Tapestry, Inc. (NYSE:TPR) Accelerates Buybacks And Targets Margin Expansion Through 2028

Tapestry enters a phase of capital return and margin focus after outlining a three‑year “Amplify” plan; near‑term technicals point to an emerging trend that supports upside risk if execution holds.

Recent News

On September 10, 2025 Tapestry presented its “Amplify” growth strategy at Investor Day, initiating multi‑year targets that call for mid‑single digit annual revenue growth, operating margin expansion to over 22% by fiscal 2028, and low‑double‑digit EPS growth in fiscal 2027–2028; the company announced a new $3.0 billion share repurchase authorization and plans to return $4.0 billion to shareholders through fiscal 2028 via repurchases and dividends.

Technical Analysis

ADX at 23.82 indicates an emerging trend strength; that emerging trend increases the plausibility of near‑term directional follow‑through given other momentum signals.

DI+ sits at 18.47 and shows an increasing trend while DI− equals 27.56 with a decreasing trend; the combination gives a bullish directional bias because DI+ increasing and DI− decreasing together favor buyers over sellers.

MACD at −1.15 has been increasing and currently exceeds the signal line at −1.79; the MACD crossing above its signal line constitutes a bullish momentum signal and suggests the recent negative momentum has begun to recede.

MRO reads −9.14 and the oscillator trend declines further; a negative MRO indicates the market price sits below the target model and therefore carries potential to re‑rate upward, though the falling MRO trend reduces the immediacy of that potential.

RSI at 50.34 with a dip & reversal pattern signals improving short‑term momentum from neutral territory; that improvement aligns with the MACD cross and supports a near‑term upward bias while RSI remains away from overbought extremes.

Price sits near $110.70, above the 200‑day average of $92.08 and above the 20‑day average of $104.20; the 12‑day EMA shows a dip & reversal, which supports a short‑term recovery thesis that complements the mid‑term valuation case.

Bollinger bands (1× at $101.15–$107.26, 2× at $98.09–$110.32) show current price near the upper 1× band and below the 2× upper band, implying limited near‑term volatility expansion; volume at 2.27M sits below the 10‑ and 50‑day averages, so moves need higher volume to confirm directional conviction.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Profitability and margins: EBIT equals $331.5M and EBIT margin registers 19.45%; that EBIT margin stands above the industry peer mean of 11.94% and above the peer median of 7.91%, and sits somewhat below the peer high of 23.96%. EBIT margin moved −157.86% QoQ and improved 14.34% YoY, indicating sizable sequential variability but positive year‑over‑year progress.

Earnings and analyst metrics: Reported EPS of $1.38 exceeded the estimate of $1.26 by $0.12, an EPS surprise of 9.52%. Trailing PE equals 78.73× and forward PE equals 86.05×; those multiples reflect elevated market expectations relative to absolute earnings today.

Revenue and top‑line: Total revenue equals $1.7046B with revenue growth at −1.08%; year‑over‑year revenue growth reads −79.46% (as reported). Asset turnover remains low at 0.2634 but rose 136.96% YoY. Gross margin at 76.29% sits well above the industry peer mean of 47.98% and above the peer high of 65.73%, reflecting a high‑margin product mix and pricing power in core categories.

Cash generation and capital allocation: Operating cash flow totals $112.6M and free cash flow $80.2M, with a free cash flow yield of 0.36%. Cash and short‑term investments total $743.2M, while net debt stands at $1.9159B; the balance sheet shows available liquidity alongside meaningful leverage—total debt equals $4.1993B and total equity equals $399.5M, producing a debt‑to‑equity ratio near 10.51× and debt‑to‑assets of 65.99%.

Return metrics: Return on equity registers 68.79% and exceeds the industry peer mean of 6.58% and the peer median of 5.40%; return on assets equals 4.25% and sits slightly above the industry peer mean of 3.02%. Elevated ROE reflects high operating returns on a relatively small equity base rather than low leverage neutrality.

