Childrens Place (PLCE) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Childrens Place's FCF Margin was 6.54% in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 17.24 percentage points from -10.71% a year earlier and up 35.25 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Childrens Place (PLCE) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Childrens Place's FCF Margin was 2.04% through Aug 1, 2026, up 2.38 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it was -0.77%, up 8.86 percentage points from FY2025.
- FCF Margin shows a five-year change of +3.59 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, FCF Margin was -9.62% in FY2025 (-13.70 pp), 4.07% in FY2024 (+7.22 pp), -3.15% in FY2023 (-8.58 pp) and 5.43% in FY2022 (+9.78 pp).
- Quarterly FCF Margin has moved between -43.10% (fiscal Q1 2025) and 29.72% (fiscal Q4 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, FCF Margin was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +5.61 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for FCF Margin over five years was fiscal Q4 2024 (a gain of 30.30 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q1 2025 (a drop of 41.28 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, PLCE's FCF Margin in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 was -28.71% (Q1 2027), 22.00% (Q4 2026) and -1.00% (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,659.84 Bn | 2,176.54 Bn | 104.83 Bn | -4.40% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 287.59 Bn | 280.83 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 9.42% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 147.38 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 11.39% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 105.03 Bn | 97.99 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 12.01% |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 74.93 Bn | 57.86 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 9.97% |
| 6 | Target | 71.05 Bn | 65.64 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 9.17% |
| 7 | O Reilly Automotive | 70.25 Bn | 69.33 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 14.29% |
| 8 | Carvana | 69.96 Bn | 61.56 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 2.54% |
| 9 | Autozone | 46.92 Bn | 45.82 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 9.43% |
| 10 | Childrens Place | 46.92 Mn | 22.22 Mn | 83.28 Mn | 6.54% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 6.54% |
| May 2, 2026 | -28.71% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 22.00% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | -1.00% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | -10.71% |
| May 3, 2025 | -19.15% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 29.72% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | -12.22% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | -28.69% |
| May 4, 2024 | -43.10% |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 29.06% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | -3.36% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | -13.02% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | -1.82% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | -1.24% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 4.60% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | -11.03% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -8.16% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 11.52% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 11.15% |
Childrens Place FCF 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=fcf-margin&ticker=PLCE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-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=fcf-margin&ticker=PLCE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();