Growth Metrics

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

Childrens Place posted quarterly Operating Income of -$40.9 million for Q1 2026, down 700.59% year-on-year from $6.8 million in Q1 2025, and down 1213.93% on a QoQ basis from $3.7 million in Q4 2025.

Childrens Place (PLCE) has 18 years of Operating Income data on file, last reported at -$40.9 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Income fell 700.59% year-over-year to -$40.9 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at -$57.2 million (down 317.58% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was -$57.2 million, down 317.58% from the prior year.
  • Operating Income for Q1 2026 stood at -$40.9 million, down from $3.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Income topped out at $58.1 million in Q1 2022 and bottomed at -$64.8 million in Q1 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Income is -$13.8 million (2022), against an average of -$5.8 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Income surged 303.66%; it then sank 700.59% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Income shows it stood at $57.8 million in 2022, then retreated by 22.25% to $45.0 million in 2023, then plunged by 34.93% to $29.3 million in 2024, then tumbled by 87.46% to $3.7 million in 2025, then slumped by 1213.93% to -$40.9 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Income figures came in at -$40.9 million (Q1 2026), $3.7 million (Q4 2025), and $4.1 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Op. Inc (Qtr)
1 Ralph Lauren 22.42 Bn 20.35 Bn 1.38 Bn 188.60 Mn
2 Levi Strauss 9.03 Bn 8.22 Bn 1.08 Bn 198.70 Mn
3 V F 6.53 Bn 6.32 Bn 1.22 Bn 61.50 Mn
4 Pvh 4.49 Bn 3.79 Bn 1.44 Bn 248.80 Mn
5 Kontoor Brands 3.96 Bn 3.85 Bn 470.76 Mn 121.12 Mn
6 Columbia Sportswear 3.46 Bn 2.93 Bn 394.96 Mn 41.99 Mn
7 Under Armour 2.29 Bn 1.38 Bn 492.04 Mn -33.70 Mn
8 Figs 1.95 Bn 1.68 Bn 108.30 Mn 4.48 Mn
9 G Iii Apparel 1.38 Bn 969.37 Mn 285.48 Mn -29.09 Mn
10 Childrens Place 96.92 Mn 91.43 Mn 77.20 Mn -40.87 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 -40.87 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 3.67 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 4.11 Mn
May 3, 2025 -24.12 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 6.81 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 29.26 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 -21.78 Mn
May 4, 2024 -27.99 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 -61.76 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 44.97 Mn
Jul 29, 2023 -36.94 Mn
Apr 29, 2023 -30.07 Mn
Jan 28, 2023 -64.79 Mn
Oct 29, 2022 57.84 Mn
Jul 30, 2022 -13.83 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 19.25 Mn
Jan 29, 2022 58.08 Mn
Oct 30, 2021 113.81 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 37.85 Mn
May 1, 2021 65.91 Mn
Jan 30, 2021 14.39 Mn
Oct 31, 2020 23.32 Mn
Aug 1, 2020 -64.48 Mn
May 2, 2020 -173.14 Mn
Feb 1, 2020 29.53 Mn
Nov 2, 2019 57.95 Mn
Aug 3, 2019 3.84 Mn
May 4, 2019 5.04 Mn
Feb 2, 2019 13.64 Mn
Nov 3, 2018 64.61 Mn
Aug 4, 2018 10.02 Mn
May 5, 2018 23.06 Mn
Feb 3, 2018 51.86 Mn
Oct 28, 2017 64.15 Mn
Jul 29, 2017 3.22 Mn
Apr 29, 2017 42.28 Mn
Jan 28, 2017 48.66 Mn
Oct 29, 2016 62.08 Mn
Jul 30, 2016 -2.94 Mn
Apr 30, 2016 39.61 Mn
Jan 30, 2016 29.35 Mn
Oct 31, 2015 57.65 Mn
Aug 1, 2015 -20.12 Mn
May 2, 2015 23.20 Mn
Jan 31, 2015 20.65 Mn
Nov 1, 2014 55.80 Mn
Aug 2, 2014 -16.50 Mn
May 3, 2014 20.08 Mn
Feb 1, 2014 21.90 Mn
Nov 2, 2013 61.57 Mn
Aug 3, 2013 -35.65 Mn
May 4, 2013 28.46 Mn
Feb 2, 2013 21.90 Mn
Oct 27, 2012 61.57 Mn
Jul 28, 2012 -35.65 Mn
Apr 28, 2012 28.46 Mn
Jan 28, 2012 25.92 Mn
Oct 29, 2011 53.53 Mn
Jul 30, 2011 -26.79 Mn
Apr 30, 2011 37.06 Mn
Jan 29, 2011 51.73 Mn
Oct 30, 2010 50.04 Mn
Jul 31, 2010 -13.13 Mn
May 1, 2010 47.69 Mn
Jan 30, 2010 47.96 Mn
Oct 31, 2009 64.77 Mn
Aug 1, 2009 -18.67 Mn