PLCE Children's Place, Inc. (The) - Common Stock

NASDAQ · Retail · View on SEC EDGAR ↗
$3.18
Price · May 20, 2026
Fundamentals as of Apr 10, 2026

PLCE Stock Snapshot Price, market cap, P/E, EPS, ROE, debt/equity, 52-week range

Price
$3.18
Market Cap
$91M
P/E (TTM)
-1.0
EPS (TTM)
$-4.01
Revenue (TTM)
$1.21B
Div Yield
ROE
298.9%
Debt/Equity
-2.4
52W Range
$3 – $10

PLCE Stock Price Chart Daily OHLCV with technical indicators — pan, zoom, and customize your view

10-Year Performance Revenue, net income, margins and EPS trends

Revenue & Net Income $1.21B
4-point trend, -29.2%
2023-01-28 2026-01-31
EPS $-4.01
4-point trend, -4355.6%
2023-01-28 2026-01-31
Free Cash Flow $-9M
4-point trend, +82.8%
2023-01-28 2026-01-31
Margins -7.3%
4-point trend, -0.6%
2023-01-28 2026-01-31

Valuation P/E, P/S, P/B, EV/EBITDA ratios — is the stock expensive or cheap?

Metric
5Y trend
PLCE
Peer Median
P/E (TTM)
4-point trend, +99.8%
-1.0
31.7
P/S (TTM)
4-point trend, -75.8%
0.1
0.2
P/B
4-point trend, -150.2%
-1.7
1.6
EV / EBITDA
4-point trend, +99.3%
-3.8
Price / FCF
4-point trend, +0.4%
-9.9

Profitability Gross, operating and net margins; ROE, ROA, ROIC

Metric
5Y trend
PLCE
Peer Median
Gross Margin
4-point trend, -0.6%
29.9%
37.2%
Operating Margin
4-point trend, -5155.6%
-4.7%
Net Profit Margin
4-point trend, -10328.6%
-7.3%
-1.4%
ROA
4-point trend, -11218.2%
-12.4%
-2.5%
ROE
4-point trend, +49106.6%
298.9%
-8.9%
ROIC
4-point trend, -242366.7%
-72.7%

Financial Health Debt, liquidity, solvency — balance sheet strength

Metric
5Y trend
PLCE
Peer Median
Debt / Equity
4-point trend, -233.6%
-2.4
132.0
Current Ratio
4-point trend, +18.4%
1.0
1.1
Quick Ratio
4-point trend, -20.6%
0.1

Growth Revenue, EPS and net income growth: YoY, 3Y CAGR, 5Y CAGR

Metric
5Y trend
PLCE
Peer Median
Revenue YoY
4-point trend, -29.2%
-12.8%
Revenue CAGR 3Y
4-point trend, -29.2%
-10.9%
Revenue CAGR 5Y
4-point trend, -29.2%
-4.5%

Per Share Metrics EPS, book value per share, cash flow per share, dividend per share

Metric
5Y trend
PLCE
Peer Median
EPS (Diluted)
4-point trend, -4355.6%
$-4.01

Capital Efficiency Asset turnover, inventory turnover, receivables turnover

Metric
5Y trend
PLCE
Peer Median

Dividends Yield, payout ratio, dividend history, 5Y CAGR

Dividend Yield
Payout Ratio
5Y Div CAGR
Ex-dateAmount
Dec. 13, 2019$0.5600
Sept. 20, 2019$0.5600
June 17, 2019$0.5600
April 12, 2019$0.5600
Dec. 14, 2018$0.5000
Sept. 4, 2018$0.5000
June 15, 2018$0.5000
April 13, 2018$0.5000
Dec. 12, 2017$0.4000
Sept. 11, 2017$0.4000
June 15, 2017$0.4000
April 6, 2017$0.4000
Dec. 14, 2016$0.2000
Sept. 14, 2016$0.2000
June 14, 2016$0.2000
April 5, 2016$0.2000
Dec. 15, 2015$0.1500
Sept. 15, 2015$0.1500
June 16, 2015$0.1500
April 7, 2015$0.1500

