EDGAR 10-K Filing

Company CIK: 78239
Filing Year: 2025
Filename: 78239_10-K_2025_0000078239-25-000018.json

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ITEM 1. BUSINESS
Item 1. Business
Introduction
Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms “we,” “our” or “us” refer to PVH Corp. and its subsidiaries.
Our fiscal years are based on the 52-53 week period ending on the Sunday closest to February 1 and are designated by the calendar year in which the fiscal year commences. References to a year are to our fiscal year, unless the context requires otherwise. Our 2024 year commenced on February 5, 2024 and ended on February 2, 2025; our 2023 year commenced on January 30, 2023 and ended on February 4, 2024; and our 2022 year commenced on January 31, 2022 and ended on January 29, 2023.
References in this report to the brand names TOMMY HILFIGER, TOMMY JEANS, Calvin Klein, Calvin Klein Jeans, Calvin Klein Underwear, Calvin Klein Sport, which are owned, Warner’s, Olga and True&Co., which we owned until November 27, 2023, Van Heusen and Nike, which we license for certain product categories, and to other brand names owned by us or licensed to us by third parties, are to registered and common law trademarks and are identified by italicizing the brand name.
Company Information
We were incorporated in the State of Delaware in 1976 as the successor to a business begun in 1881. Our principal executive offices are located at 285 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10017; our telephone number is (212) 381-3500.
We make available at no cost, on our corporate website, PVH.com, our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act as soon as reasonably practicable after we have electronically filed such material with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). All such filings are also available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.
We also make available at no cost on PVH.com, the charters of the committees of the PVH Corp. Board of Directors, as well as our Corporate Governance Guidelines and Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.
Company Overview
We are one of the largest global apparel companies in the world. We have approximately 28,000 associates, operate in more than 40 countries and generated $8.7 billion, $9.2 billion and $9.0 billion in revenues in 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Our global iconic lifestyle brands, TOMMY HILFIGER and Calvin Klein, together generated over 90% of our revenue during each of 2024, 2023 and 2022.
In addition to TOMMY HILFIGER and Calvin Klein, which are owned, we previously owned a portfolio of other brands, including Warner’s, Olga and True&Co., which we owned until November 27, 2023, and Van Heusen, which we owned through the second quarter of 2021. We currently license Van Heusen, along with Nike and other brands, from third parties for certain product categories. We refer to our currently or previously owned and licensed trademarks, other than TOMMY HILFIGER and Calvin Klein, as our “heritage brands” and the businesses we currently operate or previously operated under the heritage brands as our “Heritage Brands business.”
We design and market branded sportswear (casual apparel), jeanswear, performance apparel, intimate apparel, underwear, swimwear, dress shirts, handbags, accessories, footwear and other related products. Our brands are positioned to sell globally at various price points and in multiple channels of distribution. This enables us to offer products to a broad range of consumers, reducing our reliance on any one price point, distribution channel or region. We also license the use of our trademarks to third parties and joint ventures for product categories and in regions where we believe our licensees’ expertise can better serve our brands.
Our directly operated businesses in North America during 2024 consisted principally of (i) wholesale sales under our owned and licensed trademarks; and (ii) the operation of retail stores, principally in premium outlet centers, and digital commerce sites under our TOMMY HILFIGER and Calvin Klein trademarks. Our directly operated businesses outside of North
America consisted principally of (i) our wholesale and retail store sales and the operation of digital commerce sites in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region under our TOMMY HILFIGER trademarks; and (ii) our wholesale and retail store sales and the operation of digital commerce sites in Europe, the Asia-Pacific region and Brazil under our Calvin Klein trademarks. Our licensing activities principally related to the licensing worldwide of our TOMMY HILFIGER and Calvin Klein trademarks for a broad array of product categories and for use in certain territories.
We have evolved from our 1881 roots to become a global company of iconic brands through a combination of transformative acquisitions and by successfully growing our brands globally across all channels of distribution. Our key acquisitions include the acquisition of Calvin Klein, Inc. and certain affiliated companies (“Calvin Klein”) in February 2003, the acquisition of Tommy Hilfiger B.V. and certain affiliated companies (“Tommy Hilfiger”) in May 2010, and the acquisition of The Warnaco Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries in February 2013. We also have acquired several regional licensed businesses and will continue to explore strategic acquisitions of licensed businesses, trademarks and companies, license take-backs and licensing opportunities that we believe are additive to our overall business.
We extended in November 2022 most of our licensing agreements with G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. (“G-III”) for Calvin Klein and TOMMY HILFIGER in the United States and Canada, largely pertaining to the women’s apparel product categories sold at wholesale in North America. These agreements now have staggered expirations through 2027, the first of which occurred at the end of calendar 2023. Upon expiration, we have been bringing and intend to continue to bring in house a significant portion of the licensed product categories and directly operate these businesses.
We completed the sale of our women’s intimates businesses conducted under the Warner’s, Olga and True&Co. trademarks to Basic Resources on November 27, 2023 (the “Heritage Brands intimates transaction”).
Reportable Segments
We aggregate our reportable segments for purposes of discussion in this report into three main businesses: (i) Tommy Hilfiger, which consists of the Tommy Hilfiger North America and Tommy Hilfiger International segments; (ii) Calvin Klein, which consists of the Calvin Klein North America and Calvin Klein International segments; and (iii) Heritage Brands, which consists of the Heritage Brands Wholesale segment. Note 19, “Segment Data,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this report contains information with respect to revenue, cost of goods sold, marketing expenses, income (loss) before interest and taxes, assets, depreciation and amortization, and capital expenditures related to each segment, as well as information regarding our revenue generated by distribution channel and based on geographic location, and the geographic locations where our net property, plant and equipment is held.
