Citi Trends (CTRN) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

On a trailing twelve-month basis, Citi Trends' Operating Expenses was $321.42 million through Aug 1, 2026, up 5.0% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it came in at $313.17 million, up 4.3% from FY2025.

• Operating Expenses has now increased for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 3.8% (FY2021 to FY2026).
• In earlier fiscal years, Operating Expenses was $300.17 million in FY2025 (+5.5%), $284.53 million in FY2024 (+1.9%), $279.18 million in FY2023 (-9.2%) and $307.62 million in FY2022 (+18.2%).
• The fiscal Q2 2027 figure marks the highest quarterly Operating Expenses in data going back to fiscal Q2 2011.
• Compared with a year earlier, Operating Expenses has increased for 13 straight quarters, with growth averaging 4.9% over the last eight quarters.
• The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Expenses over five years was fiscal Q3 2022 (growth of 8.0%); the worst was fiscal Q4 2023 (a decline of 11.3%).
• Per Business Quant data, CTRN's Operating Expenses in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 was $79.75 million (Q1 2027), $80.03 million (Q4 2026) and $79.35 million (Q3 2026).