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Ralph Lauren's (RL, $109.81) Q4 earnings exceed expectations, but North American sales decline

Ralph Lauren's (RL, $109.81) Q4 earnings exceed expectations, but North American sales decline

Ralph Lauren’s fourth-quarter earnings beat analysts' estimates, but its North American sales experienced a year-over-year decline. The report sent the the clothing brand's shares down -5% Tuesday.

The company reported earnings  of $1.07 per share for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of 89 cents per share (based on FactSet poll). The figure marks a +20% climb from the year-ago quarter.

Total revenue of $1.5 billion also came in higher than analysts’ estimates of $1.48 billion. But it had a year-over-year decline of -1.5%. Even as sales from Europe and Asia increased +4% and +6% respectively, North American revenue plunged -7%.

Ralph Lauren hiked its quarterly dividend by +10% to 69 cents per share. The next dividend is scheduled to be paid out on July 12, to shareholders of record on June 28. 

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Sergey Savastiouk, Ph.D. has a degree in Applied Mathematics from Moscow University and has extensive experience as an entrepreneur, investor, manager, and mathematician. His professional expertise is in applied mathematics, mathematical modeling, system and pattern analysis, and software and hardware system integration. He has served as the CEO of several hi-tech start-up companies and nonprofit organizations, which has given him proven capabilities in business strategy for high-tech start-up companies, market assessment, company formation, team building, product development, marketing, and sales. He has published numerous articles in journals and magazines on related fields. As a retail investor, he spent 15 years developing his proprietary trading and quantitative algorithms (now Tickeron’s A.I.), which brought him significant returns in trading the stock market. His current work and goal in founding Tickeron is to bring professional, sophisticated stock market analysis capabilities to retail investors via an easy-to-use interface.


RL in +3.67% Uptrend, advancing for three consecutive days on October 27, 2026

Moving higher for three straight days is viewed as a bullish sign. Keep an eye on this stock for future growth. Considering data from situations where RL advanced for three days, in 234 of 319 cases, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are 73%.

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Technical Analysis (Indicators)

Bullish Trend Analysis

RL moved above its 50-day moving average on October 08, 2026 date and that indicates a change from a downward trend to an upward trend.

The 10-day moving average for RL crossed bullishly above the 50-day moving average on October 08, 2026. This indicates that the trend has shifted higher and could be considered a buy signal. In 11 of 17 past instances when the 10-day crossed above the 50-day, the stock continued to move higher over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are 65%.

The Aroon Indicator entered an Uptrend today. In 185 of 265 cases where RL Aroon's Indicator entered an Uptrend, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued Uptrend are 70%.

Bearish Trend Analysis

The 10-day RSI Indicator for RL moved out of overbought territory on October 30, 2026. This could be a bearish sign for the stock. Traders may want to consider selling the stock or buying put options. Tickeron's A.I.dvisor looked at 34 similar instances where the indicator moved out of overbought territory. In 22 of the 34 cases, the stock moved lower in the following days. This puts the odds of a move lower at 65%.

The Stochastic Oscillator has been in the overbought zone for 2 days. Expect a price pull-back in the near future.

Following a 3-day decline, the stock is projected to fall further. Considering past instances where RL declined for three days, the price rose further in 50 of 62 cases within the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are 61%.

RL broke above its upper Bollinger Band on October 29, 2026. This could be a sign that the stock is set to drop as the stock moves back below the upper band and toward the middle band. You may want to consider selling the stock or exploring put options.

Fundamental Analysis (Ratings)

The Tickeron Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for this company is 9 (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating low risk on high returns. The average Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for the industry is 92, placing this stock better than average.

The Tickeron SMR rating for this company is 27 (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating very strong sales and a profitable business model. SMR (Sales, Margin, Return on Equity) rating is based on comparative analysis of weighted Sales, Income Margin and Return on Equity values compared against S&P 500 index constituents. The weighted SMR value is a proprietary formula developed by Tickeron and represents an overall profitability measure for a stock.

The Tickeron Price Growth Rating for this company is 34 (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating steady price growth. RL’s price grows at a higher rate over the last 12 months as compared to S&P 500 index constituents.

The Tickeron PE Growth Rating for this company is 52 (best 1 - 100 worst), pointing to average earnings growth. The PE Growth rating is based on a comparative analysis of stock PE ratio increase over the last 12 months compared against S&P 500 index constituents.

The Tickeron Valuation Rating of 79 (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is slightly overvalued in the industry. This rating compares market capitalization estimated by our proprietary formula with the current market capitalization. This rating is based on the following metrics, as compared to industry averages: RL's P/B Ratio (8.601) is very high in comparison to the industry average of (2.769). P/E Ratio (24.311) is within average values for comparable stocks, (14.098). RL's Projected Growth (PEG Ratio) (1.917) is slightly higher than the industry average of (0.686). Dividend Yield (0.010) settles around the average of (0.257) among similar stocks. RL's P/S Ratio (2.511) is very high in comparison to the industry average of (0.827).

The Tickeron Seasonality Score of 85 (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is significantly overvalued in the industry. The Tickeron Seasonality score describes the variance of predictable price changes around the same period every calendar year. These changes can be tied to a specific month, quarter, holiday or vacation period, as well as a meteorological or growing season.

Notable companies

The most notable companies in this group are VF Corp (NYSE:VFC), G-III Apparel Group Ltd (NASDAQ:GIII), Canada Goose Holdings (NYSE:GOOS), Lakeland Industries (NASDAQ:LAKE).

Industry description

Apparel/footwear might be slightly more ‘cyclical’ in the largely non-cyclical category of non-durables. While digital giants like Amazon have been rapidly expanding their presence, traditional clothing/footwear retailers have also been bulking up their online presence in recent years, to milk the burgeoning trend of online shopping among consumers across the globe. The apparel and footwear retail market was valued at around $ 360 billion in 2018, and this figure was expected to reach about $386 billion by 2020 (according to a Statista report). NIKE, Inc, V.F. Corporation and Under Armour, Inc. are some of the companies with the largest U.S. stock market caps in this segment.

Market Cap

The average market capitalization across the Apparel/Footwear Industry is 3.04B. The market cap for tickers in the group ranges from 1.66K to 25.98B. HMRZF holds the highest valuation in this group at 25.98B. The lowest valued company is SQBGQ at 1.66K.

High and low price notable news

The average weekly price growth across all stocks in the Apparel/Footwear Industry was -1%. For the same Industry, the average monthly price growth was 2%, and the average quarterly price growth was -5%. COLM experienced the highest price growth at 10%, while PLCE experienced the biggest fall at -60%.

Volume

The average weekly volume growth across all stocks in the Apparel/Footwear Industry was 13%. For the same stocks of the Industry, the average monthly volume growth was -24% and the average quarterly volume growth was 14%

Fundamental Analysis Ratings

The average fundamental analysis ratings, where 1 is best and 100 is worst, are as follows

Valuation Rating: 51
P/E Growth Rating: 51
Price Growth Rating: 55
SMR Rating: 72
Profit Risk Rating: 92
Seasonality Score: 6 (-100 ... +100)
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a manufacturer of men's and women's apparel, accessories and skin care products

Industry ApparelFootwear

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Apparel Or Footwear Retail
Address
650 Madison Avenue
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+1 212 318-7000
Employees
23600
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https://www.ralphlauren.com
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