The businesses discussed in this Annual Report on Form 10-K reflect the reportable segments that existed through the end of 2024. Effective February 3, 2025, the first day of 2025, we changed our reportable segments to be region-focused to align with changes in our business and organizational structure. These changes included the restructuring of the executive leadership structure directly reporting to our Chief Executive Officer, who is our chief operating decision maker (“CODM”). Our new reportable segments are: (i) Americas, (ii) Europe, the Middle East and Africa, (iii) Asia-Pacific, and (iv) Licensing. The new reportable segments reflect the way the Company is currently being managed and for which separate financial information is available and evaluated regularly by the CODM in deciding how to allocate resources and assess performance. Our historical segment reporting will be recast in future filings to reflect the new organizational structure.
Tommy Hilfiger Business Overview
TOMMY HILFIGER is one of the world’s most recognized premium lifestyle brands, welcoming and inspiring consumers since 1985. Originally established in New York City and infused with the spirit of Americana, the brand is defined by its red, white and blue DNA, rooted in expressions that are vibrant, confident and brave. Inspired by a relentless pursuit of writing new rules for fashion and pop culture, TOMMY HILFIGER embraces everything that brings to life the American Dream. The brand’s collections celebrate “Prep made Modern,” fusing timeless classics with a fresh twist. Founder Tommy Hilfiger remains our Principal Designer and provides guidance and inspiration for the design process. Global retail sales of products sold under the TOMMY HILFIGER brands, including sales of our licensees’ products, were approximately $9 billion in 2024.
The TOMMY HILFIGER brands principally consist of TOMMY HILFIGER and TOMMY JEANS, which build on a legacy of groundbreaking partnerships, serving as creative platforms for collaborations and capsule collections, and vary in terms of price point, product offerings, target consumer or distribution channel. Products are sold globally in our stores, through
our wholesale partners (in stores and online), through pure play digital commerce retailers and on tommy.com websites around the world, and principally consist of men’s, women’s and kids’ sportswear, denim, underwear, swimwear, accessories and footwear. The products sold under the brands include those produced under license agreements with third parties for a broad range of lifestyle products, including footwear and accessories, eyewear, watches and jewelry, as well as for certain territories.
We, along with Tommy Hilfiger’s licensees and other authorized users of the brands, advertise, market and promote the TOMMY HILFIGER brands globally. Tommy Hilfiger’s global marketing and communications strategy taps into the world of F.A.M.E.S - Fashion, Art, Music, Entertainment and Sport - as a constant source of energy and inspiration. Since its inception, Tommy Hilfiger has proudly established itself at the heart of pop culture, shaping and influencing trends with relentless creativity and a forward-thinking spirit. Live events play a central role in reinforcing the brand’s cultural relevance, creating moments that expand engagement and reach. By collaborating with renowned celebrities, athletes and talent, and supporting emerging artists through major global campaigns and activations, Tommy Hilfiger is leading the way in cultivating partnerships that elevate the brand experience and power growth. With these collaborations, shared values of drive, dedication and passion with the brand are celebrated. Driven by people, places and ideas, the brand is kept relevant through investment and focus on defining what’s next.
Through our Tommy Hilfiger North America and Tommy Hilfiger International segments, we sell TOMMY HILFIGER products in a variety of distribution channels, including:
•Wholesale - principally consists of the distribution and sale of products in North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region under the TOMMY HILFIGER brands. In North America, distribution is primarily through department stores and off-price and independent retailers, as well as digital commerce sites operated by department store customers and pure play digital commerce retailers. In Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, distribution is primarily through department and specialty stores, and digital commerce sites operated by department store customers and pure play digital commerce retailers, as well as through distributors and franchisees.
•Retail - principally consists of the distribution and sale of products under the TOMMY HILFIGER brands in our stores in North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, as well as on the tommy.com sites we operate in these regions. Our stores in North America are primarily located in premium outlet centers. In Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, we operate full-price and outlet stores and concession locations.
•Licensing - we license the TOMMY HILFIGER brands to third parties globally for a broad range of products through approximately 35 license agreements. We provide support to our licensees and seek to preserve the integrity of our brands by taking an active role in the design, quality control, advertising, marketing and distribution of each licensed product, most of which are subject to our prior approval and continuing oversight. The arrangements generally are exclusive to a territory or product category. Territorial licensees include our joint ventures in Brazil, India and Mexico.
Tommy Hilfiger’s key licensees, and the products and territories licensed, include:
Licensee
Product Category and Territory
American Sportswear S.A.
Men’s, women’s and children’s apparel, footwear and accessories (Central America, South America (excluding Brazil) and the Caribbean)
F&T Apparel LLC & KHQ Investment LLC
Children’s apparel and boys’ tailored clothing (United States and Canada)
G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. / G-III Apparel Canada ULC (1)
Men’s and women’s outerwear, luggage, women’s apparel, dresses, suits and swimwear (excluding intimates, sleepwear, loungewear, hats, scarves, gloves and footwear) and men’s and women’s activewear that also bear trademarks associated with professional sports leagues or their member teams, including the National Football League, the National Basketball Association and the National Hockey League (United States and Canada)
Handsome Corporation
Men’s, women’s and children’s apparel, sportswear, socks and accessories and men’s and women’s outerwear and golf products (South Korea)
MBF Holdings LLC
Men’s and women’s footwear (United States and Canada)
Movado Group, Inc. / Swissam Products Limited
Men’s and women’s watches and jewelry (worldwide)
Peerless Clothing International, Inc.
