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Ralph Lauren RL Return on invested capital

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$2.0B+16.6%
Gross profit$1.4B+18.3%
Operating income$188.6M+21.7%
Net income$151.6M+17.5%
EPS (diluted)$2.45+20.1%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$2.0B+3.0%
Total debt$3.0B-1.9%
Total equity$2.8B+9.8%
Total assets$7.7B+9.8%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$145.3M+18.9%
CapEx$51.4M-35.7%
Free cash flow$93.9M+122%

Valuation

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Market cap$24.04B+52.7%
Enterprise value$25.06B+47.9%
P/E25.5×+4.4×
P/S+0.7×

Profitability

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Gross margin69.9%+1.3pp
Operating margin14.5%+1.4pp
Net margin11.6%+1.1pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity34.7%+5.2pp
Debt / equity1.1×-0.1×
Current ratio2.1×+0.4×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Ralph Lauren’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Ralph Lauren’s 10-K, filed May 21, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Ralph Lauren's return on invested capital?
Ralph Lauren (RL) reported return on invested capital of 24.8% in Q1 2026.
How has Ralph Lauren's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Ralph Lauren's return on invested capital increased by 22.4% year-over-year, from 20.3% to 24.8%.
What is the long-term trend for Ralph Lauren's return on invested capital?
Over 4 years (2022 to 2026), Ralph Lauren's return on invested capital has grown at a 20.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 43.4% to 91.4%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
How do you interpret return on invested capital?
The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.