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    Children’s Place Inc (PLCE)

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    CONSUMER CYCLICAL • APPAREL MANUFACTURING • NASDAQ

    $1.14
    -0.05 (-4.20%)

    Market Cap: $26.46M

    Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 1:55 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    60%(24/40)
    Avg Surprise
    -23.98%
    Streak
    2 Q

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Oct 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$0.01
    Range$0.01 - $0.01
    1 analysts
    EPS RevisionsNo revisions (7d)
    0
    1
    30d
    EPS Estimate DriftChange to current
    90d ago$0.08-93.8%
    60d ago$0.08-93.8%
    30d ago$0.08-93.8%
    7d ago$0.08-93.8%
    Current$0.01
    Revenue Consensus
    $315M
    Range$315M - $315M
    1 analysts
    Period ending Jan 31, 2027
    EPS Consensus$-1.58
    Range$-1.58 - $-1.58
    1 analysts
    Revenue Consensus
    $300M
    Range$300M - $300M
    1 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Jan 27EST
    		-$-1.58---
    Oct 26EST
    		-$0.01---
    Jul 26
    Reported Sep 14
    		$-0.82$-0.93+11.83%Beat-446.7%
    Apr 26
    Reported Jun 12
    		$-2.00$-2.15+6.98%Beat-31.6%
    Jan 26
    Reported Apr 10
    		$-1.86$-0.06-2941.08%Miss-147.7%
    Oct 25
    Reported Dec 16
    		$-0.18N/A-125.71%Miss-108.8%
    Jul 25
    Reported Sep 5
    		$-0.15$-0.10-50.00%Miss-150.0%
    Apr 25
    Reported Jun 6
    		$-1.52$-0.47-224.72%Miss+79.4%
    Jan 25
    Reported Apr 11
    		$-0.75$0.16-568.75%Miss+89.8%
    Oct 24
    Reported Dec 3
    		$2.04$2.43-16.05%Miss-36.6%
    Jul 24
    Reported Sep 11
    		$0.30N/A+126.09%Beat+114.2%
    Apr 24
    Reported May 6
    		$-7.38$-1.66-344.58%Miss-269.0%
    Jan 24
    Reported Apr 25
    		$-7.38$-1.66-344.58%Miss-90.7%
    Oct 23
    Reported Nov 16
    		$3.22$3.51-8.26%Miss-3.3%
    Jul 23
    Reported Aug 17
    		$-2.12$-2.13+0.47%Beat-138.2%
    Apr 23
    Reported May 24
    		$-2.00$-1.78-12.36%Miss-290.5%
    Jan 23
    Reported Mar 16
    		$-3.87$-4.09+5.38%Beat-228.1%
    Oct 22
    Reported Nov 17
    		$3.33$3.73-10.72%Miss-38.7%
    Jul 22
    Reported Aug 17
    		$-0.89$0.56-258.93%Miss-152.0%
    Apr 22
    Reported May 19
    		$1.05$1.46-28.08%Miss-67.7%
    Jan 22
    Reported Mar 9
    		$3.02$2.85+5.96%Beat+199.0%
    Oct 21
    Reported Nov 18
    		$5.43$4.40+23.41%Beat+277.1%
    Jul 21
    Reported Aug 18
    		$1.71$0.48+256.25%Beat+215.5%
    Apr 21
    Reported May 20
    		$3.25$0.12+2608.33%Beat+265.8%
    Jan 21
    Reported Mar 9
    		$1.01$-0.23+539.13%Beat-45.4%
    Oct 20
    Reported Nov 19
    		$1.44$0.53+171.70%Beat-52.5%
    Jul 20
    Reported Aug 25
    		$-1.48$-1.25-18.40%Miss-878.9%
    Apr 20
    Reported Jun 11
    		$-1.96$-2.26+13.27%Beat-644.4%
    Jan 20
    Reported Mar 17
    		$1.85$1.57+17.83%Beat+68.2%
    Oct 19
    Reported Dec 11
    		$3.03$3.02+0.33%Beat-1.3%
    Jul 19
    Reported Aug 21
    		$0.19$0.18+5.56%Beat-72.9%
    Apr 19
    Reported May 15
    		$0.36$-0.47+176.60%Beat-80.7%
    Jan 19
    Reported Mar 4
    		$1.10$2.10-47.62%Miss-56.3%
    Oct 18
    Reported Dec 6
    		$3.07$3.07+0.00%Beat+19.0%
    Jul 18
    Reported Aug 23
    		$0.70$0.59+18.64%Beat-18.6%
    Apr 18
    Reported May 17
    		$1.87$2.21-15.38%Miss-4.1%
    Jan 18
    Reported Mar 20
    		$2.52$2.49+1.20%Beat+34.0%
    Oct 17
    Reported Nov 15
    		$2.58$2.46+4.88%Beat+12.7%
    Jul 17
    Reported Aug 9
    		$0.86$0.77+11.69%Beat-
    Apr 17
    Reported May 18
    		$1.95$1.64+18.90%Beat-
    Jan 17
    Reported Mar 8
    		$1.88$1.59+18.24%Beat-
    Oct 16
    Reported Nov 17
    		$2.29$2.02+13.37%Beat-

