Growth Metrics

Childrens Place (PLCE) FCF Margin (2016 - 2026)

Childrens Place has reported FCF Margin over the past 18 years, most recently at 23.17% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Margin fell 655.0% to 23.17% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Jan 2026 was 0.21%, a 983.0% increase, with the full-year FY2026 number at 0.21%, up 983.0% from a year prior.
  • FCF Margin reached 23.17% in Q1 2026 per PLCE's latest filing, up from 1.79% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Margin was 29.72% in Q1 2025, with the low at 43.1% in Q2 2024.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 5.61% (2023), against an average of 2.98%.
  • The largest YoY upside for FCF Margin was 2598bps in 2024 against a maximum downside of -4247bps in 2024.
  • Tracing PLCE's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 4.6% in 2022, then plummeted by -222bps to 5.61% in 2023, then plummeted by -118bps to 12.22% in 2024, then skyrocketed by 115bps to 1.79% in 2025, then skyrocketed by 1195bps to 23.17% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin over the past three periods came in at 23.17%, 1.79%, and 11.55% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.