Ralph Lauren Corporation (RL)

FairStock Score: 56/100 — STEADY

Key Financials

AI Analysis

AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

As a value investor, I ask whether I am buying a business at a sensible price. Ralph Lauren designs and sells apparel, footwear, accessories and home goods; the brand travels across North America, Europe and Asia. The filed record is encouraging. Revenue rose from $7.1B in FY2025 ended 2025-03-29 to $8.1B in FY2026 ended 2026-03-28; net income rose from $742.9M to $941.1M; diluted EPS from $11.61 to $15.11. In fiscal Q1 2027, the quarter ended 2026-06-27, revenue was $2.0B, net income $262.2M, and diluted EPS $4.28. Fiscal Q3 2026, the quarter ended 2025-12-27, showed $2.4B revenue, $361.6M net income, and $5.82 diluted EPS. The company generates $1.0B of trailing free cash flow, a 4.4% FCF yield. FairStock calculations show Altman Z-score 5.06 and Piotroski 7/9, suggesting solvency and decent fundamentals. ROE is 37.54%, but ROCE is 11.00%, and D/E is 1.10. On the 2026-10-13 close of $373.75, FairStock puts P/E at 23.54, P/B at 8.19, EV/EBITDA at 15.77, PEG at 1.09, and FairStock Score at 59/100. The Graham Number is $127.76, a -192.54% margin of safety—no Graham-style bargain. FairStock's Lynch category is STALWART—steady growth: profit 11.9% a year over four years, revenue 6.9%. This looks like a good brand and improving business, but the price already reflects much of it.

In plain English: Ralph Lauren sells clothes, shoes, accessories and home goods around the world. The business looks strong, with rising sales and profits and about $1.0 billion in spare cash after running the business. But the shares at $373.75 on 2026-10-13 look expensive compared with several simple value checks.

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Data as of 2026-10-13 close · note generated 2026-10-15 · model deepseek-flash

Sources (SEC EDGAR): fiscal Q1 2027 10-Q (period ended 2026-06-27) · fiscal Q3 2026 10-Q (period ended 2025-12-27) · fiscal Q2 2026 10-Q (period ended 2025-09-27) · fiscal Q1 2026 10-Q (period ended 2025-06-28) · FY2026 10-K (period ended 2026-03-28) · FY2025 10-K (period ended 2025-03-29) · FY2024 10-K (period ended 2024-03-30)

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