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The Children's Place Financial Ratios 2026-2008 | PLCE
Brief overview of The Children's Place's valuation and returns
This overview follows the five latest available observations from 2016 through 2020.
The latest available valuation ratios are P/E 11.56x (median 18.95x), EV/EBITDA 34.32x (median 7.8x), P/S 0.07x (median 0.07x). The multiple basket looks neutral against its history, differing from median levels by roughly 0%.
The 1/P/E calculation produces a 8.7% earnings yield. It does not capture future growth or capital structure.
The latest available business-quality ratios are ROE 162.9%, ROA -13.2%, ROCE 105.6%. Losses and negative capital returns make ordinary P/E-like references unstable or inapplicable.
A longer cycle, from 67.9 days to 115.8 days, indicates slower release of cash from operations.
Conclusion
The Children's Place's valuation and business quality look relatively balanced, with no pronounced distortion in either direction.
Annual Financial Ratios The Children's Place
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P/E |
-1.0 | -1.5 | -0.6 | -3.1 | -477.2 | -6.6 | 11.6 | 14.1 | 29.7 | 19.0 | 24.4 | 22.1 | 23.4 | 17.5 | 17.3 | 15.8 | - | - | - |
P/S |
0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | - | - | - |
EPS |
-4.0 | -4.5 | -12.3 | -0.1 | 12.8 | -9.6 | 4.7 | 6.1 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.8 | - |
EV (Enterprise Value) |
806 M | 889 M | 882 M | 1.3 B | 1.3 B | 1.9 B | 1.72 B | 1.77 B | 2.73 B | 2.16 B | 1.59 B | 1.45 B | 1.44 B | 1.21 B | 1.35 B | 1.32 B | 81.4 M | -226 M | -81.6 M |
EBITDA per Share |
-1.1 | 2.03 | -2.92 | 3.82 | 22.9 | -9.13 | 10.9 | 10.7 | 12.7 | 11.2 | 7.38 | 6.99 | 6.19 | 6.88 | 7 | 7.33 | 2.38 | 6.61 | - |
EV/EBITDA |
-33.4 | 34.3 | -24.1 | 26.0 | 3.9 | -14.2 | 5.5 | 7.8 | 10.0 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 1.2 | -1.2 | - |
PEG |
0.01 | 0.01 | 0.0 | 0.02 | 4.46 | 0.25 | -0.52 | 0.49 | -2.19 | 0.2 | 3.63 | 1.74 | -2.2 | -1.74 | -160.88 | -3.0 | - | - | - |
P/B |
-1.6 | -1.5 | -9.5 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 9.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.1 | - | - | - |
P/CF |
10.8 | -0.7 | 0.9 | -59.1 | 4.1 | -25.8 | 19.5 | 20.7 | 16.1 | 11.8 | 10.0 | 14.1 | 12.3 | 9.6 | 16.8 | 13.8 | - | - | - |
ROE % |
162.90 | 97.32 | 1713.50 | -97.52 | -0.50 | -150.32 | 31.17 | 32.11 | 17.88 | 20.62 | 10.97 | 9.66 | 8.59 | 10.18 | 11.89 | 13.05 | 15.00 | 15.03 | - |
ROA % |
-13.17 | -7.73 | -19.31 | -15.67 | -0.11 | -12.31 | 6.20 | 13.89 | 9.01 | 11.24 | 6.45 | 5.93 | 5.35 | 6.84 | 8.58 | 9.28 | 10.35 | - | - |
ROCE % |
105.59 | 23.06 | 929.13 | -0.97 | 122.25 | -214.09 | 16.43 | 28.14 | 27.86 | 25.36 | 14.46 | 13.32 | 10.61 | 12.26 | 14.35 | 17.85 | 8.50 | 22.34 | - |
Current Ratio |
0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.2 | - | - |
DSO |
