# Ralph Lauren Corporation (RL) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods. Price $351.20, market value $20.9 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 22.1×** (5-yr avg 17.2×, 3-yr avg 19.6×). Ralph Lauren Corporation trades at 22.1× 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 16.8×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.56**. A PEG of 0.56 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 2.5×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.5×.
- **Price / book: 7.7×**. The shares trade at 7.7× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **EV / EBITDA: 13.6×**. Enterprise value is 13.6× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Earnings yield: 4.5%**. The inverse of the P/E: 4.5% 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.
- **Altman Z-score: 4.63**. A Z-score of 4.63 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 7/9**. 7 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.14%** ($3.74 per share, trailing). Ralph Lauren Corporation yields 1.14%, 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** (17 analysts). 17 analysts cover Ralph Lauren Corporation; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $446.71 (+27% 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): 10.7%** (YTD -0.2%, 3-mo -4.0%). The shares are up 10.7% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -16.7%** (17.1% above the low). Trading 17% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 39**. An RSI of 39 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.29** (volatility 35%). Beta of 1.29 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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