Men’s tailored clothing (United States, Canada and Mexico)
Safilo S.p.A.
Men’s, women’s and children’s eyeglasses and non-ophthalmic sunglasses (worldwide, excluding India)
(1) As noted previously, upon expiration of our license agreements with G-III in the United States and Canada we have been bringing and intend to continue to bring in house a significant portion of these product categories and directly operate these businesses.
Our Tommy Hilfiger North America segment includes the results of our Tommy Hilfiger wholesale, retail and licensing activities in the United States, Canada and Mexico, and our proportionate share of the net income or loss of our investments in our joint venture in Mexico and in the PVH Legwear LLC joint venture (“PVH Legwear”) relating to each joint venture’s Tommy Hilfiger business. Our Tommy Hilfiger International segment includes the results of our Tommy Hilfiger wholesale, retail and licensing activities outside of North America, and our proportionate share of the net income or loss of our investments in our joint venture in India, relating to the joint venture’s Tommy Hilfiger business, and our joint venture in Brazil. Please see Note 5, “Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this report for further discussion of the Company’s joint ventures.
Calvin Klein Business Overview
Calvin Klein is one of the world’s leading global fashion lifestyle brands with a history of bold, non-conformist ideals. Founded in New York in 1968, the brand’s minimalist and sensual aesthetic drives our approach to product design and communication, creating a canvas that underpins our promise of creativity, confidence and empowerment. Global retail sales of products sold under the Calvin Klein brands, including sales of our licensees’ products, were approximately $9 billion in 2024. Each of the brands has a distinct identity and position in the retail landscape, providing us the opportunity to market domestically and internationally a range of products at various price points, through multiple distribution channels and to different consumer groups.
The Calvin Klein brands consist of Calvin Klein, Calvin Klein Jeans, Calvin Klein Underwear and Calvin Klein Sport. Products are sold globally in our stores, through our wholesale partners (in stores and online), through pure play digital commerce retailers and on calvinklein.com websites around the world, and principally consist of men’s and women’s sportswear, jeanswear, underwear, swimwear, footwear and accessories. The products sold under the brands include those produced under license agreements with third parties for a broad range of lifestyle products, including fragrance, men’s and
women’s apparel, home furnishings, footwear, eyewear, watches and jewelry in various countries and regions, as well as for certain territories.
We, along with Calvin Klein’s licensees and other authorized users of the brands, advertise, market and promote the Calvin Klein brands globally. Calvin Klein’s global marketing and communications strategy is to bring together all facets of the consumer marketing experience. The Calvin Klein brands continue to generate compelling brand and cultural relevancy by continually evolving and driving consumer engagement. Marketing campaigns for the brand are focused on a truly digital first, socially powered experience for consumers, through the use of global and regional brand ambassadors in the brand’s most essential offerings.
Through our Calvin Klein North America and Calvin Klein International segments, we sell Calvin Klein products in a variety of distribution channels, including:
•Wholesale - principally consists of the distribution and sale of products in North America, Europe, the Asia-Pacific region and Brazil under the Calvin Klein brands. In North America, distribution is primarily through department and specialty stores, warehouse clubs, and off-price and independent retailers, as well as digital commerce sites operated by department store customers and pure play digital commerce retailers. In Europe, the Asia-Pacific region and Brazil, distribution is primarily through department and specialty stores, and digital commerce sites operated by department store customers and pure play digital commerce retailers, as well as through distributors and franchisees.
•Retail - principally consists of the distribution and sale of products under the Calvin Klein brands in our stores in North America, Europe, the Asia-Pacific region and Brazil, as well as on the calvinklein.com sites we operate in these regions. Our stores in North America are primarily located in premium outlet centers. In Europe, the Asia-Pacific region and Brazil, we operate full-price and outlet stores and concession locations.
•Licensing - we license the Calvin Klein brands throughout the world in connection with a broad array of product categories. In these arrangements, Calvin Klein combines its design, marketing and branding skills with the specific manufacturing, distribution and geographic capabilities of its partners to develop, market and distribute these goods, most of which are subject to our prior approval and continuing oversight. Calvin Klein has approximately 35 licensing and other arrangements across the Calvin Klein brands. The arrangements generally are exclusive to a territory or product category. Territorial licensees include our joint ventures in India and Mexico.
Calvin Klein’s key licensees, and the products and territories licensed, include:
Licensee Product Category and Territory
Coty Inc. Men’s and women’s fragrance (worldwide)
F&T Apparel LLC & KHQ Investment LLC Children’s jeanswear and certain performance wear (United States and Canada)
G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. (1)
Women’s suits, dresses, active performancewear, handbags and small leather goods, men’s and women’s coats, men’s and women’s luggage and men’s and women’s swimwear (United States and Canada with luggage jurisdictions including Europe, Asia and elsewhere)
MBF Holdings LLC Men’s and women’s footwear (United States and Canada)
Marchon Eyewear, Inc. Men’s and women’s optical frames and sunglasses (worldwide)
Movado Group, Inc. Men’s and women’s watches and jewelry (worldwide)
Peerless Clothing International, Inc. Men’s tailored clothing (United States, Canada and Mexico)
Randa Accessories Leather Goods LLC Men’s, women’s and children’s belts, men’s and boys’ suspenders and men’s small leather goods (United States and Canada). Men’s and boys’ neckwear (United States, Canada and Mexico).
