Growth Metrics

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

Childrens Place has reported Gross Margin over the past 18 years, most recently at 23.45% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin fell 509.0% to 23.45% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Jan 2026 was 29.91%, a 323.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2026 number at 29.91%, down 323.0% from a year prior.
  • Gross Margin reached 23.45% in Q1 2026 per PLCE's latest filing, down from 33.08% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Gross Margin was 39.16% in Q2 2022, with the low at 17.48% in Q1 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 33.08% (2025), against an average of 30.83%.
  • Peak YoY movement for Gross Margin: crashed -2069bps in 2023, then surged 958bps in 2024.
  • Tracing PLCE's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 34.75% in 2022, then decreased by -3bps to 33.74% in 2023, then rose by 5bps to 35.46% in 2024, then dropped by -7bps to 33.08% in 2025, then dropped by -29bps to 23.45% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods came in at 23.45%, 33.08%, and 33.98% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.