10.4 | 10.0 | 9.4 | 7.6 | 5.9 | 8.7 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 9.2 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 6.6 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.5 | - | - | - |
DIO |
156.1 | 150.0 | 127.7 | 134.0 | 133.0 | 109.8 | 98.3 | 88.3 | 102.2 | 93.8 | 89.2 | 95.4 | 106.0 | 87.2 | 82.2 | 75.8 | - | - | - |
DPO |
50.7 | 69.4 | 63.5 | 55.1 | 71.0 | 71.4 | 64.0 | 56.7 | 66.2 | 58.4 | 51.2 | 49.8 | 49.5 | 28.6 | 19.2 | 18.3 | - | - | - |
Operating Cycle |
166.5 | 160.0 | 137.2 | 141.6 | 138.9 | 118.4 | 105.4 | 96.3 | 111.4 | 100.4 | 97.1 | 102.0 | 111.4 | 90.9 | 85.9 | 79.3 | - | - | - |
Cash Conversion Cycle |
115.8 | 90.6 | 73.7 | 86.4 | 67.9 | 47.0 | 41.4 | 39.6 | 45.2 | 42.0 | 45.9 | 52.2 | 61.8 | 62.3 | 66.7 | 61.0 | - | - | - |
All numbers in USD currency
Quarterly Financial Ratios The Children's Place
| 2026-Q1 | 2025-Q3 | 2025-Q2 | 2025-Q1 | 2024-Q4 | 2024-Q3 | 2024-Q2 | 2024-Q1 | 2023-Q4 | 2023-Q3 | 2023-Q2 | 2023-Q1 | 2022-Q4 | 2022-Q3 | 2022-Q2 | 2022-Q1 | 2021-Q4 | 2021-Q3 | 2021-Q2 | 2021-Q1 | 2020-Q4 | 2020-Q3 | 2020-Q2 | 2020-Q1 | 2019-Q4 | 2019-Q3 | 2019-Q2 | 2019-Q1 | 2018-Q4 | 2018-Q3 | 2018-Q2 | 2018-Q1 | 2017-Q4 | 2017-Q3 | 2017-Q2 | 2017-Q1 | 2016-Q4 | 2016-Q3 | 2016-Q2 | 2016-Q1 | 2015-Q4 | 2015-Q3 | 2015-Q2 | 2015-Q1 | 2014-Q4 | 2014-Q3 | 2014-Q2 | 2014-Q1 | 2013-Q4 | 2013-Q3 | 2013-Q2 | 2013-Q1 | 2012-Q4 | 2012-Q3 | 2012-Q2 | 2012-Q1 | 2011-Q4 | 2011-Q3 | 2011-Q2 | 2011-Q1 | 2010-Q3 | 2010-Q2 | |
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EPS |
-2.4 | -0.19 | -0.24 | -1.57 | - | 1.57 | -2.51 | -2.98 | - | 3.07 | -2.82 | -2.33 | - | 3.28 | -1.01 | 1.46 | - | 5.38 | 1.63 | 3.08 | - | 0.91 | -3.19 | -7.86 | - | 2.78 | 0.1 | 0.28 | - | 3.04 | 0.45 | 1.85 | - | 2.5 | 0.81 | 2.06 | - | 2.41 | -0.11 | 1.35 | - | 1.9 | -0.67 | 0.74 | - | 1.71 | -0.49 | 0.61 | - | 1.87 | -1.05 | 0.84 | - | 1.55 | -0.74 | 1.01 | - | 1.34 | -0.38 | 1.11 | 1.16 | -0.3 |
EBITDA per Share |
-1.6 | 0.5 | 0.53 | -0.73 | - | 3.01 | -0.96 | -1.29 | - | 4.52 | -2 | -1.47 | - | 5.38 | -0.04 | 2.41 | 2.08 | 8.73 | 3.53 | 5.55 | 3.29 | 2.67 | -3.26 | -10.6 | 1.97 | 4.95 | 1.41 | 1.49 | 4.16 | 5 | 1.6 | 2.38 | 3.69 | 4.59 | 1.08 | 3.29 | 2.38 | 4.29 | 0.69 | 2.92 | 1.72 | 3.64 | -0.24 | 1.79 | 1.71 | 3.29 | -0.04 | 1.55 | 1.64 | 3.49 | -0.89 | 1.97 | 1.85 | 3.24 | -0.83 | 1.85 | 2.67 | 3.05 | -0.36 | 2.08 | 2.52 | 0.18 |
ROE % |
-2194.45 | -2284.56 | -2288.10 | -2289.88 | 114.57 | 147.17 | 146.53 | 76.98 | -31.47 | -11.27 | -51.08 | -0.66 | 22.26 | 57.74 | 51.87 | 90.27 | 80.99 | 98.20 | -13.10 | -136.73 | -167.91 | -150.99 | -167.59 | -90.18 | 19.13 | 33.66 | 19.06 | 27.64 | 26.04 | 34.67 | 23.01 | 28.01 | 18.81 | 27.75 | 18.70 | 20.79 | 13.48 | 20.49 | 8.96 | 12.11 | 7.15 | 13.30 | 4.46 | 9.30 | 6.56 | 13.35 | 3.09 | 8.02 | 5.77 | 11.65 | 1.91 | 9.91 | 6.81 | 12.36 | 4.85 | 12.39 | 8.50 | 13.90 | 7.03 | 4.58 | 5.40 | -1.32 |
ROA % |
