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Description
Ralph Lauren Corporation (Ralph Lauren) engages in the design, marketing, and distribution of luxury lifestyle products, including apparel, handbags, footwear & accessories, fragrances, home, and hospitality.
The company’s long-standing reputation a…
Analysis
Hope premium
Ralph Lauren Corporation carries what we call a hope premium: an average business trading at an ambitious price. One caution: reported profits have recently run ahead of actual cash, which we track closely.
The price is expensive. You pay 30.5× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically expensive zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly 12% yearly growth; analysts expect 10%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.
The trajectory is solid and the balance sheet is sturdy. The company scores 20/20 on our value-creation score: strong value creator. Analyst sentiment is cautious.
What to watch: Reported profits have run ahead of actual cash for several periods. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.
360° rank · history
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Jan 202389
60
2023202420252026
All-time high
89
Jan 2023
All-time low
28
Feb 2026
Average rank
64
across all years
Detailed & Historical Ranks
Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.
Current202520242023
Price/Sales
7
11
21
40
Price/Earnings
22
25
40
40
Price/Book
7
18
23
52
Dividend Yield
59
54
71
77
Value (overall)
7
9
29
57
Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.