Ralph Lauren Corporation (RL) is a Consumer Discretionary stock trading at $362.81 (as of 2026-08-25), with a market capitalization of $22.60B and a trailing P/E of 24.0. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.
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; footwear and accessories, which comprise casual shoes, dress shoes, boots, sneakers, sandals, eyewear, watches, fashion and fine jewelry, scarves, hats, gloves, and umbrellas, 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, kitchen linens, 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, and Chaps brands; women's fragrances under the Ralph Lauren Collection, Woman by Ralph Lauren, Romance Collection, and Ralph Collection brand names; and men's fragrances under the Polo Blue, Ralph's Club, Safari, Purple Label, Polo Red, Polo Green, Polo Black, Polo Sport, and Big Pony Men's brand names. The company's restaurant collection includes The Polo Bar in New York City; RL Restaurant in Chicago; Ralph's in Paris; The Bar at Ralph Lauren located in Milan; and Ralph's Coffee concept. It 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 504 retail stores and 684 concession-based shop-within-shops; and operates 175 Ralph Lauren stores, 329 factory stores, and 148 stores and shops through licensing partners. Ralph Lauren Corporation was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Ralph Lauren designs and sells a full lifestyle brand (apparel, footwear, accessories, home furnishings) through its own stores and wholesale partners. Revenue splits roughly evenly across North America, Europe, and Asia, with the direct-to-consumer channel giving it pricing control over wholesale buyers.
Seventy percent gross margin on a lifestyle brand, but heavy marketing and omnichannel costs compress earnings to roughly ten percent operating margin; the DTC mix shift is the slow lever that widens that gap.
| North America | $0.8B |
| Europe | $0.6B |
| Asia | $0.6B |
| Other | $0.1B |
Business quality (Solid): Solid brand with 70% gross margin and 33% ROE, but the 10% operating margin says the cost base is heavy. Growth is real (17% YoY) yet the stock trades at a 57% premium to the apparel peer group, so much of the future is priced in.
Valuation: At 24× earnings, RL trades 57% above the Apparel average (15×).
| Price | $362.81 |
| Market Cap | $22.60B |
| P/E Ratio | 24.0 |
| EV / EBITDA | 15.5 |
| Price / Book | 7.95 |
| Price / Sales | 2.79 |
| FCF Yield | 2.9% |
| DCF Value (model) | $213.32 |
| DCF Upside vs Price | -41.2% |
| Revenue (TTM) | $8.11B |
| Net Margin | 11.6% |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 14.6% |
| EPS Growth (YoY) | 30.0% |
| Altman Z-Score | 6.14 (safe) |
| Piotroski F-Score | 9/9 (strong) |
| Stock P/E | 24.0 |
| Sector P/E (Consumer Discretionary) | 20.8 |
| Industry P/E (Apparel) | 15.3 |
| vs Sector | 15.4% |
| vs Industry | 57.4% |
| Top Institutional Holder | VANGUARD GROUP INC ($1.67B) |
| Institutional Holders Tracked | 10 |
| Congressional Trades (recent) | 1 |
| Sector | Consumer Discretionary |
| Industry | Apparel |
| CEO | Patrice Jean Louis Louvet |
| Employees | 14,800 |
| Country | US |
| IPO Date | 1997-06-12 |
Data as of 2026-08-25.
Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.