(1) As noted previously, upon expiration of our license agreements with G-III in the United States and Canada we have been bringing and intend to continue to bring in house a significant portion of these product categories and directly operate these businesses.
Our Calvin Klein North America segment includes the results of our Calvin Klein wholesale, retail and licensing activities in the United States, Canada and Mexico, and our proportionate share of the net income or loss of our investments in our joint venture in Mexico and in PVH Legwear, relating to each joint venture’s Calvin Klein business. Our Calvin Klein International segment includes the results of our Calvin Klein wholesale, retail and licensing activities outside of North America, and our proportionate share of the net income or loss of our investment in our joint venture in India relating to the joint venture’s Calvin Klein business. Please see Note 5, “Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this report for further discussion of the Company’s joint ventures.
Heritage Brands Business Overview
Our Heritage Brands business consists of the design, sourcing and marketing of a selection of men’s underwear under the Nike brand and men’s dress shirts under Van Heusen and other licensed brand names. This business included until November 27, 2023, when we completed the Heritage Brands intimates transaction, the design, sourcing and marketing of a varied selection of women’s intimate apparel under the Warner’s, Olga and True&Co. brands.
Our Heritage Brands Wholesale segment derives revenue primarily from the distribution and the sale of products (i) in the United States and Canada through department, chain and specialty stores, warehouse clubs, mass market and off-price retailers (in stores and online), as well as through pure play digital commerce retailers; (ii) in Europe primarily under the Nike brand; and (iii) in Australia primarily under the Van Heusen brand. This segment also includes our proportionate share of the net income or loss of our investments in our joint venture in Mexico and in PVH Legwear relating to each joint venture’s Heritage Brands business. Please see Note 5, “Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this report for further discussion of the Company’s joint ventures.
Our Business Strategy
The PVH+ Plan is our multi-year, strategic plan to build Calvin Klein and TOMMY HILFIGER into the most desirable lifestyle brands in the world and make PVH the leading brand building group in our sector. The PVH+ Plan is executed through five key growth drivers:
•Win with the best product by advancing our category offense with the best hero products and most relevant newness in the market.
•Win with the best consumer engagement, connecting our hero products with culturally relevant, aspirational talent by developing cut-through campaigns, igniting the power of our influencer engine and elevating the consumer experience at every touchpoint.
•Win in the digitally-led marketplace by growing our direct-to-consumer channels and key wholesale partnerships.
•Develop a demand- and data-driven operating model by connecting the planning, buying and selling of inventory closer to demand.
•Drive efficiencies and invest in growth while improving our cost competitiveness.
These five foundational growth drivers apply to each of our businesses and are activated in the regions to meet the unique expectations of our consumers around the world.
Other Strategic Opportunities
While our strategic focus is on building the TOMMY HILFIGER and Calvin Klein brands, we also explore strategic acquisitions of licensed businesses, trademarks and companies, license take-backs and licensing opportunities that we believe are additive to our overall business. These benefits could include product category, platform capability expertise, brand positioning and design perspective needs.
Seasonality
Our business generally follows a seasonal pattern. Our wholesale businesses tend to generate higher levels of sales in the first and third quarters, while our retail businesses tend to generate higher levels of sales in the fourth quarter. Royalty, advertising and other revenue tends to be earned somewhat evenly throughout the year, although the third quarter tends to have the highest level of royalty revenue due to higher sales by licensees in advance of the holiday selling season. Working capital requirements vary throughout the year to support these seasonal patterns and business trends.
Design and Merchandising
Our business relies on our ability to respond to consumer tastes and demands, while adhering to the DNA of our brands, providing competitive quality and sustainability in our products, and offering a compelling price/value proposition where our products are sold. Central to this is our global design mission to create an elevated, unified vision that connects fashion and culture with our target consumers. We craft standout products that differentiate our brands from competitors and support long-term business growth.
Our in-house design teams, together with our merchandising teams, are significant contributors to the continued strength of our brands. Each of our branded businesses employs its own team of designers and merchandisers that are responsible for conceptualizing and implementing the design direction for the brand across the consumer touchpoints of product, stores and marketing. Designers have access to the brands’ extensive archives of product designs, which are a valuable resource for new product concepts. Our designers collaborate with merchandising teams that analyze sales, market trends and consumer preferences to identify market opportunities that help guide each season’s design process and create a globally relevant product assortment. Leveraging our strategic investments in data and analytics tools, merchandisers are able to gain a deeper understanding of customer behavior that empowers our teams to respond to changes in consumer preferences and demand, as well as scale opportunities across brands with greater speed and efficiency. Our merchandising teams manage the product life cycle to maximize sales and profitability across all channels. In an effort to keep our brands relevant, our teams also
work with other brands and key collaborators to design and merchandise brand collaborations. These collaborations are intended to drive brand heat and product relevance with our target consumers.
Product Sourcing
We have an extensive established network of worldwide sourcing partners that enables us to meet our customers’ needs without relying on any one vendor or factory or on vendors or factories in any one country. Our products were produced in approximately 1,000 factories in over 30 countries during 2024. All of these factories were operated by independent manufacturers, with most located in Asia.
We primarily source finished products consisting of manufactured and fully assembled products ready for shipment to our customers and our stores. Finished product commitments are generally made two to six months prior to production. We believe that an ample number of alternative suppliers exist should we need to secure additional or replacement production capacity. We also work with vertical suppliers (companies that control multiple stages of the garment production process), resulting in shorter lead times, providing us with the flexibility to react more quickly to changing business needs. Additionally, we maintain strategic partnerships with suppliers of components, such as fabric and trim, to maintain the quality and aesthetic of our brands.
