CTRN FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #11 of 13 in industry

Citi Trends Inc CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $1.9M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $24,523 · Apparel & Accessory Stores.

Apparel & Accessory Stores peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-05-01
Industry
Apparel & Accessory Stores
Industry rank
#11/13

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
78:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$1.9M
Median worker
$24,523

Answer first

Citi Trends Inc's FY2025 CEO total of $1.9M ranks #1159 of 1,423 complete filings; its 78:1 pay ratio ranks #776. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $24,523. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-56 peer cohort (# 11 of 13, 23rd percentile - among the lower quartile of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Apparel & Accessory Stores companies.

Dollar rank
#1159
$1.9M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#776
78:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
23rd
among the lower quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Citi Trends Inc ranks nationally

Citi Trends Inc CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$1,912,312 19th percentile higher than 19% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). This entry sits in this band. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Above this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Above this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Above this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Above this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Above this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Above this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Above this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Above this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Above this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2500K-wide band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Citi Trends Inc vs. Apparel & Accessory Stores peers

CEO total pay ($1.9M) against pay ratio (78:1) for Citi Trends Inc (marked) and its 4 closest same-industry peers, against the Apparel & Accessory Stores industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both01553246.63106493.14659739.76212986.20:148.5:197.1:1145.6:1194.2:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Citi Trends Inc, CEO total pay: 1912312 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 78:1Citi Trends IncUrban Outfitters Inc, CEO total pay: 1041331 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 61:1Urban Outfitters IncGap Inc, CEO total pay: 10170 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 1:1Gap IncShoe Station Group Inc, CEO total pay: 4050646 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 158:1Shoe Station Group IncLands' End, Inc., CEO total pay: 5917614 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 181:1Lands' End, Inc.
Citi Trends Inc vs. Apparel & Accessory Stores peers, plotted against the industry's $5.9M median CEO total and 185:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Apparel & Accessory Stores peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 11 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 56. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Citi Trends Inc's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Citi Trends Inc

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
78:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-170:1
from FY2024 248:1
CEO $ YoY
-70%
$1.9M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Citi Trends Inc CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2021 $3.0M - $23,400 127:1 -
2022 $1.7M -42% $24,400 71:1 -56:1
2023 $1.8M +1.2% $24,960 70:1 -1:1
2024 $6.3M +260% $25,480 248:1 +178:1
2025 $1.9M -70% $24,523 78:1 -170:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1318484, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Apparel & Accessory Stores

This Company's Ratio
78:1
Industry Median Ratio
185:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$5.9M
This CEO's Pay
$1.9M
Companies in Industry
13
vs. Industry Median
Below
#11 of 13 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Apparel & Accessory Stores →

Citi Trends Inc: MID · LIGHT pay ratio

Citi Trends Inc's FY2025 ratio 78:1 ranks #11 of 13 Apparel & Accessory Stores filers (23rd percentile). the CEO earned 78× the median employee ($24,523) in FY2025.

Median employee $24,523 (LOW-MED); MID · LIGHT stamps put about 78 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$1.9M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, below median

Pay Ratio

78:1

Near industry median

Citi Trends Inc in the lower Apparel & Accessory Stores third

Citi Trends Inc's FY2025 ratio 78:1 ranks #11 of 13 Apparel & Accessory Stores filers (23rd percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Apparel & Accessory Stores (SIC 56) median ratio is 185:1 across 13 FY2025 filers; Citi Trends Inc's $1.9M CEO total is at or below the $5.9M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #1159 and ratio rank #776 split - treat 78:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Apparel & Accessory Stores peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$1.9M
Median Employee Pay
$24,523
Pay Ratio
78:1
Filing Date
2026-05-01

Company Info

Ticker
CTRN
CIK
1318484
Industry
Apparel & Accessory Stores
SIC Code
5600
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1318484, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Citi Trends Inc's FY2025 ratio 78:1 ranks #11 of 13 Apparel & Accessory Stores filers (23rd percentile).

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ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps MID · LIGHT · LOW-MED.

Middlesex Water Co · LIGHT

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $1.9M (Δ $6K lighter vs Citi Trends Inc); MID · LOW-MED vs this page's MID · LIGHT · LOW-MED.
MoonLake Immunotherapeutics · LIGHT

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $1.9M (Δ $15K lighter vs Citi Trends Inc); FLOOR · ELITE-MED vs this page's MID · LIGHT · LOW-MED.
GigaCloud Technology Inc · LIGHT

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $1.9M (Δ $21K heavier vs Citi Trends Inc); MODEST · LOW-MED vs this page's MID · LIGHT · LOW-MED.
Ranpak Holdings Corp. · LIGHT

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $1.9M (Δ $24K heavier vs Citi Trends Inc); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's MID · LIGHT · LOW-MED.
Buckle Inc (SIC 56 pole)

Buckle Inc stamps MID · UNFILED nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Citi Trends Inc's MID filing.
National dual ranks · #1159/#776

Citi Trends Inc's FY2025 package sits #1159 by CEO dollars and #776 by ratio under LIGHT · MID.
Pay-equity trends · MID

Citi Trends Inc's MID · LOW-MED stamps sit mid-band - pay-equity trends place the ratio against workforce pay.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Citi Trends Inc (CIK 1318484), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.