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How Citi Trends, Inc. stacks up
CTRN · against 569 other Consumer Cyclical companies of similar size
Profitability
27/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #360 of 570 · scores higher than 36% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score75 peers with a profitability score of 20–29, including CTRN · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 27?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Cyclical companies.Mainly because of its operating margin and return on assets, which are weaker than most Consumer Cyclical peers.
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 83% of peers. Operating margin: 0.6% vs peer median 6.4%
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 69% of peers. Return on assets: 1.5% vs peer median 3.3%
- Return on invested capital is close to the peer norm. Return on invested capital: 6.3% vs peer median 7.3%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = CTRN, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | CTRN | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 541 reported | 6.3% | 5.1% | 57% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 567 reported | 0.6% | 4.8% | 22% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 544 reported | 1.5% | 2.2% | 40% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 532 reported | 6.2% | 5.1% | 57% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 570 reported | 39.8% | 27.0% | 70% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around CTRN| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9.10T IDR (≈$564M) | 99 | 85 | |
| 1 | 1.5B BRL (≈$267M) | 99 | 92 | |
| 3 | 396M AUD (≈$262M) | 98 | 78 | |
| 3 | 418M USD | 98 | 53 | |
| 5 | 22.1B TWD (≈$685M) | 97 | 65 | |
| 360 | 3.1B CNY (≈$441M) | 27 | 32 | |
| 360 | 3.7B CNY (≈$525M) | 27 | 59 | |
| 360 | 2.8B CNY (≈$396M) | 27 | 41 | |
| 360 | 52.6B JPY (≈$358M) | 27 | 48 | |
| 360 | 414M USD | 27 | 36 | |
| 360 | 378M USD | 27 | 26 | |
| 367 | 5.4B CNY (≈$754M) | 26 | 49 | |
| 367 | 568M AUD (≈$375M) | 26 | 35 | |
| 367 | 395M USD | 26 | 40 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score