Ralph Lauren (RL) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $4.59
- Estimate
- $4.34
- Surprise
- +5.7%
- Revenue (period 2026-06-27)
- $1.96B
- Score today
- 6.1/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Ralph Lauren (RL) beat the $4.34 estimate with diluted EPS of $4.59 — a clear 5.7% upside surprise.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates RL Sell at 6.1/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +5.7% surprise compares with a +8.2% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-05.
What supports the rating
- V7 quality resilience bonus: +0.2 (Q=7.4 in RISK_OFF)
- Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Geographic: international revenues (59.0%)
- Sector modifier (Consumer Cyclical): -1.5
- Leverage penalty (D/E 1.1): -0.5
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $339.09
- Price target
- $402.04
- Stop
- $321.41
- Upside to target
- +18.6%
- Reward-to-risk
- 3.1:1
The stock trades at 21.4× trailing but 16.2× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: RSI 27 — a level conventionally read as oversold.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-14 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
RL at TrendMatrix's latest read
Cyclical consumer names live and die on demand momentum — same-quarter comps and guidance carry more weight than the headline surprise.
- Industry
- Apparel Manufacturing
- Market cap
- $20.20B
- P/E (fwd)
- 16.2
- P/E (ttm)
- 21.4
- 52-week range
- $299.98–$421.60
- Off 52-week high
- 19.6%
- RSI (14)
- 27
- Volume vs avg
- 1.00×
- Score today
- 6.1/10