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Ralph Lauren (RL)


Market Price (10/7/2025): $322.0 | Market Cap: $19.6 Bil
Sector: Consumer Discretionary | Industry: Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods

Ralph Lauren (RL)


Market Price (10/7/2025): $322.0
Market Cap: $19.6 Bil
Sector: Consumer Discretionary
Industry: Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods

Investment Highlights

0 Attractive yield
Total YieldTotal Yield = Earnings Yield + Dividend Yield, Earnings Yield = Net Income / Market Cap Dividend Yield = Total Dividends / Market Cap is 5.1%
Trading close to highs
Dist 52W High is -0.4%, Dist 3Y High is -0.4%
 
1 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 16%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 10%
  
2 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 40%
  
0 Attractive yield
Total YieldTotal Yield = Earnings Yield + Dividend Yield, Earnings Yield = Net Income / Market Cap Dividend Yield = Total Dividends / Market Cap is 5.1%
1 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 16%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 10%
2 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 40%
3 Trading close to highs
Dist 52W High is -0.4%, Dist 3Y High is -0.4%

Market Valuation & Key Metrics

RL Stock


Price Returns Compared

 202020212022202320242025Total [1]
Returns
RL Return-11%17%-8%40%63%40%206%
Peers Return-6%12%-40%10%10%8%-18%
S&P 500 Return16%27%-19%24%23%15%108%

Monthly Win Rates [3]
RL Win Rate33%50%33%50%67%67% 
Peers Win Rate48%55%42%50%52%44% 
S&P 500 Win Rate58%75%42%67%75%67% 

Max Drawdowns [4]
RL Max Drawdown-47%-3%-28%0%-5%-21% 
Peers Max Drawdown-65%-8%-58%-31%-33%-41% 
S&P 500 Max Drawdown-31%-1%-25%-1%-2%-15% 


[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: TPR, VFC, PVH, FOSL, VRA. See RL Returns vs. Peers.
[3] Win Rate = % of calendar months in which monthly returns were positive
[4] Max drawdown represents maximum peak-to-trough decline within a year
[5] 2025 data is for the year up to 10/6/2025 (YTD)

Downturns Compared

Unique KeyEventRLS&P 500
2022 Inflation Shock2022 Inflation Shock  
2022 Inflation Shock% Loss% Loss-39.9%-25.4%
2022 Inflation Shock% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven66.3%34.1%
2022 Inflation ShockTime to BreakevenTime to Breakeven444 days464 days
2020 Covid Pandemic2020 Covid Pandemic  
2020 Covid Pandemic% Loss% Loss-50.7%-33.9%
2020 Covid Pandemic% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven102.8%51.3%
2020 Covid PandemicTime to BreakevenTime to Breakeven339 days148 days
2018 Correction2018 Correction  
2018 Correction% Loss% Loss-41.5%-19.8%
2018 Correction% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven70.9%24.7%
2018 CorrectionTime to BreakevenTime to Breakeven1575 days120 days
2008 Global Financial Crisis2008 Global Financial Crisis  
2008 Global Financial Crisis% Loss% Loss-68.8%-56.8%
2008 Global Financial Crisis% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven220.3%131.3%
2008 Global Financial CrisisTime to BreakevenTime to Breakeven611 days1480 days


How Low Can It Go?

Ralph Lauren's stock fell -39.9% during the 2022 Inflation Shock from a high on 5/7/2021. A -39.9% loss requires a 66.3% gain to breakeven.

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About Ralph Lauren (RL)

Ralph Lauren Corporation designs, markets, and distributes lifestyle products in North America, Europe, Asia, and internationally. The company offers apparel, including a range of men's, women's, and children's clothing and accessories, which comprise casual shoes, dress shoes, boots, sneakers, sandals, eyewear, watches, fashion and fine jewelry, scarves, hats, gloves, umbrellas, and belts, as well as leather goods, such as handbags, luggage, small leather goods, and belts; home products consisting of bed and bath lines, furniture, fabric and wallcoverings, lighting, tabletop, floor coverings, and giftware; and fragrances. It sells apparel and accessories under the Ralph Lauren Collection, Ralph Lauren Purple Label, Polo Ralph Lauren, Double RL, Lauren Ralph Lauren, Polo Golf Ralph Lauren, Ralph Lauren Golf, RLX Ralph Lauren, Polo Ralph Lauren Children, Chaps, and Club Monaco brands; women's fragrances under the Ralph Lauren Collection, Woman by Ralph Lauren, Romance Collection, Ralph Collection, and Big Pony Women's brand names; and men's fragrances under the Polo Blue, Safari, Purple Label, Polo Red, Polo Green, Polo Black, Polo Supreme, Polo Sport, and Big Pony Men's brand names. The company's restaurant concepts include The Polo Bar in New York City; RL Restaurant in Chicago; Ralph's in Paris; and Ralph's Coffee concept. Ralph Lauren Corporation sells its products to department stores, specialty stores, and golf and pro shops, as well as directly to consumers through its retail stores, concession-based shop-within-shops, and its digital commerce sites. The company directly operates 548 retail stores and 650 concession-based shop-within-shops; and operates 139 Ralph Lauren stores, and 143 Club Monaco stores and shops through licensing partners. Ralph Lauren Corporation was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

