What is Children's Place's free cash flow?

Children's Place (PLCE) reported free cash flow of -$61.8M in Q1 2026.

How has Children's Place's free cash flow changed year-over-year?

Children's Place's free cash flow decreased by 33.3% year-over-year, from -$46.37M to -$61.8M.

What does free cash flow mean?

Free cash flow represents the cash generated by a company after accounting for cash outflows to support operations and maintain or expand its capital asset base. It serves as a critical indicator of a company's ability to fund organic growth, pay down debt, or return capital to shareholders without relying on external financing.

Children's Place PLCE Free cash flow

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$215.2M-11.1%

Gross profit$53.4M-24.6%

Operating income-$42.2M-74.9%

Net income-$53.2M-56.3%

EPS (diluted)-$2.40-52.9%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$4.8M-16.0%

Total debt$278.5M-2.7%

Total equity-$107.2M-7,678%

Total assets$729.2M-6.5%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$53.8M-25.2%

CapEx$8.0M+135%

Valuation

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Market cap$67.82M-33.1%

Enterprise value$341.53M-10.5%

P/S0.1×0.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin29.1%-3.0pp

Operating margin-6.4%—

Net margin-9.1%-40.6pp

FCF margin-8.6%+68.6pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-46.2%-86.9pp

Debt / equity202.3×—

Current ratio0.9×0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Children's Place’s reported figures.

−$53.8Mnet cash from operating−$8.0Mcapital expenditures=-$61.8M

The official record: Children's Place’s 10-Q, filed June 12, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Children's Place's free cash flow?: Children's Place (PLCE) reported free cash flow of -$61.8M in Q1 2026.
How has Children's Place's free cash flow changed year-over-year?: Children's Place's free cash flow decreased by 33.3% year-over-year, from -$46.37M to -$61.8M.
What does free cash flow mean?: Free cash flow represents the cash generated by a company after accounting for cash outflows to support operations and maintain or expand its capital asset base. It serves as a critical indicator of a company's ability to fund organic growth, pay down debt, or return capital to shareholders without relying on external financing.