# Ralph Lauren Corporation (RL) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NYSE, United States. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Apparel & Luxury Goods. Price $394.40, market value $23.5 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 24.9×** (5-yr avg 17.2×, 3-yr avg 19.6×). Ralph Lauren Corporation trades at 24.9× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 17.2×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Consumer Cyclical median in the September 2026 study was 19.5×. Forward P/E is 18.9×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.63**. A PEG of 0.63 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 2.8×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.8×.
- **Price / book: 8.6×**. The shares trade at 8.6× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **EV / EBITDA: 15.3×**. Enterprise value is 15.3× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Earnings yield: 4.0%**. The inverse of the P/E: 4.0% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 70.3%**. Ralph Lauren Corporation keeps 70.3% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, the kind of margin that comes with software, brands or pricing power.
- **Operating margin: 14.9%**. 14.9% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 11.6%**. 11.6% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 33.1%**. 33.1% on shareholders' equity is excellent if it is not driven by leverage; sustained above 20% usually signals a competitive advantage.
- **Return on invested capital: 47.1%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 47.1%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 12.7%**. Each dollar of assets produces 12.7% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 14.6%** (3-yr 8.0%/yr, 5-yr 13.0%/yr). Revenue grew 14.6% over the last year, against 13.0% a year compounded over five years.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 30.1%** (3-yr 25.9%/yr). Earnings per share rose 30.1%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.44**. Debt is 0.44 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. Ralph Lauren Corporation holds more cash than debt.
- **Current ratio: 2.13** (quick 2.13). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 2.13 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 5.26**. A Z-score of 5.26 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 8/9**. 8 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.01%** ($3.74 per share, trailing). Ralph Lauren Corporation yields 1.01%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 23%**. 23% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 5**. 5 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 39.0%/yr** (1-yr 10.5%). The dividend has compounded at 39.0% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 2 years at that pace.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (16 analysts). 16 analysts cover Ralph Lauren Corporation; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $446.69 (+13% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 25.3%** (YTD 13.0%, 3-mo 4.6%). The shares are up 25.3% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -6.5%** (28.7% above the low). Trading 6% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 65**. An RSI of 65 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.23** (volatility 35%). Beta of 1.23 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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