Citi Trends Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Citi Trends' CEO is Ken Seipel, appointed in Jun 2024, has a tenure of 6.75 years. total yearly compensation is $1.91M, comprised of 41.2% salary and 58.8% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 8.45% of the company’s shares, worth €37.34M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.3 years and 2 years respectively.
Key information
Ken Seipel
Chief executive officer
US$1.9m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 41.25% |
| CEO tenure | 2yrs |
| CEO ownership | 8.5% |
| Management average tenure | 3.3yrs |
| Board average tenure | 2yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 02 2026 | n/a | n/a | US$12m |
| Jan 31 2026 | US$2m | US$789k | US$5m |
| Nov 01 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$16m |
| Aug 02 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$17m |
| May 03 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$39m |
| Feb 01 2025 | US$6m | US$474k | -US$43m |
| Nov 02 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$25m |
| Aug 03 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$22m |
| May 04 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$9m |
| Feb 03 2024 | US$143k | n/a | -US$12m |
| Oct 28 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$9m |
| Jul 29 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$20m |
| Apr 29 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$22m |
| Jan 28 2023 | US$169k | n/a | US$59m |
| Oct 29 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$62m |
| Jul 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$47m |
| Apr 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$62m |
| Jan 29 2022 | US$177k | n/a | US$62m |
| Oct 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$70m |
| Jul 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$68m |
| May 01 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$76m |
| Jan 30 2021 | US$160k | n/a | US$24m |
| Oct 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$15m |
| Aug 01 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$7m |
| May 02 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$12m |
| Feb 01 2020 | US$79k | n/a | US$17m |
Compensation vs Market: Ken's total compensation ($USD1.91M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD980.99K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Ken's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Ken Seipel (65 yo)
Mr. Kenneth Duane Seipel, also known as Ken, serves as Chairman of the Board at Citi Trends, Inc. from April 2, 2025 and is its Chief Executive Officer from November 18, 2024 and is Director from June 2, 2...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Chairman of the Board | 2yrs | US$1.91m | 8.45% € 37.3m | |
| CFO, Principal Financial Officer | 4yrs | US$1.48m | 0.25% € 1.1m | |
| Vice President of Human Resources | 2.8yrs | US$853.28k | 0.071% € 315.3k | |
| Executive VP & Chief Merchandising Officer | 6.8yrs | US$1.49m | 0.29% € 1.3m | |
| VP of Stores & Real Estate | 3.8yrs | US$837.61k | 0.14% € 626.0k | |
| VP of Legal | 1.8yrs | no data | 0.054% € 239.5k |
Experienced Management: WW2's management team is considered experienced (3.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Chairman of the Board | 6.8yrs | US$1.91m | 8.45% € 37.3m | |
| Independent Director | 8.7yrs | US$161.85k | 0.20% € 863.0k | |
| Independent Director | 2yrs | US$179.52k | 0.086% € 379.6k | |
| Lead Independent Director | 2yrs | US$166.95k | 0.13% € 570.3k | |
| Independent Director | 4.7yrs | US$161.85k | 0.18% € 797.0k | |
| Independent Director | 1.2yrs | US$138.35k | 0.049% € 215.6k | |
| Independent Director | 2yrs | US$154.45k | 0.086% € 379.6k | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | 0.027% € 118.1k |
Experienced Board: WW2's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/06/24 23:01 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/06/23 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/05/02 |
| Annual Earnings | 2026/01/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
|---|---|---|---|
| Company Financials | 10 years |
| |
| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
|
|
| Market Prices | 30 years |
| |
| Ownership | 10 years |
| |
| Management | 10 years |
| |
| Key Developments | 10 years |
|
* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.
Analysis Model and Snowflake
Details of the analysis model used to generate this report is available on our Github page, we also have guides on how to use our reports and tutorials on Youtube.
Learn about the world class team who designed and built the Simply Wall St analysis model.
Industry and Sector Metrics
Our industry and section metrics are calculated every 6 hours by Simply Wall St, details of our process are available on Github.
Analyst Sources
Citi Trends, Inc. is covered by 12 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Jeremy Hamblin | Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC |
| Michael Baker | D.A. Davidson & Co. |
| Brian Tunick | J.P. Morgan |