Growth Metrics

Childrens Place (PLCE) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026)

Childrens Place posted quarterly Change in Inventory of -$65.9 million for Q1 2026, up 28.47% year-on-year from -$51.3 million in Q1 2025, and down 26.88% on a QoQ basis from -$51.9 million in Q4 2025.

Childrens Place (PLCE) has 18 years of Change in Inventory data on file, last reported at -$65.9 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Change in Inventory rose 28.47% year-over-year to -$65.9 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at -$75.9 million (down 298.27% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was -$75.9 million, down 298.27% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory for Q1 2026 stood at -$65.9 million, down from -$51.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Change in Inventory topped out at $120.8 million in Q2 2022 and bottomed at -$102.3 million in Q1 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Change in Inventory is -$14.3 million (2022), against an average of -$6.9 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Change in Inventory soared 306.9%; it then slumped 614.53% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Change in Inventory shows it stood at -$64.8 million in 2022, then retreated by 12.31% to -$72.7 million in 2023, then jumped by 60.43% to -$28.8 million in 2024, then sank by 80.51% to -$51.9 million in 2025, then dropped by 26.88% to -$65.9 million in 2026.
  • The last three Change in Inventory figures came in at -$65.9 million (Q1 2026), -$51.9 million (Q4 2025), and $20.3 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Ralph Lauren 22.42 Bn 20.35 Bn 1.38 Bn -125.00 Mn
2 Levi Strauss 9.03 Bn 8.22 Bn 1.08 Bn -
3 V F 6.53 Bn 6.32 Bn 1.22 Bn -277.08 Mn
4 Pvh 4.49 Bn 3.79 Bn 1.44 Bn -109.20 Mn
5 Kontoor Brands 3.96 Bn 3.85 Bn 470.76 Mn -192.56 Mn
6 Columbia Sportswear 3.46 Bn 2.93 Bn 394.96 Mn -61.58 Mn
7 Under Armour 2.29 Bn 1.38 Bn 492.04 Mn -160.94 Mn
8 Figs 1.95 Bn 1.68 Bn 108.30 Mn 11.42 Mn
9 G Iii Apparel 1.38 Bn 969.37 Mn 285.48 Mn -87.06 Mn
10 Childrens Place 96.92 Mn 91.43 Mn 77.20 Mn -65.90 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 -65.90 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 -65.90 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 -51.94 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 -51.94 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 20.35 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 20.35 Mn
May 3, 2025 21.57 Mn
May 3, 2025 21.57 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 -92.14 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 -92.14 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 -28.78 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 -28.78 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 95.76 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 95.76 Mn
