Ralph Lauren Corporation
RL Consumer Cyclical Apparel Manufacturing
Ralph Lauren Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended March 2026) was $8.1 billion, up 14.6% from fiscal 2025. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 14.0%, EPS grew 20.4%, free cash flow grew 2,652.7% and total debt fell 22.5%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for five consecutive years, revenue growth for five.
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Ralph Lauren Corporation (RL) Altman Z-score
Ralph Lauren Corporation's Altman Z-score for fiscal 2026 is 5.94, in the safe zone (above 2.99).
Altman Z-score, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Altman Z-score | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 5.94 | 0.85 |
| FY2025 | 5.09 | 0.10 |
| FY2024 | 4.99 | 0.93 |
| FY2023 | 4.06 | 0.52 |
| FY2022 | 3.55 | 0.54 |
| FY2021 | 3.01 | (0.01) |
| FY2020 | 3.02 | (2.61) |
| FY2019 | 5.63 | 0.62 |
| FY2018 | 5.01 | 0.36 |
| FY2017 | 4.65 | (0.56) |
How fiscal 2026’s score is made up
| Component | This year | Year before | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Working capital / total assets | 0.27 | — | 0.32 | |
| Retained earnings / total assets | 1.07 | — | 1.50 | |
| EBIT / total assets | 0.15 | — | 0.50 | |
| Market value of equity / total liabilities | 4.28 | — | 2.57 | |
| Sales / total assets | 1.05 | — | 1.05 | |
| Altman Z-score | Safe zone | 5.94 | ||
| Z″ Variant for non-manufacturing and asset-light companies (drops the sales/assets term, uses book equity) | Safe zone | 6.88 | ||
How the Altman Z-score works
Z = 1.2 × working capital ÷ total assets + 1.4 × retained earnings ÷ total assets + 3.3 × EBIT ÷ total assets + 0.6 × market value of equity ÷ total liabilities + 1.0 × revenue ÷ total assets (Altman, 1968). The market value of equity is the close on the last trading day of the fiscal year times weighted basic shares.
Z″ = 6.56 × working capital ÷ total assets + 3.26 × retained earnings ÷ total assets + 6.72 × EBIT ÷ total assets + 1.05 × book equity ÷ total liabilities (Altman, Hartzell and Peck, 1995), the variant for non-manufacturing and asset-light companies.
| Zone | Z | Z″ |
|---|---|---|
| Safe zone | above 2.99 | above 2.60 |
| Grey zone | 1.81–2.99 | 1.10–2.60 |
| Distress zone | below 1.81 | below 1.10 |
Not worked out for banks, insurers and REITs, whose balance sheets the model does not describe, nor when a figure is missing or there is no share price in the week to the fiscal year end.
Altman Z-score against peers
| Company | Altman Z-score |
|---|---|
| FIGS FIGS, Inc. compare | 10.1× |
| RL Ralph Lauren Corporation | 5.9× |
| COLM Columbia Sportswear Company compare | 4.2× |
| KTB Kontoor Brands, Inc. compare | 3.0× |
| LEVI Levi Strauss & Co. compare | 3.0× |
| ZGN Ermenegildo Zegna N.V. compare | 2.2× |
| PVH PVH Corp. compare | 2.1× |
| VFC V.F. Corporation compare | 1.9× |
| UAA Under Armour, Inc. compare | 1.9× |
What Altman Z-score is
The Altman Z-Score weighs working capital, retained earnings, operating profit, market value and sales against assets and debts to gauge the risk of distress.
1.2 × working capital ÷ total assets + 1.4 × retained earnings ÷ total assets + 3.3 × EBIT ÷ total assets + 0.6 × market value of equity ÷ total liabilities + 1.0 × revenue ÷ total assets
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