Childrens Place (PLCE) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026)
Childrens Place posted quarterly Debt to Equity of -$2.42 for Q1 2026, up 41.49% year-on-year from -$1.71 in Q1 2025, and up 92.99% on a QoQ basis from -$34.52 in Q4 2025.
Childrens Place (PLCE) has 14 years of Debt to Equity data on file, last reported at -$2.42 in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt to Equity rose 41.49% year-over-year to -$2.42; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at -$2.42 (up 41.49% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was -$2.42, up 41.49% from the prior year.
- Debt to Equity for Q1 2026 stood at -$2.42, up from -$34.52 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Debt to Equity topped out at $182.77 in Q2 2025 and bottomed at -$60.49 in Q3 2025.
- The 5-year median for Debt to Equity is $0.78 (2022), against an average of $3.16.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Debt to Equity plunged 1488.11%; it then surged 2917.17% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Debt to Equity shows it stood at $1.25 in 2022, then soared by 143.23% to $3.04 in 2023, then plunged by 340.63% to -$7.31 in 2024, then plunged by 372.18% to -$34.52 in 2025, then soared by 92.99% to -$2.42 in 2026.
- The last three Debt to Equity figures came in at -$2.42 (Q1 2026), -$34.52 (Q4 2025), and -$60.49 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt/Equity (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ralph Lauren | 22.42 Bn | 20.35 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 0.44 |
| 2 | Levi Strauss | 9.03 Bn | 8.22 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 0.48 |
| 3 | V F | 6.53 Bn | 6.32 Bn | 1.22 Bn | 1.91 |
| 4 | Pvh | 4.49 Bn | 3.79 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 0.48 |
| 5 | Kontoor Brands | 3.96 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 470.76 Mn | 2.02 |
| 6 | Columbia Sportswear | 3.46 Bn | 2.93 Bn | 394.96 Mn | - |
| 7 | Under Armour | 2.29 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 492.04 Mn | 0.84 |
| 8 | Figs | 1.95 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 108.30 Mn | - |
| 9 | G Iii Apparel | 1.38 Bn | 969.37 Mn | 285.48 Mn | 0.00 |
| 10 | Childrens Place | 96.92 Mn | 91.43 Mn | 77.20 Mn | -2.42 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | -2.42 |
| Nov 1, 2025 | -34.52 |
| Aug 2, 2025 | -60.49 |
| May 3, 2025 | 182.77 |
| Feb 1, 2025 | -4.13 |
| Nov 2, 2024 | -7.31 |
| Aug 3, 2024 | -4.60 |
| May 4, 2024 | -6.49 |
| Feb 3, 2024 | -25.14 |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 3.04 |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 4.04 |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 2.39 |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 1.81 |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 1.25 |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 1.54 |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 1.17 |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 0.78 |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 0.13 |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 1.19 |
| May 1, 2021 | 1.36 |
| Jan 30, 2021 | 1.82 |
| Oct 31, 2020 | 2.32 |
| Aug 1, 2020 | 4.08 |
| May 2, 2020 | 2.23 |
| Feb 1, 2020 | 0.73 |
| Aug 3, 2019 | 0.79 |
| May 4, 2019 | 0.55 |
| Feb 2, 2019 | 0.16 |
| Nov 3, 2018 | 0.19 |
| Aug 4, 2018 | 0.28 |
| May 5, 2018 | 0.14 |
| Feb 3, 2018 | 0.08 |
| Oct 28, 2017 | 0.11 |
| Jul 29, 2017 | 0.11 |
| Apr 29, 2017 | 0.06 |
| Jan 28, 2017 | 7.03 |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 0.13 |
| Jul 30, 2016 | 0.09 |
| Apr 30, 2016 | 0.05 |
| Oct 31, 2015 | 0.06 |
| Aug 1, 2015 | 0.06 |
| May 2, 2015 | 0.02 |
| Nov 1, 2014 | 0.03 |
| Aug 2, 2014 | 0.05 |
| Aug 1, 2009 | 0.07 |