RL vs VFC
Ralph Lauren Corporation and V. F. Corporation, side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
At a glance
Most recent reported year
| Metric | RL | VFC |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $8.1B | $9.6B |
| Net income | $941.1M | $254.9M |
| Gross margin | 69.9% | 54.8% |
| Net margin | 11.6% | 2.7% |
| Return on equity | 34.7% | 15.3% |
| Diluted EPS | — | $0.64 |
| Dividend / share | $3.65 | $0.36 |
| Payout ratio | 23.0% | 55.2% |
| Free cash flow | $1.0B | — |
| Equity | $2.8B | $1.8B |
| Net debt / equity | −0.26× | 1.46× |
| Current ratio | 2.13× | 1.84× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 13.0% | 0.8% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | — | −9.0% |
VFC bills 1.2× the revenue of RL, and RL keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (11.6% against 2.7%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner.
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Revenue by year
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | RL | VFC |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $8.1B | $9.6B |
| FY2024 | $7.1B | $9.5B |
| FY2023 | $6.6B | $9.9B |
| FY2022 | $6.4B | $11.1B |
| FY2021 | $6.2B | $11.8B |
| FY2020 | $4.4B | $9.2B |
| FY2019 | $6.2B | $10.5B |
| FY2018 | $6.3B | $10.3B |
| FY2017 | $6.2B | $8.4B |
| FY2016 | $6.7B | $11.0B |
Net income by year
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | RL | VFC |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $941.1M | $254.9M |
| FY2024 | $742.9M | $-189.7M |
| FY2023 | $646.3M | $-968.9M |
| FY2022 | $522.7M | $118.6M |
| FY2021 | $600.1M | $1.4B |
| FY2020 | $-121.1M | $407.9M |
| FY2019 | $384.3M | $679.4M |
| FY2018 | $430.9M | $1.3B |
| FY2017 | $162.8M | $614.9M |
| FY2016 | $-99.3M | $1.1B |
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