Ralph Lauren RL Return on invested capital
Return on invested capital at other companies
Other financials
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.