Citi Trends, Inc.
CTRN Consumer Cyclical Apparel Retail
Citi Trends, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended January 2026) was $820.0 million, up 8.88% from fiscal 2025. In the quarter to July 2026, revenue grew 11.0%, EPS fell 122.9% and free cash flow fell 353.6%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for five consecutive years; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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Citi Trends, Inc. (CTRN) Piotroski F-score
Citi Trends, Inc.'s Piotroski F-score for fiscal 2026 is 8 out of 9: 8 of nine tests of profitability, leverage and efficiency passed, up from 3 in fiscal 2025.
Piotroski F-score, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Piotroski F-score | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 8 | 5.00 |
| FY2025 | 3 | 1.00 |
| FY2024 | 2 | (3.00) |
| FY2023 | 5 | (3.00) |
| FY2022 | 8 | 0.00 |
| FY2021 | 8 | 3.00 |
| FY2020 | 5 | (3.00) |
| FY2019 | 8 | 1.00 |
| FY2018 | 7 | 1.00 |
| FY2017 | 6 | — |
How fiscal 2026’s score is made up
| Test | This year | Year before | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive return on assets | 1.12% | (8.80%) | Pass | 1 |
| Positive operating cash flow | 20.95m | (3.85m) | Pass | 1 |
| Rising return on assets | 1.12% | (8.80%) | Pass | 1 |
| Cash flow above net income | 15.75m | 39.32m | Pass | 1 |
| Falling long-term leverage | 0.00 | 0.00 | Pass | 1 |
| Rising current ratio | 1.11 | 1.13 | Fail | 0 |
| No new shares issued | 8,057,000 | 8,315,000 | Pass | 1 |
| Rising gross margin | 39.59% | 37.45% | Pass | 1 |
| Rising asset turnover | 1.76 | 1.53 | Pass | 1 |
| Piotroski F-score | Strong — most fundamentals improved | 8 | ||
How the Piotroski F-score works
One point for each of nine tests, this fiscal year against the one before: positive return on assets, positive operating cash flow, rising return on assets, cash flow above net income, falling long-term leverage, a rising current ratio, no new shares issued, a rising gross margin and rising asset turnover. The ratios are the ones on this site, so each can be checked.
Joseph Piotroski (2000) called 8–9 high and 0–1 low; reading it in three bands is the common convention:
| 7–9 | Strong — most fundamentals improved |
|---|---|
| 4–6 | Mixed |
| 0–3 | Weak — most fundamentals deteriorated |
Where this differs from the paper: return on assets is on average rather than beginning-of-year assets, and weighted basic shares stand in for shares issued. The score is shown only when all nine tests can be worked out, which takes three fiscal years; banks and insurers, which report no current assets or gross profit, have none.
Piotroski F-score against peers
| Company | Piotroski F-score |
|---|---|
| CTRN Citi Trends, Inc. | 8 |
| ZUMZ Zumiez Inc. compare | 8 |
| LE Lands' End, Inc. compare | 7 |
| GCO Genesco Inc. compare | 7 |
| SFIX Stitch Fix, Inc. compare | 5 |
| SHOE Shoe Station Group Inc. compare | 5 |
| JILL J.Jill, Inc. compare | 4 |
| CAL Caleres, Inc. compare | 4 |
| CURV Torrid Holdings Inc. compare | 1 |
What Piotroski F-score is
The Piotroski F-Score tells an investor how many signs of improving profitability, funding and efficiency a company shows against a year earlier.
One point for each of nine tests against a year earlier: positive return on assets, positive operating cash flow, rising return on assets, cash flow above net income, falling long-term leverage, rising current ratio, no new shares issued, rising gross margin, and rising asset turnover