We purchase directly from finished goods suppliers through individual purchase orders that specify the price, quantity, delivery date and destination of the items to be produced. Sales are monitored regularly at both the retail and wholesale levels and modifications in production can be made either to increase or reduce inventories. We maintain long-term strategic partnerships with our vendors, allowing us to operate across multiple countries with a consistent supplier network. These partnerships, in addition to driving our business priorities of sourcing high quality products at the right price with the shortest lead times, also support our efforts to advance key corporate responsibility objectives.
The manufacturers of our products are required to meet our quality, legal, human rights, safety, environmental and cost requirements. Our global supply chain organization monitors the quality of the goods manufactured by, and the delivery performance of, our suppliers and work with our global compliance teams to ensure the enforcement of our legal, human rights, labor and environmental standards and other code of conduct requirements through our ongoing extensive training, approval and monitoring system. They also monitor and track the primary cost inputs to the finished product to ensure that we pay the most appropriate cost for our finished goods.
We continue to explore new areas of production that can grow with our businesses. Our country of origin strategy provides a flexible approach to product sourcing, which enables us to maximize regional opportunities and mitigate our potential exposure to risks associated with new duties, tariffs, surcharges, or other import controls or restrictions.
We also continue to develop strategies that can enhance the operational efficiency of our supply chain and unlock gross margin opportunities. In addition to expanding our use of 3D design technology to reduce the time needed to bring products to market, we have also utilized 3D showrooms to be more cost and time efficient. Speed is another critical focus area across the Company. We have implemented various speed models, core replenishment and read and react capabilities for select categories to enhance our operations and make our business model more dynamic and responsive, while also increasing service levels, reducing inventory exposure and improving quality and consumer value. We believe the enhancement of our supply chain efficiencies and working capital management through the effective use of our distribution network and overall infrastructure will allow us to control costs better and provide improved service to our customers.
Please see our risk factors “China’s Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”) conducted an investigation into our business which resulted in PVH Corp. being placed on the List of Unreliable Entities (“UEL”) and could result in fines or restrictions on our ability to do business in China, which could have a material adverse effect on our revenue and results of operations,” “We primarily use foreign suppliers for our products and raw materials, which poses risks to our business operations,” “If our suppliers, licensees, or other business partners, or the suppliers used by our licensees, fail to use legal and ethical business practices, our business could suffer,” and “We depend on third parties to manufacture our products and any disruption in our relationships with these parties or in their businesses may materially adversely affect our business” in Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” for further discussion.
Corporate Responsibility
Our corporate responsibility strategy plays an important role in our PVH+ Plan as governments regulate the apparel industry’s sustainability impacts, investors view human rights and climate change as material business risks, and consumers favor brands that take credible climate action and uphold human rights. The strategy is focused on three pillars:
•Climate Action - Accelerating climate action by transitioning to net zero greenhouse gas emissions and evolving our products and operations to preserve resources and nature.
•Human Rights - Advancing human rights by respecting, promoting and realizing fundamental principles and rights for those working in our supply chains.
•Inclusion and Diversity - Creating a culture of belonging where every associate feels welcomed, valued and respected and thrives.
We issue an annual Corporate Responsibility Report that can be found on our corporate website - PVH.com.
Warehousing, Distribution and Logistics
Our products are shipped from manufacturers to our wholesale and retail warehousing and distribution centers for inspection, sorting, packing and shipment. Centers range in size, and our main facilities, some of which are owned and operated by independent third parties, are located in the United States, the Netherlands, Canada, China, Japan, South Korea, Brazil and Australia. Our warehousing and distribution centers are designed to provide responsive service to our wholesale and digital commerce customers, as well as our retail stores, on a cost-effective basis.
Material Customers
Our largest customers account for a meaningful portion of our revenue. Sales to our five largest customers were 15.1% of our revenue in 2024, 13.3% of our revenue in 2023 and 14.1% of our revenue in 2022. No single customer accounted for more than 5% of our revenue in 2024, 2023 or 2022.
Advertising and Promotion
Our marketing programs are an integral component of our brands’ relevance and success of the products offered under them. We are focused on driving consumer engagement though a digital-first 360° approach around key hero products and key consumer moments, utilizing our iconic brands as creative platforms for collaborations, capsule collections and experiential events, and partnering with culturally relevant talent, including high-profile brand ambassadors and notable social media talent, to build brand heat. Our initiatives fuse entertainment, pop culture, and sports with digital engagement and commerce in innovative ways that digitally immerse consumers.
We build each of our brands to be a leader in its respective market segment, with strong consumer awareness, relevance and consumer loyalty. We design and market our products to complement each other, satisfy lifestyle needs, emphasize product features important to our target consumers, including sustainability attributes, deliver a strong price/value proposition and encourage consumer loyalty.
Our marketing and advertising efforts encompass social media, public relations, brand experiences and regional activations. Our in-house teams coordinate our brands’ marketing and advertising, tailoring the overall consumer experience for all regions and product lines, and across all channels of distribution. This ensures a personalized consumer journey that connects with global audiences while maintaining local relevance, engaging communities through powerful and authentic brand moments. Additionally, the TOMMY HILFIGER brand marketing and communications team coordinates personal appearances by Mr. Tommy Hilfiger, including at key events, further strengthening the brand’s iconic status.
