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

Citi Trends' (CTRN) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $80.0 million in Q1 2026, down 21.77% year-on-year from $102.3 million in Q1 2025, and down 24.8% quarter-over-quarter from $106.4 million in Q4 2025.

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

Citi Trends has disclosed Operating Expenses across 17 years of filings, most recently posting $80.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $80.0 million, down 21.77% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $391.0 million (down 1.21% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was $313.2 million, down 20.88% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses came in at $80.0 million for Q1 2026 at Citi Trends, down from $106.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $106.4 million in Q4 2025 to a low of $68.5 million in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $79.6 million (2022), against an average of $84.1 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses soared 41.73% in 2024 and declined 21.77% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Citi Trends' Operating Expenses stood at $69.1 million in 2022, then increased by 0.81% to $69.7 million in 2023, then surged by 41.73% to $98.7 million in 2024, then rose by 7.8% to $106.4 million in 2025, then fell by 24.8% to $80.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $80.0 million (Q1 2026), $106.4 million (Q4 2025), and $105.5 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Tjx Companies 177.75 Bn 172.17 Bn 4.48 Bn 2.79 Bn
2 Ross Stores 74.23 Bn 69.64 Bn 1.80 Bn 990.10 Mn
3 Burlington Stores 19.90 Bn 19.15 Bn 1.26 Bn 773.83 Mn
4 Lululemon Athletica 13.59 Bn 11.78 Bn 2.00 Bn 1.18 Bn
5 Gap 7.91 Bn 5.35 Bn 1.42 Bn 972.00 Mn
6 Urban Outfitters 6.43 Bn 5.73 Bn 599.20 Mn 440.50 Mn
7 Boot Barn Holdings 5.12 Bn 4.92 Bn 281.24 Mn 166.46 Mn
8 Victoria's Secret 4.37 Bn 3.90 Bn 855.00 Mn 959.00 Mn
9 Abercrombie & Fitch 3.57 Bn 2.80 Bn 1.10 Bn 181.82 Mn
10 Citi Trends 346.93 Mn 280.84 Mn 91.93 Mn 80.03 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 80.03 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 106.42 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 105.45 Mn
May 3, 2025 99.12 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 102.30 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 98.72 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 97.47 Mn
May 4, 2024 97.33 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 74.53 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 69.65 Mn
Jul 29, 2023 69.54 Mn
Apr 29, 2023 70.81 Mn
Jan 28, 2023 70.58 Mn
Oct 29, 2022 69.09 Mn
Jul 30, 2022 68.48 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 71.03 Mn
Jan 29, 2022 79.56 Mn
Oct 30, 2021 74.78 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 75.38 Mn
May 1, 2021 77.89 Mn