Buyback yield (TTM)
3.12%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
4.20%
5Y share count change
-15.2%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$623.80M
Cumulative buybacks
$8.35B
Key takeaways
- Ralph Lauren (RL) repurchased about $623.80M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 15.2% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 5.62× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +75.3% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 118% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Ralph Lauren (RL)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Ralph Lauren (RL)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Ralph Lauren (RL)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Ralph Lauren (RL)
Latest: $623.80M
Overview
2026's annual buyback spend for Ralph Lauren (RL) came in at $623.80M – grew 29.7% year-over-year.
Over 2021–2026 (5 years), Ralph Lauren buyback spend expanded at a +75.3% compound annual rate, sustaining 2 straight years of year-over-year growth.
Ralph Lauren buyback spend declined from $694.80M in 2020 to $623.80M in 2026, a 10.2% drawdown.
2020 marks the peak buyback spend at $694.80M, with the historical low of $0.00 recorded in 1997.
Ralph Lauren Buyback Spend 2026: $623.80M
Ralph Lauren posted buyback spend of $623.80M in 2026, grew 29.7% from 2025.
Ralph Lauren Buyback Spend 2025: $480.90M
In 2025, Ralph Lauren reported buyback spend of $480.90M, grew 6.9% from 2024.
Ralph Lauren Buyback Spend 2024: $449.70M
Ralph Lauren buyback spend in 2024 was $449.70M, declined 8.0% below 2023.
Ralph Lauren Buyback Spend 2023: $488.60M
2023's buyback spend for Ralph Lauren came in at $488.60M, edged down 0.8% below 2022.
Ralph Lauren Buyback Spend 2022: $492.60M
Ralph Lauren buyback spend in 2022 was $492.60M.
See more financial history for Ralph Lauren (RL).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2026 | $623.80M | $111.00M | $512.80M | 3.12% | 0.06B | -2.7% | |
| 2025 | $480.90M | $107.90M | $373.00M | 3.58% | 0.06B | -3.8% | |
| 2024 | $449.70M | $99.50M | $350.20M | 3.72% | 0.07B | -3.6% | |
| 2023 | $488.60M | $75.50M | $413.10M | 6.31% | 0.07B | -7.1% | |
| 2022 | $492.60M | $81.70M | $410.90M | 6.20% | 0.07B | +1.1% | |
| 2021 | $37.70M | $72.70M | −$35.00M | 0.42% | 0.07B | -4.8% | |
| 2020 | $694.80M | $100.60M | $594.20M | 13.87% | 0.08B | -5.5% | |
| 2019 | $502.60M | $88.60M | $414.00M | 4.91% | 0.08B | -1.0% | |
| 2018 | $17.10M | $74.50M | −$57.40M | 0.19% | 0.08B | -0.2% | |
| 2017 | $215.20M | $63.60M | $151.60M | 3.21% | 0.08B | -3.7% | |
| 2016 | $500.00M | $97.00M | $403.00M | 6.13% | 0.09B | -3.6% | |
| 2015 | $532.00M | $81.00M | $451.00M | 4.64% | 0.09B | -3.2% | |
| 2014 | $558.00M | $93.00M | $465.00M | 3.95% | 0.09B | -1.8% | |
| 2013 | $547.00M | $87.50M | $459.50M | 3.57% | 0.09B | -1.9% | |
| 2012 | $419.40M | $77.90M | $341.50M | 2.61% | 0.10B | -3.2% | |
| 2011 | $594.60M | $70.40M | $524.20M | 4.90% | 0.10B | -2.6% | |
| 2010 | $231.00M | $59.70M | $171.30M | 2.72% | 0.10B | 0.0% | |
| 2009 | $169.80M | $49.70M | $120.10M | 3.87% | 0.10B | -3.7% | |
| 2008 | $475.40M | $70.70M | $404.70M | 8.16% | 0.11B | -2.2% | |
| 2007 | $231.30M | $43.60M | $187.70M | 2.53% | 0.11B | +0.4% | |
| 2006 | $3.80M | $26.60M | −$22.80M | 0.06% | 0.11B | +3.0% | |
| 2005 | $1.05M | $12.85M | −$11.80M | 0.03% | 0.10B | +3.1% | |
| 2004 | $1.05M | $0.00 | $1.05M | 0.03% | 0.10B | +1.7% | |
| 2003 | $4.68M | $0.00 | $4.68M | 0.21% | 0.10B | +0.8% | |
| 2002 | $2.07M | $0.00 | $2.07M | 0.07% | 0.10B | +1.1% | |
| 2001 | $13.83M | $0.00 | $13.83M | 0.52% | 0.10B | -1.6% | |
| 2000 | $41.26M | $0.00 | $41.26M | — | 0.10B | -0.9% | |
| 1999 | $16.08M | $0.00 | $16.08M | — | 0.10B | -0.2% | |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.10B | -0.1% | |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.10B | — |
- 2026$623.80M
- 2025$480.90M
- 2024$449.70M
- 2023$488.60M
- 2022$492.60M
- 2021$37.70M
- 2020$694.80M
- 2019$502.60M
- 2018$17.10M
- 2017$215.20M
- 2016$500.00M
- 2015$532.00M
- 2014$558.00M
- 2013$547.00M
- 2012$419.40M
- 2011$594.60M
- 2010$231.00M
- 2009$169.80M
- 2008$475.40M
- 2007$231.30M
- 2006$3.80M
- 2005$1.05M
- 2004$1.05M
- 2003$4.68M
- 2002$2.07M
- 2001$13.83M
- 2000$41.26M
- 1999$16.08M
- 1998$0.00
- 1997$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Ralph Lauren (RL)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 5.62×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Ralph Lauren (RL)
How Ralph Lauren splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Ralph Lauren, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
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Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $529.60M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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