Tapestry, Inc (NYSE:TPR) Strengthens Profit Margins While Valuation Remains Overvalued

Tapestry shows improving operating profitability alongside operational momentum, while market multiples sit well above company fundamentals. Near-term technical momentum supports further upside, but valuation metrics constrain the upside case.

Recent News

On April 6, 2026 Tapestry appointed Matt Madrigal to its board of directors. On May 11, 2026 the company announced a U.S. patent award for its AI platform, Mira. A May 19, 2026 feature highlighted Coach’s stronger sales performance relative to other house brands.

Technical Analysis

ADX sits at 12.39, indicating little established trend strength and implying that directional moves lack strong conviction.

DI+ registered a dip-and-reversal, which reads as a bullish directional signal for short-term price bias; DI- is decreasing, reinforcing that bullish directional signal.

MACD stands at 0.98 and has been increasing; it sits above the signal line (-0.06), which constitutes a bullish momentum cross and supports continuation of recent upside momentum.

MRO at -12.09 remains negative, indicating price below the model target and therefore short-term upward pressure; the MRO trend is increasing toward zero, reducing downside potential pressure.

RSI at 52.83 and rising signals mild bullish momentum without overbought pressure.

Price closed at $147.42, trading above the 20-day ($141.78), 50-day ($141.95) and 200-day ($128.36) averages; 12-day EMA increases, reinforcing near-term price strength. Price sits near the upper Bollinger band and below the 2x band, suggesting limited immediate volatility expansion. Reported volume at 1.86M remains below the 10-day and 200-day average volumes, which may cap breakout conviction despite bullish indicators.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Tapestry reported core operating strength: EBIT of $429.1M and EBITDA of $483.0M, producing an EBIT margin of 22.34% (EBIT margin QoQ change -21.75%; EBIT margin YoY change +39.11%). Revenue totaled $1.9206B; reported net income from continuing operations equaled $343.8M. EPS came in at $1.66 versus an estimate of $1.30, a positive EPS surprise of 27.69%.

Top-line trends show contraction: YoY revenue growth equals -23.25% and QoQ revenue change equals -149.68%, indicating volatile sequential comparisons tied to prior-period bases. Gross margin remains high at 76.88% with a slight YoY lift. Operating margin (22.26%) and return-on-equity (50.38%) improved on a YoY basis, while earnings growth measures show declines on most shorter-term comparisons.

Balance sheet and cash metrics: cash and short-term investments total $1.0686B, operating cash flow stands at $262.6M and free cash flow equals $225.8M (free cash flow yield 0.78%). Working capital and current ratios provide liquidity (current ratio 1.84; quick ratio 1.27), while net debt measures $1.3306B and total debt equals $3.9232B.

Leverage reads high on equity metrics: debt-to-equity equals 5.75x and debt-to-EBITDA equals 8.12x, while interest coverage sits at 32.76x, indicating manageable interest burden despite elevated balance-sheet leverage.

