RL vs VNCE vs REAL Stock Comparison

Ralph Lauren, Vince Holding and TheRealReal Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RL Ralph Lauren Corp
$400.61 +12.5% 1M +22.3% 1Y
Market cap
$23.65B
P/E
24.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.36B
Div. yield
0.01%
Luxury Goods Consumer Discretionary
7 wins
VNCE Vince Holding Corp.
$10.60 +4.5% 1M +284.1% 1Y
Market cap
$137.29M
P/E
18.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$314.66M
Div. yield
–
Luxury Goods Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
REAL TheRealReal, Inc.
$11.35 +29.1% 1M -7.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.46B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$782.45M
Div. yield
–
Luxury Goods Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ralph Lauren leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Ralph Lauren 7, Vince Holding 3, TheRealReal 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRLVNCEREALLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $23.65B $137.29M $1.46B RL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.1x 18.0x -131.7x VNCE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.8x 8.0x 103.2x VNCE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.7% +8.0% +18.1% REAL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.8% 2.4% -1.4% RL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 24.6% 9.4% — RL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 0.7x 0.5x RL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.3% +284.1% -7.6% VNCE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +25.8%/yr +1.9%/yr -2.7%/yr RL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.7% 104.9% 69.4% RL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 48/100 37/100 RL

Percentile Scorecard

RLVNCEREAL

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

AxisRLVNCEREAL
Valuation 21 #36 of 45 82 #9 of 45 16 #38 of 45
Growth 74 #12 of 43 60 #18 of 43 98 #2 of 43
Profitability 90 #5 of 41 55 #19 of 41 33 #28 of 41
Financial Health 73 #15 of 52 39 #32 of 52 24 #40 of 52
Shareholder Returns 58 #15 of 34 6 #32 of 34 15 #29 of 34
Overall 63 48 37
  • RL ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • VNCE ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • REAL ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRLVNCEREALSPY
1 month +12.5%+4.5%+29.1% +0.7%
3 months +3.8%+68.8%-4.7% +3.7%
6 months +11.7%+112.4%-4.5% +7.1%
Year to date +13.3%+159.8%-28.1% +12.8%
1 year +22.3%+284.1%-7.6% +11.9%
3 years +257.5%+846.4%+747.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +53.0%+111.6%+103.9% +22.8%
5 years +215.0%+9.8%-12.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year +25.8%+1.9%-2.7% +10.9%
10 years +308.2%-79.8%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +15.1%-14.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRLVNCEREALSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.7%104.9%69.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.9%86.0%60.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.221.192.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.642.71-0.11 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.4%-90.5%-93.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.3%-20.7%-32.8% -1.2%
52-week high $414.25$13.36$16.90 $779.14
52-week low $309.29$1.99$8.12 $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.

MultipleRLVNCEREAL
P/E now vs peer median 24.5xmedian 16.4x 17.9xmedian 16.4x -125.2xmedian 16.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 0.7x 0.4xmedian 0.7x 1.8xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 10.6x 9.0xmedian 10.6x 37.6xmedian 10.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.1xmedian 12.3x 7.6xmedian 12.3x 40.2xmedian 12.3x
P/B now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 2.3x 2.3xmedian 2.3x -3.9xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.92median 0.56 -1.01median 0.56 -1.97median 0.56

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 monthsRLVNCEREAL
Revenue $8.36B $314.66M $782.45M
Gross profit $5.87B $165.27M $584.14M
Operating income $1.25B $13.43M $3.19M
Net income $982.90M $7.62M -$11.07M
Free cash flow $1.04B $18.11M $34.64M
EPS (diluted) $16.03 $0.58 $-0.09
Cash & equivalents $1.72B $1.01M $130.41M
Total debt $1.24B $12.25M $147.67M
Shares (diluted) 61.30M 13.19M 128.15M
Enterprise value $15.74B $133.96M $933.96M

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
MetricRLVNCEREAL
P/E 24.5x 17.9x -125.2x
P/FCF 23.1x 7.6x 40.2x
P/Operating cash flow 18.3x 6.9x 23.4x
P/S 2.9x 0.4x 1.8x
P/B 8.8x 2.3x -3.9x
P/Tangible book 9.2x 2.3x -3.9x
EV/EBITDA 15.7x 9.0x 37.6x
EV/EBIT 18.7x 11.0x 442.2x
EV/Revenue 2.8x 0.5x 1.8x
EV/FCF 22.4x 8.2x 40.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.7x 7.5x 23.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.92 -1.01 -1.97

