Tapestry, Inc (NYSE:TPR) Poised To Consolidate After Margin-Led Re-Rating

Tapestry’s recent operating expansion and strong free cash flow underpin WMDST’s under-valued conclusion, while short-term momentum indicators point to consolidation and a bias toward retracement before further upside.

Recent News

Jan 8, 2026 — UBS raised its price objective on Tapestry and assigned a Neutral rating. Feb 1, 2026 — Telsey Advisory Group reiterated an Outperform rating on the company. Feb 12, 2026 — the company’s CFO executed a stock sale valued at roughly $6.76 million. Mar 10, 2026 — American Century reduced its Tapestry holdings, selling 15,556 shares.

Technical Analysis

ADX sits at 19.99, just below the 20 threshold, indicating no established trend and implying range-bound conditions in the immediate term.

DI+ currently shows a dip-and-reverse, a bullish directional signal; DI- shows a dip-and-reverse as well, a bearish directional signal. Those opposing directional signals indicate competing upward and downward pressures that support a consolidation phase rather than a sustained directional move.

MACD at -0.80 with a decreasing trajectory and a signal line at 0.16 indicates bearish momentum; MACD remains below its signal line and declining, which favors further short-term weakness until momentum reverses.

MRO registers 9.46 (positive), indicating the price sits above the model target and therefore carries downward pressure toward alignment with intrinsic targets; the magnitude suggests modest potential for mean reversion.

RSI at 53.56 and decreasing signals momentum cooling from near-midpoint levels rather than an overbought condition, consistent with consolidation and potential pullback risk.

Price at $138.84 trades below the 20-day average ($143.02) and the 12/26-day EMAs (12-day EMA $143.27; 26-day EMA $144.51), indicating short-term weakness; price remains above the 200-day average ($116.78), preserving the longer-term uptrend context.

Ichimoku components (Tenkan-Sen $144.57; Kijun-Sen $149.41; Senkou A $140.92; Senkou B $130.86) place price below short-term conversion and baseline lines, signaling short-term pressure while the cloud’s Senkou A near $140.92 provides an intraday resistance area.

Bollinger band placement (upper ~ $145.81, lower ~ $140.22) shows price beneath the lower 1x band threshold, reinforcing the current bias toward consolidation and intermittent downside moves toward structural supports.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Tapestry delivered an EBIT margin of 28.55%, substantially above the industry peer mean (9.67%), median (8.10%), and the industry peer high (16.99%), reflecting margin leadership across the portfolio. QoQ EBIT margin improved roughly 46.83%, and YoY EBIT margin rose about 69.51%, indicating significant operating leverage and margin expansion over recent periods.

Revenue dynamics show a meaningful intra-period swing: quarter-over-quarter revenue declined about 44.38%, while year‑over‑year revenue grew roughly 2.57%. The quarterly drop contrasts with longer-term sales stability and likely reflects timing or seasonal effects that accompany strong margin management.

Reported EPS of $2.69 exceeded the estimate of $2.23, producing an EPS surprise near +20.63%, underscoring earnings beat quality rather than one-off accounting effects.

Free cash flow reached $1,037,500,000 with a free cash flow yield of 4.17%, above the industry peer mean of 1.82%, supporting capital returns and balance-sheet flexibility. Operating cash flow of $1,081,100,000 and a cash conversion ratio above 2.3 further confirm cash generation strength.

Leverage metrics remain elevated: debt-to-equity stands at approximately 7.15x with total equity of $551.2 million and total debt near $3.94 billion. Interest coverage at 41.06x demonstrates ample capacity to service debt despite leverage magnitude. Return on equity measures ~101.83%, driven by high profitability on a relatively small equity base.

