Childrens Place (PLCE) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Childrens Place's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -5.39% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), down 6.77 percentage points from 1.38% a year earlier but up 14.21 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Childrens Place (PLCE) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Aug 1, 2026, Childrens Place reported Return on Sales [ROS] of -8.21%, down 9.41 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it came in at -4.73%, down 3.74 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Sales [ROS] carries a five-year change of +8.40 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Sales [ROS] was -0.99% in FY2025 (+4.24 pp), -5.23% in FY2024 (-5.14 pp), -0.09% in FY2023 (-14.48 pp) and 14.39% in FY2022 (+27.52 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] is -19.60% (fiscal Q1 2027) to 20.39% (fiscal Q3 2022).
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.86 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in fiscal Q4 2025 (a gain of 15.24 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2023 (a drop of 25.64 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows PLCE's Return on Sales [ROS] at -19.60% (Q1 2027), -12.41% (Q4 2026) and 1.08% (Q3 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,676.66 Bn | 2,193.36 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 13.69% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 281.92 Bn | 275.16 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 14.29% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 147.13 Bn | 124.67 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 13.09% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 102.34 Bn | 95.31 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 13.67% |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 74.83 Bn | 57.76 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 17.62% |
| 6 | Target | 71.16 Bn | 65.74 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 9.65% |
| 7 | O Reilly Automotive | 69.40 Bn | 68.49 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 20.15% |
| 8 | Carvana | 69.33 Bn | 60.93 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 9.22% |
| 9 | Autozone | 46.02 Bn | 44.93 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 19.08% |
| 10 | Childrens Place | 46.03 Mn | 21.33 Mn | 83.28 Mn | -5.39% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | -5.39% |
| May 2, 2026 | -19.60% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -12.41% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 1.08% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 1.38% |
| May 3, 2025 | -9.96% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 1.67% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 7.50% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | -6.81% |
| May 4, 2024 | -10.45% |
| Feb 3, 2024 | -13.57% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 9.36% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | -10.69% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | -9.35% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | -14.20% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 11.36% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | -3.63% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 5.31% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 11.44% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 20.39% |
Childrens Place Return on Sales [ROS] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=PLCE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=PLCE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();