CEO Kenneth Seipel was paid $1,912,312 in fiscal year 2025, ↓ down 68.4% from fiscal year 2024, the 33rd percentile of its disclosed peer group (SEC filing 0001104659-26-053458 ↗): executive and director compensation, incentive-plan design, equity activity, and governance — every figure in this brief is traceable to its exact location in the company’s SEC filing — the document, the section, the page, and the table, linked directly.
$1,912,312 ↓ Kenneth Seipel total, FY2025 | 33rd CEO pay percentile vs peers | 78:1 CEO-to-median pay ratio | 99.12% Say-on-pay support, latest vote |
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| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Seipel | $788,736 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,120,000 | $0 | $3,576 | $1,912,312 |
| Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Lisa Powell | 492,595 | — | 631,064 | — | 350,000 | — | 13,423 | 1,487,082 |
| Executive Vice President and Chief Merchandising Officer | ||||||||
| Heather Plutino | 488,337 | 0 | 631,064 | 0 | 350,000 | 0 | 11,742 | 1,481,143 |
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| Katrina George | 313,875 | — | 361,103 | — | 175,000 | — | 3,303 | 853,281 |
| Vice President, Human Resources | ||||||||
| Kyle Koenig | 295,579 | 0 | 361,103 | 0 | 175,000 | 0 | 5,927 | 837,609 |
| Vice President, Stores & Real Estate | ||||||||
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed in the filing, without adjustment.
| Named executive officer | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | FY2023 total | Δ FY2024→2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Seipel | $1,912,312 | $6,056,047 | — | ↓ −4,143,735 |
| Lisa Powell | 1,487,082 | 783,905 | 817,492 | ↑ +703,177 |
| Heather Plutino | 1,481,143 | 761,138 | 792,965 | ↑ +720,005 |
| Katrina George | 853,281 | 423,660 | — | ↑ +429,621 |
| Kyle Koenig | 837,609 | 354,208 | — | ↑ +483,401 |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
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Each company listed discloses CTRN in its own benchmarking peer group, as disclosed in each company's most recent proxy statement within the last two proxy seasons. Two companies are therefore absent by design: one that named CTRN in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.
One page per officer: the same table above, read for one person at a time — his own figure and every fiscal year the register holds.
| Executive | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Seipel | CEO | $1,912,312 |
| Kyle Koenig | Executive | $837,609 |
| Heather Plutino | CFO | $1,481,143 |
One page per director: the seat, the committees and the fee table, read for one person at a time.
| Director | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Cara Robinson | Independent Director | $138,998 |
| Chaoyang (Charles) Liu | Independent Director | $100,948 |
| David A. Heath | Lead Independent Director | $100,948 |
| Margaret L. Jenkins | Independent Director | $142,298 |
| Michael S. Kvitko | Independent Director | $100,948 |
| Pamela Edwards | Independent Director | — |
| Wesley Calvert | Independent Director | — |
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Seipel | RSU | 3,639 | — | $94,250 |
| Heather Plutino | RSU | 19,905 | — | 1,008,387 |
| Kyle Koenig | RSU | 4,752 | — | 240,736 |
| Kenneth Seipel | PSU | 321,502 | — | 8,326,902 |
| Kenneth Seipel | RSU | 80,000 | — | 2,072,000 |
| Kenneth Seipel | RSU | 3,639 | — | 94,250 |
| Kenneth Seipel | RSU | 3,639 | — | 94,250 |
| Kenneth Seipel | RSU | 3,639 | — | 94,250 |
| Kenneth Seipel | RSU | 3,639 | — | 94,250 |
Our compensation program is designed to align the interests of management and stockholders and to link Company performance with executive pay, such that the Company’s achievement of challenging financial goals results in payment of annual incentives to our executive officers.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | — |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | — |
| Anti-pledging | — |
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-06-10 | 6,652,352 | 59,072 | 5,695 | 99.12% | Passed |
| 2025 | 2025-06-09 | 5,346,663 | 562,829 | 842 | 90.48% | Passed |
| 2024 | 2024-06-21 | 6,526,017 | 183,624 | 512 | 97.26% | Passed |
| 2023 | 2023-06-09 | 6,177,258 | 241,889 | 1,164 | 96.23% | Passed |
| 2022 | 2022-06-01 | 6,348,879 | 116,164 | 7,675 | 98.2% | Passed |
| 2021 | 2021-06-04 | 7,321,594 | 80,321 | 11,244 | 98.91% | Passed |
Rows are labeled by annual-meeting year, with the meeting date beside each; the vote held in a given year acts on the prior fiscal year's compensation.
