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Childrens Place (PLCE) earnings and revenue breakdown
Latest: Q2 FY27 · 10-Q filed Sep 14, 2026 · Childrens Place (PLCE) Q2 FY27 earnings results →
Q2 FY27 Revenue down 19% year over year to $242M · 13¢ of every $1 of revenue lost · operating margin -5.4%
Childrens Place made $242M in Q2 FY27 (-19% Y/Y). Operating margin -5.4%, net loss $31.0M. See where every dollar goes — costs, profit and cash — as a Sankey from the 10-Q filed Sep 14, 2026.
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What changed this quarter
Revenue was $241.8M in Q2 FY27, down 19% year over year and up 12% from the previous quarter.
Gross margin was 34.4%, up 0.5 points from Q2 FY26. Operating costs exceeded revenue by $13.0M, an operating margin of -5.4%. Operating expenses fell 1% while revenue fell 19%. The quarter ended with a net loss of $31.0M, narrower than the previous quarter's $53.2M loss. Net interest and other expense of $18.3M was the main reason.
Operating cash flow was $21.5M. Non-cash charges added back $6.3M of depreciation and amortization. Working capital and other items added $46.2M. Capital expenditures of $5.7M left free cash flow of $15.8M.
Quarterly history
| Quarter | Form | Filed | Revenue | Y/Y | Op. margin | Net earnings | Op. cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY27 | 10-Q | Sep 14, 2026 | $242M | -19% | -5.4% | −$31.0M | $21.5M |
| Q1 FY27 | 10-Q | Jun 12, 2026 | $215M | -11% | -19.6% | −$53.2M | −$53.8M |
| Q4 FY26 | 10-K | Apr 10, 2026 | $329M | -19% | -12.4% | −$44.6M | $75.3M |
| Q3 FY26 | 10-Q | Dec 16, 2025 | $339M | -13% | 1.1% | −$4.3M | $6.2M |
| Q2 FY26 | 10-Q | Sep 5, 2025 | $298M | -7% | 1.4% | −$5.4M | −$30.5M |
| Q1 FY26 | 10-Q | Jun 11, 2025 | $242M | -10% | -10.0% | −$34.0M | −$43.0M |
| Q4 FY25 | 10-K | Apr 17, 2025 | $409M | -10% | 1.7% | −$8.0M | $121M |
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About Childrens Place
As used in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, references to the “Company”, “The Children’s Place”, “we”, “us”, “our”, and similar terms refer to The Children's Place, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Our fiscal year ends on the Saturday on or nearest to January 31. Other terms that are commonly used in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are defined as follows: • FASB ASC — FASB Accounting Standards Codification, which serves as the source for authoritative U.S. GAAP, except that rules and interpretive releases by the SEC are also sources of authoritative U.S. GAAP for SEC registrants
In its own words, from its 10-K, filed Apr 10, 2026.
Childrens Place against its Retail-Family Clothing Stores peers
The largest companies of the same SEC industry, each at its latest quarter. Revenue growth: -19% against the peers' median +5%. Operating margin: -5.4% against the peers' median 17.4%.
| Company | Quarter | Revenue | Y/Y | Op. margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLCE Childrens Place | Q2 FY27 | $242M | -19% | -5.4% |
| TJX TJX Companies | Q2 FY27 | $15.2B | +5% | 13.3% |
| ROST Ross Stores | Q2 FY27 | $6.3B | +13% | 17.6% |
| GAP Gap | Q2 FY27 | $3.7B | -2% | 18.5% |
| URBN Urban Outfitters | Q2 FY27 | $1.7B | +10% | 17.4% |
| AEO American Eagle Outfitters | Q2 FY27 | $1.4B | +8% | 15.3% |
| ANF Abercrombie & Fitch | Q2 FY27 | $1.3B | +5% | 19.9% |
| BKE Buckle | Q2 FY27 | $320M | +5% | 17.4% |
| LE Lands'' End | Q2 FY27 | $269M | +5% | 3.0% |
Source: Childrens Place 10-Q on SEC EDGAR · CIK 1041859 · Retail-Family Clothing Stores
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