F
Ford Motor Company
F lost money over the past year, so it has no meaningful PE right now. Analysts expect earnings to recover and profitability to improve, though they disagree widely on how much.
PLCE
The Children's Place, Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score PLCE yet.
F Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
F's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure.
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.
F PE Valuation
F has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
PLCE PE Valuation
PLCE has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
F Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect F's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
PLCE Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect PLCE's losses to shrink, with revenue holding steady.
F Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.78 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$1.97 | -270% |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.87 | -340% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.55 | -224% |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.06 | -241% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.16 | +32% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.78 | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.25 | +29% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.46 | +35% |
F has swung to a loss: it lost $1.97 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
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 has the edge over F on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
F Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $49.5B | -2% |
| Q2 2026 | $48.3B | -3.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $43.3B | +6.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $45.9B | -4.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $50.5B | +9.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $50.2B | +5% |
| Q1 2025 | $40.7B | -5% |
| Q4 2024 | $48.2B | +4.9% |
F has the edge over PLCE on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.9% | -0.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 1.3% | +0.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.4% | +4.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | -25% | -28 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.1% | +1.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1% | -2.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8% | -2.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 2.5% | +3.1 points |
F 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.
F Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.1B | -40% |
| Q2 2026 | $2B | -54% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.1B | -157% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.1B | +108% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.3B | +50% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.2B | +24% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.9B | +$2.6B |
| Q4 2024 | $530M | +169% |
F has the edge over PLCE on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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's free cash flow has turned positive after four years mostly in the red: $23M over the past year.
F Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +2.2% | +89M shares |
| 1 year | +0.7% | +28M shares |
| 3 years | +0.6% | +26M shares |
| 5 years | +1% | +40M shares |
| Available history | +1.8% | +72M shares |
F has 4.1B diluted shares, up 0.7% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $311M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | $150M |
F spent $311M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 107% from the year before.
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 F 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.
F Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -3.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
F has more cash than debt.
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.
F Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 41.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 19.6 | Oversold |
F's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 20 (oversold).
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).
F PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | F | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 18x | — |
F has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
F Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $12.2 | 2.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $13.3 | 11% below |
| 50 week MA | $13.4 | 11% below |
| 100 week MA | $12.1 | 2% below |
| 200 week MA | $12.1 | 1.4% below |
F is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 1.4% below its 200-week average.
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.
F Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.36 | $8.86 | -5.3% |
| 2021 | $8.86 | $20.3 | +129% |
| 2022 | $20.3 | $11.4 | -44% |
| 2023 | $11.4 | $12.2 | +7.3% |
| 2024 | $12.2 | $10.0 | -18% |
| 2025 | $10.0 | $13.3 | +33% |
| 2026 YTD | $13.3 | $11.9 | -11% |
F 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.