For the quarter ended March 2025, Ralph Lauren (RL) reported revenue of $1.7 billion, up 8.3% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $2.27, compared to $1.71 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +3.83% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.63 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $2.00, the EPS surprise was +13.50%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Ralph Lauren performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Geographic Net revenues- North America: $704.70 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $690.73 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +5.5%.
- Geographic Net revenues- Other- Licensing: $35.50 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $35.47 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -3.3%.
- Geographic Net revenues- Asia: $431.60 million compared to the $424.40 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +9.5% year over year.
- Geographic Net revenues- Europe: $525.50 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $494.79 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +12%.
- Net revenues- Retail: $1.06 billion versus $1.02 billion estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +11.4% change.
- Net revenues- Wholesale: $602.50 million compared to the $585.58 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +3.9% year over year.
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Shares of Ralph Lauren have returned +28.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +13.4% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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