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Citi Trends CTRN Ratios & Valuation

Q1 '26Q4 '25Q3 '25Q2 '25Q1 '25
Profitability
Gross margin39.7%+2.0pp39.6%+2.1pp39.5%+2.2pp39.8%+2.8pp37.7%-0.9pp
Operating margin1.3%+5.6pp0.5%+5.9pp-0.4%-0.6%-4.3%
Net margin1.4%+6.5pp0.6%+6.4pp-2%-2.1%-5.1%
EBITDA margin3.5%+5.5pp2.7%+5.6pp1.8%1.7%-1.9%
Free cash flow margin3.4%0.1%
Returns
Return on equity10.3%+39.9pp4.5%+36.4pp-13.8%-13.3%-29.5%
Return on assets2.6%+11.0pp1.1%+9.9pp-3.5%-3.5%-8.4%
Return on invested capital3.7%+14.6pp1.3%+15.2pp-1.1%-1.6%-10.8%
Efficiency
Asset turnover1.8×+0.2×1.8×+0.2×1.7×+0.2×1.6×+0.2×1.7×+0.2×
Inventory turnover4.5×+0.4×4.2×+0.5×3.9×+0.2×3.7×+0.2×4.2×+0.2×
Liquidity
Current ratio1.1×0.0×1.1×0.0×1.1×-0.1×1.1×0.0×1.1×-0.2×
Quick ratio0.5×+0.1×0.5×0.0×0.4×0.0×0.4×0.0×0.4×-0.1×
Cash ratio0.4×+0.2×0.4×0.0×0.3×0.0×0.3×0.0×0.3×-0.1×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity1.8×-0.2×1.9×0.0×+0.3×1.9×+0.2×+0.5×
Debt-to-assets0.5×0.0×0.5×0.0×0.5×0.0×0.5×0.0×0.5×0.0×
Net debt / EBITDA4.9×11.4×12.5×
Interest coverage30.5×+136×11.3×+139×-9.9×-14.9×-105.2×
Per Share
Book value per share$14.77+11.2%$14.01+3.0%$13.39-14.1%$13.62-16.9%$13.29-29.2%
Valuation
Market capitalization$468.3M+93.2%$360.1M+58.7%$297.52M+82.8%$253.13M+50.2%$172.43M-5.8%
Enterprise value$613.67M+45.7%$517.32M+33.9%$464.46M+33.1%$420.23M+23.2%$351.26M-1.0%
Price / earnings38.7×69.2×
Price / sales0.6×+0.2×0.4×+0.1×0.4×+0.2×0.3×+0.1×0.2×0.0×
Price / book3.7×+1.5×3.1×+1.1×2.8×+1.5×2.2×+1.0×1.6×+0.4×
EV / EBITDA20.5×23.2×31.6×31.5×
EV / sales0.7×+0.2×0.6×+0.1×0.6×+0.1×0.5×+0.1×0.5×0.0×
Free cash flow yield6.1%0.2%
Earnings yield2.6%+18.6pp1.4%+20.5pp-5.5%-6.6%-22.5%

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Questions, answered.

What are Citi Trends's profit margins?
Citi Trends (CTRN) runs a 39.7% gross margin and a 1.3% operating margin, with a 1.4% net margin.
Where do Citi Trends's ratios come from?
Every ratio is computed from Citi Trends's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.