Growth Metrics

Citi Trends (CTRN) EBT Margin (2016 - 2026)

Citi Trends' EBT Margin history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at 3.35% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, EBT Margin rose 256.0% to 3.35% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Jan 2026 was 0.67%, a 563.0% increase, with the full-year FY2026 number at 0.67%, up 563.0% from a year prior.
  • EBT Margin hit 3.35% in Q1 2026 for Citi Trends, up from 3.5% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, EBT Margin for CTRN hit a ceiling of 19.01% in Q2 2022 and a floor of 13.8% in Q3 2024.
  • Historically, EBT Margin has averaged 0.85% across 5 years, with a median of 0.43% in 2025.
  • Biggest five-year swings in EBT Margin: crashed -2374bps in 2023 and later skyrocketed 1580bps in 2025.
  • Tracing CTRN's EBT Margin over 5 years: stood at 16.49% in 2022, then plummeted by -118bps to 2.89% in 2023, then plummeted by -63bps to 4.7% in 2024, then increased by 26bps to 3.5% in 2025, then surged by 196bps to 3.35% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows EBT Margin for CTRN at 3.35% in Q1 2026, 3.5% in Q4 2025, and 2.0% in Q3 2025.