PLCE Analyst Consensus Bullish and bearish analyst opinions, 12-month price target, upside

SELL 6 analysts
  • Strong Buy 0 0.0%
  • Buy 0 0.0%
  • Hold 3 50.0%
  • Sell 1 16.7%
  • Strong Sell 2 33.3%

12-Month Price Target

1 analysts · 2026-05-16
Median target $3.50 +10.1%
Mean target $3.50 +10.1%

Earnings History EPS actual vs estimate, surprise %, beat rate, next earnings date

Avg Surprise
-0.77%
Next Report
Jun 04, 2026
Period EPS Actual EPS Est Surprise
March 31, 2026 $-1.86 $-0.98 -0.88%
Dec. 31, 2025 $-0.18 $0.71 -0.89%
Sept. 30, 2025 $-0.15 $-0.10 -0.05%
June 30, 2025 $-1.52 $-0.52 -1.00%
March 31, 2025 $-0.75 $0.26 -1.0%

Peer Comparison Key metrics vs sector peers

Ticker Market Cap P/E Rev YoY Net Margin ROE Gross Margin
PLCE $91M -1.0 -12.8% -7.3% 298.9% 29.9%
JILL $232M 8.6 -2.3% 4.7% 23.0% 68.7%
CURV $114M -16.4 -9.4% -0.70% 3.4% 34.8%
DLTH -5.1 -9.8% -2.9% -9.3% 53.4%
AKA $115M -3.7 4.4% -5.2% -29.7% 57.3%
TLYS -2.5 -2.8% -3.1% -20.8% 29.7%
CATO -9.8 0.62% -0.90% -3.7%
DXLG -1.1 -6.9% -8.2% -28.8% 43.4%
LVLU $16M -1.1 -10.6% -4.9% -377.4% 43.2%
TLF 2.5 2.6%
DBGI -5.8 -36.1%

Full Fundamentals All metrics by year — income statement, balance sheet, cash flow

