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Childrens Place (PLCE) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Childrens Place has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 17 years, most recently at 0.17% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 13.0% to 0.17% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Jan 2026 was 0.17%, a 13.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2026 number at 0.18%, down 12.0% from a year prior.
  • Return on Capital Employed reached 0.17% in Q1 2026 per PLCE's latest filing, down from 0.04% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 0.61% in Q2 2022, with the low at 0.36% in Q3 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 0.05% (2025), against an average of 0.02%.
  • Peak YoY movement for Return on Capital Employed: skyrocketed 102bps in 2022, then crashed -82bps in 2023.
  • Tracing PLCE's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 0.27% in 2022, then plummeted by -209bps to 0.3% in 2023, then decreased by -8bps to 0.32% in 2024, then soared by 88bps to 0.04% in 2025, then plummeted by -359bps to 0.17% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods came in at 0.17%, 0.04%, and 0.08% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.