# Ralph Lauren - Ralph Lauren Corporation Common Stock (RL)

Stock code RL · Yahoo ticker RL · Sector: Consumer Cyclical

Overall fundamentals score: 63/100 (Okay). Top 27% of scored stocks.

## Pillar scores

| Pillar | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Business Strength | 90/100 | Strong |
| Financial Safety | 67/100 | Okay |
| Cash & Dividends | 75/100 | Okay |
| Price Fairness | 17/100 | Weak |
| Risk | 67/100 | Okay |

## Every measure

Ralph Lauren (RL): Overall score: 63/100 (Okay)

Business Strength: 90/100 (Strong)
Return on Equity (ROE) 36% - Strong
4-Year Revenue Growth +8%/yr - Strong
4-Year Profit Growth +15%/yr - Strong
Net Profit Margin 12% - Okay
Quarterly Momentum +15% - Strong

Financial Safety: 67/100 (Okay)
Debt-to-Equity 1.1× - Weak
Current Ratio 2× - Strong
Interest Coverage 23.3× - Strong

Cash & Dividends: 75/100 (Okay)
Dividend Quality 1% - Weak
Operating Cash Flow Positive & growing - Strong
Free Cash Flow Positive & growing - Strong
Cash & Cash Equivalents Growing & covers near-term debt - Strong

Price Fairness: 17/100 (Weak)
P/E Ratio 23.8× - Weak
P/B Ratio 8.6× - Weak
PEG Ratio 1.6 - Okay

Risk: 67/100 (Okay)
Earnings Consistency Steady - Strong
Debt Trend (4yr) Rising - Weak
Share Count Trend (4yr) -2%/yr - Strong
Inventory vs Sales (4yr) +0.9 pp/yr vs sales - Okay
Asset Turnover Trend (4yr) +8.6% - Okay
Quarterly Consistency 0 of 4 quarters down - Strong

## Common questions

### What is Ralph Lauren's fundamentals score?

Ralph Lauren (RL) scores 63/100 (Okay) on Score Your Stock's educational fundamentals model: in the top 27% of 503 scored S&P 500 stocks.

### Which pillar is Ralph Lauren strongest and weakest on?

Its strongest pillar is Business Strength (90/100); its weakest is Price Fairness (17/100).

### How does Ralph Lauren rank against its sector?

Ralph Lauren ranks #7 of 54 scored Consumer Cyclical stocks on Score Your Stock.

### Does Ralph Lauren pay dividends?

Yes. Ralph Lauren (RL) has a dividend yield of 1%, from dividends with an ex-date in the last 12 months. It pays out 22% of its profit as dividends. Its Cash & Dividends pillar scores 75/100.

### How do I buy Ralph Lauren shares?

From Malaysia, open an account with a broker that offers US shares (many local and app-based brokers do), convert ringgit to US dollars, then buy RL. US shares trade one share at a time, not in lots of 100. Check the currency conversion fee and US dividend tax (usually 30% withheld for Malaysians) before you buy.

### How is this score calculated?

The overall score pools every measure across 5 weighted pillars: Business Strength, Financial Safety, Cash & Dividends, Price Fairness, and Risk. It uses the same rules as our Bursa scores. For banks, Financial Safety checks nonaccrual (impaired) loans, loan loss coverage and the CET1 capital ratio, from the FDIC call report of the group's main bank. Full methodology and the default weights: https://scoreyourstock.com/how. This is an educational tool, not investment advice.

### What is Ralph Lauren (RL), in plain English?

Ralph Lauren (RL) is a Consumer Cyclical company (Apparel Manufacturing). On Score Your Stock's fundamentals check, it scores 63/100, rated Okay. Its biggest strength is Business Strength (90/100); its main watch-out is Price Fairness (17/100). Shares currently cost about 24 years of its current profit to buy (P/E 23.8×). It also pays back about 1.0% of the share price as dividends each year. Full breakdown and daily-updated score: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/rl-ralph-lauren

Market data as of 31 Oct 2026.
Full page with charts and explanations: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/rl-ralph-lauren
Educational tool, not investment advice. Data isn't real-time.