Childrens Place (PLCE) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Childrens Place has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 years, with the latest figure at 17.42% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 1285.0% year-over-year to 17.42%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at 17.42% (down 1285.0% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 17.82%, down 1247.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 17.42%, down from 3.8% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 61.3% in Q2 2022, with the low at 35.71% in Q3 2024.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 2.38% across 5 years, with a median of 4.57% in 2025.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed surged 10245 bps — and 2023, when it tumbled 8216 bps.
• Childrens Place's Return on Capital Employed stood at 27.22% in 2022, then slumped by 209 bps to 29.69% in 2023, then decreased by 8 bps to 32.12% in 2024, then surged by 88 bps to 3.8% in 2025, then tumbled by 359 bps to 17.42% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 17.42% (Q1 2026), 3.8% (Q4 2025), and 7.7% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.