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Nasdaq · stock · Retail-Apparel & Accessory Stores · website · IPO 2005-05-18 · LEI

Citi Trends Inc statistics & valuation

Market cap$492.5M
P / E94.6×
P / S0.6×
P / B4.2×
Net margin0.6%
Return on capital1.3%
Graham number -81%$14.06

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($14.06); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
-1.60% -5.70% 0.60% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Gross margin (%)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Operating margin (%)
2.70% 3.00% 3.30% 2.40% 4.10% 8.00% 9.50% -2.60% -5.20% 0.50% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on equity (%)
-7.60% -38.10% 4.50% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Shares outstanding
14.9M 14.1M 13.1M 11.7M 10.3M 9.0M 8.4M 8.6M 8.5M 8.3M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Net debt ($)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Share buybacks ($)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on assets (%)
-2.30% -9.30% 1.10% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Free cash flow margin (%)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Debt / equity (×)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
EPS ($)
$0.91 $1.03 $1.64 $1.41 $2.32 $6.91 $7.17 -$1.46 -$5.19 $0.63 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

Citi Trends Inc trades at about 117.5× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 3.9×–75.2×, median 18.3×).

3.9× 117.5×

Shaded band = 10-year range (3.9×–75.2×); dot = today's 117.5×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Operating margin0.5%-5.2%-2.6%9.5%8.0%4.1%2.4%3.3%3.0%2.7%
Net margin0.6%-5.7%-1.6%
Return on assets1.1%-9.3%-2.3%
Return on equity4.5%-38.1%-7.6%
Current ratio1.111.131.321.391.031.341.332.202.142.36

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-01-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.