Citi Trends (CTRN) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026)

Citi Trends (CTRN) reported EBT Margin of 3.44% for Q2 2026, up 301.0% on a YoY basis from 0.86% in Q2 2025, and up 2.75% sequentially from 3.35% in Q1 2026.

Citi Trends (CTRN) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Citi Trends (CTRN) has 17 years of EBT Margin data on file, last reported at 3.44% in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, EBT Margin rose 301.0% year-over-year to 3.44%; the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 stood at 1.48% (up 542.0% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 0.67%, up 563.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin improved to 3.44% in Q2 2026, from 3.35% 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.
  • A 5-year average of 1.0% and a median of 0.61% in 2025 frame the typical range for EBT Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, EBT Margin tumbled 2374 bps in 2023 and surged 1580 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing CTRN's EBT Margin over 5 years: stood at 16.49% in 2022, then tumbled by 118 bps to 2.89% in 2023, then sank by 63 bps to 4.7% in 2024, then rose by 26 bps to 3.5% in 2025, then surged by 198 bps to 3.44% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CTRN's EBT Margin at 3.44% in Q2 2026, 3.35% in Q1 2026, and 3.5% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 Tjx Companies 169.48 Bn 163.90 Bn 4.48 Bn 12.02%
2 Ross Stores 74.91 Bn 70.31 Bn 1.80 Bn 12.78%
3 Burlington Stores 21.30 Bn 20.55 Bn 1.26 Bn 5.00%
4 Lululemon Athletica 12.32 Bn 10.51 Bn 2.00 Bn 22.34%
5 Gap 6.81 Bn 4.25 Bn 1.42 Bn 12.87%
6 Victoria's Secret 6.71 Bn 6.55 Bn 585.00 Mn 4.10%
7 Urban Outfitters 5.96 Bn 5.55 Bn 542.57 Mn 9.85%
8 Boot Barn Holdings 4.50 Bn 4.30 Bn 281.24 Mn 16.26%
9 Abercrombie & Fitch 4.04 Bn 3.43 Bn 682.63 Mn 8.45%
10 Citi Trends 501.46 Mn 420.36 Mn 92.23 Mn 3.44%

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 2, 2026 3.44%
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%