What is Children's Place's operating margin?

Children's Place (PLCE) reported operating margin of -6.4% in Q1 2026.

What is the long-term trend for Children's Place's operating margin?

Over 4 years (2020 to 2025), Children's Place's operating margin has grown at a -22.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -13.1% to -4.7%.

What does operating margin mean?

Operating income as a percentage of revenue (trailing twelve months). Captures profitability from core operations after both cost of revenue and operating expenses, but before interest and taxes.

Children's Place PLCE Operating margin

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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%

Free cash flow-$61.8M-33.3%

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

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.

operating income/total revenue=-6.4%

Based on trailing twelve months.

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 operating margin?: Children's Place (PLCE) reported operating margin of -6.4% in Q1 2026.
What is the long-term trend for Children's Place's operating margin?: Over 4 years (2020 to 2025), Children's Place's operating margin has grown at a -22.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -13.1% to -4.7%.
What does operating margin mean?: Operating income as a percentage of revenue (trailing twelve months). Captures profitability from core operations after both cost of revenue and operating expenses, but before interest and taxes.