Growth Metrics

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

Childrens Place posted quarterly FCF Margin of 23.17% for Q1 2026, down 958.0% year-on-year from 2.7% in Q1 2025, and up 1194.73% on a QoQ basis from 1.79% in Q4 2025.

Childrens Place (PLCE) has 18 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 23.17% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Margin fell 958.0% year-over-year to 23.17%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at 0.21% (up 894.0% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 0.21%, up 894.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 23.17%, up from 1.79% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 32.75% in Q1 2025 and bottomed at 43.1% in Q2 2024.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 5.61% (2023), against an average of 3.11%.
  • Peak annual rise in FCF Margin reached 3382 bps in 2024, while the deepest fall reached 4247 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 4.6% in 2022, then sank by 222 bps to 5.61% in 2023, then slumped by 165 bps to 14.87% in 2024, then soared by 112 bps to 1.79% in 2025, then jumped by 1195 bps to 23.17% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 23.17% (Q1 2026), 1.79% (Q4 2025), and 11.55% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Ralph Lauren 22.42 Bn 20.35 Bn 1.38 Bn 4.75%
2 Levi Strauss 9.03 Bn 8.22 Bn 1.08 Bn 8.73%
3 V F 6.53 Bn 6.32 Bn 1.22 Bn 0.27%
4 Pvh 4.49 Bn 3.79 Bn 1.44 Bn 21.54%
5 Kontoor Brands 3.96 Bn 3.85 Bn 470.76 Mn 28.23%
6 Columbia Sportswear 3.46 Bn 2.93 Bn 394.96 Mn -11.55%
7 Under Armour 2.29 Bn 1.38 Bn 492.04 Mn -29.65%
8 Figs 1.95 Bn 1.68 Bn 108.30 Mn -3.52%
9 G Iii Apparel 1.38 Bn 969.37 Mn 285.48 Mn 28.50%
10 Childrens Place 96.92 Mn 91.43 Mn 77.20 Mn 23.17%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 23.17%
Nov 1, 2025 1.79%
Aug 2, 2025 -11.55%
May 3, 2025 -18.77%
Feb 1, 2025 32.75%
Nov 2, 2024 -14.87%
Aug 3, 2024 -25.46%
May 4, 2024 -43.10%
Feb 3, 2024 29.06%
Oct 28, 2023 -5.61%
Jul 29, 2023 -11.00%
Apr 29, 2023 -0.63%
Jan 28, 2023 -4.76%
Oct 29, 2022 4.60%
Jul 30, 2022 -11.03%
Apr 30, 2022 -8.93%
Jan 29, 2022 11.52%
Oct 30, 2021 11.15%
Jul 31, 2021 1.57%
May 1, 2021 -5.35%
Jan 30, 2021 1.73%
Oct 31, 2020 5.40%
Aug 1, 2020 -13.90%
May 2, 2020 -18.10%
Feb 1, 2020 12.13%
Nov 2, 2019 10.81%
Aug 3, 2019 -2.07%
May 4, 2019 4.65%
Feb 2, 2019 10.21%
Nov 3, 2018 8.52%
Aug 4, 2018 1.62%
May 5, 2018 -2.68%
Feb 3, 2018 13.77%
Oct 28, 2017 8.93%
Jul 29, 2017 8.67%
Apr 29, 2017 5.64%
Jan 28, 2017 12.59%
Oct 29, 2016 8.43%
Jul 30, 2016 10.21%
Apr 30, 2016 6.34%
Jan 30, 2016 17.93%
Oct 31, 2015 6.83%
Aug 1, 2015 4.54%
May 2, 2015 0.82%
Jan 31, 2015 13.62%
Nov 1, 2014 8.36%
Aug 2, 2014 -1.32%
May 3, 2014 -2.86%
Feb 1, 2014 26.85%
Nov 2, 2013 3.36%
Aug 3, 2013 2.54%
May 4, 2013 8.88%
Feb 2, 2013 9.15%
Oct 27, 2012 11.32%
Jul 28, 2012 -7.74%
Apr 28, 2012 10.85%
Jan 28, 2012 24.89%
Oct 29, 2011 5.98%
Jul 30, 2011 -8.83%
Apr 30, 2011 7.45%
Jan 29, 2011 -9.27%
Oct 30, 2010 11.57%
Jul 31, 2010 -2.30%
May 1, 2010 16.08%
Jan 30, 2010 18.54%
Oct 31, 2009 17.34%