Citigroup advertising spend, FY2025
Citigroup (C) reported $1.1B of advertising expense for the fiscal year ended Dec 31, 2025. That is 1.3% of revenue of $85.2B. Down 1.4% from FY2024.
Key facts
- Ad spend is 29% below its FY2015 level ($1.5B), while revenue grew 1.1x.
- The highest year on file is FY2007 at $2.7B; FY2025 is 60% below it.
- Largest increase +37.9% in FY2011; largest cut -35.3% in FY2009.
- Ad spend has fallen 3 years in a row.
- Ad spend is 1.3% of revenue, down from 1.6% in FY2020.
- Citigroup spends more on advertising than 82% of the 336 US-listed companies tracked. Its ad-to-revenue ratio is below the median of 5.2%.
Ad spend by fiscal year
Ad spend as % of revenue
History
Download CSV| Fiscal year | Period end | Ad spend | YoY | Revenue | Ad / revenue | Tag | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $1.1B | -1.4% | $85.2B | 1.3% | MarketingAndAdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 20, 2026 |
| FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $1.1B | -20.1% | $80.7B | 1.4% | MarketingAndAdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 20, 2026 |
| FY2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | $1.4B | -10.5% | $78.1B | 1.8% | MarketingAndAdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 20, 2026 |
| FY2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | $1.6B | +4.4% | $75.3B | 2.1% | MarketingAndAdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 21, 2025 |
| FY2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | $1.5B | +22.4% | $71.9B | 2.1% | MarketingAndAdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 23, 2024 |
| FY2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | $1.2B | -19.7% | $75.5B | 1.6% | MarketingAndAdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 27, 2023 |
| FY2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | $1.5B | -1.9% | $75.1B | 2.0% | MarketingAndAdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 28, 2022 |
| FY2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | $1.5B | -3.9% | $72.9B | 2.1% | MarketingAndAdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 26, 2021 |
| FY2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | $1.6B | -1.5% | $72.4B | 2.2% | MarketingAndAdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 21, 2020 |
| FY2016 | Dec 31, 2016 | $1.6B | +5.5% | $70.8B | 2.3% | MarketingAndAdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 22, 2019 |
| FY2015 | Dec 31, 2015 | $1.5B | -16.1% | $76.4B | 2.0% | MarketingAndAdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 23, 2018 |
| FY2014 | Dec 31, 2014 | $1.8B | -2.3% | $77.2B | 2.4% | MarketingAndAdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 24, 2017 |
| FY2013 | Dec 31, 2013 | $1.9B | -12.8% | $76.7B | 2.5% | MarketingAndAdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 26, 2016 |
| FY2012 | Dec 31, 2012 | $2.2B | -4.6% | $69.2B | 3.1% | MarketingAndAdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 25, 2015 |
| FY2011 | Dec 31, 2011 | $2.3B | +37.9% | $77.3B | 2.9% | MarketingAndAdvertisingExpense | 10-K Mar 3, 2014 |
| FY2010 | Dec 31, 2010 | $1.6B | +16.3% | $86.6B | 1.9% | MarketingAndAdvertisingExpense | 10-K Mar 1, 2013 |
| FY2009 | Dec 31, 2009 | $1.4B | -35.3% | $80.3B | 1.8% | MarketingAndAdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 24, 2012 |
| FY2008 | Dec 31, 2008 | $2.2B | -19.8% | $51.6B | 4.2% | MarketingAndAdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 25, 2011 |
| FY2007 | Dec 31, 2007 | $2.7B | n/a | $77.3B | 3.5% | MarketingAndAdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 26, 2010 |
What the figure is
Marketing and advertising combined, as reported under the XBRL tag MarketingAndAdvertisingExpense.
Compared with similar spenders
The 6 companies closest to Citigroup in latest-year ad spend.
| Rank | Company | Ad spend | Ad / revenue | YoY | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | DraftKings | $1.1B | 18.6% | +7.2% | FY2025 |
| 58 | Coupang | $1.1B | 3.2% | +16.2% | FY2025 |
| 59 | Molson Coors Beverage | $1.1B | 8.4% | 0.0% | FY2025 |
| 60 | Citigroup | $1.1B | 1.3% | -1.4% | FY2025 |
| 61 | Wells Fargo | $1.1B | 1.3% | +25.9% | FY2025 |
| 62 | Rocket Companies | $1.1B | 16.3% | +32.0% | FY2025 |
| 63 | Kraft Heinz | $1.1B | 4.3% | +4.1% | FY2025 |
Full ranking of 336 companies · Biggest cuts #83 · Lowest ad-to-revenue #42
Questions
How much does Citigroup spend on advertising?
Citigroup spent $1.1B on advertising in fiscal 2025, the year ended Dec 31, 2025, according to its 10-K filed Feb 20, 2026.
What percentage of revenue does Citigroup spend on advertising?
1.3% of revenue in fiscal 2025 ($1.1B of $85.2B). The median across the 336 companies tracked is 5.2%.
Is Citigroup spending more on advertising?
No. Ad spend fell 1.4% in fiscal 2025 from fiscal 2024. It has fallen 3 years in a row.
How does Citigroup rank by advertising spend?
#60 of 336 US-listed companies with $100M or more in ad spend, ranked on each company's latest fiscal year.
What does Citigroup's advertising figure include?
Marketing and advertising combined, as reported under the XBRL tag MarketingAndAdvertisingExpense.
Source
- Filing
- 10-K for FY2025, filed Feb 20, 2026
- Accession number
0000831001-26-000011- Company
- CITIGROUP INC, CIK 831001, SIC 6021 (National Commercial Banks)
- Data
- SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts, retrieved Nov 4, 2026. Methodology.
- Cite
- Citigroup advertising spend, FY2007-FY2025. Aleksei Trudov, io.trudov.com, from SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (latest: 10-K filed Feb 20, 2026), retrieved Nov 4, 2026. https://io.trudov.com/company/citigroup/advertising-spend/
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