Growth Metrics

Childrens Place (PLCE) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Childrens Place has reported Free Cash Flow over the past 18 years, most recently at $76.3 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow fell 37.17% to $76.3 million in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Jan 2026 was $2.5 million, a 101.87% increase, with the full-year FY2026 number at $2.5 million, up 101.87% from a year prior.
  • Free Cash Flow reached $76.3 million in Q1 2026 per PLCE's latest filing, up from $6.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $132.2 million in Q1 2024, with the low at -$115.4 million in Q2 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is -$27.0 million (2023), against an average of -$3.0 million.
  • The largest YoY upside for Free Cash Flow was 841.09% in 2024 against a maximum downside of 5623.85% in 2024.
  • Tracing PLCE's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $23.4 million in 2022, then tumbled by 215.2% to -$27.0 million in 2023, then crashed by 76.89% to -$47.7 million in 2024, then soared by 112.74% to $6.1 million in 2025, then surged by 1155.7% to $76.3 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods came in at $76.3 million, $6.1 million, and -$34.4 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.