| 3 | Burlington Stores | 19.90 Bn | 19.15 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 4.99% |
| 4 | Lululemon Athletica | 13.59 Bn | 11.78 Bn | 2.00 Bn | 22.34% |
| 5 | Gap | 7.91 Bn | 5.35 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 12.87% |
| 6 | Urban Outfitters | 6.43 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 599.20 Mn | -23.67% |
| 7 | Boot Barn Holdings | 5.12 Bn | 4.92 Bn | 281.24 Mn | 16.26% |
| 8 | Victoria's Secret | 4.37 Bn | 3.90 Bn | 855.00 Mn | 9.48% |
| 9 | Abercrombie & Fitch | 3.57 Bn | 2.80 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 14.51% |
| 10 | Citi Trends | 346.93 Mn | 280.84 Mn | 91.93 Mn | 3.35% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 3.35% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | -3.50% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 2.00% |
| May 3, 2025 | 0.43% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 0.78% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | -4.70% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | -13.80% |
| May 4, 2024 | -3.33% |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 2.29% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | -2.89% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | -4.10% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | -4.74% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 3.89% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 16.49% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | -1.84% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 19.01% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 5.18% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 5.05% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 6.86% |
| May 1, 2021 | 13.65% |