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The Children's Place, Inc.
PLCE Consumer Cyclical Apparel Manufacturing
The Children's Place, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended January 2026) was $1.2 billion, down 12.8% from fiscal 2025. In the quarter to July 2026, revenue fell 18.9%, EPS fell 479.2%, free cash flow grew 149.5% and total debt was flat, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for five consecutive years.
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to January
| Group | Line | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Trend | 2027e | 2028e | 2029e |
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| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | 92.95 | 87.05 | 53.62 | 9.25 | 47.88 | 29.20 | 14.27 | 4.77 | 3.66 | 1.06 |
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| High | 147.50 | 161.65 | 116.84 | 72.50 | 113.50 | 83.77 | 48.88 | 38.03 | 11.99 | 5.38 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 15,500 | 15,800 | 18,700 | 17,300 | 13,300 | 11,900 | 11,300 | 8,390 | 7,900 | 7,800 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.15 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 1,785 | 1,870 | 1,938 | 1,871 | 1,523 | 1,915 | 1,708 | 1,603 | 1,386 | 1,209 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 37.62 | 38.03 | 35.27 | 35.03 | 21.89 | 41.49 | 30.09 | 27.79 | 33.14 | 29.91 | |||||
| EBT | 147 | 161 | 109 | 88 | (212) | 257 | (15) | (114) | (49) | (90) | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 8.23 | 8.62 | 5.60 | 4.73 | (13.91) | 13.42 | (0.86) | (7.10) | (3.57) | (7.47) | |||||
| Net income | 102 | 85 | 101 | 73 | (140) | 187 | (1) | (155) | (58) | (88) | |||||
| Depreciation | 66 | 68 | 69 | 75 | 66 | 58 | 51 | 47 | 40 | 33 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 96.07 | 106.45 | 117.16 | 120.32 | 104.07 | 131.22 | 130.79 | 127.98 | 108.59 | 54.88 | ||||
| Earnings | 5.51 | 4.82 | 6.10 | 4.71 | (9.59) | 12.82 | (0.09) | (12.36) | (4.53) | (4.01) | |||||
| Cash flow | 10.72 | 12.20 | 8.46 | 11.44 | (2.44) | 9.13 | (0.63) | 7.41 | (9.21) | 0.37 | |||||
| Capex | (1.87) | (3.34) | (4.30) | (8.65) | (2.09) | (2.01) | (3.49) | (2.20) | (1.24) | (0.79) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 8.86 | 8.86 | 4.16 | 2.79 | (4.53) | 7.12 | (4.12) | 5.21 | (10.45) | (0.42) | |||||
| Book value | 26.71 | 26.96 | 19.01 | 15.13 | 6.38 | 15.45 | 12.13 | (0.72) | (4.65) | (2.46) | |||||
| Shares, m | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 22 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 17.48 | 31.21 | 15.89 | 12.51 | 0.00 | 5.52 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||
| P/S | 1.01 | 1.41 | 0.83 | 0.50 | 0.67 | 0.54 | 0.35 | 0.17 | 0.09 | 0.08 | |||||
| P/B | 3.63 | 5.56 | 5.09 | 3.94 | 10.98 | 4.58 | 3.74 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 0.88 | 1.28 | 0.82 | 0.72 | 0.79 | 0.63 | 0.53 | 0.34 | 0.38 | 0.35 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 9.57 | 15.37 | 22.97 | 30.89 | (18.21) | 11.57 | (16.97) | 8.31 | (3.98) | (45.50) | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 199 | 214 | 140 | 178 | (36) | 133 | (8) | 93 | (118) | 8 | ||||
| Capex | (35) | (59) | (71) | (134) | (31) | (29) | (46) | (28) | (16) | (17) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 165 | 156 | 69 | 43 | (66) | 104 | (54) | 65 | (133) | (9) | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 282 | 296 | 104 | (145) | (171) | (10) | (86) | (164) | (50) | 10 | ||||
| Total debt | 15 | 21 | 49 | 483 | 245 | 225 | 337 | 277 | 412 | 336 | |||||
| Net debt | (228) | (238) | (20) | 414 | 182 | 170 | 320 | 263 | 406 | 331 | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 496 | 474 | 314 | 235 | 93 | 225 | 158 | (9) | (59) | (54) | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 11.32 | 9.15 | 12.11 | 7.68 | (12.09) | 17.19 | (0.11) | (17.30) | (7.47) | (12.45) | ||||
| ROIC | 34.29 | 42.84 | 23.65 | 9.27 | (45.44) | 43.54 | (0.20) | (20.63) | (2.47) | (12.93) | |||||
| ROE | 19.99 | 17.46 | 25.62 | 26.67 | (85.44) | 117.40 | (0.59) | (206.80) | 168.99 | 155.40 | |||||
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Fiscal years to Jan 2026 · latest quarter Jul 2026 · fundamentals updated 2 Oct 2026
Charts ten years each
The Children's Place, Inc. vs peers in Apparel Manufacturing (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SGC Superior Group of Companies, Inc. | $214.0M | 23.6× | 21.1× | +2.63% (above 0%: growing) | −20.00% (below 0%: shrinking) | +110.90% (above 0%: growing) | 37.96% | 1.48% | Compare |
| VNCE Vince Holding Corp. | $172.6M | 21.8× | 23.1× | +11.67% (above 0%: growing) | −11.83% (below 0%: shrinking) | +729.87% (above 0%: growing) | 60.93% | 16.57% | Compare |
| LAKE Lakeland Industries, Inc. | $93.2M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | −4.49% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | +92.21% (above 0%: growing) | 36.98% | (6.67%) | Compare |
| JXG Aquaron Acquisition Corp. | $87.4M | — (loss-making) | — | +69.42% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | −181,420.00% (below 0%: shrinking) | 15.04% | 0.00% | Compare |
| JRSH Jerash Holdings (US), Inc. | $78.2M | 16.2× | 11.0× | +26.75% (above 0%: growing) | +333.33% (above 0%: growing) | +133.83% (above 0%: growing) | 16.45% | 5.24% | Compare |
| PLCE The Children's Place, Inc. | $25.4M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | −18.86% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | +149.53% (above 0%: growing) | 34.44% | (5.39%) | |
| JL J-Long Group Limited | $16.3M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare |
| PMNT Perfect Moment Ltd. | $11.2M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | −21.88% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | +14.90% (above 0%: growing) | 54.52% | (283.48%) | Compare |
| DLAPQ Delta Apparel, Inc. | $4.1M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | −28.46% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | +348.24% (above 0%: growing) | 4.25% | (30.96%) | Compare |
| Median of peers | $82.8M | 21.8× | 21.1× | +2.63% | −11.83% | +110.90% | 36.98% | 0.00% |
The Children's Place, Inc. (PLCE) key facts
- Concern: The Children's Place, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended January 2026) was $1.2 billion, down 12.8% from fiscal 2025.
- The Children's Place, Inc. (PLCE) is an Apparel Manufacturing company in the Consumer Cyclical sector, listed on Nasdaq.
- As of October 16, 2026, PLCE traded at $1.07, a market capitalization of $25.4 million.
- Return on equity was 155.4% and debt-to-equity -2.87.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 3 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 1.03 (distress zone) for fiscal 2026.
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