-12.89 | -3.34 | -6.26 | -10.05 | -5.68 | -1.73 | -7.44 | -6.80 | -2.34 | 1.61 | -3.48 | 1.71 | 4.55 | 11.80 | 9.98 | 15.12 | 13.39 | 14.49 | 3.25 | -8.57 | -12.58 | -9.23 | -10.22 | -5.87 | 3.81 | 9.78 | 7.30 | 11.08 | 10.73 | 15.08 | 10.59 | 13.86 | 9.97 | 14.56 | 9.99 | 11.51 | 7.36 | 11.29 | 5.29 | 7.22 | 4.23 | 7.94 | 2.93 | 5.80 | 4.09 | 8.37 | 2.19 | 5.39 | 3.94 | 7.83 | 1.53 | 6.83 | 4.70 | 8.55 | 3.54 | 8.93 | 6.10 | 9.67 | 4.90 | 3.36 | 3.58 | -0.92 |
ROCE % |
-1792.02 | -1890.37 | -1816.15 | -1651.47 | 52.91 | 90.99 | 107.02 | 51.51 | -28.80 | -1.54 | -47.14 | 4.86 | 28.76 | 44.17 | 68.12 | 98.13 | 134.57 | 131.72 | 110.66 | -16.67 | -226.97 | -235.19 | -242.55 | -136.19 | 30.45 | 37.06 | 33.09 | 34.66 | 39.58 | 38.44 | 32.19 | 29.74 | 31.55 | 27.30 | 27.30 | 26.04 | 25.08 | 23.02 | 20.95 | 17.76 | 14.26 | 14.30 | 13.10 | 14.08 | 13.33 | 13.31 | 14.02 | 10.65 | 11.91 | 12.53 | 12.24 | 12.54 | 12.43 | 16.80 | 15.91 | 17.34 | 18.70 | 18.82 | 7.90 | 5.83 | 8.63 | -2.10 |
Current Ratio |
0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
DSO |
15.7 | 13.1 | 14.7 | 15.8 | - | 14.5 | 12.9 | 10.5 | - | 8.1 | 7.8 | 10.7 | - | 8.4 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 7.5 | 6.3 | 9.0 | 7.9 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 8.3 | 12.9 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 8.6 | 7.3 | 5.3 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 7.9 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 6.3 | 7.5 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 4.5 | - | - |
DIO |
202.0 | 167.3 | 200.6 | 218.8 | - | 183.4 | 207.6 | 205.1 | - | 143.3 | 184.2 | 192.9 | - | 160.0 | 200.4 | 194.0 | - | 131.5 | 163.1 | 137.5 | - | 132.0 | 108.3 | 106.1 | - | 108.4 | 117.8 | 116.6 | - | 106.6 | 108.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
DPO |
53.0 | 43.9 | 61.2 | 68.7 | - | 61.9 | 89.8 | 109.1 | - | 63.8 | 85.9 | 81.1 | - | 72.1 | 97.0 | 106.1 | - | 58.3 | 84.5 | 81.4 | - | 91.9 | 82.1 | 76.2 | - | 65.9 | 71.7 | 72.9 | - | 68.0 | 72.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Operating Cycle |
- | - | 215.2 | 234.7 | - | - | 220.5 | 215.6 | - | 151.4 | 185.2 | - | - | 168.4 | 209.1 | 202.6 | 7.5 | 137.8 | 172.1 | 145.4 | 5.7 | 138.5 | 116.6 | 119.0 | 6.4 | 115.3 | 126.4 | 123.9 | 5.3 | 114.3 | 116.9 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 7.9 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 6.3 | 7.5 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 5.8 | - | - | - |
Cash Conversion Cycle |
- | - | 154.1 | 165.9 | - | - | 130.7 | 106.5 | - | 87.6 | 107.4 | - | - | 96.2 | 112.1 | 96.5 | 7.5 | 79.5 | 87.5 | 63.9 | 5.7 | 46.6 | 34.5 | 42.9 | 6.4 | 49.3 | 54.8 | 51.0 | 5.3 | 46.3 | 44.0 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 7.9 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 6.3 | 7.5 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 5.8 | - | - | - |
All numbers in USD currency
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