Q2 FY2026 · ended Aug 1, 2026 · Revenue $241.80M, -18.9% YoY · Filed Sep 14, 2026
The Children’s Place, Inc. (PLCE) files with the SEC under industry code 5651, Retail-Family Clothing Stores. In Q2 of fiscal 2026, the quarter ended Aug 1, 2026, it reported revenue of $241.8 million and a net loss of $31.0 million. Free cash flow was $15.8 million. As of Aug 1, 2026 it held $7.2 million in cash and investments and $241.9 million in total debt.
Revenue
$241.80M
-18.9% vs year-ago quarter
Net income
$-30.95M
-476.9% vs year-ago quarter
Operating cash flow
$21.47M
+170.4% vs year-ago quarter
Free cash flow
$15.80M
+149.5% vs year-ago quarter
EPS
$-1.39
-479.2% vs year-ago quarter
Dividend per share
None
Shares outstanding
22.24M
+0.3% vs year-ago quarter
Net cash
$-234.68M
Q2 FY2026
Operating margin
-8.2%
TTM
Company profile
- Industry
- Retail-Family Clothing Stores (SIC 5651)
- Listed as
- PLCE (Nasdaq)
- Fiscal year ends
- January 31
- Headquarters
- Secaucus, NJ
- SEC filer status
- Non-accelerated filer, Smaller reporting company
- SEC CIK
- 1041859
- Former names
- CHILDRENS PLACE RETAIL STORES INC (until Jun 6, 2014)
Other Retail-Family Clothing Stores companies
- TJX Companies Inc /DE/ TJX
- Ross Stores, Inc. ROST
- Gap Inc GAP
- Urban Outfitters Inc URBN
- Abercrombie & Fitch Co /DE/ ANF
- American Eagle Outfitters Inc AEO
- Buckle Inc BKE
- Lands' End, Inc. LE
Key figures
Fiscal-year totals from the annual reports; switch to Annual for the full-year view. Balance sheet lines are as of each year end.
| Line | Q2 FY2026 Aug 1, 2026 |
Q1 FY2026 May 2, 2026 |
Q4 FY2025 Jan 31, 2026 |
Q3 FY2025 Nov 1, 2025 |
Q2 FY2025 Aug 2, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $241.8M | $215.2M | $329.2M | $339.5M | $298.0M |
| Operating income | -$13.0M | -$42.2M | -$40.9M | $3.7M | $4.1M |
| Net income | -$31.0M | -$53.2M | -$44.6M | -$4.3M | -$5.4M |
| Diluted EPS | -$1.39 | -$2.40 | -$2.01 | -$0.19 | -$0.24 |
| Operating cash flow | $21.5M | -$53.8M | $75.3M | $6.2M | -$30.5M |
| Free cash flow | $15.8M | -$61.8M | $72.4M | -$3.4M | -$31.9M |
| Total assets | $742.3M | $729.2M | $670.3M | $762.5M | $805.1M |
| Total liabilities | $881.3M | $836.4M | $724.5M | $771.1M | $810.0M |
| Stockholders' equity | -$139.0M | -$107.2M | -$54.2M | -$8.6M | -$4.9M |
| Cash and investments | $7.2M | $4.8M | $5.5M | $7.3M | $7.8M |
| Total debt | $241.9M | $278.5M | $177.6M | $577.7M | $271.7M |
Recent SEC filings
| Form | Description | Filed | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-K |
Current report
Officer or director change
|
Nov 4, 2026 | Oct 30, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Officer or director change
|
Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 19, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Officer or director change
|
Oct 8, 2026 | Oct 2, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Material agreement, New debt
|
Sep 30, 2026 | Sep 24, 2026 |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | Sep 14, 2026 | Aug 1, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Officer or director change
|
Aug 14, 2026 | Aug 11, 2026 |
All 1003 The Children’s Place, Inc. SEC filings
Source: SEC EDGAR filings. This is company-reported data, not investment advice.