Childrens Place (PLCE) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)

Childrens Place (PLCE) reported EBIT Margin of 19.6% for Q2 2026, down 964.0% year-over-year from 2.27% in Q2 2025, and down 57.87% sequentially from 12.41% in Q1 2026.

Childrens Place (PLCE) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Childrens Place has disclosed EBIT Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 19.6% for Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly EBIT Margin fell 964.0% year-over-year to 19.6% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 6.37% (down 565.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 4.73%, down 374.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin fell to 19.6% in Q2 2026, from 12.41% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EBIT Margin topped out at 11.44% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 19.6% in Q2 2026.
  • The 5-year median for EBIT Margin is 5.22% (2022), against an average of 3.42%.
  • Year-over-year, EBIT Margin slumped 2564 bps in 2023 and jumped 1524 bps in 2025.
  • Childrens Place's EBIT Margin stood at 11.36% in 2022, then retreated by 18 bps to 9.36% in 2023, then declined by 20 bps to 7.5% in 2024, then slumped by 86 bps to 1.08% in 2025, then sank by 1913 bps to 19.6% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, EBIT Margin over the past three periods registered 19.6%, 12.41%, and 1.08% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 Ermenegildo Zegna 179,116.29 Bn 179,116.03 Bn - -
2 Ralph Lauren 25.18 Bn 23.12 Bn 1.38 Bn 9.53%
3 Levi Strauss 9.24 Bn 8.43 Bn 1.08 Bn 11.40%
4 V F 6.76 Bn 6.55 Bn 1.22 Bn 2.84%
5 Kontoor Brands 4.31 Bn 4.20 Bn 470.76 Mn 11.90%
6 Pvh 3.56 Bn 2.96 Bn 1.19 Bn 6.14%
7 Columbia Sportswear 3.50 Bn 2.96 Bn 394.96 Mn 5.39%
8 Under Armour 2.51 Bn 1.60 Bn 492.04 Mn -2.88%
9 Figs 2.04 Bn 1.77 Bn 108.30 Mn 2.80%
10 Childrens Place 76.84 Mn 72.06 Mn 53.35 Mn -19.60%

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 2, 2026 -19.60%
Jan 31, 2026 -12.41%
Nov 1, 2025 1.08%
Aug 2, 2025 1.38%
May 3, 2025 -9.96%
Feb 1, 2025 1.67%
Nov 2, 2024 7.50%
Aug 3, 2024 -6.81%
May 4, 2024 -10.45%
Feb 3, 2024 -13.57%
Oct 28, 2023 9.36%
Jul 29, 2023 -10.69%
Apr 29, 2023 -9.35%
Jan 28, 2023 -14.20%
Oct 29, 2022 11.36%
Jul 30, 2022 -3.63%
Apr 30, 2022 5.31%
Jan 29, 2022 11.44%
Oct 30, 2021 20.39%
Jul 31, 2021 9.15%