Q4 2025 Ralph Lauren Corp Earnings Call Transcript
Key Points
- Ralph Lauren Corp (RL) reported fourth-quarter results that exceeded expectations on both the top and bottom line, with 10% revenue growth driven by strong performance across all geographies and channels.
- The company achieved 8% top-line growth for the full year, including record revenues for its international businesses in Europe and Asia, which now comprise the majority of total company revenues.
- Adjusted operating profits grew 24%, surpassing expectations, even as the company invested in long-term strategic priorities and shareholder returns.
- Ralph Lauren Corp (RL) added a record 5.9 million new consumers to its direct-to-consumer businesses, with a high single-digit increase from the previous year, led by younger, female, and less price-sensitive cohorts.
- The company increased its social media followers by low double digits, surpassing 65 million, driven by platforms like Li, threads, WeChat, Doyin, and TikTok.
- The global operating environment has become more challenging with uncertainty around tariffs and broader consumer behavior, impacting future growth projections.
- Despite strong performance, Ralph Lauren Corp (RL) remains cautious about the second half of fiscal '26 due to potential macroeconomic challenges, particularly in North America.
- The company plans to exit about 90 department store doors in fiscal '26, which could impact its wholesale revenue growth.
- Tariffs and inflationary pressures are expected to be headwinds, particularly affecting gross margins in the second half of the year.
- Ralph Lauren Corp (RL) anticipates a more uncertain global operating environment, with potential impacts from tariffs, weakening consumer confidence in the US, and increased risk of a broader consumer pullback.
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Ralph Lauren fourth-quarter fiscal year 2025 earnings call.(Operator instructions) As a reminder, this conference is being recorded.
I would now like to turn over the conference to our host, Ms. Corina Van der Ghinst. Please go ahead.
Good morning and thank you for joining Ralph Lauren's fourth-quarter and year-end fiscal 2025 conference call. With me today are Patrice Louvet, the company's President and Chief Executive Officer; and Justin Picicci, Chief Financial Officer. After prepared remarks, we will open up the call for your questions, which we ask that you limit to one per caller.
During today's call, our financial performance will be discussed on a constant currency adjusted basis. Our reported results, including foreign currency can be found in this morning's press release. We will also be making some forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including our financial outlook.
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