Is Childrens Place, Inc. financially healthy?

Childrens Place, Inc. scores 3 out of 8 on the Piotroski F-score. Only 8 of the nine tests could be computed from what it filed; the rest need a prior year it has not reported. Its Altman Z-score puts it in the distress zone. Every test and the numbers behind it are shown above, so the arithmetic is checkable rather than something you have to take on trust.

Childrens Place, Inc. (PLCE)

Nasdaq · Common Stock · Retail-Family Clothing Stores

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Financial health

Two standard screens, computed from the XBRL in FY2026 against FY2025. Every test shows the numbers behind it — a score with its inputs hidden is a number you cannot check.

Piotroski F-score

3 / 8

FAILReturn on assets positiveROA -13.2%
PASSOperating cash flow positiveOCF 8M
FAILReturn on assets improving-7.7% → -13.2%
PASSCash flow exceeds earningsOCF 8M vs NI -88M
FAILLong-term debt ratio fallingno debt reported
PASSCurrent ratio improving0.90 → 1.03
FAILNo share dilution13M → 22M shares
FAILGross margin improving33.1% → 29.9%
FAILAsset turnover improving1.85× → 1.80×

Altman Z-score

0.98distress

Bankruptcy-risk screen combining working capital, retained earnings, operating income, market value against liabilities, and asset turnover. Above 2.99 is the safe zone; below 1.81 is distress.

Cash conversion: -9.2%
Share count change: 72.6%

Six-year record

Year	Revenue	Net income	Free cash flow	Gross margin	Shares
FY2021	$1.5B	−$140.4M	−$66.3M	21.9%	14,631,000
FY2022	$1.9B	$187.2M	$104.0M	41.5%	14,870,000
FY2023	$1.7B	−$1.1M	−$53.8M	30.1%	13,041,000
FY2024	$1.6B	−$154.5M	$65.2M	27.8%	12,501,000
FY2025	$1.4B	−$57.8M	−$133.4M	33.1%	12,766,000

Capital returned

What the company actually paid out and bought back, as reported — the record behind any yield figure.

Shares repurchased

2026Q1: $29,000
2025Q1: $84,000
2024Q1: $320,000
2023Q1: $6.1M
2022Q1: $40.4M
2021Q1: $2.4M

Identity

CIK: 0001041859
LEI: 549300I1AHR8KMMFIS52
FIGI: BBG000JK9DK4
SIC: 5651 · Retail-Family Clothing Stores
Headquarters: SECAUCUS, NJ

Ownership

Institutional: 75.7%
Institutions: 61
Insiders: 4.6%

Ownership percentages are a vendor aggregate, not a filing — unlike everything else on this page.

Other retail-family clothing stores companies

Childrens Place, Inc. files under SIC 5651 — all 8 retail-family clothing stores companies compared on assets and F-score.

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Questions about Childrens Place, Inc.

Is Childrens Place, Inc. financially healthy?: Childrens Place, Inc. scores 3 out of 8 on the Piotroski F-score. Only 8 of the nine tests could be computed from what it filed; the rest need a prior year it has not reported. Its Altman Z-score puts it in the distress zone. Every test and the numbers behind it are shown above, so the arithmetic is checkable rather than something you have to take on trust.

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Sourced from SEC EDGAR primary filings. Figures are as reported by the company and are not investment advice. Scores are standard published screens computed from those filings; every input is shown above so you can check the arithmetic.