Childrens Place (PLCE) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Childrens Place's (PLCE) Debt Ratio came in at 0.24 for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), down 34.5% from 0.37 a year earlier and down 10.1% from the prior quarter.
Childrens Place (PLCE) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), Childrens Place's Debt Ratio stood at 0.20, down 40.5% from FY2025.
- In prior fiscal years, Childrens Place's Debt Ratio was 0.33 in FY2025 (+16.0%), 0.28 in FY2024 (-2.6%), 0.29 in FY2023 (+72.2%) and 0.17 in FY2022 (+12.0%).
- Quarterly Debt Ratio has run from a low of 0.17 in fiscal Q4 2022 to a high of 0.41 in fiscal Q3 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Debt Ratio has declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average decline of 5.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Debt Ratio in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2023, with growth of 72.2%; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2026, with a decline of 40.5%.
- According to Business Quant data, Debt Ratio for the three prior fiscal quarters was 0.27 (Q1 2027), 0.20 (Q4 2026) and 0.39 (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,835.96 Bn | 2,352.66 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 0.12 |
| 2 | Home Depot | 312.68 Bn | 305.92 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 0.48 |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 162.06 Bn | 139.60 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 0.08 |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 109.91 Bn | 102.87 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 0.67 |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 75.37 Bn | 58.30 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 0.06 |
| 6 | O Reilly Automotive | 73.48 Bn | 72.57 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 0.40 |
| 7 | Target | 70.08 Bn | 64.67 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 0.25 |
| 8 | Autozone | 51.82 Bn | 50.72 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 0.43 |
| 9 | Carvana | 43.39 Bn | 33.88 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 0.36 |
| 10 | Childrens Place | 23.35 Mn | -1.35 Mn | 83.28 Mn | 0.24 |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 0.24 |
| May 2, 2026 | 0.27 |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 0.20 |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 0.53 |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 0.37 |
| May 3, 2025 | 0.33 |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 0.55 |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 0.59 |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 0.52 |
| May 4, 2024 | 0.46 |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 0.35 |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 0.42 |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 0.39 |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 0.35 |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 0.34 |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 0.24 |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 0.28 |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 0.26 |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 0.17 |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 0.19 |
Childrens Place Debt Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=PLCE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "ticker": "PLCE", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=PLCE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();