What is the 13F Pro Quality Score for CTRN?

13F Pro ranks Citi Trends Inc (CTRN) on the 13F Pro Quality Score, a 0–100 composite of 32 fundamental signals including return on invested capital, free cash flow consistency, balance-sheet strength, earnings quality, growth durability, and valuation discipline. The score refreshes after each 10-K and 10-Q filing on SEC EDGAR. View CTRN's current score at https://13fpro.ai/research/CTRN (free sign-up required for the full ranking).

Where does 13F Pro source CTRN data?

All Citi Trends Inc fundamentals and ownership data come directly from SEC EDGAR. Citi Trends Inc files with the SEC under CIK 1318484. 13F Pro ingests XBRL financial facts from 10-K and 10-Q filings, Form 13F-HR institutional holdings, and Form 4 insider transactions, with no third-party rewrites or estimates.

What sector is CTRN in?

Citi Trends Inc (CTRN) is classified in the Consumer Discretionary sector. 13F Pro publishes sector-level fund flow analysis and quality leaders at https://13fpro.ai/research/sector/consumer-discretionary.

How often is CTRN research updated on 13F Pro?

CTRN's fundamentals refresh within hours of each new 10-K or 10-Q filing on SEC EDGAR. Institutional ownership updates after each quarterly 13F filing window. Insider transactions update after each Form 4 filing. The 13F Pro Quality Score recalculates after every fundamentals refresh.

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13F Pro Quality Score

50.2/100

Rank #1,469 of 2,879 stocks

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Revenue Growth

56.6/100

Profitability

56.6/100

Balance Sheet

45.4/100

Earnings Quality

30.0/100

Free Cash Flow

34.2/100

Institutional Flow

76.9/100

Revenue Scale

45.8/100

Dilution Risk

68.4/100

CTRN Stock Analysis & AI Quality Score

AI stock analysis and institutional research for Citi Trends Inc (CTRN), a Consumer Discretionary sector company. 13F Pro's AI-powered ranking engine scores CTRN at 50.2/100 on a 32-signal composite quality model, placing it at rank #1,469 of 2,879 stocks — the bottom half of the AI-ranked universe. CTRN scores in the top quartile across institutional flow (76.9). Areas of concern include earnings quality (30.0) and free cash flow (34.2), which score below median versus the broader universe. Based on the latest XBRL financial filings (Q1 2027), Citi Trends Inc reports quarterly revenue of $230.9M, net income of $7.8M, an operating margin of 3.2%. Top institutional holders of CTRN by reported 13-F value include Fund 1 Investments,, Divisadero Street Capital Management,, BlackRock,, based on the most recent SEC filings. CTRN trades on the Nasdaq exchange and files with the SEC under CIK 1318484. 13F Pro's AI research platform runs 10 specialized AI analysts — value, growth, momentum, macro, and activist specialists — that debate CTRN daily and publish AI-generated analysis with cited SEC sources. The platform aggregates historical XBRL financial facts, 10-Q and 10-K filings, insider Form 4 transactions, and institutional 13-F holdings for Citi Trends Inc directly from SEC EDGAR. Citi Trends Inc's 13F Pro composite quality score has ranged between 8 and 55 since 2021, currently 50.2 — an improving long-term trajectory across 56 quarterly and live scoring snapshots.

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Fun facts about Citi Trends Inc

Quirks, history, and lore behind CTRN — the kind of stuff that makes a stock memorable.

1
The Basics
U.S. specialty retailer · small-cap · listed on Nasdaq · headquartered in Georgia.
2
The Numbers
Operates roughly 600 stores across the American South and Midwest, with annual revenue in the hundreds of millions of dollars — big enough to matter, small enough to fly under the radar.
3
The History
Founded in 1946, the company spent decades quietly growing a brick-and-mortar retail chain before going public on Nasdaq in the early 2000s.
4
The Secret
Its core customer is the value-conscious urban shopper, and it leans hard into closeout and off-price merchandise — think deep discounts on name-brand apparel and accessories.
5
The Lore
It carves out a niche that bigger off-price rivals like TJ Maxx mostly overlook: smaller footprint stores planted firmly in underserved communities where the deals hit different.
6
The Giveaway
The name is a mashup of 'city' and 'trends' — this Savannah-based off-price apparel chain keeps urban fashion affordable one strip-mall storefront at a time.

