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  "url": "https://struct.news/briefs/ralph-laurens-cash-surge-came-with-a-715-capex-drop",
  "title": "Ralph Lauren’s cash surge came with a 71.5% capex drop",
  "summary": "Operating cash flow reached $339.3 million even as cash fell after $325.1 million of buybacks.",
  "published_at": "2026-08-06T14:09:01.984795+00:00",
  "publisher": "Struct",
  "usage": "Figures are as reported by the company. Quote with attribution to the source filing.",
  "company": {
    "name": "Ralph Lauren Corporation",
    "ticker": "RL",
    "cik": "1628280",
    "sector": "Consumer Cyclical",
    "industry": "Apparel Manufacturing"
  },
  "source_filing": {
    "form": "10-Q",
    "filed": "2026-08-06",
    "accession": "0001628280-26-053992",
    "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1037038/000162828026053992/rl-20260627.htm"
  },
  "comparison_filing": {
    "form": "10-Q",
    "filed": "2025-08-07",
    "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1037038/000103703825000018/rl-20250628.htm"
  },
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      "group": "The filing in three numbers",
      "label": "Revenue",
      "value": 8114500000,
      "display": "$8.1B",
      "unit": "usd",
      "period": "2026-03-28",
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      "group": "The filing in three numbers",
      "label": "Revenue YoY",
      "value": 14.627772284220942,
      "display": "+14.6%",
      "unit": "percent",
      "period": "2026-03-28",
      "detail": null,
      "source": {
        "kind": "jodie_calculation",
        "label": "Calculated from filed company results",
        "form": "10-Q",
        "accession": "0001628280-26-053992",
        "filing_date": "2026-08-06"
      }
    },
    {
      "group": "The filing in three numbers",
      "label": "Operating margin",
      "value": 14.532010598311665,
      "display": "+14.5%",
      "unit": "percent",
      "period": "2026-03-28",
      "detail": null,
      "source": {
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        "label": "Calculated from filed company results",
        "form": "10-Q",
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        "filing_date": "2026-08-06"
      }
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    {
      "type": "capital_investment",
      "statement": "Capital expenditures fell sharply as operating cash flow increased, making the relationship between investment spending and cash generation material in the latest period.",
      "importance": "medium",
      "evidence": "The decrease in our net cash and short-term investments position was primarily due to our use of cash to support Class A common stock repurchases of $325.1 million, including $75.1 million of share withholdings",
      "source_date": "2026-08-06"
    }
  ],
  "related_tickers": [
    "RL"
  ],
  "disclaimer": "Descriptive reporting of filed results. Not investment advice, and contains no forecast or recommendation."
}