| Meeting year | Meeting date | Approval — company's computation |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-06-10 | 99.12%a |
| 2025 | 2025-06-09 | 90.48%b |
| 2024 | 2024-06-21 | 97.26%c |
a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on the outcome of Proposal 1 (election of directors), Proposal 2 ("say-on-pay") or Proposal 3 (ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP).”.
b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on the outcome of Proposal 1 (election of directors), Proposal 2 ("say-on-pay"), Proposal 3 (approval of an amendment to the 2021 Incentive Plan) or Proposal 4 (ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP).”.
c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on the outcome of Proposal 1 (election of directors), Proposal 2 ("say-on-pay"), Proposal 3 (approval of an amendment to the 2021 Incentive Plan) or Proposal 4 (ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP).”.
Approval percentages are the company's own reported computations under its own stated standard, not recomputed by Velarion. Where a company does not state a standard, none is assumed.
| Ratio (CEO : median employee) | 78 : 1 |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | — |
| Median employee compensation | $24,523 |
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret L. JenkinsIndependent · Nominating/Governance · Audit · Finance | $77,050 | $65,248 | $0 | — | $0 | $142,298 |
| Cara RobinsonIndependent · Compensation · Nominating/Governance · Audit | 73,750 | 65,248 | 0 | — | 0 | 138,998 |
| Chaoyang (Charles) LiuIndependent · Audit · Finance · Compensation | 35,700 | 65,248 | 0 | — | 0 | 100,948 |
| Michael S. KvitkoIndependent · Finance · Nominating/Governance · Compensation | 35,700 | 65,248 | 0 | — | 0 | 100,948 |
| David A. HeathIndependent · Compensation · Nominating/Governance | 35,700 | 65,248 | 0 | — | 0 | 100,948 |
| Pamela EdwardsIndependent · Audit | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Wesley CalvertIndependent · Finance | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Kenneth D. SeipelEmployee director · Board Chair · Finance · Corporate Social Responsibility (Chair) | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Annual cash retainer | $84,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $76,750 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 12,000 / 8,000 / 8,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | $252,000 |
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $257,900 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $326,240 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $584,140 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.
Of the companies Citi Trends names as compensation peers, which name it back in their own disclosed peer groups. A peer set the market reciprocates reads differently from one selected in a single direction.
Reciprocity shown where the peer's own current proxy has been read — each mark is cited in the register to that peer's filing. A dash means the peer's current proxy was read and names no reciprocal group including Citi Trends.
Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company's own proxy statement.
| Rank | Company | FY | Chief executive | Salary | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Buckle Inc. | 2025 | Dennis Nelson | $1,300,000 | $5,713,200 | $0 | $0 | $11,706,282 |
| 2 | Five Below, Inc. | 2025 | Winnie Park | 1,100,000 | 6,792,215 | 0 | 2,750,000 | 10,814,084 |
| 3 | Citi Trends | 2025 | Kenneth Seipel | 788,736 | 0 | 0 | 1,120,000 | 1,912,312 |
| 4 | Zumiez, Inc. | 2025 | Richard Brooks | 735,000 | 0 | 0 | 1,008,089 | 1,749,159 |
| 5 | The Cato Corporation | 2025 | John Cato | 1,484,832 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,486,624 |
| — | Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
| — | Shoe Carnival, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
| — | Tilly's, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
| — | Hibbett, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
| — | Destination XL Group, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
Each peer's compensation is from its most recently filed proxy; fiscal years differ by company. Each peer's figures come from its own filings; the subject company is highlighted. Peers whose chief executive compensation is outside our coverage universe are stated as such, never left blank.
| Company | Annual incentive payout | Long-term vehicle mix | PSU measures include TSR | Compensation consultant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citi Trends | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | Mercer |
| Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Destination XL Group, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Five Below, Inc. | not disclosed | PSU 60 · RSU 40 | No | Meridian |
| Hibbett, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Shoe Carnival, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| The Buckle Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| The Cato Corporation | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | Aon Hewitt |
| Tilly's, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Zumiez, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | Meridian Compensation Partners |
Read from each company's Compensation Discussion and Analysis: annual incentive payout as a percentage of target, the disclosed long-term vehicle mix, whether performance-share measures include a total shareholder return component, and the retained compensation consultant. “Not disclosed” appears only where the company's filing does not state the item.
