RL vs GOOS Stock Comparison

Ralph Lauren and Canada Goose Holdings Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RL Ralph Lauren Corp
$377.65 +11.9% 1M +12.3% 1Y
Market cap
$23.21B
P/E
23.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.36B
Div. yield
0.01%
Luxury Goods Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

5 decided of 12

Ralph Lauren leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Ralph Lauren 4, Canada Goose Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRLGOOSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $23.21B $773.99M RL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.6x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.5x 10.6x GOOS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.7% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.8% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 24.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.3% -40.0% RL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +25.1%/yr -27.4%/yr RL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.6% 45.6% RL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 — –

Percentile Scorecard

RLGOOS

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisRLGOOS
Valuation 22 #36 of 46 –
Growth 79 #10 of 43 –
Profitability 90 #5 of 42 –
Financial Health 75 #14 of 53 67 #18 of 53
Shareholder Returns 70 #11 of 34 –
Overall 67 –
  • RL ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • GOOS ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodRLGOOSSPY
1 month +11.9%+7.0% -1.0%
3 months +1.1%-9.2% +2.9%
6 months +1.7%-31.1% +6.4%
Year to date +6.8%-37.8% +11.4%
1 year +12.3%-40.0% +13.1%
3 years +223.7%-33.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +48.0%-12.7% +21.5%
5 years +206.7%-79.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year +25.1%-27.4% +10.9%
10 years +290.8%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +14.6%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureRLGOOSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.6%45.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.8%55.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.211.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.36-0.88 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.4%-87.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.8%-43.9% -2.5%
52-week high $414.25$14.37 $779.14
52-week low $309.29$7.47 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleRLGOOS
P/E now vs peer median 23.1xmedian 15.9x —median 15.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 0.7x —median 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 9.2x —median 9.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.8xmedian 12.2x —median 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 2.2x 2.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.86median 0.57 —median 0.57

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsRLGOOS
Revenue $8.36B –
Gross profit $5.87B –
Operating income $1.25B –
Net income $982.90M –
Free cash flow $1.04B –
EPS (diluted) $16.03 –
Cash & equivalents $1.72B $145.70M
Total debt $4.95B $1.23B
Shares (diluted) 61.30M 99.00M
Enterprise value $15.30B $12.30M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricRLGOOS
P/E 23.1x –
P/FCF 21.8x –
P/Operating cash flow 17.2x –
P/S 2.7x –
P/B 8.3x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 8.6x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 14.8x –
EV/EBIT 17.6x –
EV/Revenue 2.6x –
EV/FCF 21.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 16.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.86 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRLGOOS
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.7% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 25.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) 23.7% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 22.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) 26.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 36.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRLGOOS
Gross margin 70.3% –
EBITDA margin 17.8% –
Operating margin 14.9% –
Pretax margin 14.9% –
Net margin 11.8% –
FCF margin 12.5% –
Operating cash flow margin 15.8% –
Return on equity 35.3% –
Return on assets 12.8% –
Return on invested capital 24.6% –
Return on capital employed 21.4% –
Asset turnover 1.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRLGOOS
Debt / assets 16.2% 25.8%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x –
Debt / FCF 1.2x –
Liabilities / assets 64.5% 68.9%
Equity / assets 35.5% 31.1%
Interest coverage 22.4x –
Current ratio 2.0x 41.9x
Quick ratio 1.3x 14.7x
Cash ratio 1.0x 10.3x
Altman Z-score 6.25 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRLGOOS
Dividend yield 1.0% –
Net buyback yield 2.8% –
Shareholder yield 3.8% –
Payout ratio (earnings) 22.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 21.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 8.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.4% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusRLGOOS
Forward P/E 20.5xFY2026 10.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $18.46FY2026 $0.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.3%FY2026 +35.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.3% +13.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.11BFY2026 $1.14BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.1%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.3% -4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRLGOOS
Held by institutions 65.2% 25.2%
Institutions holding 808 114
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% -12.8%
Institutions buying 388 59
Institutions selling 324 37
Buyers to sellers 1.20 1.59

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

RLGOOS
RL 1.00 0.46
GOOS 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RL and GOOS?

Ralph Lauren (RL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ralph Lauren (RL) $23.21B, Canada Goose Holdings (GOOS) $773.99M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ralph Lauren (RL) returned the most: Ralph Lauren (RL) +12.3%, Canada Goose Holdings (GOOS) -40.0%. Over five years, Ralph Lauren (RL) compounded fastest (Ralph Lauren (RL) +25.1%/yr, Canada Goose Holdings (GOOS) -27.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ralph Lauren (RL) 0.01%, Canada Goose Holdings (GOOS) 0.00%. Canada Goose Holdings (GOOS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ralph Lauren (RL) has been the steadiest (Ralph Lauren (RL) 34.6%, Canada Goose Holdings (GOOS) 45.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do RL and GOOS move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.46, a moderate positive relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, RL and GOOS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ralph Lauren (RL) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.