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRLVNCEREAL
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.7% 8.0% 18.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.0% -0.9% 11.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.7% 13.0% 18.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 8.9% 16.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 25.2% 178.1% 109.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.5% -4.7% 26.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 23.7% 145.5% 84.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 22.8% -16.2% 60.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 26.1% 144.7% 85.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.7% -17.7% 63.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.2% -7.8% 284.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.4% 44.5% 42.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 36.6% 19.4% 861.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.6% 42.5% 32.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRLVNCEREAL
Gross margin 70.3% 52.5% 74.7%
EBITDA margin 17.8% 5.2% 4.8%
Operating margin 14.9% 4.3% 0.4%
Pretax margin 14.9% 3.5% -1.4%
Net margin 11.8% 2.4% -1.4%
FCF margin 12.5% 5.8% 4.4%
Operating cash flow margin 15.8% 6.3% 7.6%
Return on equity 35.3% 10.7% –
Return on assets 12.8% 2.5% -2.8%
Return on invested capital 24.6% 9.4% –
Return on capital employed 21.4% 8.8% 2.5%
Asset turnover 1.1x 1.4x 2.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 2.6x -5.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% 0.1% 3.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRLVNCEREAL
Debt / assets 16.2% 5.4% 36.6%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.2x -0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 0.7x 0.5x
Debt / FCF 1.2x 0.7x 4.3x
Liabilities / assets 64.5% 74.3% 187.8%
Equity / assets 35.5% 25.7% -87.8%
Interest coverage 22.4x 4.4x 0.1x
Current ratio 2.0x 1.5x 0.8x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.0x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 6.42 -4.50 -1.46

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRLVNCEREAL
Dividend yield 1.0% – –
Net buyback yield 2.6% -1.5% -0.2%
Shareholder yield 3.6% -1.5% -0.2%
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.

ConsensusRLVNCEREAL
Forward P/E 21.8xFY2026 8.0xFY2026 103.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $18.41FY2026 $1.33FY2026 $0.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.0%FY2026 +202.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +19.8% -6.8% +118.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.10BFY2026 $373.95MFY2026 $754.04MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.2%FY2026 +24.6%FY2026 +8.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.2% +2.4% +21.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRLVNCEREAL
Held by institutions 65.2% 14.2% 92.8%
Institutions holding 809 35 250
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +98.6% -2.4%
Institutions buying 388 20 154
Institutions selling 325 6 67
Buyers to sellers 1.19 3.33 2.30

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.

RLVNCEREAL
RL 1.00 0.08 0.29
VNCE 0.08 1.00 0.12
REAL 0.29 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RL, VNCE and REAL?

Ralph Lauren (RL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ralph Lauren (RL) $23.65B, Vince Holding (VNCE) $137.29M, TheRealReal (REAL) $1.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, RL, VNCE and REAL?

Vince Holding (VNCE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ralph Lauren (RL) 24.1x, Vince Holding (VNCE) 18.0x, TheRealReal (REAL) -131.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Vince Holding (VNCE) is cheapest (Ralph Lauren (RL) 21.8x, Vince Holding (VNCE) 8.0x, TheRealReal (REAL) 103.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

TheRealReal (REAL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ralph Lauren (RL) +14.7%, Vince Holding (VNCE) +8.0%, TheRealReal (REAL) +18.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ralph Lauren (RL) has the highest net margin (Ralph Lauren (RL) 11.8%, Vince Holding (VNCE) 2.4%, TheRealReal (REAL) -1.4%). On return on invested capital, Ralph Lauren (RL) leads (Ralph Lauren (RL) 24.6%, Vince Holding (VNCE) 9.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vince Holding (VNCE) returned the most: Ralph Lauren (RL) +22.3%, Vince Holding (VNCE) +284.1%, TheRealReal (REAL) -7.6%. Over five years, Ralph Lauren (RL) compounded fastest (Ralph Lauren (RL) +25.8%/yr, Vince Holding (VNCE) +1.9%/yr, TheRealReal (REAL) -2.7%/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%, Vince Holding (VNCE) 0.00%, TheRealReal (REAL) 0.00%. Vince Holding (VNCE) and TheRealReal (REAL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ralph Lauren (RL) has been the steadiest (Ralph Lauren (RL) 34.7%, Vince Holding (VNCE) 104.9%, TheRealReal (REAL) 69.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RL, VNCE and REAL?

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 7. 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.