Income Statement 14
Annual Income Statement data for PLCE
Metric Trend 202620252024202420242023202320232022202220222021
Revenue 5-point trend, -36.9% $1.21B $1.39B · · $1.60B · · $1.71B · · $1.92B ·
Gross Profit 5-point trend, -54.5% $362M $459M · · $445M · · $514M · · $795M ·
SG&A Expense 5-point trend, -16.4% $384M $406M · · $447M · · $461M · · $459M ·
Operating Income 5-point trend, -120.8% $-57M $-14M · · $-84M · · $-2M · · $276M ·
Interest Expense 3-point trend, +61.5% · · · · $30M · · $13M · · $19M ·
Interest Income 3-point trend, -42.5% $50.0K $47.0K · · $87.0K · · · · · · ·
Pretax Income 5-point trend, -135.1% $-90M $-49M · · $-114M · · $-15M · · $257M ·
Income Tax 5-point trend, -102.9% $-2M $8M · · $41M · · $-14M · · $70M ·
Net Income 5-point trend, -147.2% $-88M $-58M · · $-155M · · $-1M · · $187M ·
EPS (Basic) 5-point trend, -131.3% $-4.01 $-4.53 · · $-12.34 · · $-0.09 · · $12.82 ·
EPS (Diluted) 5-point trend, -131.9% $-4.01 $-4.53 · · $-12.34 · · $-0.09 · · $12.59 ·
Shares (Basic) 5-point trend, +50.9% 22,028,000 12,766,000 · · 12,522,000 · · 13,063,000 · · 14,597,000 ·
Shares (Diluted) 5-point trend, +48.1% 22,028,000 12,766,000 · · 12,522,000 · · 13,063,000 · · 14,870,000 ·
EBITDA 5-point trend, -120.8% $-57M $-14M · · $-84M · · $-2M · · $276M ·
Balance Sheet 29
Annual Balance Sheet data for PLCE
Metric Trend 202620252024202420242023202320232022202220222021
Cash & Equivalents 12-point trend, -91.4% $5M $5M $10M $13M $14M $19M $18M $17M $28M $58M $55M $64M
Receivables 12-point trend, -33.2% $26M $43M $62M $28M $33M $33M $26M $50M $44M $29M $22M $39M
Inventory 12-point trend, -29.5% $325M $400M $521M $425M $362M $537M $504M $448M $616M $549M $429M $461M
Prepaid Expense 12-point trend, -7.9% $41M $20M $35M $43M $43M $65M $59M $48M $59M $51M $76M $45M
Other Current Assets 5-point trend, -54.5% $4M $3M · · $4M · · $5M · · $9M ·
Current Assets 12-point trend, -34.7% $398M $468M $627M $510M $452M $654M $607M $562M $748M $687M $582M $609M
PP&E (Net) 12-point trend, -50.7% $82M $97M $111M $117M $125M $141M $146M $150M $155M $157M $155M $166M
PP&E (Gross) 12-point trend, -28.2% $616M $670M $800M $797M $804M $862M $858M $878M $860M $854M $843M $858M
Accum. Depreciation 12-point trend, -22.8% $535M $572M $688M $681M $679M $721M $712M $728M $705M $697M $688M $693M
Intangibles 12-point trend, -82.1% $13M $13M $13M $41M $41M $70M $71M $71M $71M $71M $72M $73M
Other Non-current Assets 12-point trend, +31.8% $13M $7M $6M $7M $7M $9M $10M $11M $12M $13M $11M $10M
Total Assets 12-point trend, -40.6% $670M $748M $921M $848M $800M $1.02B $1.01B $986M $1.17B $1.15B $1.04B $1.13B
Accounts Payable 12-point trend, -52.3% $108M $127M $216M $193M $226M $262M $223M $177M $304M $261M $184M $228M
Accrued Liabilities 5-point trend, -32.5% $88M $76M · · $90M · · $100M · · $131M ·
Short-term Debt 12-point trend, -34.4% $131M $246M $317M $226M $227M $348M $301M $287M $284M $250M $175M $200M
Current Liabilities 12-point trend, -42.3% $388M $518M $699M $573M $616M $800M $719M $648M $793M $718M $592M $672M
Capital Leases 12-point trend, -31.1% $120M $107M $111M $118M $118M $64M $88M $96M $112M $129M $135M $175M
Other Non-current Liabilities 12-point trend, -57.4% $8M $10M $11M $11M $11M $11M $12M $13M $14M $14M $12M $18M
