Raised full-year revenue and operating margin guidance for fiscal 2026.
Ralph Lauren reported strong Q2 FY26 results, with revenue up 14% constant-currency, beating expectations, and raised full-year guidance. Management highlighted broad-based momentum across all regions, strong AUR growth, and continued brand elevation, while remaining cautious on the second half due to macro volatility and planned off-price reductions. Q2 FY26 revenue up 14% constant currency, comps up 13% globally; all regions saw double-digit growth.
Buzzberg readRaised full-year revenue and operating margin guidance for fiscal 2026.Ralph Lauren reported strong Q2 FY26 results, with revenue up 14% constant-currency, beating expectations, and raised full-year guidance. Management highlighted broad-based momentum across all regions, strong AUR growth, and continued brand elevation, while remaining cautious on the second half due to macro volatility and planned off-price reductions. Q2 FY26 revenue up 14% constant currency, comps up 13% globally; all regions saw double-digit growth.Read full analysisCollapse analysis
Ralph Lauren reported strong Q2 FY26 results, with revenue up 14% constant-currency, beating expectations, and raised full-year guidance. Management highlighted broad-based momentum across all regions, strong AUR growth, and continued brand elevation, while remaining cautious on the second half due to macro volatility and planned off-price reductions. Q2 FY26 revenue up 14% constant currency, comps up 13% globally; all regions saw double-digit growth.
Full-year revenue guidance raised to +5-7% constant currency, operating margin expansion raised to 60-80bps.
AUR grew 12% in Q2, with expectation of high-single-digit AUR growth in H2.
China grew >30%, driven by idiosyncratic brand strength; management maintains low-double-digit long-term growth outlook for the market.
Revenue$2.0107B
reported
EPS$3.79
reported
Gross margin67.96%
reported
Op margin12.22%
reported
What changed this quarter
01
Guidance
Raised full-year revenue and operating margin guidance for fiscal 2026.
Guidance · revenue to 6%
02
Demand
China sales grew over 30%, driven by brand resonance and expansion.
Management expressed strong confidence in brand momentum and growth strategy, despite cautioning on macro headwinds in the second half.
03
Demand
Global retail comps up 13%, all regions double-digit growth.
China sales grew over 30%, driven by brand resonance and expansion.. Management expressed strong confidence in brand momentum and growth strategy, despite cautioning on macro headwinds in the second half.
04
Margins
Expects tariff headwinds to worsen in Q4, gross margin to decline.
Reported gross margin was 67.96%, reinforcing the quarter's better-than-guided profitability.
Demand & capex
Demand
Bookings & conversion
China sales grew over 30%, driven by brand resonance and expansion.. Management expressed strong confidence in brand momentum and growth strategy, despite cautioning on macro headwinds in the second half.
Capex
Investment and capacity
Management highlighted strategic investments in brand-building and technology, such as the launch of 'Ask Ralph' AI styling tool and store openings, but did not specify capital expenditure amounts or direction.
Tone · Confident
Management expressed strong confidence in brand momentum and growth strategy, despite cautioning on macro headwinds in the second half.
Supply-chain alpha
A1
China growth of >30% again this quarter is driven by idiosyncratic brand momentum and low market share, not a luxury-market rebound; management maintains a 'low double digit' long-term growth outlook for China, signaling continued share gains even if the category stalls.
“a lot of our performance is driven by idiosyncratic elements from the Ralph Lauren mix. Now, keep in mind, Laurent, market is significant, right? And we still have relatively small shares.”
North America wholesale growth is being deliberately throttled: off-price reductions planned for Q4 will shave 2-3 points off that channel's growth, a strategic choice ceding revenue to protect brand elevation.
“we've got some off-price reduction pressure that we know is coming that is planned for Q4 that's going to impact that business by two to three points.”