    Dividends

    Dividend Metrics

    Forward Yield0.00%
    Forward Annual Dividend$0.00
    FrequencyQuarterly
    No dividend payments in the selected period.

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio-0.23EV/EBITDAN/A
    Price/FCF1.10xFCF Yield90.80%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin-11.80%Operating Margin-4.52%
    ROE-522.00%ROIC-34.61%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity-2.87xInterest Coverage-2.08x
    Current Ratio0.89xQuick Ratio0.18x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta1.98Avg Volume310.61K
    52-Week High$9.5652-Week Low$1.13

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$1.60
    SMA 20$1.87
    SMA 50$2.24
    SMA 200$3.24
    EMA 10$1.52
    EMA 20$1.77
    EMA 50$2.16
    EMA 200$3.30

    MACD

    Line: -0.29Signal: -0.21Hist: -0.08

    ADX

    ADX: 38.3+DI: 8.3-DI: 47.4

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up4.0
    Aroon Down100.0
    PSAR$2.01

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$2.61
    Lower Band$1.12
    %B Position7979%(Upper)
    Band Width0.01

    RSI (14-Day)

    Oversold
    17.2

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K3.6
    Stoch %D4.5
    Williams %R-96.3
    ROC (10d)-44.9%
    Momentum-0.93
    CCI (20d)-170.7
    MFI (14d)2.8

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$0.16(14.0%)
    StdDev (20d)0.37
    Hist Vol102.9%(High)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$1.14
    OBV-11.7M
    AD Line-31.1M
    CMF (20d)-0.249

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)296.5K
    Vol Ratio1.3x
    VWMA (20d)$1.59

    Pivot Points

    R3$1.37
    R2$1.31
    R1$1.25
    Pivot Point$1.19
    S1$1.13
    S2$1.07
    S3$1.01

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI-47.92
    Ultimate Osc30.5
    KST-292.23

    Financial Data

    QuarterJul 2026Apr 2026Jan 2026Oct 2025Jul 2025Apr 2025Jan 2025Oct 2024Jul 2024Apr 2024Jan 2024Oct 2023
    Total Revenue$241.80M$215.22M$329.23M$339.47M$298.01M$242.13M$408.56M$390.17M$319.65M$267.88M$455.04M$480.23M
    Cost of Revenue$158.52M$161.87M$252.03M$227.16M$196.73M$171.34M$291.98M$251.83M$207.86M$175.14M$356.03M$318.18M
    Gross Profit$83.28M$53.35M$77.20M$112.30M$101.27M$70.78M$116.58M$138.34M$111.79M$92.74M$99.00M$162.05M
    Operating Expenses$96.31M$95.53M$118.07M$108.64M$97.17M$94.90M$109.78M$109.08M$133.57M$120.73M$160.76M$117.08M
    R&D$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    SG&A$90.06M$88.86M$106.13M$101.30M$89.60M$86.67M$100.57M$99.82M$96.06M$109.09M$117.68M$104.77M
    Operating Income$-13,037,000$-42,179,000$-40,870,000$3.67M$4.11M$-24,117,000$6.80M$29.26M$-21,776,000$-27,988,000$-61,757,000$44.97M
    Interest Income$40,000$8,000$16,000$7,000$17,000$10,000$9,000$14,000$14,000$10,000$19,000$17,000
    Interest Expense$18.29M$9.70M$8.39M$8.13M$8.04M$8.57M$8.73M$10.09M$9.24M$7.73M$8.54M$7.96M
    Income Before Tax$-31,289,000$-51,869,000$-49,242,000$-4,452,000$-3,912,000$-32,679,000$-1,912,000$19.18M$-31,007,000$-35,709,000$-70,274,000$37.03M
    Income Tax Expense$-338,000$1.32M$-4,687,000$-132,000$1.45M$1.34M$6.08M$-900,000$1.11M$2.09M$58.56M$-1,454,000
    Net Income$-30,951,000$-53,191,000$-44,555,000$-4,320,000$-5,365,000$-34,023,000$-7,990,000$20.08M$-32,114,000$-37,795,000$-128,834,000$38.48M
    EBITDA$4.34M$-32,174,000$-30,931,000$11.00M$12.39M$-15,171,000$16.01M$38.52M$-12,271,000$-16,353,000$-50,105,000$56.70M
    EBIT$-13,037,000$-42,179,000$-40,870,000$3.67M$4.11M$-24,117,000$6.80M$29.26M$-21,776,000$-27,988,000$-61,757,000$44.97M
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    News

