PLCE (Children's Place) PB Ratio: (As of Aug. 13, 2026)

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PLCE Children's Place Inc PLCE
52 GF Score
Price $2.48
GF Value $4.29
Valuation Possible Value Trap
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What is Children's Place PB Ratio?

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. As of today (2026-08-13), Children's Place's share price is $2.48. Children's Place's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2026 was $-4.82. Hence, Children's Place's PB Ratio of today is .

The historical rank and industry rank for Children's Place's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 13 years, Children's Place's highest PB Ratio was 107.19. The lowest was 0.88. And the median was 4.34.

PLCE's PB Ratio is not ranked *
in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry.
Industry Median: 1.1
* Ranked among companies with meaningful PB Ratio only.

During the past 12 months, Children's Place's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -7635.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Children's Place was 61.40% per year. The lowest was -38.50% per year. And the median was 8.65% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Children's Place  (NAS:PLCE) PB Ratio Explanation

Unlike valuation ratios relative to the earning power such as PE Ratio, PE Ratio without NRI, PS Ratio, Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow , or Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, the PB Ratio measures the valuation of the stock relative to the underlying asset of the company.

The PB Ratio works the best for the businesses that earn most of their profit from their assets, e.g. banks and insurance companies.


Be Aware

Some businesses have very light assets, such as software companies or insurance agencies. The PB Ratio does not work well for these companies. Some companies even have negative equity, so the PB Ratio cannot be applied to them.


Children's Place PB Ratio Related Terms


Children's Place PB Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Children's Place's PB Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Children's Place PB Ratio Chart

Children's Place Annual Data
Trend Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24 Jan25 Jan26
PB Ratio
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Children's Place Quarterly Data
Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25 Apr25 Jul25 Oct25 Jan26 Apr26
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PLCE vs JRSH, VNCE, NCI: PB Ratio Comparison

For the Apparel Manufacturing subindustry, Children's Place's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Children's Place PB Ratio vs Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories Industry

For the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Children's Place's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Children's Place's PB Ratio falls into.


PLCE
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Children's Place Inc PLCE
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Children's Place PB Ratio Calculation

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks.

Children's Place's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Apr. 2026)
=2.48/-4.823
=

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

A closely related ratio is called Price-to-Tangible-Book. The difference between Price-to-Tangible-Book and PB Ratio is that book value other than intangibles are used in the calculation.

Is Children's Place (PLCE) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Children's Place stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $2.48 is trading 42.2% below its estimated GF Value™ of $4.29. GuruFocus considers Children's Place to be Possible Value Trap.

Key valuation signals for PLCE:

  • PB Ratio:
  • GF Value™: $4.29 vs. price of $2.48 (42.2% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 52/100 with 6 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the PLCE stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Children's Place Business Description

Other Exchanges CP5:Germany
Address 500 Plaza Drive, Secaucus, NJ, USA, 07094
Children's Place Inc operate an omni-channel children's specialty portfolio of brands in North America. It designs, contract to manufacture, and sell fashionable, high-quality apparel, accessories and footwear predominantly at value prices under proprietary The Children's Place, Place, Baby Place, Gymboree, Sugar & Jade, and PJ Place brand names. The Company classifies its business into two segments: The Children's Place U.S. and The Children's Place International.
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$2.48
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