Ralph Lauren Corporation · RL · FY2025 Q3 · Calendar Q1 2025

Ralph Lauren raises outlook as full-price demand strengthens

The supplied analysis supports a constructive operating picture: resilient brand demand, stronger full-price selling and direct-to-consumer customer growth accompanied a raised outlook. The case depends on sustaining AUR gains while funding store, marketing and technology investments amid tariff, currency and supply-chain risks.

Reported Before market openNYSEConsumer Cyclical $22.97B market cap
70quality score

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Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS — Consensus $4.46
EPS surprise — Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue — Consensus $2.01B
Revenue surprise — Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

prior-close to event-session close
Stock move +9.7% Event window
SPY move +0.3% Same window
Abnormal move +9.3% Stock minus SPY
Volume 3.5× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift -14.8% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

Management's Q3 analysis indicated broad regional growth, improved full-price selling and direct-to-consumer momentum. The company also raised its full-year revenue and operating-margin outlook and emphasized AI-enabled merchandising and a next-generation transformation program.

Guidance delta

Raised: FY2025 revenue guidance moved to 6–7% growth and operating-margin guidance increased.

Key takeaways

  • Management described Q3 revenue growth of 11% with double-digit growth across all three regions.
  • AUR increased 12% as discount rates fell by more than 500 basis points.
  • Direct-to-consumer added 1.9 million new customers and delivered double-digit comparable growth.
  • Management highlighted key-city ecosystems, AI-enabled tools and store expansion as growth priorities.

Management priorities

  • Expand the store footprint, with approximately 85 new stores planned this year.
  • Deploy a global ERP and predictive-buying tools beginning in FY2027.
  • Increase marketing investment beyond approximately 7% of revenue.
  • Apply AI across e-commerce, the contact center and product allocation.
  • Grow women's apparel, handbags and outerwear.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
RL REVENUE earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 9 reported fiscal quarters and 3 future estimate-only quarters. Q3 '24 estimate $2B Q3 '24 actual $2B, beat Q4 '24 estimate $2B Q4 '24 actual $2B, beat Q1 '25 estimate $1B Q1 '25 actual $2B, beat Q2 '25 estimate $2B Q2 '25 actual $2B, beat Q1 '26 estimate $2B Q1 '26 actual $2B, beat Q2 '26 estimate $2B Q2 '26 actual $2B, beat Q3 '26 estimate $2B Q3 '26 actual $2B, beat Q4 '26 estimate $2B Q4 '26 actual $2B, beat Q1 '27 estimate $2B Q1 '27 actual $2B, beat Q2 '27 estimate $2B Q3 '27 estimate $3B Q4 '27 estimate $2B
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusBuy48 ratings
Bullish3266.7%
Neutral1327.1%
Bearish36.2%

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$381.77Current
$102Low
$303.06Average
$511High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 19, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.

FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
UBS Buy BuyMaintainAug 7, 2026
Telsey Advisory Group Outperform OutperformMaintainAug 7, 2026
Evercore ISI Group Outperform OutperformMaintainAug 7, 2026
Citigroup Buy BuyMaintainAug 7, 2026
BTIG Buy BuyMaintainAug 7, 2026
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $381.77. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
Telsey AdvisoryDana Telsey$470$395.63 +23.1%Aug 7, 2026
Raymond JamesAnalyst unavailable$425$397.6 +11.3%Aug 7, 2026
Evercore ISIAnalyst unavailable$460$389.42 +20.5%Aug 7, 2026
BTIGAnalyst unavailable$460$395.83 +20.5%Aug 7, 2026
BarclaysPaul Kearney$463$395.83 +21.3%Aug 7, 2026
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

Ralph Lauren Corporation is a prominent international entity primarily involved in the creation, marketing, and distribution of premium lifestyle goods across North America, Europe, Asia, and other global regions. The company's diverse product range includes: Apparel: A comprehensive selection of clothing for men, women, and children. Footwear & Accessories: Various shoe styles (casual, dress, boots, sneakers, sandals), eyewear, timepieces, both fashion and fine jewelry, scarves, hats, gloves, umbrellas, and an assortment of leather items like handbags, luggage, small leather goods, and belts. Home Goods: Linens for bed and bath, furniture, fabric and wall coverings, lighting solutions, tabletop items, kitchen textiles, floor coverings, and giftware. Fragrances: A variety of scents developed for both men and women.…

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Sources

  1. Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
  2. FN2 earnings calendar · 2025-01-29T19:36:28.567300+00:00
  3. Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-10-19T22:50:51.726796+00:00
  4. Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-10-19T22:50:51.724032+00:00

Methodology

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Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.

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By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-10-19. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.