Valuation context: Price‑to‑book equals 55.94× and price‑to‑sales equals 13.11×—both multiples trade materially above typical peer levels (industry peer mean P/B 6.91, median 7.92). WMDST values the stock as under‑valued; that valuation sits alongside high multiples and a capital return program (new $3.0B repurchase authorization and $4.0B planned returns) that should reduce shares outstanding and support per‑share metrics if executed and supported by cash flow.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2025-09-30
REPORT DATE: 2025-11-06
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2026-02-05
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 1.1 B
 Operating Cash Flow 112.6 M
 Capital Expenditures -32.40 M
 Change In Working Capital -291.90 M
 Dividends Paid -83.30 M
 Cash Flow Delta -380.50 M
 End Period Cash Flow 719.5 M
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 1.7 B
 Forward Revenue 379.6 M
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 404.1 M
 Depreciation 37.2 M
 Depreciation and Amortization 51.6 M
 Research and Development
 Total Operating Expenses 1.4 B
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 1.3 B
 EBITDA 383.1 M
 EBIT 331.5 M
 Operating Income 328.2 M
 Interest Income
 Interest Expense 12.8 M
 Net Interest Income -12.80 M
 Income Before Tax 318.7 M
 Tax Provision 43.9 M
 Tax Rate 13.8 %
 Net Income 274.8 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations 274.8 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate 1.26
 EPS Actual 1.38
 EPS Difference 0.12
 EPS Surprise 9.524 %
 Forward EPS 1.19
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 6.4 B
 Intangible Assets 1.7 B
 Net Tangible Assets -1.29 B
 Total Current Assets 2.6 B
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 743.2 M
 Cash 719.5 M
 Net Receivables 289.5 M
 Inventory 1.0 B
 Long-Term Investments 132.9 M
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 495.5 M
 Short-Term Debt 256.8 M
 Total Current Liabilities 1.7 B
 Net Debt 1.9 B
 Total Debt 4.2 B
 Total Liabilities 6.0 B
EQUITY
 Total Equity 399.5 M
 Retained Earnings -3.36 B
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 1.94
 Shares Outstanding 205.700 M
 Revenue Per-Share 8.29
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 22.3 B
 Enterprise Value 25.8 B
 Enterprise Multiple 67.361
Enterprise Multiple QoQ -255.066 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY 537.796 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA high: 97.054
median: 97.054
mean: 75.361
TPR: 67.361
low: -16.472
 EV/R 15.139
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 15.928
 Asset To Liability 1.067
 Debt To Capital 0.913
 Debt To Assets 0.66
Debt To Assets QoQ 11.371 %
Debt To Assets YoY 2886.063 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 0.709
TPR: 0.66
median: 0.296
mean: 0.284
low: 0.038
 Debt To Equity 10.511
Debt To Equity QoQ 131.244 %
Debt To Equity YoY 10230.604 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA TPR: 10.511
high: 6.666
median: 0.821
mean: 0.82
low: 0.046
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 55.945
Price To Book QoQ 143.485 %
Price To Book YoY 1521.258 %
Price To Book IPRWA TPR: 55.945
high: 9.067
median: 7.923
mean: 6.909
low: 0.332
 Price To Earnings (P/E) 78.734
Price To Earnings QoQ -14.078 %
Price To Earnings YoY 81.682 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 147.441
median: 147.441
mean: 110.461
TPR: 78.734
low: -107.031
 PE/G Ratio 2.408
 Price To Sales (P/S) 13.112
Price To Sales QoQ 14.635 %
Price To Sales YoY 92.093 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 17.59
TPR: 13.112
mean: 9.259
median: 9.104
low: 0.27
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 86.051
Forward PE/G 2.632
Forward P/S 58.877
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage 145.67
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.263
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ 6.125 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY 136.959 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.375
median: 0.317
mean: 0.315
TPR: 0.263
low: 0.026
 Receivables Turnover 6.447
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ -7.384 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY 8.456 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 9.456
TPR: 6.447
mean: 2.539
median: 2.422
low: 0.693
 Inventory Turnover 0.43
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ -8.626 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY 7.084 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.869
median: 0.869
mean: 0.771
TPR: 0.43
low: 0.226
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 14.154
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) 117.869
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ -1.513 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY 3.941 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA high: 302.197
TPR: 117.869
mean: 104.508
median: 95.172
low: -55.897
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 1.89
 CapEx To Revenue -0.019
 CapEx To Depreciation -0.871
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 2.8 B
 Net Invested Capital 3.0 B
 Invested Capital 3.0 B
 Net Tangible Assets -1.29 B
 Net Working Capital 901.9 M
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 0.432
 Current Ratio 1.525
Current Ratio QoQ -18.301 %
Current Ratio YoY -69.094 %
Current Ratio IPRWA high: 3.928
mean: 2.227
median: 2.19
TPR: 1.525
low: 0.339
 Quick Ratio 0.932
Quick Ratio QoQ -29.034 %
Quick Ratio YoY -78.706 %
Quick Ratio IPRWA high: 2.318
median: 1.447
mean: 1.406
TPR: 0.932
low: 0.205
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 10.961
 Cost Of Debt 0.272 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 25.898
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ -166.177 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY 210.094 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA high: 47.355
TPR: 25.898
mean: -5.618
median: -13.836
low: -25.85
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.092
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 106.388
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio 3.299
 Dividend Payout Ratio 0.303
 Dividend Rate 0.40
 Dividend Yield 0.004
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate -3.301 %
 Revenue Growth -1.079 %
Revenue Growth QoQ -112.336 %
Revenue Growth YoY -79.463 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 55.875 %
mean: 10.329 %
median: 5.614 %
TPR: -1.079 %
low: -33.951 %
 Earnings Growth 32.692 %
Earnings Growth QoQ 3266.838 %
Earnings Growth YoY 200.754 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA high: 335.294 %
median: 250.0 %
mean: 160.569 %
TPR: 32.692 %
low: -202.703 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 76.294 %
Gross Margin QoQ -0.03 %
Gross Margin YoY 1.342 %
Gross Margin IPRWA TPR: 76.294 %
high: 65.735 %
mean: 47.977 %
median: 42.176 %
low: 27.732 %
 EBIT Margin 19.447 %
EBIT Margin QoQ -157.857 %
EBIT Margin YoY 14.34 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 23.963 %
TPR: 19.447 %
mean: 11.94 %
median: 7.91 %
low: -6.481 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) 19.254 %
Return On Sales QoQ 22.294 %
Return On Sales YoY 13.206 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 23.209 %
TPR: 19.254 %
mean: 12.025 %
median: 7.91 %
low: -6.481 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) 80.2 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield 0.359 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ -82.807 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY -60.679 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 10.581 %
TPR: 0.359 %
mean: 0.219 %
median: 0.014 %
low: -20.114 %
 Free Cash Growth -80.51 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -130.627 %
Free Cash Growth YoY 45.738 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: 221.465 %
TPR: -80.51 %
median: -95.868 %
mean: -99.684 %
low: -285.423 %
 Free Cash To Net Income 0.292
 Cash Flow Margin 9.251 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings 0.574
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.04
 Return On Assets (ROA) 4.246 %
Return On Assets QoQ -157.016 %
Return On Assets YoY 208.576 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 7.035 %
TPR: 4.246 %
mean: 3.022 %
median: 1.967 %
low: -10.003 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 7.137 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) 0.688
Return On Equity QoQ -214.107 %
Return On Equity YoY 999.169 %
Return On Equity IPRWA TPR: 0.688
high: 0.245
mean: 0.066
median: 0.054
low: -0.216
 DuPont ROE 43.712 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) 9.416 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ -160.737 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY -410.964 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA high: 10.887 %
TPR: 9.416 %
mean: 4.819 %
median: 3.405 %
low: -3.04 %

