Last 46 quarters of trend data · Consumer Cyclical · Apparel - Retail
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
EV/EBITDA has expanded 183.8% YoY to 16.1x, reflecting rising market expectations or slowing EBITDA growth.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | -0.74 | — | — | — | — | 2.24 | — | — | — | 2.20 | — | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | — | +2.0% | — | — | — | -26.4% | — | — | — | |
| P/S Ratio | 0.05 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.15 | 0.18 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.31 |
| — | +1.4% | +15.3% | +26.5% | -50.1% | -34.5% | -73.8% | -67.8% | -49.9% | -30.0% | -25.5% | -35.6% | -39.5% | |
| P/B Ratio | — | — | — | 79.49 | — | — | — | — | — | 2.87 | 4.48 | 2.91 | 3.53 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +18.7% | +44.9% | -2.9% | -22.6% | |
| P/FCF | — | — | — | — | 0.26 | — | — | — | 0.53 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | -51.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| EV / EBITDA | 11.61 | 16.13 | 12.04 | — | 10.70 | 5.68 | 11.65 | — | — | 1.87 | 9.25 | 109.25 | — |
| — | +183.8% | +3.4% | — | — | +204.6% | +25.9% | — | — | -28.1% | -25.0% | +1969.2% | — | |
| EV / EBIT | 38.91 | 49.61 | 39.95 | — | 25.92 | 7.48 | — | — | — | 4.87 | — | — | — |
| — | +563.1% | — | — | — | +53.6% | — | — | — | +14.0% | — | — | — |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
The Children's Place, Inc.'s operating margin was 1.2% in Q3 2025, down 0.9 pp QoQ and down 6.3 pp YoY. The trailing four-quarter average of -1.2% lags the current quarter, suggesting the recent improvement is above-trend. Gross margin contracted 6.5% YoY, suggesting cost inflation or competitive pricing pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 30.3% | 30.9% | 31.4% | 25.8% | 26.3% | 33.1% | 32.0% | 30.3% | 19.2% | 31.3% | 21.9% | 26.3% | 14.8% |
| — | -6.5% | -1.7% | -14.7% | +37.1% | +5.7% | +45.9% | +15.1% | +29.4% | -3.1% | -18.3% | -25.7% | -58.1% | |
| Operating Margin | 1.2% | 1.2% | 2.0% | -9.9% | 1.8% | 7.5% | 2.0% | -9.6% | -6.9% | 9.7% | -7.4% | -8.8% | -13.6% |
| — | -84.4% | +1.3% | -3.5% | +125.7% | -23.0% | +127.3% | -8.9% | +48.8% | -14.3% | -126.6% | -265.7% | -215.5% | |
| Net Margin | -4.2% | -1.3% | -1.8% | -14.1% | -2.0% | 5.1% | -10.0% | -14.1% | -28.3% | 8.0% | -10.2% | -9.0% | -11.1% |
| — | -124.7% | +82.1% | +0.4% | +93.1% | -35.8% | +1.8% | -57.4% | -155.6% | -4.8% | -193.0% | -263.8% | -244.2% |
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | — | — | — | -2404.5% | — | — | — | — | -236.3% | 37.7% | -33.4% | -20.3% | -27.3% |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -766.7% | +74.5% | -399.5% | -324.6% | -256.5% | |
| ROA | -7.5% | -0.6% | -0.7% | -4.5% | -1.0% | 2.2% | -3.6% | -4.6% | -14.5% | 3.9% | -3.5% | -2.9% | -4.9% |
| — | -124.8% | +81.3% | +2.8% | +93.3% | -42.5% | -4.6% | -59.1% | -197.7% | +1.6% | -202.6% | -258.6% | -233.0% | |
| ROIC | 2.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | -3.4% | 0.9% | 3.6% | 0.9% | -4.0% | -4.3% | 5.6% | -3.2% | -3.3% | -6.9% |
| — | -85.1% | -3.7% | +14.1% | +121.7% | -36.3% | +127.5% | -18.5% | +37.5% | -11.4% | -129.3% | -249.4% | -198.7% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
The Children's Place, Inc.'s Debt/EBITDA ratio is 51.1x, up from 41.4x last quarter — elevated, raising questions about debt serviceability.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | — | — | — | 385.03 | — | — | — | — | — | 4.67 | 6.12 | 4.08 | 3.23 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +99.8% | +114.9% | +68.3% | +61.5% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 10.38 | 51.11 | 41.40 | — | 35.52 | 18.21 | 41.34 | — | — | 4.70 | 21.82 | 260.27 | — |
| — | +180.6% | +0.1% | — | — | +287.7% | +89.4% | — | — | -9.8% | -10.1% | +2518.9% | — | |
| Current Ratio | 0.90 | 0.92 | 0.93 | 0.92 | 0.90 | 0.93 | 0.90 | 0.89 | 0.73 | 0.85 | 0.82 | 0.84 | 0.87 |
| — | -0.9% | +3.7% | +3.6% | +23.1% | +9.7% | +9.9% | +5.4% | -15.4% | -13.0% | -13.4% | -12.0% | -11.8% | |
| Quick Ratio | 0.13 | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.19 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.18 |
| — | +9.5% | +13.4% | -2.1% | -9.6% | -10.5% | +4.5% | +3.5% | -17.0% | +12.6% | -12.1% | -26.1% | -31.8% | |
| Interest Coverage | 0.47 | 0.49 | 0.76 | -2.80 | 0.84 | 2.90 | 0.70 | -3.32 | -3.70 | 5.88 | -3.34 | -4.77 | -11.89 |
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The Children's Place, Inc.'s current P/E is -0.7x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
The Children's Place, Inc.'s current operating margin is 1.2%. Margins have been compressing over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking The Children's Place, Inc.'s business trajectory between earnings reports.