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Unique KeyDateTickerCompanyCategoryTrade Strategy6M Fwd Rtn12M Fwd Rtn12M Max DD
ANF_9302025_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield09302025ANFAbercrombie & FitchDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin
-9.0%-9.0%-9.0%
DECK_9302025_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield09302025DECKDeckers OutdoorDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin
0.7%0.7%-0.2%
CHH_9302025_Dip_Buyer_ValueBuy09302025CHHChoice Hotels InternationalDip BuyDB | P/E OPMDip Buy with Low PE and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with tame PE and meaningfully high operating margin
-2.8%-2.8%-2.8%
VAC_9302025_Dip_Buyer_ValueBuy09302025VACMarriott Vacations WorldwideDip BuyDB | P/E OPMDip Buy with Low PE and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with tame PE and meaningfully high operating margin
2.8%2.8%-0.6%
FUN_9302025_Short_Squeeze09302025FUNSix Flags EntertainmentSpecialShort Squeeze PotentialShort Squeeze Potential
Has potential for a short squeeze. High short interest, rising short interest and high debt.
-1.3%-1.3%-1.3%
RL_3312020_Dip_Buyer_High_FCF_Yield_ExInd_DE_RevG03312020RLRalph LaurenDip BuyDB | FCF Yield | Low D/EDip Buy with High Free Cash Flow Yield
Buying dips for companies with significant free cash flow yield (FCF / Market Cap) and reasonable debt / market cap
0.8%84.3%-8.7%
RL_12312016_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield12312016RLRalph LaurenDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin
-17.2%17.5%-26.4%
Unique KeyDateTickerCompanyCategoryTrade Strategy6M Fwd Rtn12M Fwd Rtn12M Max DD
ANF_9302025_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield09302025ANFAbercrombie & FitchDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin
-9.0%-9.0%-9.0%
DECK_9302025_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield09302025DECKDeckers OutdoorDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin
0.7%0.7%-0.2%
CHH_9302025_Dip_Buyer_ValueBuy09302025CHHChoice Hotels InternationalDip BuyDB | P/E OPMDip Buy with Low PE and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with tame PE and meaningfully high operating margin
-2.8%-2.8%-2.8%
VAC_9302025_Dip_Buyer_ValueBuy09302025VACMarriott Vacations WorldwideDip BuyDB | P/E OPMDip Buy with Low PE and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with tame PE and meaningfully high operating margin
2.8%2.8%-0.6%
FUN_9302025_Short_Squeeze09302025FUNSix Flags EntertainmentSpecialShort Squeeze PotentialShort Squeeze Potential
Has potential for a short squeeze. High short interest, rising short interest and high debt.
-1.3%-1.3%-1.3%
RL_3312020_Dip_Buyer_High_FCF_Yield_ExInd_DE_RevG03312020RLRalph LaurenDip BuyDB | FCF Yield | Low D/EDip Buy with High Free Cash Flow Yield
Buying dips for companies with significant free cash flow yield (FCF / Market Cap) and reasonable debt / market cap
0.8%84.3%-8.7%
RL_12312016_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield12312016RLRalph LaurenDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin
-17.2%17.5%-26.4%

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Financials

RLTPRVFCPVHFOSLVRAMedian
NameRalph La.Tapestry VF PVH Fossil Vera Bra. 
Mkt Price321.10115.4914.5085.112.562.2049.80
Mkt Cap19.624.15.74.10.10.14.9
Rev LTM7,2867,0119,4968,7781,0843037,148
Op Inc LTM1,0671,27042964719-47538
FCF LTM7641,094168516-48-34342
FCF 3Y Avg7001,011168471-121319
CFO LTM1,1341,217300657-43-24478
CFO 3Y Avg9491,149346685-38515

Growth & Margins

RLTPRVFCPVHFOSLVRAMedian
NameRalph La.Tapestry VF PVH Fossil Vera Bra. 
Rev Chg LTM9.6%5.1%-2.3%-1.1%-15.3%-26.1%-1.7%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg4.8%1.6%-7.2%-0.9%-16.2%-15.6%-4.0%
Rev Chg Q13.7%8.3%-0.5%4.5%-15.2%-24.6%2.0%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM2.9%1.9%-0.1%1.1%-3.5%-7.1%0.5%
Op Mgn LTM14.6%18.1%4.5%7.4%1.7%-15.6%5.9%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg13.1%17.6%5.3%8.2%-2.0%-4.9%6.8%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM0.7%0.2%0.4%-0.5%3.0%-3.3%0.3%
CFO/Rev LTM15.6%17.4%3.2%7.5%-4.0%-8.0%5.3%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg13.9%16.9%3.6%7.7%-0.3%0.9%5.7%
FCF/Rev LTM10.5%15.6%1.8%5.9%-4.4%-11.1%3.8%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg10.3%14.9%1.9%5.3%-0.9%-1.0%3.6%