May 4, 2024 63.45 Mn
May 4, 2024 63.45 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 -101.55 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 -101.55 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 -72.72 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 -72.72 Mn
Jul 29, 2023 31.87 Mn
Jul 29, 2023 31.87 Mn
Apr 29, 2023 57.09 Mn
Apr 29, 2023 57.09 Mn
Jan 28, 2023 -102.27 Mn
Jan 28, 2023 -102.27 Mn
Oct 29, 2022 -64.75 Mn
Oct 29, 2022 -64.75 Mn
Jul 30, 2022 66.96 Mn
Jul 30, 2022 66.96 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 120.81 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 120.81 Mn
Jan 29, 2022 -14.31 Mn
Jan 29, 2022 -14.31 Mn
Oct 30, 2021 -19.22 Mn
Oct 30, 2021 -19.22 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 44.72 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 44.72 Mn
May 1, 2021 29.69 Mn
May 1, 2021 29.69 Mn
Jan 30, 2021 -39.27 Mn
Jan 30, 2021 -39.27 Mn
Oct 31, 2020 46.70 Mn
Oct 31, 2020 46.70 Mn
Aug 1, 2020 45.02 Mn
Aug 1, 2020 45.02 Mn
May 2, 2020 8.63 Mn
May 2, 2020 8.63 Mn
Feb 1, 2020 -62.90 Mn
Feb 1, 2020 -62.90 Mn
Nov 2, 2019 3.63 Mn
Nov 2, 2019 3.63 Mn
Aug 3, 2019 44.48 Mn
Aug 3, 2019 44.48 Mn
May 4, 2019 38.32 Mn
May 4, 2019 38.32 Mn
Feb 2, 2019 -73.27 Mn
Feb 2, 2019 -73.27 Mn
Nov 3, 2018 10.74 Mn
Nov 3, 2018 10.74 Mn
Aug 4, 2018 32.08 Mn
Aug 4, 2018 32.08 Mn
May 5, 2018 11.07 Mn
May 5, 2018 11.07 Mn
Feb 3, 2018 -40.12 Mn
Feb 3, 2018 -40.12 Mn
Oct 28, 2017 53.67 Mn
Oct 28, 2017 53.67 Mn
Jul 29, 2017 51.06 Mn
Jul 29, 2017 51.06 Mn
Apr 29, 2017 -28.18 Mn
Apr 29, 2017 -28.18 Mn
Jan 28, 2017 -39.56 Mn
Jan 28, 2017 -39.56 Mn
Oct 29, 2016 29.66 Mn
Oct 29, 2016 29.66 Mn
Jul 30, 2016 47.30 Mn
Jul 30, 2016 47.30 Mn
Apr 30, 2016 -21.33 Mn
Apr 30, 2016 -21.33 Mn
Jan 30, 2016 -56.78 Mn
Jan 30, 2016 -56.78 Mn
Oct 31, 2015 13.25 Mn
Oct 31, 2015 13.25 Mn
Aug 1, 2015 35.23 Mn
Aug 1, 2015 35.23 Mn
May 2, 2015 -17.82 Mn
May 2, 2015 -17.82 Mn
Jan 31, 2015 -41.49 Mn
Jan 31, 2015 -41.49 Mn
Nov 1, 2014 4.57 Mn
Nov 1, 2014 4.57 Mn
Aug 2, 2014 34.52 Mn
Aug 2, 2014 34.52 Mn
May 3, 2014 -18.63 Mn
May 3, 2014 -18.63 Mn
Feb 1, 2014 -12.66 Mn
Feb 1, 2014 -12.66 Mn
Nov 2, 2013 11.59 Mn
Nov 2, 2013 11.59 Mn
Aug 3, 2013 75.34 Mn
Aug 3, 2013 75.34 Mn
May 4, 2013 -15.33 Mn
May 4, 2013 -15.33 Mn
Feb 2, 2013 -29.48 Mn
Feb 2, 2013 -29.48 Mn
Oct 27, 2012 30.45 Mn
Oct 27, 2012 30.45 Mn
Jul 28, 2012 45.78 Mn
Jul 28, 2012 45.78 Mn
Apr 28, 2012 -17.92 Mn
Apr 28, 2012 -17.92 Mn
Jan 28, 2012 -47.74 Mn
Jan 28, 2012 -47.74 Mn
Oct 29, 2011 13.53 Mn
Oct 29, 2011 13.53 Mn
Jul 30, 2011 51.51 Mn
Jul 30, 2011 51.51 Mn
Apr 30, 2011 -19.11 Mn
Apr 30, 2011 -19.11 Mn
Jan 29, 2011 -29.94 Mn
Jan 29, 2011 -29.94 Mn
Oct 30, 2010 18.32 Mn
Oct 30, 2010 18.32 Mn
Jul 31, 2010 32.22 Mn
Jul 31, 2010 32.22 Mn
May 1, 2010 -25.24 Mn
May 1, 2010 -25.24 Mn
Jan 30, 2010 -44.76 Mn
Jan 30, 2010 -44.76 Mn
Oct 31, 2009 -12.28 Mn
Oct 31, 2009 -12.28 Mn