Stocks · Consumer Cyclical · Apparel - Manufacturers
Ralph Lauren Corporation RL
$363.37 +0.20% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $22.18B
Strong growthHigh quality
Next earnings report: Nov 5, 2026
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Three things to know
- Earnings beat analyst estimates in each of the last 14 quarters (average surprise over the last four: +8.3%).
- The stock is in a downtrend: below its 200-day average, with the 50-day average below the 200-day.
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $15.86, up 26.6% year over year.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Consumer Cyclical sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
Growth88Strong
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Top 15%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 29%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Top 39%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 25%
- Revenue growth accelerationTop 49%
Quality93Exceptional
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 16%
- Gross marginTop 5%
- Operating marginTop 18%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Bottom 31%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 39%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 23%
- Interest coverTop 17%
Value29Very weak
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldBottom 50%
- Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 45%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 34%
- Sales / enterprise valueBottom 20%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Bottom 40%
Momentum69Positive
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 41%
- 6-month returnTop 42%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 28%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 19%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 34%
Revisions80Strong
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersBottom 47%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 3%
- Share of analysts rating BuyTop 24%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 41%
Stability78Positive
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 21%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 18%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Bottom 38%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 23%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 14.6% | 14.7% | ↑ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 30.1% | 26.6% | ↓ |
| Gross margin | 69.0% | 70.3% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | 13.7% | 14.9% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 10.5% | 12.5% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 14.7% | 14.6% | ↑ | Top 15% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | 26.6% | 30.1% | ↓ | Top 29% |
| Gross margin | 70.3% | 69.0% | ↑ | Top 5% |
| Operating margin | 14.9% | 13.7% | ↑ | Top 18% |
| Net margin | 11.8% | 10.9% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 12.5% | 10.5% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 16.4% | — | Top 16% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 8.0% | — | Top 25% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 1.34×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -4.4%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 1.4%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- -15.5 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 0.87×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 22.4×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 0.99%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 2.82%
- Shareholder yield
- 3.82%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -1.9%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -3.1%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 27, 2026 (filed Aug 6, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 14
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 8 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +8.3%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +3.0%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 4 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $456.67
- Target vs current price
- +25.7%
- Analysts with a rating
- 48
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 67%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | +6.2% | +4.0% | +4.1% | -11.6% | — |
| May 21, 2026 | +9.8% | +13.9% | +12.6% | +25.4% | +15.2% |
| Feb 5, 2026 | +7.2% | -4.5% | +1.4% | -0.4% | +2.1% |
| Nov 6, 2025 | +9.9% | -0.6% | +7.4% | +12.6% | +11.7% |
| Aug 7, 2025 | +7.4% | -6.5% | -0.3% | +5.9% | +6.6% |
