Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results

Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The textile maker reported $2.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.43 by $0.11, Briefing.com reports. The firm had revenue of $1.73 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.68 billion. Ralph Lauren had a net margin of 10.27% and a return on equity of 28.79%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $2.10 earnings per share. Ralph Lauren updated its Q3 2025 guidance to EPS and its FY 2025 guidance to EPS.

Ralph Lauren Price Performance

Shares of RL stock traded up $0.88 during trading on Friday, hitting $222.58. The company had a trading volume of 816,090 shares, compared to its average volume of 866,140. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 1.49. The company has a quick ratio of 1.53, a current ratio of 2.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. Ralph Lauren has a 52 week low of $113.92 and a 52 week high of $237.16. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $191.89 and its two-hundred day moving average is $178.83.

Ralph Lauren Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 11th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 27th were given a dividend of $0.825 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 27th. This represents a $3.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.48%. Ralph Lauren’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 31.46%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have recently commented on the stock. Guggenheim increased their price target on shares of Ralph Lauren from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, October 28th. Barclays lifted their price objective on Ralph Lauren from $200.00 to $257.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on shares of Ralph Lauren from $171.00 to $193.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, October 21st. TD Cowen boosted their price objective on Ralph Lauren from $208.00 to $251.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Raymond James raised their price objective on Ralph Lauren from $215.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $223.90.

About Ralph Lauren

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, floor coverings, lighting, tabletop, kitchen linens, floor coverings, dining, decorative accessories, and giftware; and fragrances.