CTRNCiti Trends Inc
- Next report
- Dec 1
- Tuesday, in 19 days · time not announced yet
- Last result
- $1.08Beat
- vs $0.32 expected on Jun 2
- Stock move on it
- +4.13%
- one session
- Price
- $43.00
- −7.29% today · $526M cap
Past and upcoming reports
2
| Dec 1, 2026 | Oct 31, 2026 | Time not announced yet | n/a | not yet | |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Apr 30, 2026 | Time not given | $0.32 | Beat$1.08 | +4.13% |
Pre-earnings read
No pre-earnings read for this report
None for this company right now.
After the report
Jun 2, 2026 report
Citi Trends Q1 EPS beats by 243%, shares dip slightly post-earnings
Citi Trends reported Q1 EPS of $1.08 versus $0.32 estimate, a 243% beat. shares fell 0.6% despite strong earnings growth. The stock trades above its 50- and 200-day SMAs but below analyst target price of $70.50. Operating margin remains weak and debt/equity is elevated, tempering quality despite strong EPS growth.
Reported against expected
BeatReported EPS of $1.08 beat estimate of $0.32 by 243%.
Guidance
No explicit guidance provided in the report or payload.
How the stock reacted
Shares declined 0.6% to $45.83 on the day after earnings release.
What changed
Q1 EPS surged 243% above estimate to $1.08, but shares fell 0.6% post-earnings.
What the price now assumes
Market reaction suggests skepticism despite strong EPS beat, reflected in slight share price decline.
What it means for the business
Maintain neutral bias. monitor next quarter's margin and leverage metrics for quality improvement.
The next one to three months, as we saw it then
Better case30%
Sustained EPS growth with margin improvement drives multiple expansion and price appreciation.
Base case50%
EPS growth continues but margin and leverage remain flat, keeping valuation range-bound.
Worse case20%
Margin weakness and high leverage pressure earnings, leading to multiple contraction and share price decline.
If you hold it
Hold unless next-quarter revenue misses guidance materially or customer concentration risk worsens.
If you are watching
Add only if next-quarter guidance is reiterated or raised. avoid if guidance is cut or geopolitical risk escalates.
Scenario odds are a judgement, not measured.