Growth Metrics

Childrens Place (PLCE) Debt to Equity (2016 - 2026)

Childrens Place filings provide 14 years of Debt to Equity readings, the most recent being -$2.42 for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Debt to Equity rose 41.49% to -$2.42 in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Jan 2026 was -$2.42, a 41.49% increase, with the full-year FY2026 number at -$2.42, up 41.49% from a year prior.
  • Debt to Equity hit -$2.42 in Q1 2026 for Childrens Place, up from -$34.52 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt to Equity ranged from a high of $182.77 in Q2 2025 to a low of -$60.49 in Q3 2025.
  • Median Debt to Equity over the past 5 years was $0.78 (2022), compared with a mean of $3.16.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Debt to Equity: crashed 1488.11% in 2024 and later skyrocketed 2917.17% in 2025.
  • Childrens Place's Debt to Equity stood at $1.25 in 2022, then skyrocketed by 143.23% to $3.04 in 2023, then plummeted by 340.63% to -$7.31 in 2024, then tumbled by 372.18% to -$34.52 in 2025, then skyrocketed by 92.99% to -$2.42 in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Debt to Equity were -$2.42 (Q1 2026), -$34.52 (Q4 2025), and -$60.49 (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.