Digital media is central to our strategy, with significant investment in our digital commerce and social media platforms. Tommy Hilfiger’s digital commerce site, tommy.com, and Calvin Klein’s digital commerce site, calvinklein.com, serve as key marketing vehicles, offering a broad range of apparel and lifestyle products. Innovative activations including sports sponsorships and partnerships with digital creators further solidify TOMMY HILFIGER and Calvin Klein’s cultural relevance and drive brand awareness. In 2024, a significant portion of our marketing and advertising spend related to digital media.
Our approach is intended to ensure a consistent consumer experience in the digitally led marketplace that is seamlessly connected both online and offline, across our digital commerce, retail and wholesale channels.
Trademarks
We own the TOMMY HILFIGER and Calvin Klein trademarks, as well as related trademarks (e.g., the TOMMY HILFIGER flag logo and crest design). Our owned trademarks are registered for use in each of the primary countries where our products are sold and additional applications for registration of these and other trademarks are made in jurisdictions to accommodate new marks, uses in additional trademark classes or additional categories of goods or expansion into new countries.
Mr. Tommy Hilfiger is prohibited in perpetuity from using, or authorizing others to use, the TOMMY HILFIGER marks (except for the use by Mr. Hilfiger of his name personally and in connection with certain specified activities). In addition, we are prohibited in perpetuity from selling products not ordinarily sold under the names of prestige designer businesses or prestige global lifestyle brands without Mr. Hilfiger’s consent, from engaging in new lines of business materially different from such types of lines of business without Mr. Hilfiger’s consent, or from disparaging or intentionally tarnishing the TOMMY HILFIGER-related marks or Mr. Hilfiger’s personal name.
Mr. Calvin Klein retains the right to use his name, on a non-competitive basis, with respect to his right of publicity, unless those rights are already being used in our Calvin Klein business. Mr. Klein also has been granted a royalty-free worldwide right to use the Calvin Klein mark with respect to certain personal businesses and activities, subject to certain limitations designed to protect the image and prestige of the Calvin Klein brands and to avoid competitive conflicts.
Our trademarks are the subject of registrations and pending applications throughout the world for use on a variety of apparel, footwear and related products, as well as licensed product categories and other trademark classes relevant to how we conduct business. We continue to expand our worldwide usage and registration of new and related trademarks. In general, trademarks remain valid and enforceable as long as the marks continue to be used in connection with the products and services with which they are identified and, as to registered tradenames, the required registration renewals are filed. In markets where products bearing any of our brands are not sold by us or any of our licensees or other authorized users, our rights to the use of trademarks may not be clearly established.
Our trademarks and other intellectual property rights are valuable assets and we vigorously seek to protect them on a worldwide basis against infringement. We are susceptible to others imitating our products and infringing on our intellectual property rights. The TOMMY HILFIGER and Calvin Klein brands enjoy significant worldwide consumer recognition and their price positioning provides opportunity and incentive for counterfeiters and infringers. We have broad, proactive enforcement programs that we believe have been effective in controlling the sale of counterfeit products and preventing or canceling the registrations of infringing trademarks globally. Please see our risk factor “We may be unable to protect our trademarks and other intellectual property rights” in Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” for further discussion.
Competition
The apparel industry is competitive as a result of its fashion orientation, mix of large and small producers, low barriers to entry for digitally native brands, the flow of domestic and imported merchandise and the wide diversity of retailing methods. We compete with numerous global domestic and foreign designers, brand owners, manufacturers and retailers of apparel, accessories and footwear, including, in certain circumstances, the private label brands of our wholesale customers. Additionally, with the substantial growth in the digital channel, there are more companies in the apparel sector and an increased level of transparency in pricing and product comparisons, which impacts purchasing decisions. Consumers also are increasingly focused on circularity with respect to apparel, and the option from new market players to rent or purchase pre-owned apparel also is impacting purchasing decisions.
We believe we are well-positioned to compete in the apparel industry on the basis of style, quality, price and service. Our business depends on our ability to remain competitive in these areas, as well as on our ability to stimulate consumer tastes and demand through our product offerings and marketing and advertising efforts. Our brands are positioned to sell globally at various price points and in multiple channels of distribution. This enables us to offer differentiated products to a broad range of consumers, reducing our reliance on any one demographic group, product category, price point, distribution channel or region. Our brands have long histories and enjoy high recognition and awareness within their respective consumer segments. The
worldwide consumer recognition of the TOMMY HILFIGER and Calvin Klein brands provides us with significant global opportunities to expand their global penetration in existing markets, into new markets and into additional product categories. Please see our risk factor “We face intense competition in the apparel industry” in Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” for further discussion.
Imports and Import Restrictions
Most of our products are imported into the countries where they are sold. These products are subject to various customs laws and other laws and regulations impacting imports. The United States and other countries in which we sell our products, among other things, may impose, from time to time, new duties, tariffs, surcharges, or other import controls or restrictions, or adjust presently prevailing duty or tariff rates or levels. Additionally, other governmental actions, such as the imposition by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) of Withhold Release Orders (“WROs”), have had, continue to have and, in the future, may have an impact on our ability to import goods or to manufacture in or use materials or components from certain locations. We, therefore, continuously monitor import restrictions and developments. We seek to minimize, where appropriate and possible, our potential exposure to import related risks through, among other measures, adjustments in product design and fabrication, shifts of production among countries (including consideration of countries with tariff preference and free trade agreements) and manufacturers, and geographical diversification of our sources of supply. In some instances, production of a specific product category, component parts or raw materials may be highly concentrated in one country, giving us less flexibility to make adjustments. Additionally, because our competitors are impacted similarly to us, demand for and availability of alternative resources can be impacted, which may limit our alternatives or increase their cost.
