Consumer Cyclical
The Children's Place, Inc.(PLCE)
Live Price
Offline$3.44
-1.15% today
1Y Change
-3.48%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 β Jun 9, 2026
- Market Cap
- $70.00M
- Revenue Growth
- -12.8%
- EPS Growth
- +11.5%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.0%
Coverage: 242 bars Β· Jun 23, 2025 β Jun 9, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
The Children's Place, Inc. (PLCE) is a Consumer Cyclical stock with a market cap of $70.00M and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $3.44 and down 3.5% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 β Jun 9, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -12.8%, EPS growth of +11.5%, a dividend yield of 0.0%. What stands out right now is revenue -12.8%, EPS +11.5%, free cash flow +93.1% with operating margin -4.3% and ROIC -10.9%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at price/sales 0.1. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines PLCE price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Consumer Cyclical peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
-12.8% vs +7.5% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
-4.3% vs +8.4% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Jun 11, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at -12.8% and EPS is at +11.5%, with operating margin around -4.3%.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -6.8% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 1 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS Ξ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 9, 2026 | β | +10.3% | -3.3% | -6.7% |
2025 Dec 16, 2025 | -125.6% | -36.9% | -45.3% | -38.5% |
2025 Sep 5, 2025 | -46.8% | +15.8% | +28.3% | +32.0% |
Benchmark Comparison
Normalized Performance vs SPY
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Relative to SPY
PLCE Max Drawdown
-69.03%
Trailing 1Y
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Calendar-Year Returns
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Company Overview
The Children's Place, Inc.
NASDAQ Global Select
The Children's Place, Inc. operates as a children's specialty apparel retailer. The company operates in two segments, The Children's Place U.S. and The Children's Place International. It sells apparel, footwear, accessories, and other items for children; and designs, contracts to manufacture, and sells merchandise under the proprietary The Children's Place, Place, Baby Place, Gymboree, and Sugar & Jade brand names. As of January 29, 2022, the company had 672 stores in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico; online stores at childrensplace.com, gymboree.com, and sugarandjade.com; and seven international franchise partners operated 211 international points of distribution in 16 countries. The company was formerly known as The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. and changed its name to The Children's Place, Inc. in June 2014. The Children's Place, Inc. was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Secaucus, New Jersey.
- Leadership
- Muhammad Umair
- IPO Date
- Sep 19, 1997
- Employees
- 2.5k
- Street Address
- 500 Plaza Drive
- Mailing
- Secaucus, NJ, 07094
- Region
- Secaucus, NJ, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 201 558 2400
- Last Updated
- May 3, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- β
- EV/EBITDA
- β
- Price/Sales
- 0.1
- Price/Book
- β
Growth
- Revenue
- -12.8%
- EPS
- +11.5%
- Free Cash Flow
- +93.1%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 27.2%
- Operating Margin
- -4.3%
- Net Margin
- -7.3%
- ROE
- 532.9%
- ROIC
- -10.9%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- β
- Current Ratio
- 1.03
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
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