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Childrens Place, Inc. PLCE

Nasdaq · stock · Retail-Family Clothing Stores · website · IPO 1997-09-19

Childrens Place, Inc. statistics & valuation

P / S0.1×
Net margin-7.3%
FCF margin-0.8%
Return on capital-20.3%

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
3.90% -9.20% 9.80% -0.10% -9.60% -4.20% -7.30% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Gross margin (%)
37.60% 38.00% 35.30% 35.00% 21.90% 41.50% 30.10% 27.80% 33.10% 29.90% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Operating margin (%)
8.30% 8.60% 5.70% 5.20% -13.10% 14.40% -0.10% -5.20% -1.00% -4.70% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on equity (%)
31.20% -150.30% 83.00% -0.70% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Shares outstanding
19.0M 18.2M 16.8M 15.7M 14.6M 14.9M 13.1M 12.5M 12.8M 22.2M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Net debt ($)
-$68.5M $11.8M -$5.1M $33.1M $36.2M $160.6M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Share buybacks ($)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on assets (%)
6.20% -12.30% 18.00% -0.10% -19.30% -7.70% -13.20% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Free cash flow margin (%)
6.40% -4.40% 5.40% -3.10% 4.10% -9.60% -0.80% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Debt / equity (×)
0.00× 0.81× 0.22× 0.31× 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
EPS ($)
$4.68 -$9.59 $12.59 -$0.09 -$12.34 -$4.53 -$4.01 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

Childrens Place, Inc. trades at about 0.2× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 5×–17.5×, median 17.4×).

0.2× 17.5×

Shaded band = 10-year range (5×–17.5×); dot = today's 0.2×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Gross margin29.9%33.1%27.8%30.1%41.5%21.9%35.0%35.3%38.0%37.6%
Operating margin-4.7%-1.0%-5.2%-0.1%14.4%-13.1%5.2%5.7%8.6%8.3%
Net margin-7.3%-4.2%-9.6%-0.1%9.8%-9.2%3.9%
FCF margin-0.8%-9.6%4.1%-3.1%5.4%-4.4%6.4%
Return on assets-13.2%-7.7%-19.3%-0.1%18.0%-12.3%6.2%
Return on equity162.9%97.3%1713.5%-0.7%83.0%-150.3%31.2%
Debt / equity-2.79×-5.52×0.31×0.22×0.81×0.00×
Current ratio1.030.900.730.870.980.760.761.311.821.86

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-01-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.