Ralph Lauren Corporation (RL)

DCF Valuation · Consumer Cyclical · Apparel Manufacturing

Valuation as at 2026-08-14 · see also the S&P 500 Most Undervalued screen

About Ralph Lauren Corporation

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 comprising handbags, luggage, small leather goods, and belts; home products, such as bed and bath lines, furniture, fabric and wall coverings, lighting, dining, floor coverings, decorative accessories, and giftware; and fragrances. The company sells apparel and accessories under the Ralph Lauren Collection, Ralph Lauren Purple Label, Polo Ralph Lauren, Double RL, Lauren Ralph Lauren, RLX Ralph Lauren, Polo Ralph Lauren Children, and Chaps brands; women's fragrances under the Ralph Lauren Collection, Woman by Ralph Lauren, Romance Collection, and Ralph Collection brand names; and men's fragrances under the Ralph's Club, Purple Label, Polo Blue, Polo Red, Polo Green, Polo Black, Polo 67, Safari, Polo Sport, and Big Pony Men's brand names.

Source: Yahoo Finance company profile · factual description, not KashVector commentary

Ralph Lauren Corporation RL

Consumer Cyclical · Apparel Manufacturing

Price
$387.39
Market Cap
$23.08B
Free Cash Flow
$0.88B
Beta
1.37
P/E (TTM)
25.0x
52-Week Range
$283.50–$421.60

Ralph Lauren Corporation's price & financial trends

Each card is labelled with its own reporting period — quarterly where Yahoo provides it for this market, annual otherwise.

Data as at 2026-08-14

Share price · last 2 years

$387.39 +126% vs 2024-08
S&P 500 $171.26$249.70$274.28$367.33$358.64$387.39 2024-082025-012025-062025-112026-042026-08

Earnings per share (diluted) Per quarter

$4.28 +22% vs Q2 '25
$3.52$3.32$5.82$2.45$4.28Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26

Free cash flow Per quarter

$0.29B +2653% vs Q2 '25
-$0.01B-$0.04B$0.70B$0.05B$0.29BQ2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26

Dividend per share Per quarter

$0.89 +10% vs Q2 '25
$0.81$0.89$0.89$0.89$0.89Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26

Value investing scale · Buffett · Dalio · Graham

Partial Fit
12 / 20 combined score

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Intrinsic value estimate · 5-year forecast

BEAR
$174.73
vs current $387.39
-54.9% ❌ Overvalued
BASE
$286.62
vs current $387.39
-26.0% ❌ Overvalued
BULL
$465.37
vs current $387.39
+20.1% ✅ Undervalued

Assumptions used in this valuation

Every input below is either fetched live from Yahoo Finance or a documented default — nothing is hidden.

Starting free cash flow
$0.88B
Reported free cash flow (Yahoo)
Risk-free rate
4.68% ● LIVE
Live 10-yr govt bond
Beta
1.37
Direct from Yahoo
Equity risk premium
5.50%
Market-specific seed
Cost of debt
5.28%
Synthetic rating AAA, ICR 23.9x
Tax rate
25.00%
Estimated default
Capital structure
E 88% / D 12%
Market cap vs total debt
Projection horizon
5 years
+ terminal value beyond
BearBaseBull
5-yr FCF growth8.9%17.8%26.7%
Terminal growth2.5%2.5%2.5%
WACC (discount rate)12.27%11.27%10.27%

Cost of Equity = Risk-free rate + Beta × Equity Risk Premium = 4.68% + 1.37 × 5.50% = 12.22% · WACC = weighted by 88%/12% capital structure

These numbers come from running Ralph Lauren Corporation's cash flows through the mechanical DCF formula and assumptions above — not from any view on the news, management, or RL's competitive position. What is DCF?

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About this valuation

Computed on 2026-08-14 from Yahoo Finance data, using the same engine as the full DCF tool and the S&P 500 Most Undervalued screen. Every figure above is a point-in-time snapshot of that date — change any assumption yourself in the interactive tool for a live one.

Frequently asked questions

Is Ralph Lauren Corporation (RL) undervalued?

The Base-case DCF estimates intrinsic value at $286.62 vs a price of $387.39 on 2026-08-14 — a -26.0% margin, so the Base case reads overvalued. This is a mechanical output, not advice.