Citi Trends (CTRN) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $0.04
- Estimate
- -$0.32
- Surprise
- +113.8%
- Score today
- 5.1/10
Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.
How the report landed
Citi Trends (CTRN) beat the -$0.32 estimate with adjusted EPS of $0.04 — a large 113.8% upside surprise.
Coverage in the report window
- Why Is Citi Trends Stock Falling Tuesday? — benzinga, 2026-08-25
- Citi Trends Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript — benzinga, 2026-08-25
- Citi Trends Files $100M Common Stock Shelf Registration — benzinga, 2026-08-25
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates CTRN Sell at 5.1/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +113.8% surprise compares with a +88.8% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-12-01.
What argues against it
- Quality below floor (3.1 < 4.0)
- Momentum score 1.2/10 — below 4.5 minimum
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $51.94
- Price target
- $77.35
- Stop
- $48.30
- Upside to target
- +48.9%
- Reward-to-risk
- 4.0:1
The stock trades at 64.3× trailing but 19.3× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: RSI 20 — a level conventionally read as oversold.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-23 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
CTRN at TrendMatrix's latest read
Cyclical consumer names live and die on demand momentum — same-quarter comps and guidance carry more weight than the headline surprise.
- Industry
- Apparel Retail
- Market cap
- $450.6M
- P/E (fwd)
- 19.3
- P/E (ttm)
- 64.3
- 52-week range
- $29.60–$77.91
- Off 52-week high
- 33.3%
- RSI (14)
- 20
- Volume vs avg
- 0.27×
- Score today
- 5.1/10