Amer Sports
AS Β· Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods
$28.24
2.6%Ralph Lauren
RL Β· Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods
$377.40
1.2%The short version
- Ralph Lauren is the larger business, with $8.1B of revenue in fiscal 2026 against $6.6B for Amer Sports.
- Amer Sports grew revenue faster (26.7%, against 14.6%).
- Ralph Lauren kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (14.5% operating margin, against 10.7% operating margin).
- Ralph Lauren turned more of its sales into free cash flow (9.2% FCF margin, against 7.8% FCF margin).
- Ralph Lauren earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (45.4%, against 8.5%).
| Latest fiscal year | AS Β· FY25 | RL Β· FY26 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $15.9B | $23.1B |
| Revenue | $6.6B | $8.1B |
| Free cash flow | $513M | $746M |
| Net income | $427M | $941M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 26.7% | 14.6% |
| 5-year growth | β | 13.0% |
| Share count change | 12.2% | β2.7% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 57.6% | 69.9% |
| Operating margin | 10.7% | 14.5% |
| Net margin | 6.5% | 11.6% |
| FCF margin | 7.8% | 9.2% |
| Return on capital | 8.5% | 45.4% |
| Return on equity | 7.9% | 34.7% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $283M | β$593M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.3x | β0.4x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0.0M | $840M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | β | 23.8x |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 8 |
FY17
AS β
RL $6.7B
FY18
AS β
RL $6.2B
FY19
AS β
RL $6.3B
FY20
AS β
RL $6.2B
FY21
AS $3.1B
RL $4.4B
FY22
AS $3.6B
RL $6.2B
FY23
AS $4.4B
RL $6.4B
FY24
AS $5.2B
RL $6.6B
FY25
AS $6.6B
RL $7.1B
FY26
AS β
RL $8.1B
AS
RL
FY17
AS β
RL β1.4%
FY18
AS β
RL 8.1%
FY19
AS β
RL 8.9%
FY20
AS β
RL 5.2%
FY21
AS 6.1%
RL β1.0%
FY22
AS 1.4%
RL 12.8%
FY23
AS 6.9%
RL 10.9%
FY24
AS 9.1%
RL 11.4%
FY25
AS 10.7%
RL 13.2%
FY26
AS β
RL 14.5%
AS
RL
FY17
AS β
RL $669M
FY18
AS β
RL $814M
FY19
AS β
RL $586M
FY20
AS β
RL $484M
FY21
AS $207M
RL $273M
FY22
AS β$169M
RL $549M
FY23
AS $75.4M
RL $194M
FY24
AS $196M
RL $905M
FY25
AS $513M
RL $1.0B
FY26
AS β
RL $746M
AS
RL
FY17
AS β
RL β2.5%
FY18
AS β
RL 10.9%
FY19
AS β
RL 19.5%
FY20
AS β
RL 15.2%
FY21
AS β
RL β1.8%
FY22
AS β
RL 33.5%
FY23
AS β
RL 24.9%
FY24
AS 4.1%
RL 28.4%
FY25
AS 8.5%
RL 36.5%
FY26
AS β
RL 45.4%
AS
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