Valuation context: WMDST values the stock as under-valued. Market multiples include a PE of 45.82 and a price-to-book near 45.16; those multiples imply high expectations priced into equity metrics even as operating profitability and cash returns justify a premium on fundamentals.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2025-12-31
REPORT DATE: 2026-02-05
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2026-05-07
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 719.5 M
 Operating Cash Flow 1.1 B
 Capital Expenditures -43.60 M
 Change In Working Capital 408.7 M
 Dividends Paid -81.30 M
 Cash Flow Delta 333.8 M
 End Period Cash Flow 1.1 B
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 2.5 B
 Forward Revenue 407.1 M
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 614.0 M
 Depreciation 39.0 M
 Depreciation and Amortization 53.1 M
 Research and Development
 Total Operating Expenses 1.8 B
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 1.9 B
 EBITDA 767.6 M
 EBIT 714.5 M
 Operating Income 716.4 M
 Interest Income
 Interest Expense 17.4 M
 Net Interest Income -17.40 M
 Income Before Tax 697.1 M
 Tax Provision 135.8 M
 Tax Rate 19.5 %
 Net Income 561.3 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations 561.3 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate 2.23
 EPS Actual 2.69
 EPS Difference 0.46
 EPS Surprise 20.628 %
 Forward EPS 1.80
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 6.5 B
 Intangible Assets 1.7 B
 Net Tangible Assets -1.13 B
 Total Current Assets 2.8 B
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 1.1 B
 Cash 1.1 B
 Net Receivables 338.0 M
 Inventory 896.4 M
 Long-Term Investments 146.8 M
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 564.6 M
 Short-Term Debt 17.1 M
 Total Current Liabilities 1.7 B
 Net Debt 1.3 B
 Total Debt 3.9 B
 Total Liabilities 6.0 B
EQUITY
 Total Equity 551.2 M
 Retained Earnings -3.29 B
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 2.72
 Shares Outstanding 202.700 M
 Revenue Per-Share 12.35
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 24.9 B
 Enterprise Value 27.8 B
 Enterprise Multiple 36.163
Enterprise Multiple QoQ -46.315 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY 22.789 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA high: 85.499
median: 85.499
mean: 64.616
TPR: 36.163
low: 7.225
 EV/R 11.093
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 11.849
 Asset To Liability 1.092
 Debt To Capital 0.877
 Debt To Assets 0.604
Debt To Assets QoQ -8.498 %
Debt To Assets YoY 1343.212 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA TPR: 0.604
high: 0.577
median: 0.299
mean: 0.27
low: 0.034
 Debt To Equity 7.155
Debt To Equity QoQ -31.933 %
Debt To Equity YoY 3051.733 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA TPR: 7.155
high: 3.243
median: 0.801
mean: 0.71
low: 0.045
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 45.161
Price To Book QoQ -19.276 %
Price To Book YoY 356.38 %
Price To Book IPRWA TPR: 45.161
high: 9.303
median: 6.991
mean: 6.131
low: 0.514
 Price To Earnings (P/E) 45.823
Price To Earnings QoQ -41.801 %
Price To Earnings YoY 43.373 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 125.538
median: 125.538
mean: 95.166
TPR: 45.823
low: -7.846
 PE/G Ratio 0.486
 Price To Sales (P/S) 9.947
Price To Sales QoQ -24.132 %
Price To Sales YoY 65.129 %
Price To Sales IPRWA TPR: 9.947
high: 8.286
median: 7.923
mean: 7.057
low: 0.408
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 65.826
Forward PE/G 0.699
Forward P/S 63.221
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage 2.469
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.388
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ 47.369 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY 85.464 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.496
TPR: 0.388
mean: 0.335
median: 0.331
low: 0.199
 Receivables Turnover 7.976
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ 23.712 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY 4.702 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 8.231
TPR: 7.976
mean: 2.686
median: 2.323
low: 1.346
 Inventory Turnover 0.641
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ 49.111 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY 12.222 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 1.07
median: 0.932
mean: 0.844
TPR: 0.641
low: 0.402
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 11.441
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) 107.964
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ -8.404 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY -12.541 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA high: 338.107
TPR: 107.964
mean: 102.983
