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The Children's Place, Inc. PLCE

Consumer Cyclical · Apparel Manufacturing · United States
https://www.childrensplace.com
Company Profile ↓
$2.79
-40.00% 1Y
Mkt Cap$62.04M
P/E-0.47
P/B-0.42
52W High$9.17
52W Low$2.23
Book Value$-4.82
EPS (TTM)$-6.00

Company Overview

The Children's Place, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an omni-channel children's specialty portfolio of brands in North America and internationally. It operates through two segments, The Children's Place U.S. and The Children's Place International. The company designs, contracts to manufacture, and sells apparel, accessories, and footwear primarily under The Children's Place, Gymboree, Sugar & Jade, PJ Place, Crazy 8, Place, Baby Place, and other brands. It offers its products through its digital storefronts, www.childrensplace.com and www.gymboree.com; physical stores in North America; wholesale marketplaces; and international franchise partners, as well as through social media channels. The company was formerly known as The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. and changed its name to The Children's Place, Inc. in June 2014. The Children's Place, Inc. was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Secaucus, New Jersey.

Why Investors Should Care

Positive Free Cash Flow

Generates positive free cash flow, funding growth and shareholder returns internally.

Recent Developments

  • Jan 2026 Revenue of $1.21B (-12.8% YoY); net profit $-88.26M.
  • Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue -18.9%.
  • 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR -1.6%.

Growth & Price Performance

Compounded Sales Growth

5 Years:-1.56%
1 Year:-18.90%

Stock Price Performance

1 Year:-40.00%
6 Months:-26.96%
3 Months:-24.59%
1 Month:+3.72%

Highlights auto-generated from reported financials and price data; not investment advice. Verify with official filings before acting.

Technical Snapshot Mixed
52-Week Range 8% of range
$2.23 $9.17
Trend Signals
  • Price vs 50-DMAAbove
  • Price vs 200-DMABelow
  • RSI (14)58.28 · Neutral
Price Performance
1M+3.72%
3M-24.59%
6M-26.96%
1Y-40.00%

Auto-generated from price history and fundamentals; not investment advice.

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Fundamental Growth Charts

Interactive charts for Revenue, Net Income, EBITDA, Free Cash Flow, EPS, ROE, ROCE, Gross/Net/Operating Margin and more — switch metric and period using the dropdowns above. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised). Visual growth charts make it easy to spot multi-year compounding trends at a glance — far faster than reading raw numbers in a table.

PROS

  • Generates positive free cash flow.

CONS

  • Revenue declined at -1.6% CAGR over 5 years.
  • Trading 69.6% below its 52-week high.
  • In a downtrend (50-DMA below 200-DMA).

* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.

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Valuation

Stock P/E
-0.47
Industry PE
18.98
Forward P/E
-1.29
PEG Ratio
1.42
Book Value
$-4.82
Price to Book
-0.42
P/S
0.04
EV/EBITDA
-12.13
Dividend Yield
0.00%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
-1.56%
Profit 5Y
-
Revenue (YoY)
-18.90%
Earnings (YoY)
-

Profitability & Returns

ROCE
-19.55%
ROE
-
ROA
-6.66%
Profit Margin
-11.82%
Op Margin
-4.52%
Gross Margin
29.39%
EPS (Latest Qtr)
$-2.40
EPS (TTM)
$-6.00

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Debt/Equity
-
Quick Ratio
0.15
Current Ratio
0.89
Debt
$622.55M
Total Assets
$729.18M
Current Assets
$403.23M
Working Capital
$10.11M

Ownership

Promoter Holding
4.86%
Chg in Prom Hold
2.25%
FII / Inst Holding
75.95%
Chg in FII Hold
0.22%

Financial Snapshot

Enterprise Value
$62.04M
Total Revenue (TTM)
$1.13B
EBITDA
$-54.49M
Free Cash Flow
$62.57M
Operating Cash Flow
$49.26M
Shares Outstanding
22.24M
Gross Margin
29.39%
Payout Ratio
0.00%

Peer comparison

Peer companies in the same sector (Consumer Cyclical).

