Citi Trends Executive Compensation (FY25)
CTRN · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025
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Data as of September 19, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 12, 2026
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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Kenneth Seipel: $6,056,047 → $1,912,312 (68.4% lower)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Citi Trends' chief executive and what were they paid?
Kenneth Seipel, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, received $1,912,312 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Seipel's total was 68.4% lower than the $6,056,047 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Citi Trends' say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 99.1% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 10, 2026 for fiscal 2026.
Which companies are in Citi Trends' peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Boot Barn Holdings, Inc., Destination XL Group, Inc., Five Below, Inc., Shoe Carnival, Inc. and The Buckle Inc., among others.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Heather Plutino Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kenneth Seipel Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Heather Plutino Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Kyle Koenig Vice President, Stores & Real Estate | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kenneth Seipel Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Heather Plutino Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Kyle Koenig Vice President, Stores & Real Estate | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.
Equity awards granted
Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2026
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heather Plutino | RSA | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Heather Plutino | PSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Heather Plutino | RSA | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Heather Plutino | PSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Kenneth Seipel | PSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Kenneth Seipel | RSA | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Kyle Koenig | RSA | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Kyle Koenig | RSA | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Kyle Koenig | PSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Kyle Koenig | PSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.
Outstanding awards
Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2026 year end
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Koenig | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Heather Plutino | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Kenneth Seipel | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Director compensation
What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2026
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael S. Kvitko | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
David A. Heath Lead independent director | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Margaret L. Jenkins | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Cara Robinson | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Chaoyang (Charles) Liu | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Pamela Edwards | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Wesley Calvert | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Kenneth D. Seipel and Benjamin Faw served on the board in fiscal 2026 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Director fee schedule
The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
| Board cash retainer | ◇ |
| Board equity retainer | ◇ |
| Total board retainer | ◇ |
| Lead independent director premium | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
Equity is delivered as Restricted Stock.
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2026
- Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. BOOT
- Destination XL Group, Inc. DXLG
- Five Below, Inc. FIVE
- Shoe Carnival, Inc. CCL
- The Buckle Inc. BKE
- The Cato Corporation CATO
- Tilly's, Inc. TLYS
- Zumiez, Inc. ZUMZ
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | June 10, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2025 | June 9, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | June 21, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | June 9, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | June 1, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | June 4, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | June 30, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | June 6, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | June 7, 2018 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2017 | May 24, 2017 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2016 | May 25, 2016 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
What this page does not include
Everything above is a fact Citi Trends disclosed, and it is free. Everything below is our analysis of those facts, and it is not.
Peer benchmarking
Where Citi Trends sits against its disclosed peers — percentile position by role and by pay element, and the ranking behind it. The disclosed peer group is free; comparisons across it are part of the Velarion platform.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Written compensation analysis
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Committee composition, independence, director pay positioning, and the governance provisions read together rather than listed.
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What the awards above are actually worth today against what they were valued at on grant, and what the gap says about the pay-for-performance link.
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171 figures on this page: 160 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
160 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001104659-26-073472Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001104659-26-053458DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
- 0001104659-25-057851
- 0001104659-24-073967
- 0001104659-23-071216
- 0001104659-22-068574
- 0001104659-21-077132
- 0001104659-20-081569
- 0001104659-19-034805
- 0001104659-18-038871
- 0001104659-17-036273
- 0001104659-16-123959
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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
year = {2026},
version = {2026Q3},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
publisher = {Zenodo},
url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}