Total Liabilities 12-point trend, -24.6% $724M $807M $990M $883M $809M $937M $889M $828M $990M $931M $812M $960M
Long-term Debt 10-point trend, +123.7% · $166M $165M $167M $50M · $50M $50M $50M $50M $50M $74M
Total Debt 5-point trend, -25.2% $131M $246M · · $227M · · $287M · · $175M ·
Common Stock 12-point trend, +49.5% $2M $1M $1M $1M $1M $1M $1M $1M $1M $1M $1M $1M
Paid-in Capital 12-point trend, +47.7% $243M $151M $152M $153M $141M $145M $151M $151M $152M $155M $160M $164M
Retained Earnings 12-point trend, -1889.8% $-281M $-193M $-205M $-173M $-135M $-44M $-9M $23M $46M $72M $78M $16M
Treasury Stock 12-point trend, -97.9% $68.0K $90.0K $3M $3M $3M $4M $4M $4M $4M $4M $3M $3M
AOCI 12-point trend, -36.8% $-18M $-19M $-17M $-17M $-16M $-16M $-17M $-16M $-15M $-15M $-14M $-13M
Stockholders' Equity 12-point trend, -132.2% $-54M $-59M $-69M $-35M $-9M $86M $126M $158M $184M $214M $225M $168M
Liabilities + Equity 12-point trend, -40.6% $670M $748M $921M $848M $800M $1.02B $1.01B $986M $1.17B $1.15B $1.04B $1.13B
Shares Outstanding 12-point trend, +49.5% 22,169,000 12,782,000 12,779,000 12,739,000 12,585,000 12,544,000 12,473,000 12,292,000 13,087,000 13,422,000 13,964,000 14,831,000
Cash Flow 15
Annual Cash Flow data for PLCE
Metric Trend 202620252024202420242023202320232022202220222021
D&A 5-point trend, -43.4% $33M $40M · · $47M · · $51M · · $58M ·
Stock-based Comp 5-point trend, -90.3% $3M $13M · · $-6M · · $29M · · $31M ·
Deferred Tax 5-point trend, -102.2% $-581.0K $0 · · $37M · · $-14M · · $26M ·
Restructuring 3-point trend, +2500000.00 · $2M · · $12M · · $0 · · · ·
Operating Cash Flow 5-point trend, -93.9% $8M $-118M · · $93M · · $-8M · · $133M ·
CapEx 5-point trend, -40.7% $17M $16M · · $28M · · $46M · · $29M ·
Investing Cash Flow 5-point trend, +40.7% $-17M $-16M · · $-28M · · $-46M · · $-29M ·
Stock Repurchased 5-point trend, -99.5% $422.0K $673.0K · · $7M · · $95M · · $84M ·
Net Stock Activity 5-point trend, +99.5% $-422.0K $-673.0K · · $-7M · · $-95M · · $-84M ·
Dividends Paid 4-point trend, +1690000.00 · $2M · · $0 · · $0 · · $0 ·
Financing Cash Flow 5-point trend, +106.2% $7M $128M · · $-68M · · $17M · · $-113M ·
Net Change in Cash 5-point trend, +101.6% $142.0K $-8M · · $-3M · · $-38M · · $-9M ·
Taxes Paid 5-point trend, -67.7% $16M $-2M · · $6M · · $-15M · · $50M ·
Free Cash Flow 5-point trend, -108.9% $-9M $-133M · · $65M · · $-54M · · $104M ·
Levered FCF 3-point trend, -73.0% · · · · $24M · · $-55M · · $90M ·
Profitability 8
Annual Profitability data for PLCE
Metric Trend 202620252024202420242023202320232022202220222021
Gross Margin 5-point trend, -27.9% 29.9% 33.1% · · 27.8% · · 30.1% · · 41.5% ·
Operating Margin 5-point trend, -132.9% -4.7% -0.99% · · -5.2% · · -0.09% · · 14.4% ·
Net Margin 5-point trend, -174.7% -7.3% -4.2% · · -9.6% · · -0.07% · · 9.8% ·
Pretax Margin 5-point trend, -155.7% -7.5% -3.6% · · -7.1% · · -0.86% · · 13.4% ·
EBITDA Margin 5-point trend, -132.9% -4.7% -0.99% · · -5.2% · · -0.09% · · 14.4% ·
ROA 5-point trend, -170.7% -12.4% -7.1% · · -17.4% · · -0.11% · · 17.6% ·
ROE 5-point trend, +257.5% 298.9% 106.1% · · -283.4% · · -0.61% · · 83.6% ·
ROIC 5-point trend, -245.2% -72.7% -8.6% · · -52.3% · · -0.03% · · 50.1% ·
Liquidity & Solvency 4
Annual Liquidity & Solvency data for PLCE
Metric Trend 202620252024202420242023202320232022202220222021