#NameCMP $P/E Mkt CapDiv Yld % ROCE %ROE % Rev CAGR 5Y %Profit CAGR 5Y %
1 PLCE The Children's Place, Inc. 2.79 -0.47 $62.04M 0.00% -19.55% - -1.56% -
2 AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. NDXSPXR3KAITECH 256.97 20.66 $2.77T 0.00% 13.33% 30.56% 24.04% 32.72%
3 TSLA Tesla, Inc. NDXSPXR3KAI 368.16 347.32 $1.45T 0.00% 4.10% 4.67% 52.40% 39.39%
4 HD The Home Depot, Inc. SPXR3K 313.70 21.97 $312.98B 3.08% 28.75% 104.30% 4.06% 6.35%
5 BABA Alibaba Group Holding Limited AITECH 112.66 25.43 $280.03B 0.93% 4.16% 6.36% 5.62% 12.49%
6 TM Toyota Motor Corporation 191.45 8.46 $226.71B 3.23% 5.24% 12.40% 10.91% 16.22%
7 MCD McDonald's Corporation SPXR3K 255.81 20.80 $181.02B 2.99% 22.47% - 0.92% 7.33%
8 TJX The TJX Companies, Inc. SPXR3K 128.92 23.87 $142.42B 1.52% 21.26% 62.17% 6.84% 8.48%
9 BKNG Booking Holdings Inc. NDXSPXR3K 180.30 20.03 $139.71B 0.87% 70.23% -96.88% 16.93% 22.07%
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios

Quarterly Results

Figures in USD.

Metric Oct 2016Jan 2017Apr 2017Jul 2017Oct 2017Feb 2018May 2018Aug 2018Nov 2018Feb 2019May 2019Aug 2019Nov 2019Feb 2020May 2020Aug 2020Oct 2020Jan 2021May 2021Jul 2021Oct 2021Apr 2022Jul 2022Oct 2022Apr 2023Jul 2023Oct 2023May 2024Aug 2024Nov 2024Jan 2025Apr 2025May 2025Jul 2025Aug 2025Oct 2025Nov 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026May 2026
Revenue ------------------435.48M413.86M558.23M362.35M380.88M509.12M321.64M345.60M480.23M267.88M319.65M390.17M-242.12M242.12M298.01M298.01M339.47M339.47M329.23M215.22M215.22M
Cost of Revenue -------------------------------171.34M-196.73M-227.16M-252.03M161.87M-
Gross Profit 194.52M187.85M170.59M128.41M202.43M209.93M160.19M154.81M204.37M164.23M151.98M138.85M198.12M166.36M-19.67M67.08M146.06M139.78M188.21M167.86M244.83M141.91M115.46M176.93M96.46M87.76M162.05M92.74M111.79M138.34M-70.78M70.78M101.27M101.27M112.30M112.30M77.20M53.35M53.35M
Operating Expenses -------------------------------94.90M-97.17M-108.64M-116.06M95.53M-
Operating Income 62.08M48.66M42.28M3.22M64.15M51.86M23.06M10.02M64.61M13.64M5.04M3.84M57.95M29.53M-173.14M-64.48M23.32M14.39M65.91M37.85M113.81M19.25M-13.83M57.84M-30.07M-36.94M44.97M-27.99M-21.78M29.26M--24.12M-24.12M4.11M4.11M3.67M3.67M-38.87M-42.18M-42.18M
EBITDA --------------------------------15.88M-11.69M-11.01M--30.91M-35.51M-
Interest Expense -------------------------------8.57M-8.04M-8.13M-8.39M9.70M-
Pretax Income --------------------------------32.68M--3.91M--4.45M--49.24M-51.87M-
Tax Provision -------------------------------1.34M-1.45M--132.00K--4.69M1.32M-
Net Income ----------------46.64M13.32M-45.20M24.09M78.87M19.83M-13.30M42.85M-28.83M-35.35M38.48M-37.80M-32.11M20.08M--34.02M-34.02M-5.37M-5.37M-4.32M-4.32M-44.55M-53.19M-53.19M
Diluted EPS 2.36-1.970.792.44-1.780.453.03-0.280.102.77--7.86-3.190.91-3.011.605.301.43-1.013.26-2.33-2.823.05-2.98-2.511.57-0.62-1.57-1.57-0.24-0.24-0.19-0.19--2.40-2.40

