Childrens Place, Inc.
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $24.68M
- P/E (TTM)
- –
- Dividend yield
- –
About Childrens Place
Retail-Family Clothing Stores, SIC 5651
The Children’s Place, Inc. operates as a pure-play specialty retailer providing children’s apparel, footwear, and accessories, offered primarily at value prices. It designs, contracts to manufacture, and sells merchandise under its proprietary brand names, including The Children’s Place and Gymboree. Business operations are divided into two main geographic segments: The Children’s Place U.S. and The Children’s Place International. Its merchandise assortments serve children across baby, toddler, and youth sizing categories. The company serves retail consumers across physical locations and e-commerce platforms, as well as wholesale partners and international franchisees.
The company's commercial footprint comprises 498 stores situated across the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico, alongside 223 international distribution points located in 12 countries via partner networks. In addition, digital operations are conducted through two e-commerce storefronts. The provided excerpt does not disclose the location of the corporate headquarters.
Summary of the business section of Childrens Place's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- Childrens Place, Inc.
- Founded
- 1969
- Headquarters
- Secaucus, NJ
- Address
- 500 Plaza Drive 07094
- Phone
- (201) 558-2400
- Website
- childrensplace.com
- Employees
- 7,800, Jan 31, 2026
- Industry
- Retail-Family Clothing Stores
- Fiscal year ends
- January 31
- Auditor
- BDO USA, P.C., Woodbridge, New Jersey
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- PLCE
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- IPO date
- Sep 22, 1997
- Shares outstanding
- 22M, Sep 8, 2026
- Public float
- $38.01M, Aug 2, 2025
- Filer category
- Non-accelerated filer<br>Smaller reporting company
- SEC CIK
- 1041859
- CUSIP
- 168905107
- ISIN
- US1689051076
- LEI
- 549300BGVK2OO5O7TC19
- EIN
- 31-1241495
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Umair | PRESIDENT AND INTERIM CEO, Director | 277,667 |
| Jared Shure | CAO, GEN COUNSEL & SECRETARY | 153,515 |
| John Szczepanski | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 100,000 |
| Claudia Lima-Guinehut | BRAND PRESIDENT | 177,635 |
| Laura Lentini | CAO and Interim CFO | 0 |
| Sheamus Toal | COO and CFO | 65,022 |
| Global Mithaq | Director | 13,696,819 |
| Compounding Ltd. Snowball | Director | 6,751,387 |
| Capital SPC Mithaq | Director | 12,057,076 |
| Turki Saleh A. Alrajhi | Director | 1,837,119 |
| Capital Mithaq | Director | 13,696,819 |
| Muhammad Asif Seemab | Director | 13,696,819 |
| Rhys Summerton | Director | 48,391 |
| Douglas R. Edwards | Director | 57,922 |
| Hussan Arshad | Director | 56,865 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Muhammed Umair | $1.72M | $1.11M | $1.09M | $5 | $117 |
| FY2024 Jane Elfers | $4.21M | $4.46M | $1.48M | $13 | $123 |
| FY2024 Muhammed Umair | $1.89M | $1.54M | $1.48M | $13 | $123 |
| FY2023 | $1.25M | – | $1.21M | $29 | $129 |
| FY2023 Jane Elfers | $1.25M | -$8.01M | $1.21M | $29 | $129 |
| FY2022 | $1.24M | – | $1.32M | $59 | $99 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of January 31, 2026, we had approximately 7,800 employees, approximately 1,430 of whom were based at our corporate offices and distribution centers.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings