Citi Trends (CTRN) Stock Buybacks: 46.5% of Shares Retired Since 2014

Name: Citi Trends (CTRN) shares outstanding since 2006, split adjusted
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Shares outstanding, 2006 to todaysplit adjusted, from SEC filings

2006, 13,487,2272026-08-28, 8,339,447

A share bought in 2006

1.6× more of Citi Trends today, without buying another share. It was one of 13,487,227 shares then. It is one of 8,339,447 now.

Every filing we read21 fiscal years, split adjusted

Fiscal year	Date	Shares outstanding	Filing
2006	2006-03-31	13,487,227	10-K	cover page
2007	2007-04-02	13,866,191	10-K	cover page
2008	2008-03-31	14,087,491	10-K	cover page
2009	2009-03-30	14,685,737	10-K	cover page
2010	2010-03-23	14,856,268	10-K	cover page
2011	2011-01-29	14,823,785	10-K
2012	2012-03-20	14,929,221	10-K
2013	2013-03-26	15,466,970	10-K
2014	2014-03-25	15,580,948	10-K
2015	2015-03-24	15,558,282	10-K
2016	2016-03-22	14,907,706	10-K
2017	2017-03-21	14,932,246	10-K
2018	2018-04-03	13,760,229	10-K
2019	2019-04-02	12,132,535	10-K
2020	2020-03-31	10,841,564	10-K
2021	2021-04-05	9,418,042	10-K
2022	2022-04-08	8,670,237	10-K
2023	2023-04-08	8,313,268	10-K
2024	2024-04-13	8,536,956	10-K
2025	2025-04-10	8,277,733	10-K
2026	2026-04-10	8,343,340	10-K

Source: all 10-K filings of Citi Trends on EDGAR. Download this series as CSV. Licence CC BY 4.0, credit Buyback Radar.

Citi Trends buybacks, answered

Is Citi Trends buying back its stock?

Only enough to stand still. The share count is roughly flat over the last twelve months, at 8,339,447 as of August 28, 2026. Over five years the share count is down 1.9%.

How many shares has Citi Trends bought back?

Net of every new share it issued, Citi Trends has 7.2 million fewer shares than at its 2014 peak. That is 46.5% of the company.

How many shares does Citi Trends have outstanding?

8,339,447 shares, as of August 28, 2026, from the cover page of its latest 10-Q. At the 2014 peak it had 15,580,948.

What do Citi Trends' buybacks mean for a shareholder?

Each share is a bigger slice of the company. Someone who held Citi Trends stock in 2014 owns 1.9 times as much of the business today without buying another share. Whether that was a good use of cash depends on the price paid.

How does Citi Trends compare with other cannibal stocks?

Citi Trends ranks No. 78 of 251 companies on Buyback Radar by share of the company retired since its peak. Close to it on the list: Somnigroup International (46.6%), Asbury Automotive Group (46.5%), Avnet (46.3%), Cisco (46.2%).

Every answer is computed from Citi Trends' own SEC filings and rebuilt every Monday. Latest count: 10-Q on EDGAR.

Insider buying, last 12 months

Heath David ADirector2026-03-25, 1,000 shares at $44.50 $44K total

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