Profit & Loss (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Jan 2009Jan 2010Jan 2011Jan 2012Feb 2013Feb 2014Jan 2015Jan 2016Jan 2017Feb 2018Feb 2019Feb 2020Jan 2021Jan 2022Jan 2023Jan 2024Feb 2024Jan 2025Feb 2025Jan 2026
Revenue 1.63B1.64B1.67B1.72B1.81B1.77B1.76B1.73B1.79B1.87B1.94B1.87B1.52B1.92B1.71B1.60B1.60B1.39B1.39B1.21B
Cost of Revenue --------------1.19B1.16B-926.81M-847.27M
Gross Profit 671.81M659.50M660.12M659.65M691.44M655.52M622.30M625.13M671.59M711.36M683.60M655.30M333.25M794.74M514.16M445.27M445.27M459.46M459.46M361.56M
Operating Expenses --------------512.44M494.53M-445.16M-416.77M
Operating Income 122.40M130.07M129.21M105.44M89.72M76.28M80.04M90.08M147.41M161.51M111.33M96.36M-199.91M275.65M1.73M-49.26M-83.80M14.30M-13.70M-55.21M
EBITDA --------------50.03M-36.52M-25.96M--24.09M
Interest Expense --------------13.32M30.09M-35.79M-33.12M
Pretax Income ---------------14.76M-113.80M--49.45M--90.28M
Tax Provision ---------------13.62M40.74M-8.37M--2.02M
Net Income -----------73.30M-140.37M187.17M-1.14M-154.54M-154.54M-57.82M-57.82M-88.26M
Diluted EPS 2.793.082.892.902.61------4.68-9.5912.59-0.09-12.34-12.34-4.53-4.53-4.01

Balance Sheet (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Feb 2008Jul 2008Jan 2009Jan 2010Jan 2011Jan 2012Feb 2013Feb 2014Jan 2015Jan 2016Jan 2017Feb 2018Feb 2019Feb 2020Jan 2021Jan 2022Jan 2023Jan 2024Feb 2024Jan 2025Feb 2025Jan 2026
Total Assets ---854.06M854.33M866.25M923.41M990.63M958.62M897.95M910.50M940.23M727.05M1.18B1.14B-986.28M800.31M800.31M747.55M747.55M670.30M
Current Assets ----------------561.94M452.13M-468.00M-398.00M
Cash & Equivalents 81.63M-226.21M183.66M183.66M176.66M194.13M174.00M173.29M187.53M193.71M244.52M69.14M68.49M63.55M-16.69M13.64M13.64M5.35M5.35M5.49M
Inventory ----------------447.80M362.10M-399.60M-325.10M
Receivables ----------------49.58M33.22M-42.70M-25.97M
Total Liabilities ---265.09M246.60M241.28M302.46M373.85M369.50M370.15M414.21M466.53M412.61M946.21M1.05B-827.80M809.33M809.33M806.96M806.96M724.48M
Current Liabilities ---145.52M130.40M131.56M191.51M271.35M274.47M275.02M329.20M360.52M331.40M595.01M718.50M-648.38M616.40M616.40M518.12M518.12M387.89M
Long Term Debt -85.00M------------75.35M-49.75M49.82M49.82M165.97M-205.14M
Total Debt ----------------511.80M463.84M-586.33M-513.87M
Total Equity 472.23M-547.88M588.97M607.73M624.97M620.95M616.78M589.12M527.79M496.29M473.70M314.44M235.19M93.38M-158.48M-9.02M-9.02M-59.41M-59.41M-54.18M
Shares Outstanding ----------------12.29M12.59M-12.79M-22.17M