Six-Week Outlook

Near‑term setup favors continuation of the recent recovery: MACD crossing above its signal line and RSI dip & reversal suggest improving momentum, while ADX at 23.82 confirms an emerging trend rather than a full breakout. Watch DI+ increasing against a declining DI− for confirmation that buyers sustain control.

Volume currently lags longer‑term averages; a sustained move above the 20‑day average ($104.20) with a pickup in volume would strengthen the technical case for further upside. Conversely, rising net leverage metrics and thin free cash flow yield raise sensitivity to any disappointment on margins or execution, increasing downside risk should margin guidance slip.

Swing horizon focus: monitor MACD vs signal, DI+/DI− behavior, and whether price holds above the 20‑day average and ichimoku short‑term supports (Tenkan/Kijun near $105.41–$105.72). Volatility sits modestly low; any volatility expansion should produce clearer directional signals that align with the company’s capital return cadence and margin targets.

About Tapestry, Inc.

Tapestry, Inc. (NYSE:TPR) designs and markets luxury accessories and lifestyle products across North America, Greater China, and other international markets. The company operates through three distinct segments: Coach, Kate Spade, and Stuart Weitzman. Tapestry, Inc. offers a wide array of women’s handbags and accessories, including small leather goods like mini handbags, money pieces, and cosmetic cases. Additionally, they provide novelty accessories such as travel items, sketchbooks, and key rings. For men, Tapestry, Inc. develops bag collections, including business cases, backpacks, and messenger bags, alongside small leather goods like wallets and belts. The company also produces footwear, watches, fragrances, sunglasses, and ready-to-wear apparel. Their offerings extend to women’s footwear and fragrances, eyewear, jewelry, and seasonal lifestyle apparel, including outerwear and cold weather accessories. Tapestry, Inc. further diversifies its product range with kids’ items, housewares, and home accessories, such as fashion bedding and tableware. The company distributes its products through retail and outlet stores, brand e-commerce platforms, and third-party distributors, maintaining a strong presence under the Coach, Kate Spade, and Stuart Weitzman brands. Founded in 1941 and headquartered in New York, New York, Tapestry, Inc. continues to expand its global footprint.



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