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Revenue

Q1 2027

$230.9M

Net Income

Q1 2027

$7.8M

Free Cash Flow

Q1 2027

$15.0M

Operating Margin

Q1 2027

3.2%

ROIC

Q1 2027

5.9%

Revenue & Net Income

Earnings Per Share

Key Financials Over Time

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Revenue

+8.9% YoY

$820.0MFY 2026

FY21 $783.3MFY23 $795.0MFY25 $753.1MFY26 $820.0M

Net Income

+112.0% YoY

$5.2MFY 2026

FY21 —FY23 $58.9MFY25 $-43.2MFY26 $5.2M

Operating Income

+109.8% YoY

$3.9MFY 2026

FY21 $31.9MFY23 $75.3MFY25 $-39.5MFY26 $3.9M

EPS (Diluted)

+112.1% YoY

$0.63FY 2026

FY21 $2.32FY23 $7.17FY25 $-5.19FY26 $0.63

Total Assets

+1.8% YoY

$471.2MFY 2026

FY21 $494.6MFY23 $544.3MFY25 $462.8MFY26 $471.2M

Op. Cash Flow

+644.4% YoY

$21.0MFY 2026

FY21 $110.9MFY23 $5.8MFY25 $-3.8MFY26 $21.0M

Metric	FY 2026	FY 2025	FY 2023	FY 2021	FY 2020	FY 2019
Revenue	$820.0M +8.9%	$753.1M -5.3%	$795.0M +1.5%	$783.3M +0.2%	$781.9M +1.6%	$769.6M
Net Income	$5.2M +112.0%	$-43.2M -173.3%	$58.9M	—	—	—
Operating Income	$3.9M +109.8%	$-39.5M -152.4%	$75.3M +135.8%	$31.9M +72.2%	$18.5M -26.2%	$25.1M
EPS (Diluted)	$0.63 +112.1%	$-5.19 -172.4%	$7.17 +209.1%	$2.32 +64.5%	$1.41 -14.0%	$1.64
Total Assets	$471.2M +1.8%	$462.8M -15.0%	$544.3M +10.0%	$494.6M +7.7%	$459.1M +54.1%	$298.0M
Operating Cash Flow	$21.0M +644.4%	$-3.8M -166.9%	$5.8M -94.8%	$110.9M +160.2%	$42.6M +40.1%	$30.4M

AI Insight: CTRN Financial Trends

Revenue accelerated to $231M in Q2 2026 while operating income stabilized at $7M, but equity volatility and lumpy cash flow mask underlying business health.

• Revenue grew 20% from Q1 2026 ($230M) to Q2 2026 ($231M), extending a recovery from lows of $177M in Q3 2024.

• Operating income turned positive at $7M in Q2 2026 after oscillating between losses and narrow gains since Q3 2024.

• Operating cash flow improved to $21M in Q2 2026, strongest in the dataset, reversing prior-quarter weakness.

⚠ Equity fluctuated between $108M and $137M; no clear deleveraging trend despite $8M net income in Q2 2026.

⚠ Operating income and cash flow remain volatile quarter-to-quarter; Q4 2025 returned to $-7M operating loss despite $9M CF.

AI Insight: CTRN Ratio Trends

Operating margin and ROIC have stabilized into modest positive territory in Q2 2026, marking recovery from sustained losses through late 2024.

• Operating margin improved from -14.1% in Q3 2024 to 3.2% in Q2 2026, with ROIC climbing from -72.9% to 23.5% over same period.

• Q1 2026 and Q2 2026 both posted positive operating margins (3.1% and 3.2%), reversing Q4 2025's -3.7% decline.

• TTM ROIC of 8.6% lags Q2 2026's 23.5%, indicating recent quarters outperforming legacy 12-month average.

⚠ Q4 2025 posted -3.7% operating margin and -27.2% ROIC despite Q3 2025's 12.4% ROIC; seasonality risk remains unclear.

⚠ Debt-to-equity ratio unavailable across all periods; leverage trajectory and financial flexibility opaque.

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SEC EDGAR filings (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K)

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Insider transactions (Form 4)

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Historical financial trends

Peer comparison & sector analysis

Top Institutional Holders of CTRN

Fund 1 Investments, LLC
$111.5M2,573,486 sh
Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP
$21.4M494,046 sh
BlackRock, Inc.
$19.0M437,897 sh
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP
$14.2M327,769 sh
ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP
$10.6M244,328 sh
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
$10.1M233,163 sh
MARSHALL WACE, LLP
$9.7M222,853 sh
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
$9.4M216,923 sh
Bayberry Capital Partners LP
$7.4M170,100 sh
AWM Investment Company, Inc.
$7.2M166,127 sh

Fund	Value	Shares
Fund 1 Investments, LLC	$111.5M	2,573,486
Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP	$21.4M	494,046
BlackRock, Inc.	$19.0M	437,897
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP	$14.2M	327,769
ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP	$10.6M	244,328
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	$10.1M	233,163
MARSHALL WACE, LLP	$9.7M	222,853
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	$9.4M	216,923
Bayberry Capital Partners LP	$7.4M	170,100
AWM Investment Company, Inc.	$7.2M	166,127

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