Cash Flows (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Jan 2009Jan 2010Jan 2011Jan 2012Feb 2013Feb 2014Jan 2015Jan 2016Jan 2017Feb 2018Feb 2019Feb 2020Jan 2021Jan 2022Jan 2023Jan 2024Feb 2024Jan 2025Feb 2025Jan 2026
Operating Cash Flow 218.38M155.18M174.51M156.10M205.04M173.47M161.41M182.65M199.29M214.38M139.91M177.90M-35.72M--8.22M92.80M92.80M-117.59M-117.59M8.12M
Investing Cash Flow -60.77M-64.33M-84.32M-77.66M-105.22M-119.70M-61.71M-30.62M-44.25M-25.14M-56.86M-134.35M-30.37M--45.95M-27.79M-27.79M-15.83M-15.83M-17.38M
Financing Cash Flow -4.43M-154.01M-78.01M-85.03M-82.26M-64.14M-87.60M-131.35M-155.05M-140.60M-259.18M-44.37M60.93M-17.06M-68.27M-68.27M128.40M128.40M6.97M
Capital Expenditure ------------57.50M-30.59M--45.58M-27.56M-27.56M-15.83M-15.83M-17.38M
Free Cash Flow -----------120.40M-66.30M--53.80M65.24M65.24M-133.42M-133.42M-9.26M
Net Change in Cash ---------------37.11M-3.26M--5.03M--2.30M
Share Buybacks 642.00K73.99M90.62M91.76M89.02M65.83M76.13M120.89M157.81M118.58M253.54M131.39M15.49M83.97M94.62M-7.13M-673.00K422.00K

Ratios (Annual)

Figures in %.

Metric Jan 2009Jan 2010Jan 2011Jan 2012Feb 2013Feb 2014Jan 2015Jan 2016Jan 2017Feb 2018Feb 2019Feb 2020Jan 2021Jan 2022Jan 2023Jan 2024Feb 2024Jan 2025Feb 2025Jan 2026
Gross Margin % 41.2%40.1%39.4%38.4%38.2%37.1%35.3%36.2%37.6%38.0%35.3%35.0%21.9%41.5%30.1%27.8%27.8%33.1%33.1%29.9%
Operating Margin % 7.5%7.9%7.7%6.1%5.0%4.3%4.5%5.2%8.3%8.6%5.7%5.2%-13.1%14.4%0.1%-3.1%-5.2%1.0%-1.0%-4.6%
Net Margin % -----------3.9%-9.2%9.8%-0.1%-9.6%-9.6%-4.2%-4.2%-7.3%
ROE % -----------31.2%-150.3%--0.7%1,713.5%1,713.5%97.3%97.3%162.9%
ROCE % -18.4%17.8%14.4%12.3%10.6%11.7%14.5%25.4%27.9%28.1%16.4%-47.4%-0.5%-26.8%-45.6%6.2%-6.0%-19.5%

Shareholding Pattern

Insiders
4.86%
Institutions
75.95%
Public Float
79.83%

Top Institutional Holders

#Holder% HeldSharesValue
1 Mithaq Capital Spc 61.13% 13.59M $27.73M
2 Shay Capital LLC 4.16% 925.24K $1.89M
3 Blackrock Inc. 1.75% 389.17K $793.90K
4 Vanguard Capital Management LLC 1.41% 312.98K $638.48K
5 Susquehanna International Group, LLP 0.99% 221.12K $451.07K
6 Immersion Corp 0.92% 205.37K $418.95K
7 UBS Group AG 0.88% 196.15K $400.13K
8 Geode Capital Management, LLC 0.50% 111.61K $227.69K
9 Jane Street Group, LLC 0.49% 110.00K $224.40K
10 Group One Trading, LLC 0.40% 89.05K $181.65K

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PLCE — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current share price of The Children's Place, Inc. (PLCE)?

As of 2026-09-19 21:16 PDT, The Children's Place, Inc. (PLCE) trades at $2.79 on NasdaqGS. Its 52-week range is $2.23 to $9.17.

What is the market capitalisation of PLCE?

The Children's Place, Inc. (PLCE) has a market capitalisation of $62.04M on NasdaqGS.

What is the P/E ratio of PLCE?

PLCE trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of -0.47. The industry average P/E is 18.98. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is -0.42.

Is PLCE a good stock to buy?

This page provides a data-driven analysis of The Children's Place, Inc. (PLCE), including valuation ratios, profitability, growth trends, auto-generated pros and cons, peer comparison and AI exposure. Review these fundamentals alongside your own research and risk tolerance. This is informational content, not investment advice.

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