| May 22, 2025 | +11.3% | +1.3% | +1.4% | -3.5% | +5.8% |
| Feb 6, 2025 | +8.1% | +9.7% | +9.6% | -4.3% | -6.6% |
| Nov 7, 2024 | +5.4% | +6.6% | +1.3% | +12.1% | +19.7% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | $4.59 | $4.32 | +6.2% | $1.96B |
| May 21, 2026 | $2.80 | $2.55 | +9.8% | $1.98B |
| Feb 5, 2026 | $6.22 | $5.80 | +7.2% | $2.41B |
| Nov 6, 2025 | $3.79 | $3.45 | +9.9% | $2.01B |
| Aug 7, 2025 | $3.77 | $3.51 | +7.4% | $1.72B |
| May 22, 2025 | $2.27 | $2.04 | +11.3% | $1.70B |
| Feb 6, 2025 | $4.82 | $4.46 | +8.1% | $2.14B |
| Nov 7, 2024 | $2.54 | $2.41 | +5.4% | $1.73B |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 22.9× | 19.5× | 62th | Bottom 50% |
| P/E (forward) | 19.2× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 15.9× | — | — | Bottom 34% |
| EV / Sales | 2.81× | — | — | Bottom 20% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 4.70% | — | — | Bottom 45% |
| Earnings yield | 4.36% | — | — | Bottom 50% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 11.4× – 55.6× since Jun 26, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- +14.5%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- +26.6%
- Change in P/E multiple
- +10.4%
Most of the move came from earnings growth.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✓ Price above 20-day average
- ✓ Price above 50-day average
- ✗ Price above 200-day average
- ✗ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✓ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 1
- Days above the 200-day average
- 0
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -4.5%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- -0.2%
- Distance from 50-day average
- +0.1%
- Distance from 200-day average
- -0.5%
- RSI (14)
- 58.3
- Relative volume
- 0.81×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 30.6%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 41th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 1.16
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.52
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -12.3%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -36.4%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2021 | Sep 26, 2022 | -39.9% | 349 days | 307 days (Dec 14, 2023) |
| Feb 18, 2025 | Apr 8, 2025 | -36.4% | 35 days | 62 days (Jul 9, 2025) |
| Jun 24, 2026 | Sep 17, 2026 | -19.6% | 59 days | Not yet recovered |
| Apr 20, 2026 | May 19, 2026 | -17.7% | 21 days | 14 days (Jun 9, 2026) |
| Mar 21, 2024 | Apr 18, 2024 | -17.4% | 19 days | 109 days (Sep 24, 2024) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $22.18B
- P/E (TTM)
- 22.9
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $15.86
- Revenue (TTM)
- $8.36B
- Dividend yield
- 1.05%
- 52-week range
- $306.55 – $421.60
| FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $6.22B | $6.44B | $6.63B | $7.08B | $8.11B |
| Gross profit | $4.15B | $4.17B | $4.43B | $4.85B | $5.67B |
| Operating income | $798.4M | $704.2M | $756.4M | $932.1M | $1.18B |
| Net income | $600.1M | $522.7M | $646.3M | $742.9M | $941.1M |
| EPS (diluted) | $8.08 | $7.58 | $9.72 | $11.61 | $15.11 |
| Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q3 2026 | Q4 2026 | Q1 2027 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.73B | $2.14B | $1.70B | $1.72B | $2.01B | $2.41B | $1.98B | $1.96B |
| Net income | $147.9M | $297.4M | $129.0M | $220.4M | $207.5M | $361.6M | $151.6M | $262.2M |
| EPS (diluted) | $2.31 | $4.66 | $2.03 | $3.53 | $3.32 | $5.81 | $2.45 | $4.28 |
| FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $715.9M | $411.0M | $1.07B | $1.24B | $1.15B |
| Capital expenditure | -$166.9M | -$217.5M | -$164.8M | -$216.2M | -$408.1M |
| Free cash flow | $549.0M | $193.5M | $904.9M | $1.02B | $746.1M |
| Dividends paid | -$150.0M | -$198.3M | -$194.6M | -$201.1M | -$216.5M |
| Net share buybacks | -$492.6M | -$488.6M | -$449.7M | -$480.9M | -$623.8M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $1.94B
- Total assets
- $7.66B
- Total liabilities
- $4.94B
- Total debt
- $3.00B
- Net debt
- $1.28B
- Shareholders’ equity
- $2.72B
As of Jun 27, 2026 (filed Aug 6, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | $1.00 | Oct 9, 2026 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | $1.00 | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Mar 27, 2026 | $0.91 | Apr 10, 2026 |
| Dec 26, 2025 | $0.91 | Jan 9, 2026 |
| Sep 26, 2025 | $0.91 | Oct 10, 2025 |
| Jun 27, 2025 | $0.91 | Jul 11, 2025 |
| Mar 28, 2025 | $0.83 | Apr 11, 2025 |
| Dec 27, 2024 | $0.83 | Jan 10, 2025 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 2,791,300
- Days to cover
- 3.80
- Change vs previous report
- -4.7%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.