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

Citi Trends' Operating Margin history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at 1.95% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Operating Margin at 1.95% for Q1 2026, down 1360.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Jan 2026 was 0.14% (up 118.0% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2026 was 0.14%, up 118.0%.
  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 was 1.95% at Citi Trends, up from 3.73% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 19.04% in Q2 2022 to a low of 20.87% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 1.8% (2022), against an average of 0.33%.
  • The sharpest move saw Operating Margin crashed -3028bps in 2022, then soared 2441bps in 2023.
  • Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 16.42% in 2022, then plummeted by -120bps to 3.34% in 2023, then tumbled by -47bps to 4.93% in 2024, then grew by 24bps to 3.73% in 2025, then soared by 152bps to 1.95% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods came in at 1.95%, 3.73%, and 1.84% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.