TTM
14.5%
YoY change
+1.36pp
Trough year (2017)
-1.4%
Peak year (2013)
16.2%
Latest annual
14.5%
Operating Margin history chart for Ralph Lauren (RL) from 1997 to 2026
Latest: 14.5%
Operating Margin change chart for Ralph Lauren (RL) from 1997 to 2026
Latest: +1.36pp
Operating Margin history table for Ralph Lauren (RL) from 1997 to 2026
| 2026 | 14.5% | +1.36pp | ||
| 2025 | 13.2% | +1.76pp | ||
| 2024 | 11.4% | +0.48pp | ||
| 2023 | 10.9% | -1.91pp | ||
| 2022 | 12.8% | +13.83pp | ||
| 2021 | -1.0% | -6.14pp | ||
| 2020 | 5.1% | -3.75pp | ||
| 2019 | 8.9% | +0.84pp | ||
| 2018 | 8.1% | +9.45pp | ||
| 2017 | -1.4% | -9.26pp | ||
| 2016 | 7.9% | -5.72pp | ||
| 2015 | 13.6% | -1.58pp | ||
| 2014 | 15.2% | -1.06pp | ||
| 2013 | 16.2% | +1.08pp | ||
| 2012 | 15.1% | +0.22pp | ||
| 2011 | 14.9% | +0.73pp | ||
| 2010 | 14.2% | +2.33pp | ||
| 2009 | 11.9% | -1.52pp | ||
| 2008 | 13.4% | -1.80pp | ||
| 2007 | 15.2% | +1.40pp | ||
| 2006 | 13.8% | +4.72pp | ||
| 2005 | 9.1% | -1.16pp | ||
| 2004 | 10.2% | -1.60pp | ||
| 2003 | 11.8% | -0.58pp | ||
| 2002 | 12.4% | +7.14pp | ||
| 2001 | 5.3% | -8.28pp | ||
| 2000 | 13.5% | +4.46pp | ||
| 1999 | 9.1% | -3.85pp | ||
| 1998 | 12.9% | +0.26pp | ||
| 1997 | 12.7% | — |
- 202614.5%+1.36pp
- 202513.2%+1.76pp
- 202411.4%+0.48pp
- 202310.9%-1.91pp
- 202212.8%+13.83pp
- 2021-1.0%-6.14pp
- 20205.1%-3.75pp
- 20198.9%+0.84pp
- 20188.1%+9.45pp
- 2017-1.4%-9.26pp
- 20167.9%-5.72pp
- 201513.6%-1.58pp
- 201415.2%-1.06pp
- 201316.2%+1.08pp
- 201215.1%+0.22pp
- 201114.9%+0.73pp
- 201014.2%+2.33pp
- 200911.9%-1.52pp
- 200813.4%-1.80pp
- 200715.2%+1.40pp
- 200613.8%+4.72pp
- 20059.1%-1.16pp
- 200410.2%-1.60pp
- 200311.8%-0.58pp
- 200212.4%+7.14pp
- 20015.3%-8.28pp
- 200013.5%+4.46pp
- 19999.1%-3.85pp
- 199812.9%+0.26pp
- 199712.7%—
Operating Margin values are taken from Ralph Lauren's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Operating Margin at Ralph Lauren (RL)
According to Ralph Lauren's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported operating margin is 14.5%. Operating margin is operating income divided by revenue — the share of each sales dollar left after cost of goods sold and operating expenses (SG&A, R&D), but before interest and taxes. It isolates how profitable the core business is before financing and tax decisions, so it is comparable across companies with different capital structures.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
2026's annual operating margin for Ralph Lauren (RL) came in at 14.53% – expanded 1.4 percentage points year-over-year.
16.23% stands as the all-time-high annual operating margin, posted in 2013, against a low of -1.39% during 2017.
Ralph Lauren Operating Margin by Year
Ralph Lauren Operating Margin 2026: 14.5%
Ralph Lauren posted operating margin of 14.53% in 2026, expanded 1.4 percentage points from 2025.
Ralph Lauren Operating Margin 2025: 13.2%
In 2025, Ralph Lauren reported operating margin of 13.17%, expanded 1.8 percentage points from 2024.
Ralph Lauren Operating Margin 2024: 11.4%
Ralph Lauren operating margin in 2024 was 11.41%, expanded 0.5 percentage points from 2023.
Ralph Lauren Operating Margin 2023: 10.9%
2023's operating margin for Ralph Lauren came in at 10.93%, contracted 1.9 percentage points from 2022.
Ralph Lauren Operating Margin 2022: 12.8%
Ralph Lauren operating margin in 2022 was 12.84%.
See more financial history for Ralph Lauren (RL).
Sector peers by Operating Margin
Consumer Cyclical peers of Ralph Lauren (RL), ranked by their latest operating margin
| 46.0% | |
| 34.3% | |
| 22.2% | |
| 12.4% | |
| 12.4% | |
| 11.5% | |
| 5.8% | |
| 5.0% |
- 46.0%
- 22.2%
- 12.4%
- 12.4%
- 11.5%
- 5.8%
- 5.0%
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