profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
The Children's Place
$0.29-35.81% today
-96.7% in 1 year
1-year low $0.181-year high $8.69
Trading close to its lowest price of the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2023 to 2026.
0%20% a year
It has no yearly profit to compare the price with.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What The Children's Place sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $1.71 billion in 2023 to $1.21 billion in 2026, with -$88.3 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
The Children's Place vs. similar companies
How it compares with the largest companies in its industry.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Children's Place | No profit yet | ||
 Burlington Stores | 25.0× · Fair price | ||
 Lululemon Athletica | 7.7× · Cheap | ||
 On | 46.3× · Expensive | ||
 The Gap | 9.1× · Cheap |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads The Children's Place's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,708 | 1,603 | 1,386 | 1,209 | |
| 514 | 445 | 459 | 362 | |
| 2 | -49 | 14 | -55 | |
| 50 | -37 | 26 | -24 | |
| -1 | -155 | -58 | -88 | |
| -0.09 | -12.34 | -4.53 | -4.01 | |
| 30.1% | 27.8% | 33.1% | 29.9% | |
| 0.1% | -3.1% | 1.0% | -4.6% | |
| -0.1% | -9.6% | -4.2% | -7.3% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 986 | 800 | 748 | 670 |
| Cash | 17 | 14 | 5 | 5 |
| Total debt | 512 | 464 | 586 | 514 |
| Total liabilities | 828 | 809 | 807 | 724 |
| 158 | -9 | -59 | -54 | |
| 13 | 13 | 13 | 22 | |
| -0.2% | -14.5% | -2.0% | -9.8% | |
| -0.7% | 1,713.5% | 97.3% | 162.9% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -8 | 93 | -118 | 8 | |
| 46 | 28 | 16 | 17 | |
| -54 | 65 | -133 | -9 | |
| Dividends paid | – | – | – | – |
| 95 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
| 29 | -6 | 13 | 3 |
Valuation
- –
- –
- –
- -1.3×
- 0.0×
- –
- –
- -146.2%
- -1,392.7%
- 0.0%
Profitability
- 29.9%
- -4.6%
- -7.3%
- -1.8%
- -10.9%
- -7.3%
- 532.9%
- -13.2%
- -18.6%
- –
Growth
- −10.9%
- –
- +93.1%
- –
- +10.8%
Financial health
- –
- -9.48
- 76.7%
- -1.6×
- 1.03
- 0.19
- 1.80
How it ranks in Consumer Discretionary
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Bottom 2%of 982
Bottom 5%of 994
Bottom 3%of 993
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $3.50
- Range
- $3.50 – $3.50
- 1 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2026 | -1.86 | -0.96 | −93.2% |
| Dec 16, 2025 | -0.18 | 0.70 | −125.6% |
| Sep 5, 2025 | -0.15 | -0.10 | −46.8% |
| Jun 6, 2025 | -1.52 | -0.51 | −198.0% |
| Apr 11, 2025 | -0.75 | 0.26 | −388.5% |
| Dec 3, 2024 | 2.04 | 2.50 | −18.4% |
| Sep 11, 2024 | 0.30 | -1.10 | +127.3% |
| May 6, 2024 | -7.38 | -1.15 | −541.7% |
News
Children's clothing retailer Carter's is rebranding to appeal to a new generation of parentsCNBC · Sep 15, 2026The newest story we have is from Sep 15, 2026.
Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
0/7Passes 0 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
20No pass
Benjamin Graham
11No pass
Philip Fisher
21No pass
Peter Lynch
0No pass
Joel Greenblatt
0No pass
Charlie Munger
8No pass
Terry Smith
6No pass
Questions about The Children's Place
Is The Children's Place a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers that is not profitable yet. 0 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the The Children's Place AI analysis
What does The Children's Place do?
The Children's Place, Inc. operates as a children's specialty apparel retailer. The company operates in two segments, The Children's Place U.S. and The Children's Place International. It is in Apparel - Retail.
Does The Children's Place pay a dividend?
No. The Children's Place does not pay a dividend at the moment; in 2026 it returned $422,000 to shareholders by buying back its own shares.
Is The Children's Place stock halal?
No. The Children's Place does not pass our halal screen: its debt is 8,108% of its market value, at or above the 33% limit. How we check
How has The Children's Place stock done over the past year?
Down 96.7% over the past twelve months, to $0.29. It traded between $0.18 and $8.69 and is 96.7% below its high.
Who are The Children's Place's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Burlington Stores, Lululemon Athletica, On and The Gap. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with The Children's Place's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.