Growth Metrics

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

Childrens Place has reported Debt to Equity over the past 14 years, most recently at -$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 reached -$2.42 in Q1 2026 per PLCE's latest filing, up from -$34.52 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt to Equity was $182.77 in Q2 2025, with the low at -$60.49 in Q3 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Debt to Equity is $0.78 (2022), against an average of $3.16.
  • Peak YoY movement for Debt to Equity: tumbled 1488.11% in 2024, then soared 2917.17% in 2025.
  • Tracing PLCE's Debt to Equity over 5 years: stood at $1.25 in 2022, then soared by 143.23% to $3.04 in 2023, then crashed by 340.63% to -$7.31 in 2024, then plummeted by 372.18% to -$34.52 in 2025, then soared by 92.99% to -$2.42 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Debt to Equity over the past three periods came in at -$2.42, -$34.52, and -$60.49 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.