Children's Place Inc.
PLCE | NASDAQ
$2.18
+$0.14 (+6.86%)
At close: Sep 21, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
$2.18
$0 (0.00%)
After-hours:
Sep 21, 2026, 7:30 PM ET
Market Data
Market Cap $45.36M
Enterprise Value $380.87M
Beta 1.97
Average Volume 380.14K
Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 22.24M
Shares Change YoY 0.43%
Institutional Ownership 78.35%
Exchange NASDAQ
ISIN US1689051076
Price Performance
Price Change 1M -11.7%
Price Change 3M -28.5%
Price Change 6M -38.1%
Price Change YTD -47.2%
Price Change 1Y -69.0%
Price Change 3Y -91.5%
Price Change 5Y -97.4%
1M CAGR (ann.) -23.0%
1Y CAGR (ann.) -73.0%
5Y CAGR (ann.) -52.0%
All-Time CAGR -15.8%
Valuation
PE Ratio -0.36
Forward PE N/A
PEG Ratio 0.00
Forward PEG 0.01
PS Ratio 0.04
Forward PS 0.00
PB Ratio -0.35
P/FCF Ratio 2.11
P/Adj. FCF Ratio 2.10
P/OCF Ratio 0.98
EV/Sales 0.34
EV/EBIT -4.21
EV/EBITDA -6.32
EV/FCF 16.55
Earnings Yield -274.8%
FCF Yield 47.5%
Adj. FCF Yield 47.7%
Financial Health
Net Debt $332.4M
Total Debt $339.57M
Cash & Short-Term Investments $7.18M
Total Assets $742.31M
Current Ratio 0.89
Quick Ratio 0.18
Debt / Equity Ratio -4.48
Debt / EBITDA -5.64
Debt / FCF 14.75
OCF / Debt 0.15
Interest Coverage -2.26
Altman Z-Score 0.37
Piotroski F-Score 2
Margins & Profitability
Gross Profit Margin 26.3%
Operating Profit Margin -7.7%
EBITDA Margin -5.3%
Net Profit Margin -11.8%
FCF Margin 2.0%
Adj. FCF Margin 2.0%
SBC / Revenue 0.0%
SBC Impact (per share) -0.5%
Returns
Return on Assets -17.9%
Return on Equity 172.2%
Return on Invested Capital -16.8%
Return on Capital Employed -33.0%
Return on Tangible Assets -18.2%
Historical Growth (CAGR)
Revenue CAGR 3Y -11.7%
Revenue CAGR 5Y -8.4%
Revenue CAGR 10Y -4.3%
EPS CAGR 3Y 51.5%
EPS CAGR 5Y -68.9%
EPS CAGR 10Y -550.0%
FCF CAGR 3Y 235.5%
FCF CAGR 5Y 9.9%
FCF CAGR 10Y -18.6%
Analyst Forecasts
Analyst Rating Buy
Analyst Count 39
EPS Growth Next 3Y 36.1%
Revenue Growth Next 3Y 1.8%
Earnings Date Nov 11, 2026
EPS Estimate (next Q) $0.01
EPS Growth Est (next Q) N/A
Revenue Est (next Q) $315.42M
Revenue Growth Est (next Q) 5.8%
Fair Value Estimates
Graham Number N/A
Graham Upside N/A
Lynch Fair Value N/A
Lynch Upside N/A
Price Target $3.25
Price Target Upside 49.1%
Cash Flow
Operating Cash Flow $49.26M
Free Cash Flow $23.02M
Adj. Free Cash Flow $23.13M
FCF Per Share $1.04
OCF Per Share $2.22
OCF/S Ratio 4.4%
Income Statement
Revenue $1.13B
Gross Profit $302.19M
Operating Income $-86.7M
EBITDA $-60.23M
Net Income $-133.02M
EPS (Diluted) -$5.99
Revenue / Employee $144.32K
Profit / Employee $-17.05K
Employees 7,800
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