Last 48 quarters of trend data · Consumer Cyclical · Apparel - Retail
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | -0.55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.24 | — | — | — | 2.20 | — | — | — | 2.98 | — | 8.10 | 6.60 | 3.91 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +2.0% | — | — | — | -26.4% | — | — | — | -23.7% | — | +24.5% | -81.0% | -43.7% | |
| P/S Ratio | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.15 | 0.18 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.25 | 0.37 | 0.44 | 0.51 | 0.55 |
| — | -33.5% | -27.6% | -11.6% | +1.4% | +15.3% | +26.5% | -50.1% | -34.5% | -73.8% | -67.8% | -49.9% | -30.0% | -25.5% | -35.6% | -39.5% | -54.5% | -51.3% | -34.4% | -11.7% | +154.0% | |
| P/B Ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | 79.49 | — | — | — | — | — | 2.87 | 4.48 | 2.91 | 3.53 | 2.41 | 3.09 | 3.00 | 4.56 | 5.55 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +18.7% | +44.9% | -2.9% | -22.6% | -56.5% | -59.0% | -63.0% | -60.7% | +16.0% | |
| P/FCF | — | 0.82 | — | 0.31 | — | — | — | 0.26 | — | — | — | 0.53 | — | — | — | — | 5.47 | — | — | 4.40 | 4.95 |
| — | — | — | +19.5% | — | — | — | -51.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +10.5% | — | — | -86.7% | +23.0% | |
| EV / EBITDA | — | — | — | — | 16.13 | 12.04 | — | 10.70 | 5.68 | 11.65 | — | — | 1.87 | 9.25 | 109.25 | — | 2.59 | 12.33 | 5.28 | 3.64 | 2.70 |
| — | — | — | — | +183.8% | +3.4% | — | — | +204.6% | +25.9% | — | — | -28.1% | -25.0% | +1969.2% | — | -3.9% | +121.0% | +33.9% | -38.0% | -21.8% | |
| EV / EBIT | — | — | — | — | 49.61 | 39.95 | — | 25.92 | 7.48 | — | — | — | 4.87 | — | — | — | 4.27 | — | 14.29 | 6.13 | 3.66 |
| — | — | — | — | +563.1% | — | — | — | +53.6% | — | — | — | +14.0% | — | — | — | +16.8% | — | +120.8% | -78.7% | -64.7% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 27.2% | 31.9% | 21.7% | 20.4% | 30.9% | 31.4% | 25.8% | 26.3% | 33.1% | 32.0% | 30.3% | 19.2% | 31.3% | 21.9% | 26.3% | 14.8% | 32.3% | 26.8% | 35.4% | 35.4% | 41.4% |
| — | +1.3% | -16.0% | -22.3% | -6.5% | -1.7% | -14.7% | +37.1% | +5.7% | +45.9% | +15.1% | +29.4% | -3.1% | -18.3% | -25.7% | -58.1% | -21.9% | -27.7% | -10.7% | +31.5% | +31.3% | |
| Operating Margin | -4.3% | -4.7% | -18.9% | -11.7% | 1.2% | 2.0% | -9.9% | 1.8% | 7.5% | 2.0% | -9.6% | -6.9% | 9.7% | -7.4% | -8.8% | -13.6% | 11.4% | -3.3% | 5.3% | 11.7% | 20.7% |
| — | -328.6% | -90.8% | -755.9% | -84.4% | +1.3% | -3.5% | +125.7% | -23.0% | +127.3% | -8.9% | +48.8% | -14.3% | -126.6% | -265.7% | -215.5% | -45.2% | -134.5% | -64.9% | +141.0% | +194.7% | |
| Net Margin | -7.3% | -12.8% | -24.7% | -13.5% | -1.3% | -1.8% | -14.1% | -2.0% | 5.1% | -10.0% | -14.1% | -28.3% | 8.0% | -10.2% | -9.0% | -11.1% | 8.4% | -3.5% | 5.5% | 7.7% | 14.1% |
| — | -611.0% | -75.9% | -592.0% | -124.7% | +82.1% | +0.4% | +93.1% | -35.8% | +1.8% | -57.4% | -155.6% | -4.8% | -193.0% | -263.8% | -244.2% | -40.4% | -160.0% | -47.3% | +367.8% | +351.4% |
