AMZN
Amazon.com, Inc.
AMZN's fundamentals are mixed: revenue grew 15%, but free cash flow turned negative. Its PE of 22x looks cheaper than it really is, because one-off gains boosted its recent earnings. Analysts expect strong earnings growth.
PLCE
The Children's Place, Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score PLCE yet.
AMZN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak | |
| Healthy |
AMZN's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its cash flow is weak.
PLCE Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Stable | |
| Weak |
PLCE's cash flow is currently stable, but its revenue, profitability and balance sheet are under pressure.
AMZN PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 22x | $267 | — |
| Forward | 27x | $267 | — |
| Cheap | 34x | $415 | +55% |
| Fair | 60x | $745 | +179% |
| Expensive | 102x | $1,262 | +372% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
AMZN's PE is in its cheap range at 22x, but its recent earnings include one-off gains. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 27x.
PLCE PE Valuation
PLCE has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
AMZN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
AMZN has the edge over PLCE on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
PLCE Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect PLCE's losses to shrink, with revenue holding steady.
AMZN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $9.87 | -20% |
| Q3 2026 | $12.37 | +75% |
| Q2 2026 | $12.43 | +89% |
| Q1 2026 | $8.36 | +36% |
| Q4 2025 | $7.17 | +30% |
| Q3 2025 | $7.08 | +52% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.56 | +57% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.14 | +72% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.53 | +91% |
AMZN has the edge over PLCE on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
PLCE Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$5.99 | -$5.15 |
| Q2 2026 | -$4.84 | -$1.73 |
| Q1 2026 | -$4.01 | +$0.52 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.60 | +$11.59 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.84 | +$11.87 |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.11 | +$9.91 |
| Q1 2025 | -$4.53 | +$7.83 |
| Q4 2024 | -$14.19 | -$8.32 |
PLCE lost $5.99 per share over the past year, and its loss has widened in each of the last four quarters.
AMZN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $201.9B | +12% |
| Q2 2026 | $200.6B | +20% |
| Q1 2026 | $181.5B | +17% |
| Q4 2025 | $213.4B | +14% |
| Q3 2025 | $180.2B | +13% |
| Q2 2025 | $167.7B | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $155.7B | +8.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $187.8B | +10% |
AMZN has the edge over PLCE on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 14% | +4.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 14% | +2.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 13% | +1.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 12% | +0.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 9.7% | -1.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 11% | +1.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 12% | +1.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 11% | +3.5 points |
AMZN has the edge over PLCE on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
PLCE Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $241.8M | -19% |
| Q2 2026 | $215.2M | -11% |
| Q1 2026 | $329.2M | -19% |
| Q4 2025 | $339.5M | -13% |
| Q3 2025 | $298M | -6.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $242.1M | -9.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $408.6M | -10% |
| Q4 2024 | $390.2M | -19% |
PLCE's revenue has slid since its 2021 peak: $242M last quarter, down 19% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -5.4% | -6.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | -20% | -9.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | -12% | -14 points |
| Q4 2025 | 1.1% | -6.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 1.4% | +8.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | -10% | +0.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 1.7% | +15 points |
| Q4 2024 | 7.5% | -1.9 points |
PLCE's operating margin was −5.4% last quarter, down 6.8 points from the same quarter a year ago.
AMZN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$34.8B | -8202% |
| Q2 2026 | -$8.8B | -2757% |
| Q1 2026 | -$18.2B | -$10.2B |
| Q4 2025 | $14.9B | -16% |
| Q3 2025 | $430M | -87% |
| Q2 2025 | $332M | -96% |
| Q1 2025 | -$8B | -297% |
| Q4 2024 | $17.8B | -36% |
AMZN's free cash flow was −$46.9B over the past year, against $10.6B the year before.
PLCE Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $15.8M | +$47.7M |
| Q2 2026 | -$61.8M | -$15.4M |
| Q1 2026 | $72.4M | -40% |
| Q4 2025 | -$3.4M | +$44.3M |
| Q3 2025 | -$31.9M | +$59.8M |
| Q2 2025 | -$46.4M | +$69.1M |
| Q1 2025 | $121.4M | -8.2% |
| Q4 2024 | -$47.7M | -$31.5M |
PLCE has the edge over AMZN on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
AMZN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +26M shares |
| 1 year | +0.8% | +84M shares |
| 3 years | +3.5% | +371M shares |
| 5 years | +6.1% | +629M shares |
| Available history | +8.2% | +829M shares |
AMZN has 10.9B diluted shares, up 0.8% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | $3.3B |
PLCE Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +28K shares |
| 1 year | +0.4% | +95K shares |
| 3 years | +80% | +9.9M shares |
| 5 years | +48% | +7.2M shares |
| Available history | +43% | +6.7M shares |
PLCE has the edge over AMZN on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $29,000 |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $338,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $84,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $107,000 |
| Q4 2024 | — |
PLCE spent $33,000 buying back its own shares over the past year, down 94% from the year before.
AMZN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
AMZN's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA), after holding more cash than debt a year ago.
PLCE Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | 17.4x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 7.8x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 13.7x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 9.3x | High |
| Q1 2023 | 6.4x | High |
| Q4 2022 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q3 2022 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q2 2022 | 0.8x | Very low |
PLCE's net debt is about 17 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 6.4 years a year ago.
AMZN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 57.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 50.0 | Neutral |
AMZN's weekly RSI is 57 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 50 (neutral).
PLCE Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 25.1 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 5.9 | Oversold |
PLCE's weekly RSI is 25 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 6 (oversold).
AMZN PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | AMZN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 22x | 18x | 20% above |
| PE % | 4 | 47 | 43 pts below |
AMZN is trading at 22x earnings, a 20% premium to the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x, though its recent earnings include one-off gains.
PLCE PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | PLCE | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 18x | — |
PLCE has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
AMZN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $253.6 | 5.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $254.9 | 4.9% above |
| 50 week MA | $242.5 | 10% above |
| 100 week MA | $229.6 | 17% above |
| 200 week MA | $191.4 | 40% above |
AMZN has the edge over PLCE on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
PLCE Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.11 | 60% below |
| 20 week MA | $2.00 | 78% below |
| 50 week MA | $3.21 | 86% below |
| 100 week MA | $5.16 | 91% below |
| 200 week MA | $13.0 | 97% below |
PLCE is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 97% below its 200-week average.
AMZN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $93.5 | $158.6 | +70% |
| 2021 | $158.6 | $171.1 | +7.8% |
| 2022 | $171.1 | $85.3 | -50% |
| 2023 | $85.3 | $151.9 | +78% |
| 2024 | $151.9 | $223.8 | +47% |
| 2025 | $223.8 | $232.5 | +3.9% |
| 2026 YTD | $232.5 | $267.4 | +15% |
AMZN has the edge over PLCE on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
PLCE Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $62.1 | $49.7 | -20% |
| 2021 | $49.7 | $76.7 | +54% |
| 2022 | $76.7 | $37.7 | -51% |
| 2023 | $37.7 | $23.2 | -38% |
| 2024 | $23.2 | $11.0 | -53% |
| 2025 | $11.0 | $4.03 | -63% |
| 2026 YTD | $4.03 | $0.44 | -89% |
PLCE has finished four years in a row lower, and it's down 89% so far in 2026.