Who owns Polo Ralph Lauren?
Polo Ralph Lauren is owned by Ralph Lauren (the United States, NYSE: RL).[1]
Evidence: Ralph Lauren Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-05-21, SEC EDGAR, 21 May 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Ralph Lauren Corporation verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, New York
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1972
- Category
- Apparel, footwear & accessories › Fashion apparel › Casual & denim
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: RL
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Polo Ralph Lauren
Polo Ralph Lauren launched its mesh polo shirt in 1972 in twenty-four colours, and the embroidered polo player has been the brand mark since. It is the largest line in the company and among the most counterfeited apparel logos in the world.
What Ralph Lauren's annual report says about Polo Ralph Lauren
Sentences about Polo Ralph Lauren from Ralph Lauren's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
Polo Ralph Lauren Children is designed to reflect the timeless heritage and modern spirit of Ralph Lauren's collections for men and women.
Polo Ralph Lauren Children is available in a full range of sizes, from baby to girls 2-16 and boys 2-20.
Polo Ralph Lauren Children can be found in select Ralph Lauren stores around the world, better department stores, and online at our Ralph Lauren digital commerce sites, including RalphLauren.com, as well as certain of our retail partners' digital commerce sites.
How often Ralph Lauren names Polo Ralph Lauren in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named more often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of Polo Ralph Lauren
- Current owner Ralph Lauren [1] verified
Where Polo Ralph Lauren sits in Ralph Lauren
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Ralph Lauren
Ralph Lauren controls 2 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in apparel, footwear & accessories.
Also in apparel, footwear & accessories
- Purple Label (1994)
Other brands in casual & denim, and who owns them
The 134 brands in casual & denim on Brandtree belong to 60 owners. The largest is Azzas 2154, with 8.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Fábula | Azzas 2154 | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Carter's | Carter's | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Duck Head | Oxford Industries | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Cortefiel | Tendam | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| & Other Stories | H&M Group | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| Bershka | Inditex | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| GU | Fast Retailing | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| BSX | Giordano | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
About the owner: Ralph Lauren
Ralph Lauren is a publicly listed company headquartered in New York, United States, founded in 1967. Brandtree records 2 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: RL.
Ralph Lauren Corporation was founded in 1967 when Ralph Lifshitz, later Lauren, began selling wide neckties from a drawer in the Empire State Building. It became a full lifestyle brand covering clothing, home furnishings and fragrance, and the founder retains voting control.
Ralph Lauren: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 Polo Ralph Lauren and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,570 brands that began in the United States. 492 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Polo Ralph Lauren is not one of them.
- 7 For All Mankind — Delta Galil 🇮🇱
- AKHG — Duluth Holdings 🇺🇸
- Adore Me — Victoria's Secret 🇺🇸
- Aerie — American Eagle Outfitters 🇺🇸
- All in Motion — Target 🇺🇸
- Allen Edmonds — Caleres 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Polo Ralph Lauren?
The parent company of Polo Ralph Lauren is Ralph Lauren, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Polo Ralph Lauren American?
Yes. Polo Ralph Lauren originated in the United States in 1972 and its owner, Ralph Lauren, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Polo Ralph Lauren still owned by Ralph Lauren?
Yes. As of 29 October 2026, Polo Ralph Lauren is still owned by Ralph Lauren. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Ralph Lauren Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-05-21 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 21 May 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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