Childrens Place (PLCE) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Childrens Place (PLCE) reported Gross Margin of 24.79% for Q2 2026, down 445.0% year-over-year from 7.19% in Q2 2025, and up 5.72% sequentially from 23.45% in Q1 2026.

Childrens Place (PLCE) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Childrens Place has disclosed Gross Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 24.79% for 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 grew to 24.79% in Q2 2026, from 23.45% 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 31.7% (2022), against an average of 30.49%.
  • Year-over-year, Gross Margin plunged 2069 bps in 2023 and soared 958 bps in 2024.
  • Childrens Place's Gross Margin stood at 34.75% in 2022, then fell by 3 bps to 33.74% in 2023, then grew by 5 bps to 35.46% in 2024, then declined by 7 bps to 33.08% in 2025, then retreated by 25 bps to 24.79% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods registered 24.79%, 23.45%, and 33.08% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

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1 Ermenegildo Zegna 179,116.29 Bn 179,116.03 Bn - -
2 Ralph Lauren 25.18 Bn 23.12 Bn 1.38 Bn 69.68%
3 Levi Strauss 9.24 Bn 8.43 Bn 1.08 Bn 61.88%
4 V F 6.76 Bn 6.55 Bn 1.22 Bn 56.41%
5 Kontoor Brands 4.31 Bn 4.20 Bn 470.76 Mn 46.24%
6 Pvh 3.56 Bn 2.96 Bn 1.19 Bn 58.57%
7 Columbia Sportswear 3.50 Bn 2.96 Bn 394.96 Mn 50.70%
8 Under Armour 2.51 Bn 1.60 Bn 492.04 Mn 42.01%
9 Figs 2.04 Bn 1.77 Bn 108.30 Mn 67.73%
10 Childrens Place 76.84 Mn 72.06 Mn 53.35 Mn 24.79%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%