Ralph Lauren (RL) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Ralph Lauren (RL) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 24.57% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), up 4.70 percentage points from 19.86% a year earlier and up 1.60 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ralph Lauren (RL) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Mar 28, 2026), Ralph Lauren's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 24.13%, up 4.23 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of +25.20 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Ralph Lauren's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 19.90% in FY2025 (+2.33 pp), 17.57% in FY2024 (+3.82 pp), 13.74% in FY2023 (-1.36 pp) and 15.10% in FY2022 (+16.18 pp).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in data going back to fiscal Q1 2011.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased in each of the last 11 quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.23 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was fiscal Q3 2022, with a gain of 18.51 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q2 2024, with a drop of 1.23 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior fiscal quarters was 22.96% (Q4 2026), 23.09% (Q3 2026) and 21.38% (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nike | 57.42 Bn | 23.62 Bn | 4.80 Bn | 12.98% |
| 2 | Tapestry | 26.82 Bn | 22.74 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 61.78% |
| 3 | Ralph Lauren | 24.00 Bn | 15.93 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 26.99% |
| 4 | Deckers Outdoor | 12.00 Bn | 5.20 Bn | 895.11 Mn | - |
| 5 | Lululemon Athletica | 11.76 Bn | 6.01 Bn | 1.46 Bn | - |
| 6 | Levi Strauss | 9.42 Bn | 6.00 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 16.09% |
| 7 | V F | 8.17 Bn | 4.76 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 9.85% |
| 8 | Crocs | 7.38 Bn | 6.78 Bn | 689.73 Mn | 27.23% |
| 9 | Birkenstock Holding | 6.85 Bn | 5.17 Bn | 493.89 Mn | 9.71% |
| 10 | Gildan Activewear | 6.61 Bn | 5.57 Bn | 624.95 Mn | 7.87% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2026 | 26.99% |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 24.57% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 22.96% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 23.09% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 21.38% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 19.86% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 19.65% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 19.07% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 18.53% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 18.66% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 17.22% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 15.69% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.61% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 14.76% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 14.83% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.34% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 15.84% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 15.52% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 14.89% |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 12.08% |
API Access
Ralph Lauren Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=RL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "RL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=RL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();