Growth Metrics

Childrens Place (PLCE) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Childrens Place posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $106.1 million for Q1 2026, up 5.52% year-on-year from $100.6 million in Q1 2025, and up 4.76% on a QoQ basis from $101.3 million in Q4 2025.

Childrens Place (PLCE) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $106.1 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 5.52% year-over-year to $106.1 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at $383.7 million (down 5.39% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $383.7 million, down 5.39% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $106.1 million, up from $101.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $130.5 million in Q1 2023 and bottomed at $86.7 million in Q2 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $106.6 million (2022), against an average of $107.0 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Expenses grew 11.45%; it then decreased 20.55% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $106.6 million in 2022, then dropped by 1.75% to $104.8 million in 2023, then declined by 4.73% to $99.8 million in 2024, then advanced by 1.49% to $101.3 million in 2025, then increased by 4.76% to $106.1 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $106.1 million (Q1 2026), $101.3 million (Q4 2025), and $89.6 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

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1 Ralph Lauren 22.42 Bn 20.35 Bn 1.38 Bn 1.19 Bn
2 Levi Strauss 9.03 Bn 8.22 Bn 1.08 Bn 879.60 Mn
3 V F 6.53 Bn 6.32 Bn 1.22 Bn 2.10 Bn
4 Pvh 4.49 Bn 3.79 Bn 1.44 Bn 1.22 Bn
5 Kontoor Brands 3.96 Bn 3.85 Bn 470.76 Mn 896.96 Mn
6 Columbia Sportswear 3.46 Bn 2.93 Bn 394.96 Mn 357.14 Mn
7 Under Armour 2.29 Bn 1.38 Bn 492.04 Mn 517.73 Mn
8 Figs 1.95 Bn 1.68 Bn 108.30 Mn 103.82 Mn
9 G Iii Apparel 1.38 Bn 969.37 Mn 285.48 Mn 70.31 Mn
10 Childrens Place 96.92 Mn 91.43 Mn 77.20 Mn 106.13 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 106.13 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 101.30 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 89.60 Mn
May 3, 2025 86.67 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 100.57 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 99.82 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 96.07 Mn
May 4, 2024 109.09 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 117.59 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 104.77 Mn
Jul 29, 2023 111.97 Mn
Apr 29, 2023 112.93 Mn
Jan 28, 2023 130.49 Mn
Oct 29, 2022 106.63 Mn
Jul 30, 2022 114.67 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 109.04 Mn
Jan 29, 2022 121.25 Mn
Oct 30, 2021 115.56 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 115.62 Mn
May 1, 2021 106.74 Mn
Jan 30, 2021 108.79 Mn
Oct 31, 2020 106.64 Mn
Aug 1, 2020 114.31 Mn
May 2, 2020 98.49 Mn
Feb 1, 2020 113.18 Mn
Nov 2, 2019 120.51 Mn
Aug 3, 2019 116.42 Mn
May 4, 2019 128.01 Mn
Feb 2, 2019 132.65 Mn
Nov 3, 2018 121.96 Mn
Aug 4, 2018 124.21 Mn
May 5, 2018 118.47 Mn
Feb 3, 2018 137.84 Mn
Oct 28, 2017 118.29 Mn
Jul 29, 2017 108.23 Mn
Apr 29, 2017 112.13 Mn
Jan 28, 2017 121.59 Mn
Oct 29, 2016 115.46 Mn
Jul 30, 2016 108.09 Mn
Apr 30, 2016 109.28 Mn
Jan 30, 2016 131.26 Mn
Oct 31, 2015 105.81 Mn
Aug 1, 2015 118.42 Mn
May 2, 2015 114.51 Mn
Jan 31, 2015 123.82 Mn
Nov 1, 2014 115.83 Mn
Aug 2, 2014 117.01 Mn
May 3, 2014 113.95 Mn
Feb 1, 2014 118.57 Mn
Nov 2, 2013 123.72 Mn
Aug 3, 2013 124.47 Mn
May 4, 2013 118.39 Mn
Feb 2, 2013 118.57 Mn
Oct 27, 2012 124.02 Mn
Jul 28, 2012 124.97 Mn
Apr 28, 2012 118.89 Mn
Jan 28, 2012 136.99 Mn
Oct 29, 2011 131.88 Mn
Jul 30, 2011 120.67 Mn
Apr 30, 2011 122.28 Mn
Jan 29, 2011 117.51 Mn
Oct 30, 2010 114.21 Mn
Jul 31, 2010 107.28 Mn
May 1, 2010 113.46 Mn
Jan 30, 2010 119.22 Mn
Oct 31, 2009 118.58 Mn
Aug 1, 2009 106.09 Mn