Growth Metrics

Childrens Place (PLCE) Change in Inventory (2016 - 2026)

Childrens Place filings provide 18 years of Change in Inventory readings, the most recent being -$65.9 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Change in Inventory rose 28.47% to -$65.9 million in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Jan 2026 was -$75.9 million, a 298.27% decrease, with the full-year FY2026 number at -$75.9 million, down 298.27% from a year prior.
  • Change in Inventory hit -$65.9 million in Q1 2026 for Childrens Place, down from -$51.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Change in Inventory ranged from a high of $120.8 million in Q2 2022 to a low of -$102.3 million in Q1 2023.
  • Median Change in Inventory over the past 5 years was -$14.3 million (2022), compared with a mean of -$6.9 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Change in Inventory: surged 306.9% in 2022 and later plummeted 614.53% in 2023.
  • Childrens Place's Change in Inventory stood at -$64.8 million in 2022, then decreased by 12.31% to -$72.7 million in 2023, then surged by 60.43% to -$28.8 million in 2024, then crashed by 80.51% to -$51.9 million in 2025, then decreased by 26.88% to -$65.9 million in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Change in Inventory were -$65.9 million (Q1 2026), -$51.9 million (Q4 2025), and $20.3 million (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.