RENT NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Rent the Runway Inc · Consumer Cyclical · Apparel Retail

Latest close 3.60 USD
19.8% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -26.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 10.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 19.8%, after a 4.5% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 55/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 40d.

Setup score 20 out of 100
Latest Close 3.60 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 19.8% latest completed week
4W Return 4.5% short-term follow-through
12W Return -23.9% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 28.8% 15 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.6x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • No strong opportunity cluster is confirmed yet; monitor trend and activity pressure.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -26.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 10.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 19.8%, after a 4.5% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 0.6x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul
Up week Down week
Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.0112-week average 0.02

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure0/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.01Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 4.5% over four weeks, -23.9% over 12 weeks, and -21.3% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W19.8%
4W4.5%
12W-23.9%
26W-48.9%
52W-21.3%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year15
Trend breadth28.8%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-1.16Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-33.5%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-36.49Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change16.1%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 30 Apr 2026 Field coverage 85% Model confidence 85%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength55/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 46; rank 1 is best.
Value88/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 13; rank 1 is best.
Quality20/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 81; rank 1 is best.
Momentum8/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 93; rank 1 is best.
Growth76/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 25; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework37/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
3.4x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.3x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
1.5x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
22.7%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
56.6%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
3.8%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
16.9%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
9.4%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
16.4%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-22.9%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
5/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
-
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
-12.4%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
-12.4%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
0.9x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Insider activity1 / 0

1 acquisitions and 0 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment55/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 51 relevant articles.

18 positive · 28 neutral · 5 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings40dNext report is scheduled for 10 Sep 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-64.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility9.7%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher8 of 2617 weeks finished lower.
Best week+19.8%Week of 31 Jul.
Worst week-21.1%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week+19.8%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains8
Modest gains0
Flat weeks1
Modest losses7
Sharp losses10
Recent vol9.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol11.5%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split20/31Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew11.6% / -7.2%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 20263.60 USD19.8%4.92 USD9.28 USD-1.16-36.49267.2KOff
24 Jul 20263.01 USD-4.7%5.07 USD9.47 USD-1.36-47.06293.5KOff
17 Jul 20263.16 USD-5.7%5.26 USD9.68 USD-1.15-45.91260.8KOff
10 Jul 20263.35 USD-2.9%5.45 USD9.90 USD-0.99-45.59235.8KOff
3 Jul 20263.45 USD5.5%5.56 USD10.11 USD-0.87-43.51404.6KOff
26 Jun 20263.27 USD-3.8%5.61 USD10.33 USD-0.84-46.531.3MOff
19 Jun 20263.40 USD-2.6%5.66 USD10.57 USD-0.88-47.38332.5KOff
12 Jun 20263.49 USD4.8%5.70 USD10.81 USD-0.90-45.10304.6KOff
5 Jun 20263.33 USD-15.7%5.73 USD11.07 USD-0.91-47.02600.1KOff
29 May 20263.95 USD7.9%5.75 USD11.33 USD-0.86-41.46510.9KOff
22 May 20263.66 USD-3.7%5.76 USD11.58 USD-0.84-44.78417.9KOff
15 May 20263.80 USD-19.8%5.80 USD11.82 USD-0.77-42.76586.3KOff
8 May 20264.74 USD-4.0%5.82 USD12.11 USD-0.63-29.90207.6KOff
1 May 20264.94 USD0.0%5.81 USD12.37 USD-0.63-23.25289.5KOff
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.