PVH vs Ralph Lauren
PVH and RL side by side, both in apparel and other finished products made from fabrics and similar materials. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How PVH and RL compare
Ralph Lauren is the larger company, worth 5.6 times as much as PVH ($23.4B against $4.2B).
Ralph Lauren grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (14.7% versus 1.6% for PVH).
Ralph Lauren keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 11.8% compared with −1.9% at PVH.
Both pay dividends: PVH yields 0.17% and Ralph Lauren 0.97%.
Ralph Lauren scores higher on the StockData Score (16 against 7 for PVH), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | PVH | RL |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $4.2B | $23.4B |
| Share price | $90.19 | $392.87 |
| Change, 1 year | 12.0% | 19.9% |
| Change, 5 years | −26.6% | 208% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.42 | 1.12 |
| Employees | 26K | 24K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 7 | 16 (better) |
| Valuation score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 3 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 24.8× |
| P/S | 0.5× (better) | 2.8× |
| P/B | 0.9× (better) | 8.6× |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.8× (better) | 15.3× |
| P/FCF | 5.8× | – |
| PEG | – | 0.96 |
| FCF yield | 17.2% | – |
| Fair value | $105.47 | $253.76 |
| Margin of safety | 14.5% (better) | −54.8% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 1.6% | 14.7% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 4.6% | 13.0% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −136% | 23.7% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 26.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 58.8% | 70.3% (better) |
| Operating margin | 4.1% | 14.9% (better) |
| Net margin | −1.9% | 11.8% (better) |
| FCF margin | 8.0% | – |
| Return on equity | −3.5% | 37.5% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 2.8% | 50.8% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.47 | 0.46 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.07 (better) | −0.47 |
| Interest coverage | 4.0× | 22.4× (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.65 | 2.04 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 2.16 | 6.34 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 8 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.17% | 0.97% (better) |
| Payout ratio | – | 22.4% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 32.0% | – |
| Buyback yield | 0.42% | 2.7% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 0.59% | 3.6% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 111% | 65.8% |
| Held by insiders | 1.9% | 57.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $358K (better) | −$124M |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 10.8% | 9.1% |
Go deeper
- PVH stock overview
- PVH income statement
- PVH valuation and score
- RL stock overview
- RL income statement
- RL valuation and score
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