    Investigation launched into The Children's Place over Q2 sales miss and stock plunge

    Pomerantz LLP has initiated an investigation into The Children's Place for potential securities fraud following a significant 18.9% drop in Q2 net sales and a wider than expected net loss...

    Pluang•10/15/26•Bearish

    November 12 results date set: The Children's Place stock is down 70.10 percent year to date

    The Children's Place (PLCE) stock was down 70.10% year-to-date as of October 15, 2026, trading at EUR 1.02 on Lang & Schwarz and USD 1.15 on Nasdaq. The company reported a second-quarter revenue of USD 241.80 million...

    ad-hoc-news.de•10/15/26•Neutral

    INVESTOR ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Investigates Claims On Behalf of Investors of The Children's Place, Inc. - PLCE

    Pomerantz LLP has launched an investigation into The Children's Place, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLCE) following its Q2 fiscal 2026 financial results...

    PR Newswire•10/15/26•Neutral

    PLCE Investors Have Opportunity to Join The Children's Place Inc. Fraud Investigation with SBS Law

    Schall, Brown & Schwartz LLP (SBS) has launched an investigation into The Children's Place Inc. (PLCE) on behalf of investors for potential securities law violations. The investigation follows a significant decline...

    The National Law Review•10/13/26•Bearish

    Pomerantz LLP investigates The Children’s Place for possible securities fraud after Q2 losses and stock drop.

    Pomerantz LLP is investigating The Children’s Place following its Q2 2026 financial report, which revealed an 18.9% decline in net sales and a larger-than-expected net loss. The poor results...

    Pluang•10/13/26•Bearish

    PLCE Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    -0.2x
    Forward P/E
    12.9x
    P/FCF
    1.1x
    PEG
    1.4x
    P/B
    -0.2x
    See GNG's fair value

    PLCE Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Gross margin
    29.0%
    Operating margin
    -4.5%
    Net margin
    -11.8%
    ROIC
    -34.6%
    ROE
    -522.0%
    FCF margin
    2.0%
    FCF yield
    90.8%

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    Sector: Consumer Cyclical

    PLCE Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bear case

    • PLCE has a -11.8% net profit margin.
    • PLCE beat EPS estimates in 25.0% of its last 8 reported quarters.
    • PLCE's quarterly revenue changed -18.9% year over year.

    PLCE Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    2 of 8 quarters (25.0%)
    Average surprise
    -488.4%
    EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Oct 31, 2026)
    $0.01
    Estimate revisions (30 days, fiscal period ending Oct 31, 2026)
    0 up, 1 down

    PLCE Dividend

    Forward yield
    0.0%

    Frequently Asked Questions About PLCE

    Does PLCE pay dividends?

    Children’s Place Inc (PLCE) has a dividend payment track record. See the PLCE dividend history page for its current payment status, TTM yield, and recorded payments.

    What is PLCE's market cap?

    Children’s Place Inc (PLCE) has a market capitalization of $26.46M with a current stock price of $1.14.

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