The Children's Place, Inc.
PLCENASDAQConsumer CyclicalApparel - Retail
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$2.49
+$0.06 · +2.47%
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Hold
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Valuation
100
Deep Value
Momentum
23
Weakening
Sentiment
49
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Risk resilience
23
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Company profile
Company websiteThe Children's Place, Inc. operates as a specialized retailer focusing on apparel for children. Its operations are divided into two primary segments: The Children's Place U.S. and The Children's Place International. The company designs, contracts the manufacturing of, and then sells a wide array of items for children, including clothing, footwear, accessories, and other related merchandise. These products are offered under various proprietary brands such as The Children's Place, Place, Baby Place, Gymboree, and Sugar & Jade. As of January 29, 2022, The Children's Place maintained a substantial retail presence, with 672 physical stores located across the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. Additionally, it facilitated online shopping through its e-commerce platforms: childrensplace.com, gymboree.com, and sugarandjade.com. Globally, the company extended its reach through seven international franchise partners, who collectively managed 211 points of distribution in 16 different countries. Founded in 1969, The Children's Place, Inc. changed its name from The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. in June 2014. The company's corporate headquarters are located in Secaucus, New Jersey.
- Industry
- Apparel - Retail
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Headquarters
- US
- CEO
- Muhammad Umair
- Listed since
- Sep 19, 1997
- Employees
- 7,800
Market position
Day range
Current $2.49
52-week range
Current $2.49
- Open
- $2.45
- Previous close
- $2.43
- Volume
- 134.99K
- 0.34× average
- Average volume
- 401.03K
- Average daily volume
- Market cap
- 55.37M USD
- Beta
- 1.97
- Market reference 1
- 50-day average
- $2.823
- -11.80% below average
- 200-day average
- $4.1647
- -40.21% below average
Financials
Financial snapshot
Latest / TTMValuation & yield
- Enterprise value
- 597.15M USD
- P/E (TTM)
- -0.51×
- P/B (TTM)
- -0.52×
- P/S (TTM)
- 0.05×
- EV / EBITDA
- -22.69×
- Earnings yield
- -99.43%
- Free cash flow yield
- -10.43%
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
Profitability & efficiency
- Gross margin
- 26.45%
- Operating margin
- -5.86%
- Net margin
- -9.09%
- Return on equity
- 162.90%
- Return on assets
- -13.17%
- Return on invested capital
- -10.91%
Financial health
- Debt / equity
- -5.91×
- Current ratio
- 1.03×
- Altman Z-score
- 0.6
- Piotroski F-score
- 1 of 9
Financial statements
Margin trends
Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.
Income trends
Revenue
Operating income
Net income
| Metric (USD) | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1.21B USD | 1.39B USD | 1.6B USD | 1.71B USD | 1.92B USD |
| Cost of goods sold | 880.35M USD | 966.42M USD | 1.2B USD | 1.25B USD | 1.18B USD |
| Gross profit | 328.49M USD | 419.85M USD | 398.09M USD | 462.7M USD | 737.72M USD |
| Selling, general, and administrative | 381.03M USD | 403M USD | 436.44M USD | 458.67M USD | 454.47M USD |
| Operating expenses | 381.03M USD | 403M USD | 436.44M USD | 458.67M USD | 454.47M USD |
| Interest income | 50K USD | 47K USD | 87K USD | 92K USD | 16K USD |
| Interest expense | 30.9M USD | 35.79M USD | 30.09M USD | 13.32M USD | 18.63M USD |
| Depreciation and amortization | 33.07M USD | 39.61M USD | 47.19M USD | 140.4M USD | 158.98M USD |
| Operating income | −52.54M USD | 16.85M USD | −38.36M USD | 4.03M USD | 283.25M USD |
| Net income | −88.26M USD | −57.82M USD | −154.54M USD | −1.14M USD | 187.17M USD |
Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.
Earnings
- EPS beat rate
- 20%
- 2 beats, 8 misses, 0 met estimates
- Average EPS surprise
- -108.36%
- 10 comparable reports
- Latest EPS result
- -2
- Estimate -2.15 · Beat by 6.78%
EPS: actual versus estimate
Recent quarterly results
Revenue: actual versus estimate
Recent quarterly results
Analyst ratings
Third-party consensus; not a GoAI recommendation.
Analyst price target
Average target
$4.00
60.64% upsideRating distribution
39 ratingsRecent analyst actions
PLCE news
Corporate actions
Annual dividends per share
Cash distributions grouped by calendar year; partial years are marked.
$2.24
2019 complete year+273.3% since 2015
$0.60
2,015
$0.80
2,016
$1.60
2,017
$2.00
2,018
$2.24
2,019
Corporate action history
| Action | Ex-dividend date | Details | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dividend | Dec 13, 2019 | $0.56Quarterly | Dec 16, 2019 | Dec 27, 2019 |
Dividend | Sep 20, 2019 | $0.56Quarterly | Sep 23, 2019 | Oct 4, 2019 |
Dividend | Jun 17, 2019 | $0.56Quarterly | Jun 18, 2019 | Jun 28, 2019 |
Dividend | Apr 12, 2019 | $0.56Quarterly | Apr 15, 2019 | Apr 26, 2019 |
Dividend | Dec 14, 2018 | $0.50Quarterly | Dec 17, 2018 | Dec 28, 2018 |
Dividend | Sep 4, 2018 | $0.50Quarterly | Sep 5, 2018 | Sep 17, 2018 |
Ex-dividend Dec 13, 2019
$0.56
Quarterly
Record Dec 16, 2019 · Payment Dec 27, 2019
Ex-dividend Sep 20, 2019
$0.56
Quarterly
Record Sep 23, 2019 · Payment Oct 4, 2019
Ex-dividend Jun 17, 2019
$0.56
Quarterly
Record Jun 18, 2019 · Payment Jun 28, 2019
Ex-dividend Apr 12, 2019
$0.56
Quarterly
Record Apr 15, 2019 · Payment Apr 26, 2019
Ex-dividend Dec 14, 2018
$0.50
Quarterly
Record Dec 17, 2018 · Payment Dec 28, 2018
Ex-dividend Sep 4, 2018
$0.50
Quarterly
Record Sep 5, 2018 · Payment Sep 17, 2018
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- Weight
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- AUM
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- Weight
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- AUM
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Invesco RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid ETFPRFZ- Market value
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- Weight
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- AUM
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- Expense ratio
- 0.34%
- Price / 1D
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iShares Micro-Cap ETFIWC- Market value
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- Weight
- 0.00%
- AUM
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- Expense ratio
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- Price / 1D
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