Our industry has experienced, and we have been impacted by, increased regulation and enforcement, in particular in regards to concerns around forced labor in supply chains. Please see our risk factor “We primarily use foreign suppliers for our products and raw materials, which poses risks to our business operations” in Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” for further discussion. Additionally, we could be subject to import restrictions due to regulatory actions. Please see our risk factor “China’s Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”) conducted an investigation into our business which resulted in PVH Corp. being placed on the List of Unreliable Entities (“UEL”) and could result in fines or restrictions on our ability to do business in China, which could have a material adverse effect on our revenue and results of operations” in Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” for further discussion.
Government Regulations
Our business is subject to various United States federal, state, and local and foreign laws and regulations, including trade, environmental, health and safety laws and regulations. In addition, we may incur liability under environmental statutes and regulations with respect to the contamination of sites that we own or operate or previously owned or operated (including contamination caused by prior owners and operators of such sites and neighboring properties, or other persons) and the off-site disposal of hazardous materials. We maintain a policy of compliance with all applicable laws and regulations in all countries and regions in which we operate and in line with established industry standards and practices. Please see Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” for additional information on the potential effects that compliance with government regulations may have on our business.
Human Capital Resources
We believe that attracting, developing and retaining a capable and well-rounded workforce is critical to our long-term success. To facilitate talent attraction and retention, we strive to create a strong associate experience and a welcoming workplace, with opportunities for our associates to grow and develop in their careers, supported by competitive compensation, benefits and health and wellness programs, and by programs that build connections between our associates and their communities.
Governance and Oversight
The PVH Board of Directors and its committees provide oversight on human capital matters. The Nominating, Governance & Management Development Committee is charged, in part, with monitoring issues of corporate conduct and culture, and provides oversight of inclusion and diversity policies and programs as it relates to our management development, talent assessment and succession planning programs and processes. The Board’s Corporate Responsibility Committee is responsible for monitoring policies and performance related to corporate responsibility, including employment and workers’ rights, and matters relating to health and safety (with particular regard to building and fire safety and health conditions in our
supply chains). In addition, our Executive Leadership Team is regularly engaged in the development and management of key associate programs and initiatives, guiding our culture, associate experience, and talent development programs.
Associate Information
As of February 2, 2025, we employed approximately 28,000 associates, of which approximately 12,000 associates were employed on a part-time basis. Approximately 34% of our associates are employed in the United States. Approximately 65% of our associates are employed in Company-operated retail stores, 29% are assigned to offices and 6% are employed in warehousing and distribution facilities. Our use of seasonal workers is not significant and is largely associated with the Christmas and Lunar New Year selling periods. Approximately 1% of our total associate population is represented by two different unions in the United States for the purpose of collective bargaining. Our collective bargaining agreements generally are for three-year terms. In some international markets, a significant percentage of associates are covered by governmental labor arrangements. Additionally, we have one or more works councils in several European countries. Works councils are organizations that represent workers in respect to certain actions management seeks to take that could have a broad effect on the workers. We believe that our relations with our associates are good.
Inclusion and Diversity
Individuality is a value at PVH - our people and their diverse lived experiences and perspectives are essential to our strategy to accelerate growth and build business value. Both of our iconic brands have a long history of celebrating individuality - it is a part of our DNA, enabling us to connect more deeply with our well-varied global consumer base.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive work environment to unlock the full potential of all our associates and create a culture of belonging where every associate feels welcomed, valued, respected and thrives. As part of our commitment to inclusion, we also aim to create positive impacts in the communities we operate in, supporting programs that promote access, opportunity, education, and empowerment for all.
Our Chief People Officer and Global Head of Inclusion and Diversity (“I&D”) lead the development and implementation of an integrated global I&D strategy and work to enhance our ability to attract, develop, retain and promote all of our talent and build Calvin Klein and TOMMY HILFIGER into the most desirable lifestyle brands in the world and make PVH the leading brand building group in our sector.
Talent Management and Development
Our talent management and development processes support associate performance, development, and talent and succession planning. We regularly review succession plans and conduct assessments to identify talent needs and growth paths for our associates.
Developing our associates and strengthening our leadership succession bench is a key strategic priority for us. In 2024, we conducted a robust global talent planning exercise to assess the potential of our leaders and deepen our succession bench, focusing on critical roles. We introduced new leveled leadership development programs and both live-led and digital learning to develop coaching skills. Manager Studio, a global digital destination, supports people managers through providing information they need to lead and develop their teams, starting with onboarding on day one. MentorMatch is a global mentoring program that we implemented, with the goal of democratizing mentorship through an inclusive approach that accelerates personal and professional development with networking and exposure to new ways of thinking. This complements PVH University, our global internal learning and development platform, that provides engaging and impactful learning content tools and learning opportunities that empower associates to build core competencies and develop skills necessary for improvement and advancement.
Compensation, Benefits and Wellness
We are committed to providing market competitive compensation and benefits, tailoring our offerings to the countries and regions where our associates work to meet our associates’ needs locally while recognizing differing levels and types of government-provided and mandated benefits. These benefits include, among other things, retirement plan benefits, corporate wellness programs, flexible and hybrid working arrangements, a global employee assistance program, paid parental and other supportive leaves, recognition programs (for exemplary work, work anniversaries, etc.) and an associate discount program.
We recognize how important it is for our associates to take care of themselves and their families, and we provide benefits, programs and services so they can take the time to focus on their physical, mental and financial health. Programs like Personify Health and Headspace are offered globally to promote wellbeing, and we close the majority of our global offices in recognition of World Mental Health Day. “Work from Anywhere” weeks provide associates with the flexibility to work up to four weeks each year from anywhere.
