RL vs TPR vs ZGN Stock Comparison

Ralph Lauren, Tapestry and Ermenegildo Zegna Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
TPR Tapestry, Inc.
$110.38 -0.1% 1M -3.9% 1Y
Market cap
$22.60B
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.00B
Div. yield
–
Luxury Goods Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
ZGN Ermenegildo Zegna N.V.
$13.50 +8.6% 1M +29.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.50B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Luxury Goods Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Tapestry leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Tapestry 5, Ralph Lauren 4, Ermenegildo Zegna 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRLTPRZGNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $23.21B $22.60B $3.50B RL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.6x 14.8x — TPR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.5x 14.7x 30.7x TPR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.7% +14.2% — RL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.8% 19.1% — TPR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 24.6% 228.7% — TPR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.3% -3.9% +29.4% ZGN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +25.1%/yr +23.4%/yr +6.2%/yr RL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.6% 41.7% 41.4% RL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 71/100 — TPR

Percentile Scorecard

RLTPRZGN

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

AxisRLTPRZGN
Valuation 22 #36 of 46 53 #22 of 46 –
Growth 79 #10 of 43 88 #6 of 43 –
Profitability 90 #5 of 42 100 #1 of 42 –
Financial Health 75 #14 of 53 37 #34 of 53 52 #26 of 53
Shareholder Returns 70 #11 of 34 79 #8 of 34 15 #29 of 34
Overall 67 71 –
  • RL ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • TPR ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • ZGN 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

PeriodRLTPRZGNSPY
1 month +11.9%-0.1%+8.6% -1.0%
3 months +1.1%-22.6%-5.8% +2.9%
6 months +1.7%-24.3%+12.9% +6.4%
Year to date +6.8%-13.6%+31.7% +11.4%
1 year +12.3%-3.9%+29.4% +13.1%
3 years +223.7%+295.3%+17.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +48.0%+58.2%+5.4% +21.5%
5 years +206.7%+185.8%+35.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year +25.1%+23.4%+6.2% +10.9%
10 years +290.8%+210.5%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +14.6%+12.0%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureRLTPRZGNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.6%41.7%41.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.8%47.0%39.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.211.021.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.36-0.090.71 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.4%-43.0%-61.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.8%-33.0%-11.5% -2.5%
52-week high $414.25$164.78$15.25 $779.14
52-week low $309.29$98.81$8.69 $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.

MultipleRLTPRZGN
P/E now vs peer median 23.1xmedian 15.9x 14.7xmedian 15.9x —median 15.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 0.7x 2.8xmedian 0.7x —median 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 9.2x 9.8xmedian 9.2x —median 9.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.8xmedian 12.2x 12.2xmedian 12.2x —median 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 2.2x 32.0xmedian 2.2x 3.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.86median 0.57 0.63median 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 monthsRLTPRZGN
Revenue $8.36B $8.00B –
Gross profit $5.87B $6.23B –
Operating income $1.25B $1.91B –
Net income $982.90M $1.53B –
Free cash flow $1.04B $1.81B –
EPS (diluted) $16.03 $7.27 –
Cash & equivalents $1.72B $974.70M $258.95M
Total debt $4.95B – $256.76M
Shares (diluted) 61.30M 210.20M 261.47M
Enterprise value $15.30B $18.55B $2.23B

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
MetricRLTPRZGN
P/E 23.1x 14.7x –
P/FCF 21.8x 12.2x –
P/Operating cash flow 17.2x 11.2x –
P/S 2.7x 2.8x –
P/B 8.3x 32.0x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 8.6x -906.6x 3.0x
EV/EBITDA 14.8x 9.8x –
EV/EBIT 17.6x 11.0x –
EV/Revenue 2.6x 2.6x –
EV/FCF 21.1x 11.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 16.7x 10.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.86 0.63 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRLTPRZGN
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.7% 14.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 6.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.7% 17.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 9.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 25.2% 361.3% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.5% 17.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) 23.7% 733.9% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 22.8% 17.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) 26.1% 782.7% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.7% 23.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.2% 62.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.4% 26.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 36.6% 65.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.6% 31.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRLTPRZGN
Gross margin 70.3% 77.8% –
EBITDA margin 17.8% 26.6% –
Operating margin 14.9% 23.9% –
Pretax margin 14.9% 23.2% –
Net margin 11.8% 19.1% –
FCF margin 12.5% 22.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 15.8% 24.7% –
Return on equity 35.3% 222.3% –
Return on assets 12.8% 23.2% –
Return on invested capital 24.6% 228.7% –
Return on capital employed 21.4% 38.8% –
Asset turnover 1.1x 1.2x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% 1.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRLTPRZGN
Debt / assets 16.2% – 7.3%
Debt / equity 0.5x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x – –
Debt / FCF 1.2x – –
Liabilities / assets 64.5% 89.7% 66.4%
Equity / assets 35.5% 10.3% 33.6%
Interest coverage 22.4x – –
Current ratio 2.0x 1.8x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.7x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 6.25 3.90 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRLTPRZGN
Dividend yield 1.0% 1.5% 0.9%
Net buyback yield 2.8% 6.5% –
Shareholder yield 3.8% 8.0% 0.9%
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.

ConsensusRLTPRZGN
Forward P/E 20.5xFY2026 14.7xFY2027 30.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $18.46FY2026 $7.51FY2027 $0.44FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.3%FY2026 +6.5%FY2027 -2.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.3% +27.0% +34.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.11BFY2026 $8.88BFY2027 $2.22BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.1%FY2026 +11.0%FY2027 -1.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.3% -4.2% +17.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRLTPRZGN
Held by institutions 65.2% 97.4% 29.0%
Institutions holding 808 1,101 135
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +4.4% +14.6%
Institutions buying 388 601 77
Institutions selling 324 373 39
Buyers to sellers 1.20 1.61 1.97

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.

RLTPRZGN
RL 1.00 0.53 0.44
TPR 0.53 1.00 0.41
ZGN 0.44 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RL, TPR and ZGN?

Ralph Lauren (RL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ralph Lauren (RL) $23.21B, Tapestry (TPR) $22.60B, Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) $3.50B.

Which stock is cheaper, RL, TPR and ZGN?

Tapestry (TPR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ralph Lauren (RL) 23.6x, Tapestry (TPR) 14.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Tapestry (TPR) is cheapest (Ralph Lauren (RL) 20.5x, Tapestry (TPR) 14.7x, Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) 30.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ralph Lauren (RL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ralph Lauren (RL) +14.7%, Tapestry (TPR) +14.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tapestry (TPR) has the highest net margin (Ralph Lauren (RL) 11.8%, Tapestry (TPR) 19.1%). On return on invested capital, Tapestry (TPR) leads (Ralph Lauren (RL) 24.6%, Tapestry (TPR) 228.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) returned the most: Ralph Lauren (RL) +12.3%, Tapestry (TPR) -3.9%, Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) +29.4%. Over five years, Ralph Lauren (RL) compounded fastest (Ralph Lauren (RL) +25.1%/yr, Tapestry (TPR) +23.4%/yr, Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) +6.2%/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%, Tapestry (TPR) 0.00%, Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) 0.00%. Tapestry (TPR) and Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) 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%, Tapestry (TPR) 41.7%, Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) 41.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RL, TPR and ZGN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Tapestry (TPR) leads on 5. 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.