Current Ratio 5-point trend, +4.4% 1.0 0.9 · · 0.7 · · 0.9 · · 1.0 ·
Quick Ratio 5-point trend, -37.4% 0.1 0.1 · · 0.1 · · 0.1 · · 0.1 ·
Debt / Equity 5-point trend, -411.1% -2.4 -4.1 · · -25.1 · · 1.8 · · 0.8 ·
Interest Coverage 3-point trend, -118.8% · · · · -2.8 · · -0.1 · · 14.8 ·
Efficiency 2
Annual Efficiency data for PLCE
Metric Trend 202620252024202420242023202320232022202220222021
Asset Turnover 5-point trend, -5.4% 1.7 1.7 · · 1.8 · · 1.6 · · 1.8 ·
Receivables Turnover 5-point trend, -44.3% 35.2 26.4 · · 37.7 · · 34.7 · · 63.2 ·
Per Share 5
Annual Per Share data for PLCE
Metric Trend 202620252024202420242023202320232022202220222021
Book Value / Share 5-point trend, -115.1% $-2.44 $-4.65 · · $-0.72 · · $12.96 · · $16.22 ·
Revenue / Share 5-point trend, -57.4% $54.88 $108.59 · · $128.19 · · $131.01 · · $128.81 ·
Cash Flow / Share 5-point trend, -95.9% $0.37 $-9.21 · · $7.42 · · $-0.63 · · $8.96 ·
Cash / Share 5-point trend, -93.7% $0.25 $0.42 · · $1.09 · · $1.37 · · $3.94 ·
EPS (TTM) 5-point trend, -131.9% $-4.01 $-4.53 · · $-12.34 · · $-0.09 · · $12.59 ·
Growth Rates 3
Annual Growth Rates data for PLCE
Metric Trend 202620252024202420242023202320232022202220222021
Revenue YoY 5-point trend, -149.6% -12.8% -13.5% · · -6.2% · · -10.8% · · 25.8% ·
Revenue CAGR 3Y 3-point trend, -733.1% -10.9% -10.2% · · 1.7% · · · · · · ·
Revenue CAGR 5Y -4.5% · · · · · · · · · · ·
Valuation (TTM) 17
Annual Valuation (TTM) data for PLCE
Metric Trend 202620252024202420242023202320232022202220222021
Revenue TTM 5-point trend, -36.9% $1.21B $1.39B · · $1.60B · · $1.71B · · $1.92B ·
Net Income TTM 5-point trend, -147.2% $-88M $-58M · · $-155M · · $-1M · · $187M ·
Market Cap 5-point trend, -90.7% $91M $125M · · $268M · · $533M · · $979M ·
Enterprise Value 5-point trend, -80.3% $217M $365M · · $481M · · $803M · · $1.10B ·
P/E 5-point trend, -118.4% -1.0 -2.2 · · -1.7 · · -484.4 · · 5.6 ·
P/S 5-point trend, -85.2% 0.1 0.1 · · 0.2 · · 0.3 · · 0.5 ·
P/B 5-point trend, -138.9% -1.7 -2.1 · · -29.7 · · 3.4 · · 4.3 ·
P / Tangible Book 2-point trend, -4.5% · · · · · · · 6.1 · · 6.4 ·
P / Cash Flow 5-point trend, +53.3% 11.3 -1.1 · · 2.9 · · -64.9 · · 7.3 ·
P / FCF 5-point trend, -204.8% -9.9 -0.9 · · 4.1 · · -9.9 · · 9.4 ·
EV / EBITDA 5-point trend, -195.1% -3.8 -26.7 · · -5.7 · · -525.0 · · 4.0 ·
EV / FCF 5-point trend, -321.5% -23.4 -2.7 · · 7.4 · · -14.9 · · 10.6 ·
EV / Revenue 5-point trend, -68.7% 0.2 0.3 · · 0.3 · · 0.5 · · 0.6 ·
Dividend Yield 4-point trend, +0.01 · 1.4% · · 0.00% · · 0.00% · · 0.00% ·
Earnings Yield 5-point trend, -644.0% -97.2% -46.3% · · -57.7% · · -0.21% · · 17.9% ·
Payout Ratio 2-point trend, -0.03 · -2.9% · · · · · · · · 0.00% ·
Annual Payout 4-point trend, +1690000.00 · $2M · · $0 · · $0 · · $0 ·

Financial Statements Income statement, balance sheet, cash flow — annual, last 5 years

Income Statement
2026-01-312025-02-012024-11-022024-08-032024-05-04
Revenue $1.21B$1.39B
Gross Margin % 29.9%33.1%
Operating Margin % -4.7%-0.99%
Net Income $-88M$-58M
Diluted EPS $-4.01$-4.53
Balance Sheet
2026-01-312025-02-012024-11-022024-08-032024-05-04
Debt / Equity -2.4-4.1
Current Ratio 1.00.9
Quick Ratio 0.10.1
Cash Flow
2026-01-312025-02-012024-11-022024-08-032024-05-04
Free Cash Flow $-9M$-133M

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