RL PEER ANALYSIS

Ralph Lauren Corp Class A — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

RLRalph Lauren Corp Class A

🇺🇸 USA · US · Consumer Cyclical · Apparel Manufacturing

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Apparel Manufacturing

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

RLIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	RL	HM-B	GIL	GOOS	Ind. Median
P/E	26.36	21.67●	38.21	59.22	23.55
P/B	8.73	7.85	2.78	2.19●	2.15
EV/EBITDA	18.24	8.44	17.33	7.76●	9.10
P/S	3.06	1.21	2.34	0.87●	0.77

Financial Health
Metric	RL	HM-B	GIL	GOOS	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	2.10	1.07	2.35	2.63●	1.65
Debt/Equity	105.2%●	227.4%	147.1%	129.1%	109.2%
NetDebt/EBITDA	0.65●	1.52	5.81	1.71	1.09

Profitability
Metric	RL	HM-B	GIL	GOOS	Ind. Median
Net Margin	11.6%●	5.6%	6.1%	1.5%	2.2%
ROE	34.7%	34.9%●	10.3%	3.9%	7.2%
ROA	14.0%●	7.4%	3.5%	1.3%	2.1%
EBITDA Margin	17.4%	17.5%	20.3%●	14.4%	11.8%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	RL	HM-B	GIL	GOOS	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	14.6%	-5.4%	23.4%●	13.3%	2.3%
NI Growth	26.7%●	23.4%	-38.8%	-76.3%	-29.8%
Div. Yield	0.9%	4.2%●	1.2%	—	1.9%
Payout	23.0%	46.1%	54.3%	—	4.7%

Valuation
Metric	RL	VFC	KTB	PVH	COLM	UAA	Ind. Median
P/E	26.36	25.02	17.18●	22.08	19.71	—	23.55
P/B	8.73	3.45	7.69	0.71●	2.11	2.00	2.15
EV/EBITDA	18.24	12.80	13.49	7.40●	11.73	—	9.10
P/S	3.06	0.66	1.51	0.39●	0.98	0.57	0.77

Financial Health
Metric	RL	VFC	KTB	PVH	COLM	UAA	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	2.10	1.84	1.87	1.68	3.07●	1.62	1.65
Debt/Equity	105.2%	269.4%	206.1%	86.3%	29.9%●	137.1%	109.2%
NetDebt/EBITDA	0.65	5.04	2.75	3.77	-0.22	-18.70●	1.09

Profitability
Metric	RL	VFC	KTB	PVH	COLM	UAA	Ind. Median
Net Margin	11.6%●	2.7%	8.8%	1.8%	5.0%	-9.9%	2.2%
ROE	34.7%	15.3%	53.0%●	3.3%	10.3%	-30.0%	7.2%
ROA	14.0%●	2.7%	12.8%	1.4%	6.4%	-11.4%	2.1%
EBITDA Margin	17.4%●	8.6%	14.1%	10.7%	8.2%	-1.7%	11.8%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	RL	VFC	KTB	PVH	COLM	UAA	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	14.6%	1.1%	20.9%●	3.5%	0.6%	-3.5%	2.3%
NI Growth	26.7%●	—	20.9%	-60.7%	-24.2%	—	-29.8%
Div. Yield	0.9%	10.6%●	2.6%	0.2%	1.9%	—	1.9%
Payout	23.0%	55.3%	42.1%	4.7%	38.1%	—	4.7%

The green dot marks the best value in the group given the metric direction (higher/lower is better). All metrics use trailing-twelve-month (TTM) data.

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