Childrens Place (PLCE) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Childrens Place (PLCE) posted Net Margin of -12.80% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), down 11.00 percentage points from -1.80% a year earlier but up 11.91 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Childrens Place (PLCE) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Aug 1, 2026, Net Margin at Childrens Place was -11.82%, down 9.78 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it was -7.30%, down 3.13 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Net Margin shows a five-year change of +1.92 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Childrens Place's Net Margin was -4.17% in FY2025 (+5.47 pp), -9.64% in FY2024 (-9.58 pp), -0.07% in FY2023 (-9.84 pp) and 9.77% in FY2022 (+18.99 pp).
- Quarterly Net Margin has run from a low of -28.31% in fiscal Q4 2024 to a high of 14.13% in fiscal Q3 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Net Margin has declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.98 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Net Margin in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2025, with a gain of 26.36 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2023, with a drop of 18.76 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Net Margin for the three prior fiscal quarters was -24.71% (Q1 2027), -13.53% (Q4 2026) and -1.27% (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,659.84 Bn | 2,176.54 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 31.23% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 287.59 Bn | 280.83 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 9.96% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 147.38 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 10.01% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 105.03 Bn | 97.99 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 9.24% |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 74.93 Bn | 57.86 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 13.59% |
| 6 | Target | 71.05 Bn | 65.64 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 7.07% |
| 7 | O Reilly Automotive | 70.25 Bn | 69.33 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 14.62% |
| 8 | Carvana | 69.96 Bn | 61.56 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 4.20% |
| 9 | Autozone | 46.92 Bn | 45.82 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 13.25% |
| 10 | Childrens Place | 46.92 Mn | 22.22 Mn | 83.28 Mn | -12.80% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | -12.80% |
| May 2, 2026 | -24.71% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -13.53% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | -1.27% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | -1.80% |
| May 3, 2025 | -14.05% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | -1.96% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 5.15% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | -10.05% |
| May 4, 2024 | -14.11% |
| Feb 3, 2024 | -28.31% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 8.01% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | -10.23% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | -8.96% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | -11.08% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 8.42% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | -3.49% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 5.47% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 7.68% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 14.13% |
Childrens Place Net Margin API
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params = {"slug": "net-margin", "ticker": "PLCE", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-margin&ticker=PLCE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();