---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-028942"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CTRN"
cik: "0001318484"
company_name: "Citi Trends Inc"
filed_at: "2026-03-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T10:12:14.380122+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Citi Trends Q4 comps +8.9%, FY net income $5.2M; FY26 EBITDA guide $34-38M

## Summary
- Q4 total sales $230.4M (+9.1% YoY), comp store sales +8.9%, net income $7.4M vs loss $14.2M.
- FY 2025 sales $820M (+8.9%), comp +9.7%, net income $5.2M vs loss $43.2M, adjusted EBITDA $11.8M.
- FY 2026 outlook: sales growth 6-8%, comps 5-7%, adjusted EBITDA $34-38M; gross margin +100 bps.
- Ended FY25 with $66.1M cash, no debt, $40M remaining under share repurchase program.
- Q1 2026 quarter-to-date comps trending high-single digits; momentum continues.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-028942
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CTRN
- cik: 0001318484
- company_name: Citi Trends Inc
- filed_at: 2026-03-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318484/000110465926028942/0001104659-26-028942-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318484/000110465926028942/tm268989d1_8k.htm

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