Ralph Lauren (RL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Ralph Lauren Corporation (NYSE:RL) is a global lifestyle company that designs, markets, and distributes apparel, accessories, home furnishings, fragrances, and related products. Its portfolio includes the Ralph Lauren, Polo Ralph Lauren, Lauren Ralph Lauren, Purple Label, Double RL, and other brands, which offer products across men’s, women’s, and children’s categories.

The company sells its products through company-operated stores, e-commerce platforms, department stores, specialty retailers, and selected third-party distributors. Ralph Lauren serves customers in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, with its products marketed through both directly operated and wholesale channels. The company also licenses certain products and operates hospitality-related businesses associated with its brand.

Founded by Ralph Lauren in 1967, the company is headquartered in New York. Ralph Lauren remains executive chairman and chief creative officer, while Patrice Louvet serves as president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $354.53 to $359.89
• 50-Day Range: $332.40 to $407.10
• 52-Week Range: $306.55 to $421.60
• Volume: 58,705 shs
• Average Volume: 649,010 shs
• Market Capitalization: $21.25 billion
• P/E Ratio: 22.45
• Dividend Yield: 1.12%
• Price Target: $449.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Ralph Lauren Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ralph Lauren scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 32nd out of 483 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Ralph Lauren has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.88, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 15 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Ralph Lauren has a consensus price target of $449.00, representing about 26.1% upside from its current price of $356.04.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Ralph Lauren has been the subject of 12 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.59%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Ralph Lauren are expected to grow by 10.59% in the coming year, from $18.79 to $20.78 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Ralph Lauren is 22.43, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.75.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Ralph Lauren is 22.43, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 44.15.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Ralph Lauren has a PEG Ratio of 1.34. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Ralph Lauren has a P/B Ratio of 7.53. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.46% of the float of Ralph Lauren has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Ralph Lauren has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ralph Lauren has recently decreased by 4.71%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Ralph Lauren pays a meaningful dividend of 1.12%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Ralph Lauren has been increasing its dividend for 5 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Ralph Lauren is 25.20%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Ralph Lauren will have a dividend payout ratio of 19.25% next year. This indicates that Ralph Lauren will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.68

News Sentiment

Ralph Lauren has a news sentiment score of 0.68. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.55 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Ralph Lauren this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

34 people have searched for RL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 17% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 3 people have added Ralph Lauren to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Ralph Lauren insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

37.20% of the stock of Ralph Lauren is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

67.91% of the stock of Ralph Lauren is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/10 Dividend: 6/26/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/10 Dividend: 6/26/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/10/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Record date for 10/9 Dividend: 9/25/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/9 Dividend: 9/25/2026
• Today: 9/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/09/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods
• Sub-Industry: Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods
• Current Symbol: NYSE:RL
• CIK: 1037038
• Web: www.ralphlauren.com
• Phone: (212) 318-7000
• Fax: 212-888-5780
• Employees: 23,600
• Year Founded: 1967

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Ralph Lauren: $449.00
• High Price Target: $520.00
• Low Price Target: $400.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +25.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.88
• Research Coverage: 17 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $15.87
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 22.53
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.02
• P/E Growth: 1.34
• Net Income: $941.10 million
• Net Margins: 11.76%
• Pretax Margin: 14.86%
• Return on Equity: 39.10%
• Return on Assets: 14.11%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.53
• Current Ratio: 2.04
• Quick Ratio: 1.42

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $8.11 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.62
• Cash Flow: $21.08 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 16.95
• Book Value: $47.28 per share
• Price / Book: 7.56

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 59,580,000
• Free Float: 37,417,000
• Market Cap: $21.29 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.34