Childrens Place (PLCE) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Childrens Place posted quarterly Gross Margin of 23.45% for Q1 2026, down 509.0% year-on-year from 5.73% in Q1 2025, and down 29.12% on a QoQ basis from 33.08% in Q4 2025.
Childrens Place (PLCE) has 18 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 23.45% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Gross Margin fell 509.0% year-over-year to 23.45%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at 29.91% (down 323.0% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 29.91%, down 323.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 23.45%, down from 33.08% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 39.16% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 17.48% in Q1 2023.
- The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 33.08% (2025), against an average of 30.83%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Gross Margin slumped 2069 bps; it then jumped 958 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 34.75% in 2022, then decreased by 3 bps to 33.74% in 2023, then rose by 5 bps to 35.46% in 2024, then retreated by 7 bps to 33.08% in 2025, then dropped by 29 bps to 23.45% in 2026.
- The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 23.45% (Q1 2026), 33.08% (Q4 2025), and 33.98% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ralph Lauren | 22.42 Bn | 20.35 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 69.68% |
| 2 | Levi Strauss | 9.03 Bn | 8.22 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 61.88% |
| 3 | V F | 6.53 Bn | 6.32 Bn | 1.22 Bn | 56.41% |
| 4 | Pvh | 4.49 Bn | 3.79 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 57.61% |
| 5 | Kontoor Brands | 3.96 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 470.76 Mn | 46.24% |
| 6 | Columbia Sportswear | 3.46 Bn | 2.93 Bn | 394.96 Mn | 50.70% |
| 7 | Under Armour | 2.29 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 492.04 Mn | 42.01% |
| 8 | Figs | 1.95 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 108.30 Mn | 67.73% |
| 9 | G Iii Apparel | 1.38 Bn | 969.37 Mn | 285.48 Mn | 37.00% |
| 10 | Childrens Place | 96.92 Mn | 91.43 Mn | 77.20 Mn | 23.45% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 23.45% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 33.08% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 33.98% |
| May 3, 2025 | 29.23% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 28.54% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 35.46% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 34.97% |
| May 4, 2024 | 34.62% |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 21.74% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 33.74% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 25.39% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 29.99% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 17.48% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 34.75% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 30.31% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 39.16% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 38.17% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 43.86% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 40.56% |
| May 1, 2021 | 43.22% |
| Jan 30, 2021 | 29.56% |
| Oct 31, 2020 | 34.32% |
| Aug 1, 2020 | 18.18% |
| May 2, 2020 | -7.71% |
| Feb 1, 2020 | 32.43% |
| Nov 2, 2019 | 37.75% |
| Aug 3, 2019 | 33.02% |
| May 4, 2019 | 36.85% |
| Feb 2, 2019 | 30.95% |
| Nov 3, 2018 | 39.11% |
| Aug 4, 2018 | 34.50% |
| May 5, 2018 | 36.71% |
| Feb 3, 2018 | 36.83% |
| Oct 28, 2017 | 41.31% |
| Jul 29, 2017 | 34.37% |
| Apr 29, 2017 | 39.07% |
| Jan 28, 2017 | 36.07% |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 41.06% |
| Jul 30, 2016 | 33.35% |
| Apr 30, 2016 | 39.43% |
| Jan 30, 2016 | 35.60% |
| Oct 31, 2015 | 39.59% |
| Aug 1, 2015 | 31.38% |
| May 2, 2015 | 37.57% |
| Jan 31, 2015 | 34.39% |
| Nov 1, 2014 | 39.01% |
| Aug 2, 2014 | 30.97% |
| May 3, 2014 | 36.15% |
| Feb 1, 2014 | 35.15% |
| Nov 2, 2013 | 40.95% |
| Aug 3, 2013 | 32.99% |
| May 4, 2013 | 38.58% |
| Feb 2, 2013 | 35.15% |
| Oct 27, 2012 | 40.95% |
| Jul 28, 2012 | 32.99% |
| Apr 28, 2012 | 38.58% |
| Jan 28, 2012 | 37.03% |
| Oct 29, 2011 | 41.83% |
| Jul 30, 2011 | 31.79% |
| Apr 30, 2011 | 40.74% |
| Jan 29, 2011 | 41.38% |
| Oct 30, 2010 | 40.22% |
| Jul 31, 2010 | 32.89% |
| May 1, 2010 | 42.57% |
| Jan 30, 2010 | 40.15% |
| Oct 31, 2009 | 43.57% |
| Aug 1, 2009 | 33.36% |