Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.11 EPS

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

Ralph Lauren Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of NYSE RL traded up $0.29 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $221.99. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 497,623 shares, compared to its average volume of 864,672. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $191.89 and its 200-day simple moving average is $178.83. Ralph Lauren has a one year low of $113.92 and a one year high of $237.16. The stock has a market cap of $13.75 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 debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 2.19 and a quick ratio of 1.53.

Ralph Lauren Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 11th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 27th were issued a dividend of $0.825 per share. This represents a $3.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.49%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, September 27th. Ralph Lauren’s dividend payout ratio is currently 31.46%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently issued reports on RL. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of Ralph Lauren from $195.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted 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. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Ralph Lauren from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 22nd. UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of Ralph Lauren from $287.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday. Finally, Raymond James boosted their price target on shares of Ralph Lauren from $215.00 to $235.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Ralph Lauren has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $223.90.

Ralph Lauren Company Profile

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.