Market multiples sit well above peers. Trailing P/E equals 86.40; forward P/E near 72.77; P/B equals 42.52 versus an industry peer mean of 5.34 and industry peer high near 11.07, placing the company outside the industry peer range on price-to-book. EV-to-revenue and PS of 15.11 also rank high versus standard retail/luxury multiples. WMDST values the stock as over-valued, driven by stretched price multiples relative to earnings and book.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2026-03-31
REPORT DATE: 2026-05-07
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2026-08-06
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 1.1 B
 Operating Cash Flow 262.6 M
 Capital Expenditures -36.80 M
 Change In Working Capital -159.00 M
 Dividends Paid -81.00 M
 Cash Flow Delta -6.80 M
 End Period Cash Flow 1.0 B
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 1.9 B
 Forward Revenue 546.8 M
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 444.1 M
 Depreciation 39.4 M
 Depreciation and Amortization 53.9 M
 Research and Development
 Total Operating Expenses 1.5 B
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 1.5 B
 EBITDA 483.0 M
 EBIT 429.1 M
 Operating Income 427.5 M
 Interest Income
 Interest Expense 13.1 M
 Net Interest Income -13.10 M
 Income Before Tax 416.0 M
 Tax Provision 72.2 M
 Tax Rate 17.4 %
 Net Income 343.8 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations 343.8 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate 1.30
 EPS Actual 1.66
 EPS Difference 0.36
 EPS Surprise 27.692 %
 Forward EPS 1.94
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 6.5 B
 Intangible Assets 1.7 B
 Net Tangible Assets -995.20 M
 Total Current Assets 2.7 B
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 1.1 B
 Cash 1.0 B
 Net Receivables 305.0 M
 Inventory 843.9 M
 Long-Term Investments 162.5 M
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 499.7 M
 Short-Term Debt
 Total Current Liabilities 1.5 B
 Net Debt 1.3 B
 Total Debt 3.9 B
 Total Liabilities 5.8 B
EQUITY
 Total Equity 682.4 M
 Retained Earnings -3.17 B
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 3.37
 Shares Outstanding 202.300 M
 Revenue Per-Share 9.49
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 29.0 B
 Enterprise Value 31.9 B
 Enterprise Multiple 65.984
Enterprise Multiple QoQ 82.463 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY 15.525 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA high: 118.416
median: 118.416
mean: 83.583
TPR: 65.984
low: -118.647
 EV/R 16.594
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 9.476
 Asset To Liability 1.118
 Debt To Capital 0.852
 Debt To Assets 0.607
Debt To Assets QoQ 0.47 %
Debt To Assets YoY 7.908 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA TPR: 0.607
high: 0.579
median: 0.302
mean: 0.283
low: 0.033
 Debt To Equity 5.749
Debt To Equity QoQ -19.646 %
Debt To Equity YoY 109.072 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA TPR: 5.749
high: 2.863
median: 0.793
mean: 0.735
low: 0.04
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 42.52
Price To Book QoQ -5.848 %
Price To Book YoY 337.66 %
Price To Book IPRWA TPR: 42.52
high: 11.068
median: 6.241
mean: 5.337
low: 0.55
 Price To Earnings (P/E) 86.403
Price To Earnings QoQ 88.558 %
Price To Earnings YoY 26.875 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 169.783
median: 169.783
mean: 125.689
TPR: 86.403
low: -4.373
 PE/G Ratio -2.257
 Price To Sales (P/S) 15.108
Price To Sales QoQ 51.873 %
Price To Sales YoY 64.955 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 15.228
TPR: 15.108
mean: 8.024
median: 7.797
low: 0.4
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 72.768
Forward PE/G -1.9
Forward P/S 53.585
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage 1.718
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.296
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ -23.86 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY 35.757 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.444
median: 0.301
mean: 0.298
TPR: 0.296
low: 0.029
 Receivables Turnover 5.974
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ -25.1 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY 4.277 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 7.241
TPR: 5.974
mean: 2.266
median: 2.031
low: 1.179
 Inventory Turnover 0.51
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ -20.41 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY 21.987 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.965
median: 0.887
mean: 0.802
TPR: 0.51
low: 0.371
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 15.275
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) 65.507
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ -39.325 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY -26.606 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA high: 224.067
mean: 106.603
median: 98.132
TPR: 65.507
low: -87.028
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 1.547
 CapEx To Revenue -0.019
 CapEx To Depreciation -0.934
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 3.1 B
 Net Invested Capital 3.1 B
 Invested Capital 3.1 B
 Net Tangible Assets -995.20 M
 Net Working Capital 1.2 B
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 0.724
 Current Ratio 1.841
Current Ratio QoQ 13.238 %
Current Ratio YoY 4.737 %
Current Ratio IPRWA high: 4.575
mean: 2.326
median: 2.139
TPR: 1.841
low: 0.249
 Quick Ratio 1.269
Quick Ratio QoQ 15.011 %
Quick Ratio YoY 3.939 %
Quick Ratio IPRWA high: 5.985
mean: 1.586
median: 1.448
TPR: 1.269
low: 0.142
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 8.123
 Cost Of Debt 0.275 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 32.756
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ -20.231 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY 98.208 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA high: 96.867
TPR: 32.756
mean: -1.286
median: -8.254
low: -91.0
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.283
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 79.086
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio 4.244
 Dividend Payout Ratio 0.236
 Dividend Rate 0.40
 Dividend Yield 0.003
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate -0.985 %
 Revenue Growth -23.25 %
Revenue Growth QoQ -149.676 %
Revenue Growth YoY -16.433 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 41.891 %
mean: -3.743 %
median: -9.238 %
TPR: -23.25 %
low: -42.818 %
 Earnings Growth -38.29 %
Earnings Growth QoQ -140.646 %
Earnings Growth YoY -21.052 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA high: 93.436 %
mean: -15.092 %
median: -33.962 %
TPR: -38.29 %
low: -130.0 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 76.877 %
Gross Margin QoQ 1.872 %
Gross Margin YoY 1.028 %
Gross Margin IPRWA TPR: 76.877 %
high: 64.226 %
mean: 46.198 %
median: 40.163 %
low: 3.448 %
 EBIT Margin 22.342 %
EBIT Margin QoQ -21.753 %
EBIT Margin YoY 39.107 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA TPR: 22.342 %
high: 22.311 %
mean: 9.071 %
median: 4.903 %
low: -164.685 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) 22.259 %
Return On Sales QoQ -22.25 %
Return On Sales YoY 38.59 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 22.311 %
TPR: 22.259 %
mean: 8.824 %
median: 4.903 %
low: -208.699 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) 225.8 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield 0.778 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ -81.334 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY -0.384 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 23.646 %
mean: 1.073 %
TPR: 0.778 %
median: 0.323 %
low: -12.198 %
 Free Cash Growth -78.236 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -106.554 %
Free Cash Growth YoY 2.765 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: 410.499 %
median: -26.425 %
mean: -74.22 %
TPR: -78.236 %
low: -734.195 %
 Free Cash To Net Income 0.657
 Cash Flow Margin 21.78 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings 1.217
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.04
 Return On Assets (ROA) 5.29 %
Return On Assets QoQ -39.237 %
Return On Assets YoY 89.402 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 7.152 %
TPR: 5.29 %
mean: 2.347 %
median: 1.389 %
low: -6.605 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 8.598 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) 0.504
Return On Equity QoQ -50.525 %
Return On Equity YoY 270.176 %
Return On Equity IPRWA TPR: 0.504
high: 0.149
mean: 0.049
median: 0.037
low: -0.276
 DuPont ROE 55.741 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) 11.585 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ -40.629 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY 124.342 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA high: 11.814 %
TPR: 11.585 %
mean: 3.895 %
median: 2.0 %
low: -4.05 %

Six-Week Outlook

Near-term momentum tilts mildly bullish: MACD’s bullish cross, DI+ dip-and-reversal, rising short-term EMAs and an RSI in the low-50s favor additional upside attempts. Low ADX and below-average volume temper conviction, so follow-through likely depends on a pickup in volume and confirmation from trend-strength measures. Fundamentals provide margin improvement and strong cash generation, but extremely high price multiples and elevated leverage on an equity basis limit the magnitude of consensual valuation expansion over the next six weeks. Monitor momentum indicators and volume for confirmation; absent a clear trend-strength pickup, expect choppy upward progress rather than a sustained, rapid advance.

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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