PLCE
The Children's Place, Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score PLCE yet.
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.
PLCE PE Valuation
PLCE has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
PLCE Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect PLCE's losses to shrink, with revenue holding steady.
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.
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.
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.
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 22M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| 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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.