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | — | — | — | — | — | — | -2404.5% | — | — | — | — | -236.3% | 37.7% | -33.4% | -20.3% | -27.3% | 21.6% | -6.7% | 9.0% | 17.4% | 40.4% |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -766.7% | +74.5% | -399.5% | -324.6% | -256.5% | -46.5% | -143.4% | -76.2% | +91.6% | +110.6% | |
| ROA | -12.5% | -4.2% | -7.6% | -6.2% | -0.6% | -0.7% | -4.5% | -1.0% | 2.2% | -3.6% | -4.6% | -14.5% | 3.9% | -3.5% | -2.9% | -4.9% | 3.8% | -1.1% | 1.8% | 3.7% | 7.1% |
| — | -521.3% | -70.6% | -536.8% | -124.8% | +81.3% | +2.8% | +93.3% | -42.5% | -4.6% | -59.1% | -197.7% | +1.6% | -202.6% | -258.6% | -233.0% | -46.7% | -153.7% | -54.5% | +453.8% | +534.3% | |
| ROIC | -8.1% | -1.7% | -6.3% | -5.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% | -3.4% | 0.9% | 3.6% | 0.9% | -4.0% | -4.3% | 5.6% | -3.2% | -3.3% | -6.9% | 6.3% | -1.4% | 2.2% | 7.0% | 13.2% |
| — | -303.2% | -84.6% | -707.5% | -85.1% | -3.7% | +14.1% | +121.7% | -36.3% | +127.5% | -18.5% | +37.5% | -11.4% | -129.3% | -249.4% | -198.7% | -51.9% | -131.4% | -69.8% | +171.1% | +300.3% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | — | — | — | — | — | — | 385.03 | — | — | — | — | — | 4.67 | 6.12 | 4.08 | 3.23 | 2.34 | 2.85 | 2.42 | 2.00 | 2.25 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +99.8% | +114.9% | +68.3% | +61.5% | +3.9% | -14.2% | -41.0% | -70.5% | -73.6% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | — | — | — | — | 51.11 | 41.40 | — | 35.52 | 18.21 | 41.34 | — | — | 4.70 | 21.82 | 260.27 | — | 5.20 | 24.29 | 9.94 | 4.60 | 3.24 |
| — | — | — | — | +180.6% | +0.1% | — | — | +287.7% | +89.4% | — | — | -9.8% | -10.1% | +2518.9% | — | +60.5% | +243.6% | +80.3% | -48.8% | -65.7% | |
| Current Ratio | 1.03 | 0.89 | 0.89 | 1.03 | 0.92 | 0.93 | 0.92 | 0.90 | 0.93 | 0.90 | 0.89 | 0.73 | 0.85 | 0.82 | 0.84 | 0.87 | 0.97 | 0.94 | 0.96 | 0.98 | 0.97 |
| — | -4.7% | -3.2% | +13.6% | -0.9% | +3.7% | +3.6% | +23.1% | +9.7% | +9.9% | +5.4% | -15.4% | -13.0% | -13.4% | -12.0% | -11.8% | -0.0% | +4.2% | +11.9% | +29.0% | +40.0% | |
| Quick Ratio | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.19 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.26 | 0.26 |
| — | +3.3% | +17.8% | +42.4% | +9.5% | +13.4% | -2.1% | -9.6% | -10.5% | +4.5% | +3.5% | -17.0% | +12.6% | -12.1% | -26.1% | -31.8% | -35.9% | -24.3% | -18.2% | +16.7% | +83.8% | |
| Interest Coverage | -1.92 | -0.63 | -8.02 | -5.84 | 0.45 | 0.51 | -2.81 | 0.78 | 2.90 | -2.35 | -3.62 | -7.23 | 5.65 | -4.82 | -5.06 | -12.45 | 15.19 | -5.31 | 11.26 | 10.46 | 28.72 |
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The Children's Place, Inc.'s current P/E is -0.6x. 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 -4.3%. Margins have been compressing over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
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