Childrens Place (PLCE) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Childrens Place (PLCE) reported Debt Ratio of 0.2 for Q1 2026, down 40.49% on a YoY basis from 0.33 in Q1 2025, and down 49.83% quarter-over-quarter from 0.39 in Q4 2025.

Childrens Place (PLCE) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Childrens Place has reported Debt Ratio for 14 years, with the latest figure at 0.2 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt Ratio fell 40.49% year-over-year to 0.2; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at 0.2 (down 40.49% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 0.2, down 40.49% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.2, down from 0.39 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt Ratio was 0.41 in Q4 2024, with the low at 0.17 in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Debt Ratio has averaged 0.3 across 5 years, with a median of 0.3 in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Debt Ratio soared 840.63% — and 2026, when it tumbled 40.49%.
  • Childrens Place's Debt Ratio stood at 0.24 in 2022, then surged by 50.82% to 0.37 in 2023, then grew by 10.65% to 0.41 in 2024, then slipped by 4.4% to 0.39 in 2025, then slumped by 49.83% to 0.2 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.2 (Q1 2026), 0.39 (Q4 2025), and 0.37 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

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1 Ermenegildo Zegna 190,651.29 Bn 190,651.02 Bn - 0.07
2 Ralph Lauren 24.63 Bn 22.56 Bn 1.38 Bn 0.16
3 Levi Strauss 9.37 Bn 8.55 Bn 1.08 Bn 0.16
4 V F 6.90 Bn 6.69 Bn 1.22 Bn 0.38
5 Kontoor Brands 4.43 Bn 4.32 Bn 470.76 Mn 0.44
6 Pvh 3.76 Bn 3.17 Bn 1.19 Bn 0.20
7 Columbia Sportswear 3.54 Bn 3.00 Bn 394.96 Mn -
8 Under Armour 2.50 Bn 1.58 Bn 492.04 Mn 0.27
9 Figs 1.99 Bn 1.72 Bn 108.30 Mn -
10 Childrens Place 76.55 Mn 71.06 Mn 77.20 Mn 0.20

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 0.20
Nov 1, 2025 0.39
Aug 2, 2025 0.37
May 3, 2025 0.33
Feb 1, 2025 0.33
Nov 2, 2024 0.41
Aug 3, 2024 0.34
May 4, 2024 0.27
Feb 3, 2024 0.28
Oct 28, 2023 0.37
Jul 29, 2023 0.34
Apr 29, 2023 0.30
Jan 28, 2023 0.29
Oct 29, 2022 0.24
Jul 30, 2022 0.24
Apr 30, 2022 0.22
Jan 29, 2022 0.17
Oct 30, 2021 0.03
Jul 31, 2021 0.18
May 1, 2021 0.17