Growth Metrics

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

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DateValue
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%