Answers are drawn only from the figures disclosed in this brief and cited to their location in the source filing. Where a figure required for an answer is not disclosed, that is stated rather than estimated.
Each figure is listed with the filing it comes from, where it appears in that filing, and the value as printed. Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.
| # | Supports | Document | Filed | Accession | Location in document |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Section 01, Kenneth Seipel | DEF 14A | 2026-05-01 | 0001104659-26-053458 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,912,312. View filing ↗ |
| 2 | Section 01, Lisa Powell | DEF 14A | 2026-05-01 | 0001104659-26-053458 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,487,082. View filing ↗ |
| 3 | Section 01, Heather Plutino | DEF 14A | 2026-05-01 | 0001104659-26-053458 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,481,143. View filing ↗ |
| 4 | Section 01, Katrina George | DEF 14A | 2026-05-01 | 0001104659-26-053458 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 853,281. View filing ↗ |
| 5 | Section 01, Kyle Koenig | DEF 14A | 2026-05-01 | 0001104659-26-053458 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 837,609. View filing ↗ |
| 6 | Section 07, pay ratio | DEF 14A | 2026-05-01 | 0001104659-26-053458 | Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 78 : 1. View filing ↗ |
| 7 | Section 08, Margaret L. Jenkins | DEF 14A | 2025-04-25 | 0001558370-25-005488 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 142,298. View filing ↗ |
| 8 | Section 08, Cara Robinson | DEF 14A | 2025-04-25 | 0001558370-25-005488 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 138,998. View filing ↗ |
| 9 | Section 08, Chaoyang (Charles) Liu | DEF 14A | 2025-04-25 | 0001558370-25-005488 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 100,948. View filing ↗ |
| 10 | Section 08, Michael S. Kvitko | DEF 14A | 2025-04-25 | 0001558370-25-005488 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 100,948. View filing ↗ |
| 11 | Section 08, David A. Heath | DEF 14A | 2025-04-25 | 0001558370-25-005488 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 100,948. View filing ↗ |
| 12 | Section 08, Pamela Edwards | DEF 14A | 2025-04-25 | 0001558370-25-005488 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗ |
| 13 | Section 08, Wesley Calvert | DEF 14A | 2025-04-25 | 0001558370-25-005488 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗ |
| 14 | Section 08, Kenneth D. Seipel | DEF 14A | 2025-04-25 | 0001558370-25-005488 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗ |
| 15 | Section 06, 2026 vote | Form 8-K | 2026-06-12 | 0001104659-26-073472 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 99.12% (votes for as printed: 6,652,352). View filing ↗ |
| 16 | Section 06, 2025 vote | Form 8-K | 2025-06-09 | 0001104659-25-057851 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 90.48% (votes for as printed: 5,346,663). View filing ↗ |
| 17 | Section 06, 2024 vote | Form 8-K | 2024-06-21 | 0001104659-24-073967 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 97.26% (votes for as printed: 6,526,017). View filing ↗ |
| 18 | Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed) | Computed | — | — | Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer. |
| 19 | Section 09b board cost (computed) | Computed | — | — | Cash 257,900 + equity 326,240 + all other 0 = 584,140, summed across the director compensation table rows. |
| 20 | The Buckle Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-22 | 0000885245-26-000016 | CEO total compensation as printed in The Buckle Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 11,706,282. View filing ↗ |
| 21 | Five Below, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-05-01 | 0001193125-26-199315 | CEO total compensation as printed in Five Below, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 10,814,084. View filing ↗ |
| 22 | Citi Trends (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-05-01 | 0001104659-26-053458 | CEO total compensation as printed in Citi Trends's own proxy. As printed: 1,912,312. View filing ↗ |
| 23 | Zumiez, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-24 | 0001193125-26-177072 | CEO total compensation as printed in Zumiez, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 1,749,159. View filing ↗ |
| 24 | The Cato Corporation, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-10 | 0001206774-26-000206 | CEO total compensation as printed in The Cato Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 1,486,624. View filing ↗ |
| 25 | Section 10a, The Cato Corporation reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001206774-26-000206 | The Cato Corporation names Citi Trends in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗ |
| 26 | Section 10a, Zumiez, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001193125-26-177072 | Zumiez, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Citi Trends. View filing ↗ |
| 27 | Section 10a, Five Below, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001193125-26-199315 | Five Below, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Citi Trends. View filing ↗ |