Balance Sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Daily Values
Growth Metrics
Income Statement
Others
Ratios
Asset Utilization RatioAssets AverageEBIT MarginEBITDA MarginEBT MarginEnterprise ValueEquity AverageEquity RatioFCF MarginGross MarginInterest Coverage RatioInventory AverageInvested CapitalNet MarginOperating MarginReturn on AssetsReturn on Capital EmployedReturn on EquityReturn on Invested CapitalReturn on SalesTimes Interest Earned

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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin fell 1360.0% to 1.95% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Jan 2026 was 0.14%, a 118.0% increase, with the full-year FY2026 number at 0.14%, up 118.0% from a year prior.
  • Operating Margin hit 1.95% in Q1 2026 for Citi Trends, up from 3.73% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Margin for CTRN hit a ceiling of 19.04% in Q2 2022 and a floor of 20.87% in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 0.33% across 5 years, with a median of 1.8% in 2022.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Operating Margin: plummeted -3028bps in 2022 and later skyrocketed 2441bps in 2023.
  • Tracing CTRN's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 16.42% in 2022, then tumbled by -120bps to 3.34% in 2023, then crashed by -47bps to 4.93% in 2024, then increased by 24bps to 3.73% in 2025, then skyrocketed by 152bps to 1.95% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Operating Margin for CTRN at 1.95% in Q1 2026, 3.73% in Q4 2025, and 1.84% in Q3 2025.