Fiscal 2026 results beat investor day targets two years early
Tapestry's FY26 Q4 call showcased a company in a position of strength, beating its own Investor Day targets two years early and returning $1.7B to shareholders. Management expressed high confidence in the durability of growth, particularly at Coach, with a clear strategy to maintain momentum while investing in brand and international expansion. FY26 revenue reached $8B (+17% pro forma), EPS was $7.05 (+38%), and operating margin expanded to over 23%, beating Investor Day targets early.
Вывод BuzzbergFiscal 2026 results beat investor day targets two years earlyTapestry's FY26 Q4 call showcased a company in a position of strength, beating its own Investor Day targets two years early and returning $1.7B to shareholders. Management expressed high confidence in the durability of growth, particularly at Coach, with a clear strategy to maintain momentum while investing in brand and international expansion. FY26 revenue reached $8B (+17% pro forma), EPS was $7.05 (+38%), and operating margin expanded to over 23%, beating Investor Day targets early.Читать полный анализСвернуть анализ
Tapestry's FY26 Q4 call showcased a company in a position of strength, beating its own Investor Day targets two years early and returning $1.7B to shareholders. Management expressed high confidence in the durability of growth, particularly at Coach, with a clear strategy to maintain momentum while investing in brand and international expansion. FY26 revenue reached $8B (+17% pro forma), EPS was $7.05 (+38%), and operating margin expanded to over 23%, beating Investor Day targets early.
FY27 guidance is for mid-single-digit revenue growth ($8.4-8.5B) and low double-digit EPS growth ($7.80-7.90), with Coach driving the vast majority of the growth.
Coach's North America business is expected to grow mid-single-digit in FY27, representing a ~30% two-year stack, highlighting the strength of underlying demand.
Kate Spade is guided to a high-single-digit revenue decline in FY27 as the brand turnaround continues, though a modest operating loss is expected.
Revenue$1.8766B
-2% QoQ
EPS$1.32
-20% QoQ
Gross margin83.32%
reported
Op margin23.57%
reported
Что изменилось в этом квартале
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Guidance
Fiscal 2026 results beat investor day targets two years early
Guidance · revenue to $8.45B
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Demand
Customer acquisition flywheel driving growth
Management reported strong customer acquisition, welcoming 11 million new customers in fiscal 2026, led by Gen Z, and noted continued momentum into fiscal 2027. They guided to high single-digit revenue growth at Coach in Q1 and mid-single-digit growth for the full year, with…
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Guidance
Coach guiding to high single-digit revenue growth in fiscal 2027
Guidance · revenue to $8.45B
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Capex
Fiscal 2027 capex to step up to ~$370 million for store fleet and technology
Management guided to fiscal 2027 capital expenditures and cloud computing costs of approximately $370 million, a step up from the prior year. Approximately 70% of the spend will be for growing and enhancing the Coach store fleet, with the balance supporting technology and…
AI, капзатраты и спрос
AI
Платформа и монетизация
Management highlighted their continued investment in proprietary technology and AI capabilities, noting they secured their first AI patent building on their previously patented data fabric technology. They view AI as part of their competitive moat and plan to discuss it further at an upcoming event.
Спрос
Заказы и конверсия
Management reported strong customer acquisition, welcoming 11 million new customers in fiscal 2026, led by Gen Z, and noted continued momentum into fiscal 2027. They guided to high single-digit revenue growth at Coach in Q1 and mid-single-digit growth for the full year, with Coach North America up low single digits. They expressed confidence in the durability of growth, citing strong brand health
Капзатраты
Инвестиции и мощности
Management guided to fiscal 2027 capital expenditures and cloud computing costs of approximately $370 million, a step up from the prior year. Approximately 70% of the spend will be for growing and enhancing the Coach store fleet, with the balance supporting technology and digital investments. This includes plans for 40-50 net new Coach stores, with 75% internationally.
Тон · Confident
Management repeatedly emphasized confidence in the durability of growth and the strength of the business, citing strong customer acquisition, brand momentum, and execution of their strategy.
Альфа цепочки поставок
A1
Tapestry's gross margin guidance for fiscal 2027 assumes a mid-20s percent tariff rate on U.S. imports, which is expected to be roughly net neutral to the P&L year-over-year, with a modest benefit in the first half of the year before becoming a headwind in the second half.
“Embedded in our outlook is the assumption for a mid-20s percent tariff rate on U.S. imports for fiscal 27, resulting in a roughly net neutral P&L impact year over year, including mitigating actions.”
Coach's North America business is expected to grow at a mid-single-digit rate in both Q1 and the full year of fiscal 2027, which represents a ~30% two-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR).
“if you look at the two-year stack for North America coach and Both Q4, Q1, and the full-year guide, it's about 30%, right? So we're comping the comp. We're consolidating the exceptional growth from last year and compounding that as we look…”
Coach is targeting net new door additions of 40-50 globally in fiscal 2027, with 75% of these openings in international markets and the remaining 25% in the domestic market, as part of a strategy to increase international presence while moderating domestic expansion.
“I love that this year we will go over the 1,000-door count for Coach Globally, and 75% of those 50 doors that Scott talked about will be international, 25% will be domestic, and Remember what we're doing. We are elevating the fleet with ou…”
Tapestry's marketing spend reached 12% of sales in fiscal 2026, which was about $1 billion, and the company plans to continue building on this investment. This represents a significant increase in brand building investment intended to sustain customer acquisition and strengthen competitive barriers.
“He threw out the 12% is indeed percent of demand creation. We hit that in 26, and we're building upon that. ... at Tapestry, that's consistent with the long-term framework we established at our investor day from a meaningfully higher base.”