Childrens Place (PLCE) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Childrens Place's EBT Margin came in at -12.94% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), down 11.63 percentage points from -1.31% a year earlier but up 11.16 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Childrens Place (PLCE) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Aug 1, 2026, Childrens Place reported EBT Margin of -12.16%, down 10.71 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it was -7.47%, down 3.90 percentage points from FY2025.
- EBT Margin carries a five-year change of +6.44 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, EBT Margin was -3.57% in FY2025 (+3.53 pp), -7.10% in FY2024 (-6.24 pp), -0.86% in FY2023 (-14.28 pp) and 13.42% in FY2022 (+27.33 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly EBT Margin is -24.10% (fiscal Q1 2027) to 19.68% (fiscal Q3 2022).
- Year-over-year, EBT Margin has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.82 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in EBT Margin over five years came in fiscal Q4 2025 (a gain of 14.98 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2023 (a drop of 25.68 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows PLCE's EBT Margin at -24.10% (Q1 2027), -14.96% (Q4 2026) and -1.31% (Q3 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,659.84 Bn | 2,176.54 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 40.31% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 287.59 Bn | 280.83 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 13.19% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 147.38 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 13.29% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 105.03 Bn | 97.99 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 12.23% |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 74.93 Bn | 57.86 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 18.11% |
| 6 | Target | 71.05 Bn | 65.64 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 9.27% |
| 7 | O Reilly Automotive | 70.25 Bn | 69.33 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 18.89% |
| 8 | Carvana | 69.96 Bn | 61.56 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 7.85% |
| 9 | Autozone | 46.92 Bn | 45.82 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 16.80% |
| 10 | Childrens Place | 46.92 Mn | 22.22 Mn | 83.28 Mn | -12.94% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | -12.94% |
| May 2, 2026 | -24.10% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -14.96% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | -1.31% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | -1.31% |
| May 3, 2025 | -13.50% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | -0.47% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 4.92% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | -9.70% |
| May 4, 2024 | -13.33% |
| Feb 3, 2024 | -15.44% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 7.71% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | -12.90% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | -11.18% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | -15.33% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 10.62% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | -4.31% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 4.84% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 10.34% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 19.68% |
Childrens Place EBT Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebt-margin&ticker=PLCE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-margin", "ticker": "PLCE", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebt-margin&ticker=PLCE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();