Valuation

RLTPRVFCPVHFOSLVRAMedian
NameRalph La.Tapestry VF PVH Fossil Vera Bra. 
Mkt Cap19.624.15.74.10.10.14.9
P/S2.73.40.60.50.10.20.5
P/EBIT18.579.915.818.9-3.2-1.317.2
P/E24.6131.6-119.78.7-2.3-0.64.1
P/CFO17.319.818.96.2-3.2-2.511.8
Total Yield5.1%2.0%1.6%11.6%-43.3%-159.3%1.8%
Dividend Yield1.0%1.2%2.5%0.2%0.0%0.0%0.6%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg6.0%8.6%4.1%10.3%-6.7%-11.7%5.0%
D/E0.20.21.01.02.41.41.0
Net D/E0.00.10.91.01.61.10.9

Returns

RLTPRVFCPVHFOSLVRAMedian
NameRalph La.Tapestry VF PVH Fossil Vera Bra. 
1M Rtn3.2%10.9%-2.8%-3.0%-16.6%1.4%-0.7%
3M Rtn12.7%25.4%16.8%16.6%61.0%-7.2%16.7%
6M Rtn67.3%84.9%30.4%29.1%156.0%3.3%48.9%
12M Rtn65.9%152.9%-30.5%-12.9%103.2%-57.3%26.5%
3Y Rtn275.0%299.8%-44.2%79.6%-29.1%-27.2%26.2%
1M Excs Rtn-0.8%6.9%-6.8%-7.0%-20.6%-2.6%-4.7%
3M Excs Rtn4.8%17.5%9.0%7.0%39.7%-18.5%8.0%
6M Excs Rtn30.7%52.2%-5.8%-7.0%118.1%-29.8%12.5%
12M Excs Rtn50.5%138.6%-42.0%-28.2%83.5%-74.2%11.1%
3Y Excs Rtn204.9%250.4%-132.7%-1.0%-114.0%-111.3%-56.1%

Financials

Segment Financials

Revenue by Segment

$ Mil20252024202320222021
Single Segment6,6316,4446,2184,4016,160
Total6,6316,4446,2184,4016,160


Price Behavior

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date9152025
Short Interest: Shares Quantity1,302,312
Short Interest: % Change Since 8312025-16.6%
Average Daily Volume594,564
Days-to-Cover Short Interest2.19
Basic Shares Quantity61,000,000
Short % of Basic Shares2.1%

Earnings Returns History

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 Forward Returns
Earnings Date1D Returns5D Returns21D Returns
8/7/2025-6.5%-0.3%3.0%
5/22/20251.3%1.4%-1.2%
2/6/20259.7%9.6%-6.6%
11/7/20246.6%1.3%10.9%
8/7/2024-3.4%-1.5%5.1%
5/23/20243.3%12.9%12.0%
2/8/202416.8%20.8%19.6%
11/8/20233.2%6.7%16.2%
...
SUMMARY STATS   
# Positive141313
# Negative899
Median Positive4.4%9.6%10.9%
Median Negative-4.9%-2.7%-8.6%
Max Positive16.8%20.8%19.6%
Max Negative-9.7%-8.4%-13.4%

SEC Filings

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Report DateFiling DateFiling
6302025807202510-Q 6/28/2025
3312025522202510-K 3/29/2025
12312024206202510-Q 12/28/2024
93020241107202410-Q 9/28/2024
6302024807202410-Q 6/29/2024
3312024523202410-K 3/30/2024
12312023208202410-Q 12/30/2023
93020231108202310-Q 9/30/2023
6302023810202310-Q 7/1/2023
3312023525202310-K 4/1/2023
12312022209202310-Q 12/31/2022
93020221110202210-Q 10/1/2022
6302022809202210-Q 7/2/2022
3312022524202210-K 4/2/2022
12312021203202210-Q 12/25/2021
93020211103202110-Q 9/25/2021

Insider Activity

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 OwnerTitleFiling DateActionPriceSharesTransacted
Value
Value of
Held Shares
Form
0Alagoz HalideChief Product Officer8282025Sell295.005,2821,558,1907,803,340Form
1Ranftl Robert P.Chief Operating Officer8202025Sell280.217,3502,059,5433,689,805Form
2LAUREN RALPHExec. Chair, Chief Creative6112025Sell269.75265,00071,483,7509,671,616Form
3Louvet PatricePresident and CEO5062025Sell240.007,5571,813,68021,526,080Form
4Louvet PatricePresident and CEO3252025Sell230.007,4001,702,00024,069,270Form