Childrens Place (PLCE) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Childrens Place's (PLCE) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 24.79% in Q2 2026, down 445.0% YoY from 7.19% in Q2 2025, and up 5.72% on a QoQ basis from 23.45% in Q1 2026.
Childrens Place (PLCE) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Childrens Place (PLCE) has 18 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 24.79% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Gross Margin fell 445.0% year-over-year to 24.79% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 29.12% (down 304.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 29.91%, down 323.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin rose to 24.79% in Q2 2026, from 23.45% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 39.16% in Q2 2022 to a low of 17.48% in Q1 2023.
- A 5-year average of 30.49% and a median of 31.7% in 2022 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Gross Margin plunged 2069 bps — and 2024, when it jumped 958 bps.
- Tracing PLCE's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 34.75% in 2022, then retreated by 3 bps to 33.74% in 2023, then increased by 5 bps to 35.46% in 2024, then fell by 7 bps to 33.08% in 2025, then decreased by 25 bps to 24.79% in 2026.
- The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 24.79% (Q2 2026), 23.45% (Q1 2026), and 33.08% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| 10 | Childrens Place | 53.75 Mn | 48.96 Mn | 53.35 Mn | 24.79% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | 24.79% |
| 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% |