median: 95.506
low: 40.976
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 2.33
 CapEx To Revenue -0.017
 CapEx To Depreciation -1.118
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 2.9 B
 Net Invested Capital 2.9 B
 Invested Capital 2.9 B
 Net Tangible Assets -1.13 B
 Net Working Capital 1.1 B
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 0.628
 Current Ratio 1.626
Current Ratio QoQ 6.627 %
Current Ratio YoY 2.695 %
Current Ratio IPRWA high: 4.224
mean: 2.159
median: 2.063
TPR: 1.626
low: 1.061
 Quick Ratio 1.104
Quick Ratio QoQ 18.397 %
Quick Ratio YoY 5.324 %
Quick Ratio IPRWA high: 2.869
mean: 1.439
median: 1.399
TPR: 1.104
low: 0.328
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 5.138
 Cost Of Debt 0.344 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 41.063
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ 58.555 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY 172.052 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA high: 701.0
mean: 117.767
TPR: 41.063
median: -15.015
low: -35.493
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.441
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 119.691
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio 6.904
 Dividend Payout Ratio 0.145
 Dividend Rate 0.40
 Dividend Yield 0.003
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate 2.635 %
 Revenue Growth 46.803 %
Revenue Growth QoQ -4437.627 %
Revenue Growth YoY 2.566 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA TPR: 46.803 %
high: 36.811 %
mean: 8.006 %
median: 6.032 %
low: -12.568 %
 Earnings Growth 94.203 %
Earnings Growth QoQ 188.153 %
Earnings Growth YoY -1.952 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA high: 223.077 %
TPR: 94.203 %
mean: 10.956 %
median: 8.163 %
low: -44.737 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 75.464 %
Gross Margin QoQ -1.088 %
Gross Margin YoY 1.448 %
Gross Margin IPRWA TPR: 75.464 %
high: 73.981 %
mean: 47.839 %
median: 40.597 %
low: 23.469 %
 EBIT Margin 28.553 %
EBIT Margin QoQ 46.825 %
EBIT Margin YoY 69.514 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA TPR: 28.553 %
high: 16.988 %
mean: 9.673 %
median: 8.095 %
low: -0.512 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) 28.629 %
Return On Sales QoQ 48.691 %
Return On Sales YoY 69.966 %
Return On Sales IPRWA TPR: 28.629 %
high: 16.988 %
mean: 9.82 %
median: 8.095 %
low: -0.512 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) 1.0 B
 Free Cash Flow Yield 4.168 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ 1061.003 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY 16.036 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 25.352 %
TPR: 4.168 %
mean: 1.82 %
median: 0.392 %
low: -16.417 %
 Free Cash Growth 1193.641 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -1582.6 %
Free Cash Growth YoY 194.026 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA TPR: 1193.641 %
high: 837.98 %
median: -45.322 %
mean: -83.544 %
low: -647.462 %
 Free Cash To Net Income 1.848
 Cash Flow Margin 30.259 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings 1.349
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.04
 Return On Assets (ROA) 8.706 %
Return On Assets QoQ 105.04 %
Return On Assets YoY 194.221 %
Return On Assets IPRWA TPR: 8.706 %
high: 3.965 %
mean: 2.362 %
median: 2.109 %
low: 0.036 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 14.841 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) 1.018
Return On Equity QoQ 48.042 %
Return On Equity YoY 338.459 %
Return On Equity IPRWA TPR: 1.018
high: 0.131
mean: 0.057
median: 0.056
low: 0.001
 DuPont ROE 118.079 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) 19.513 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ 107.232 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY -141.063 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA TPR: 19.513 %
high: 6.729 %
mean: 4.163 %
median: 3.609 %
low: -0.137 %

Six-Week Outlook

Short-term posture favors consolidation with a downward bias until momentum indicators turn constructive. ADX below 20 and conflicting DI signals suggest range-bound action; MACD in negative, declining territory and a positive MRO point to near-term retracement pressure. Margin strength and robust free cash flow provide a supportive fundamental backdrop that should limit prolonged declines and make rebounds more likely once MACD and DI+ show sustained improvement. Watch for a transition in momentum (MACD rising toward its signal and DI+ sustaining an increase) as a prerequisite for a renewed directional advance; absent that, expect oscillation within established short-term technical bands.

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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