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The Children's Place

Designs and sells children's apparel through four proprietary brands and omnichannel retail.

$2.47
After-hours close+0.01 (+0.41%)
At close$2.46(+0.41%)
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Profile

The Children's Place, Inc.PLCEConsumer Discretionary

Designs, contracts to manufacture, and sells children's apparel, accessories, and footwear under four proprietary brands. Its North American store and digital operations span the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico, while Mithaq Capital SPC controls the company.

Designs, contracts to manufacture, and sells children's apparel, accessories, and footwear through four proprietary brands: The Children's Place, Gymboree, Sugar & Jade, and PJ Place. Gymboree arose from purchased brand rights, Sugar & Jade addresses tween girls, and PJ Place centers on pajamas for all ages, including adults.

Its store operations are organized as The Children's Place U.S. and The Children's Place International, while physical and digital channels serve the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. The four-brand portfolio targets growing families across demographic groups.

Mithaq Capital SPC is the controlling shareholder, making the company a Nasdaq controlled company; its control and a continuing leadership transition shape the operating structure.

Company facts

CEOMuhammad Asif Seemab
ListedSep 19, 1997
ExchangeNASDAQ
HeadquartersSecaucus, NJ
CountryUnited States
Employees7,800
CIK0001041859
ISINUS1689051076

Key statistics

Market cap$54.9M
EPS (ttm)−$4.84
P/E (ttm)−0.5103
ROE245.7%
P/B−0.5116
P/S0.0465
Dividend yield
Beta2.26vs XLY 0.84

Year to date −40.4% · Average volume (30d) 220.7K

Analysts

Price target, next 12 months$4.00+61.9%Median of 39 analysts · vs the Aug 28 close
ConsensusBuy18 of 39 analysts rate it buy or better

Ratings

Target range

Latest analyst notes

DateFirmActionRatingPrior targetTarget
Jun 1, 2026UBSReiterateNeutral$3.50$4
Apr 14, 2026UBSReiterateNeutral$4.50$3.50
Jan 8, 2026UBSReiterateNeutral$5.50$4.50
Dec 18, 2025UBSReiterateNeutral$8$5.50
Nov 4, 2025UBSReiterateNeutral$11$8

Earnings

EPS

Estimate−$0.90
ReportedDue Aug 31, 2026

Revenue

Estimate$270.8M
ReportedDue Aug 31, 2026

History

Report dateEPS estEPSSurpriseRevenue estRevenueSurpriseNext session
Jun 12, 2026Q1 FY26−$2.15−$2.40−11.6%$198.3M$215.2M+8.5%+4.60%
Apr 10, 2026Q4 FY25−$0.96−$1.86−93.2%$358.3M$329.2M−8.1%−28.46%
Dec 16, 2025Q3 FY25$0.70−$0.18−125.6%$366.6M$339.5M−7.4%−36.87%
Sep 5, 2025Q2 FY25−$0.10−$0.15−46.8%$289.4M$298.0M+3.0%+15.81%
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Financial highlights

12 quartersQ4 FY24Q1 FY25Q2 FY25Q3 FY25Q4 FY25Q1 FY26
Revenue$408.6M$242.1M$298.0M$339.5M$329.2M$215.2M
Gross profit$107.4M$62.6M$93.7M$105.0M$67.3M$46.7M
Operating income$7.3M−$24.0M$6.1M$4.0M−$38.6M−$40.7M
Net income−$8.0M−$34.0M−$5.4M−$4.3M−$44.6M−$53.2M
Diluted EPS−$0.63−$1.57−$0.24−$0.19−$2.01−$2.40
Gross margin26.3%25.8%31.4%30.9%20.4%21.7%
Operating margin1.8%-9.9%2.0%1.2%-11.7%-18.9%

Fiscal years (4-quarter sums)FY21 $1.92B · FY22 $1.71B · FY23 $1.60B · FY24 $1.39B · FY25 $1.21B

Revenue by product · Q1 FY26

The Childrens Place US Member$195.3M · 91%
The Children'S Place Canada$19.9M · 9%

Revenue by geography · Q1 FY26

South$77.2M · 44%
Northeast$46.7M · 27%
West$26.9M · 15%
Midwest$23.5M · 13%

Balance sheet, May 2, 2026Cash & short-term investments $4.8M · Total debt $633.9M · Total assets $729.2M · Shareholders' equity −$107.2M

Dividends

No dividends on record.

Ownership

Institutions 78.25%Insiders 65.52%

Institutions and insiders are filed separately and overlap, so together they can pass the whole company. No split is drawn from them.

Shares outstanding 22.24M · Float 7.77M · 35.0% free float

Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4

HolderShares% outstandingFormFiled
Muhammad Asif Seemab13.70M61.60%13DAug 14, 2026
Muhammad Asif Seemab · director, 10 percent owner: 13.70M61.59%Form 4Aug 13, 2026
Mithaq Capital SPC13.59M61.13%13FApr 29, 2026
Shay Capital LLC648.9K2.92%13FMay 15, 2026
Quinn Opportunity Partners LLC538.5K2.42%13FMay 15, 2026

Insider tradesForm 4

DateInsiderRoleSharesAvg price
Oct 8, 2025Muhammad Umairdirector, officer: PRESIDENT AND INTERIM CEO+7,143$7.00
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Peers

  • Carter's

    Direct young-children's apparel rival across retail, online, and wholesale

  • Gap

    Children's apparel challenger through Old Navy, GapKids, and babyGap

  • Target

    Mass-merchant children's apparel and family-shopping competitor

  • Walmart

    Mass-merchant value competitor for children's apparel and online shopping

  • Amazon

    Online marketplace and direct e-commerce route for children's apparel

  • TJX Companies

    Off-price family-apparel competitor through TJ Maxx and Marshalls

  • Burlington Stores

    Off-price youth and baby apparel competitor with value-led pricing

  • Kohl's

    Moderately priced apparel competitor across stores and Kohls.com

CompareAfter-hours close

CompanyPriceChange
The Children's Place$2.47+0.41%$54.9M0.0−11.1%
Carter's$33.55−0.03%$1.24B6.19.80.4+5.2%
Gap$23.48−0.04%$8.45B7.19.80.6−2.0%
Target$163.23+0.05%$74.10B16.917.60.7+5.3%
Walmart$103.07−0.03%$820.40B37.234.51.1+5.9%
Amazon$266.10−0.11%$2.87T21.428.53.7+19.6%
TJX Companies$135.46+0.24%$149.29B25.025.02.4+5.4%
Burlington Stores$273.28+0.08%$17.18B24.522.01.4+10.9%
Kohl's$17.49−0.02%$1.98B7.512.40.1−6.4%
Median19.219.80.9+5.3%