COMPARE · Data as of August 24, 2026
BIRK vs RL
Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. BIRK scored 66.9, RL scored 58.7 — BIRK leads.
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Different reporting periods. RL's fundamentals are as of June 2026, but BIRK's are as of December 2025 — a 6-month gap. Growth, margin and valuation figures below therefore describe different windows and aren't strictly like-for-like.
BIRK
Birkenstock Holding plc
66.9
$35.64 · $5.9B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
8.2
BIRK leads
RL
Ralph Lauren Corporation
58.7
$370.82 · $22.1B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
- CheapestBIRK16.7x
- Fastest growthBIRK+14.7%
- Strongest balance sheetBIRK0.69
- Highest qualityRL83 / 100
- Largest discount to fair valueBIRK-11%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
BIRK
stronger →← stronger
RL
63
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
83
89
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
89
62
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
28
BIRK and RL split the three pillars evenly.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
BIRK
RL
$362mC
FCF
$1.1bC+
+14.7%B+
Rev
+14.7%B+
0.69B+
D/E
1.10B
16.7xB+
P/E
23.5xC+
1.03B+
PEG
2.00C+
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
BIRK
RL
11% below
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
49% above
~11%/yr
Growth the price implies10-yr FCF · lower = less priced in
~18%/yr
-12%
1-yr DCF upside
-39%
+12%
5-yr DCF upside
-33%
+59%
10-yr DCF upside
-23%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
BIRK
Why this score
- Diluting shareholders
- Short track record
- Foreign reporter (EUR)
RL
Why this score
- Buying back stock
- Raising its dividend
- Durable high returns
The companies
BIRKBirkenstock Holding plc
Why now
Footwear & Accessories · market cap $5.9b. Down 33% from 52-week high of $53.53 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +15%, comfortably above the S&P median. 20 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $54.54 (implying +53% upside).
Moat
Net margin 18% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. ROE 14% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere.
Risk
Down 33% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up.
RLRalph Lauren Corporation
Why now
Apparel Manufacturing · market cap $22.1b. 12% off the 52-week high of $421.60. Revenue growing +15%, comfortably above the S&P median. 17 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $446.71 (implying +20% upside).
Moat
ROE 36% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which. FCF converts 112% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash, a sign that working capital and capex are well-disciplined.
Risk
Mature compounder — the risk is paying up for quality at a moment when growth is decelerating. Watch for sequential revenue + margin trends; the inflection from "compounder" to "ex-compounder" is hard to spot until the multiple already started compressing.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Where BIRK and RL diverge
On the headline score the gap is 8.2 points in favor of BIRK. They get there differently, though — each leads on a different pillar, so the better pick depends on which you weight.
- ValueBIRK 62.4 · RL 27.6BIRK +34.8
- QualityBIRK 62.8 · RL 82.5RL +19.7
- GrowthBIRK 89.3 · RL 88.8level
Pillars run 0–100 against sector peers, so a score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.