Childrens Place (PLCE) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026)
Childrens Place (PLCE) reported Shares Outstanding of 22.24 million for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 0.4% from 22.14 million a year earlier and up 0.1% from the prior quarter.
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Childrens Place (PLCE) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), Childrens Place posted Shares Outstanding of 22.03 million, up 72.6% from FY2025.
- Shares Outstanding has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 8.5% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Shares Outstanding came in at 12.77 million in FY2025 (+2.1%), 12.5 million in FY2024 (-4.1%), 13.04 million in FY2023 (-10.7%) and 14.6 million in FY2022 (-0.2%).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Shares Outstanding since fiscal Q4 2014.
- Year over year, Shares Outstanding has now increased in each of the last ten quarters, with growth averaging 37.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Shares Outstanding in five years was fiscal Q3 2026 (growth of 73.5%); the low point was fiscal Q2 2023 (a decline of 11.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 came in at 22.21 million (Q1 2027), 22.03 million (Q4 2026) and 22.17 million (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,686.58 Bn | 2,203.28 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 10.77 Bn |
| 2 | Home Depot | 283.87 Bn | 277.11 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 994.00 Mn |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 145.82 Bn | 123.36 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 1.10 Bn |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 103.43 Bn | 96.39 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 559.00 Mn |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 74.61 Bn | 57.54 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 317.69 Mn |
| 6 | Target | 71.16 Bn | 65.74 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 454.40 Mn |
| 7 | O Reilly Automotive | 69.71 Bn | 68.80 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 825.20 Mn |
| 8 | Carvana | 68.78 Bn | 60.38 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 717.69 Mn |
| 9 | Autozone | 46.23 Bn | 45.13 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 16.47 Mn |
| 10 | Childrens Place | 47.59 Mn | 22.89 Mn | 83.28 Mn | 22.24 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 22.24 Mn |
| May 2, 2026 | 22.21 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 22.03 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 22.17 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 22.14 Mn |
| May 3, 2025 | 21.63 Mn |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 12.77 Mn |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 12.78 Mn |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 12.77 Mn |
| May 4, 2024 | 12.64 Mn |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 12.50 Mn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 12.55 Mn |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 12.52 Mn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 12.37 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 13.04 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 13.06 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 13.15 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 13.62 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 14.60 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 14.67 Mn |
API Access
Childrens Place Shares Outstanding 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=shares-outstanding&ticker=PLCE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "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=shares-outstanding&ticker=PLCE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();