AI-extracted from the 10-Q filed 2026-08-06 — Q1 FY2027 (quarter ended June 27, 2026). Every figure is machine-verified against the filing text on SEC EDGAR.
Net revenues rose 14.0% to $1.960B with gross margin up 140 bps to 73.7%, lifting operating income 25.2% to $342.4M and diluted EPS to $4.28.
Biggest Revenue Drivers
North America$740.3M+12.8% YoY
Retail comps up 9% on high-teens AUR growth and higher traffic; wholesale aided by replenishment and resumed shipments to a luxury account
Europe$594.4M+7.2% YoY
Wholesale up $30.8M on positive selling trends and favorable timing shift of inventory shipments, plus favorable foreign currency effects
Biggest Revenue Drivers
Total revenue: $1.960B+14.0% YoY
North America$740.3M+12.8% YoY
Retail comps up 9% on high-teens AUR growth and higher traffic; wholesale aided by replenishment and resumed shipments to a luxury account
Europe$594.4M+7.2% YoY
Wholesale up $30.8M on positive selling trends and favorable timing shift of inventory shipments, plus favorable foreign currency effects
Asia$589.3M+24.3% YoY
Retail comps up 23% reflecting mid-teens AUR growth and higher traffic, plus $33.5M of non-comparable store sales
Within Asia
Asia retail$571.2M+25.3% YoY constant currency
Digital commerce comps +32% and brick-and-mortar comps +22%
Other non-reportable segments$35.8M+3.9% YoY
Ralph Lauren and Chaps branded royalty revenues from global licensing alliances
Largest Expense Items
Selling, general, and administrative expenses$1,077.0M+13.4% YoY
Driven by compensation-related expenses of $48.1M, marketing and advertising of $33.0M, and rent and occupancy of $24.3M
Cost of goods sold$515.6M+8.2% YoY
Grew slower than revenue; AUR growth and channel/geographic mix more than offset tariffs and other product costs
Restructuring and other charges, net$24.8M+28.7% YoY
Includes $20.8M of Next Generation Transformation project charges and $3.0M of severance and benefit costs
Income tax provision$80.0M+39.0% YoY
Higher pretax income plus a 270 bps rise in the effective tax rate to 23.4% from earnings in higher taxed jurisdictions
Margins: Gross margin rose 140 bps to 73.7%, primarily on mid-teens AUR growth and favorable channel and geographic mix, more than offsetting tariff and product cost pressure. SG&A fell 20 bps to 55.0% on operating leverage.
Watch Items from the Filing
Three key wholesale customers were roughly 11% of Fiscal 2026 net revenues and approximately 23% of total gross accounts receivable at June 27, 2026.
Supreme Court invalidated IEEPA tariffs; refund claims submitted but amount, timing, and approval remain uncertain, while newly announced tariffs under other authorities pressure product costs.
Inventories rose to $1.164B from $1.014B at fiscal year-end; supplier finance program obligations grew to $268.4M from $172.1M.
Next Generation Transformation project charges nearly doubled to $20.8M from $11.0M, with the multi-year rollout spanning several more years.
Capital returns continued: $325.1M of share repurchases and $54.8M of dividends, with quarterly dividend raised to $1.00 from $0.9125 and $1.102B repurchase authorization remaining.
AI-extracted and verified against SEC EDGAR filing text. Not investment advice.
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