We are committed to providing fair and equitable compensation. We have established a global job framework with consistent guidelines and principles on compensation. Annually, we engage third party consultants with expertise in compensation market data to benchmark our pay against industry peers and set our compensation based on market practice. Periodically, we conduct pay equity analyses to ensure that we are paying equitably regardless of gender or ethnicity.
We are committed to supporting our associates in times of need. We have established a company- and associate-funded Associate Relief Fund that provides grants to eligible associates experiencing personal hardship due to natural disasters, personal calamities and other events.
Associate and Community Engagement
We believe it is critical that our associates are informed and engaged. We communicate frequently with our associates through a variety of methods, including our news app, PVH Insider, which reaches associates around the world; our intranet site, the Thread; town hall meetings on regional, business-wide and global bases; and our regular global PVH Listens survey, as well as pulse surveys. We develop action plans based on the insights from these communications to strengthen programs and address any concerns to enhance associate experience.
Local community engagement activities exist in all major office locations. Our global philanthropic efforts are led by The PVH Foundation, a nonprofit corporation which supports global, national, and local nonprofits in communities where our associates work and live. In North America, PVH’s matching gift program allows our associates to have their philanthropic donations to qualifying organizations matched by The PVH Foundation to increase their impact. Associates are also offered paid time off each year to volunteer with organizations of their choice.
We encourage you to read our annual Corporate Responsibility Report on our PVH.com corporate website for more detailed information regarding our social and corporate governance programs and initiatives. None of our corporate website, our Corporate Responsibility Report nor any portions thereof are incorporated by reference into this Annual Report.
Executive Officers of the Registrant
The following table sets forth the name, age and position of each of our executive officers:
Name Age Position
Stefan Larsson 50 Chief Executive Officer
Zachary J. Coughlin 49 Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Mark D. Fischer 63 Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Donald Kohler 56 Chief Executive Officer, PVH Americas
Fredrik Olsson 49 Chief Executive Officer, PVH EMEA
Lea Rytz Goldman 61 Global Brand President, Tommy Hilfiger
David Savman 46 Global Head of Operations and Chief Supply Chain Officer
Eva Serrano 52 Global Brand President, Calvin Klein
Amba Subrahmanyam 51 Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer
Mr. Larsson joined us as President in 2019 and became Chief Executive Officer on the first day of 2021. From 2015 until 2017, Mr. Larsson was President and Chief Executive Officer of Ralph Lauren Corporation. From 2012 until 2015, he was the Global President of Old Navy, Inc., a division of The Gap, Inc.
Mr. Coughlin joined us as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer in 2022. From 2019 until 2021, Mr. Coughlin was Group Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of DFS Holdings Limited, a subsidiary of the LVMH Group. From 2015 until 2018, he was Chief Financial Officer of Converse, Inc., a subsidiary of Nike, Inc.
Mr. Fischer joined us as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary in 1999. He became Senior Vice President in 2007 and Executive Vice President in 2013.
Mr. Kohler joined us as President, Calvin Klein Americas in March 2023 and was named Chief Executive Officer, PVH Americas in October 2024. From 2022 to 2023, Mr. Kohler served as CEO, North America at Diesel. From 2021 to 2022 he was President at Ann Taylor & Loft. From 2017 until 2021, Mr. Kohler was Chief Executive Officer, Americas and Global Chief Retail Officer of Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A. From 2008 until 2017, he held various key positions at Burberry Group plc, including President of Burberry Americas, Chief Merchandising Operations Officer, Senior Vice President of Global Planning, Pricing & Business Intelligence, and Vice President of Corporate Planning.
Mr. Olsson joined us as Chief Executive Officer, PVH EMEA in December 2024. From 2023 until joining PVH, Mr. Olsson was Chief Executive Officer of Max Fashion, one of the leading Middle East fashion retailers based in Dubai. From 2003 through 2023, he held various key leadership roles at the H&M Group, including Managing Director globally for the H&M brand, Head of Global Expansion, and Head of Global Growth.
Ms. Rytz Goldman joined us as Global Brand President, Tommy Hilfiger in April 2024. From 2020 until joining PVH, Ms. Rytz Goldman was Managing Director of COS, a division of H&M Group, having previously served as Managing Director of H&M Group’s Arket division from 2018 to 2020 and its Monki division from 2013 to 2018.
Mr. Savman joined us as Chief Supply Chain Officer in December 2022 and served as Interim Chief Executive Officer, PVH Europe from June 2024 until December 2024. He added the title and associated duties of Global Head of Operations to his existing title and duties in January 2025. From 2003 until joining PVH, Mr. Savman held various key positions at the H&M Group, most recently as Head of Global Supply Chain until 2022.
Ms. Serrano joined us as Global Brand President, Calvin Klein in 2023. From 2019 until joining PVH, Ms. Serrano was President, Inditex Greater China, having served as International Commercial Director for Zara Asia Pacific, a subsidiary of Inditex, from 2006 to 2018.
Ms. Subrahmanyam joined us as Executive Vice President, People, PVH Americas and Calvin Klein Global in 2022 and became Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer in February 2024. From 2017 until 2021, Ms. Subrahmanyam was Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer and Social Impact of Kate Spade New York, a subsidiary of Tapestry, Inc. From 2015 until 2017, she was Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer of Stuart Weitzman, a subsidiary of Tapestry, Inc.

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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
Item 1A. Risk Factors
The following risk factors should be read in conjunction with the other information set forth herein when evaluating our business and the forward-looking statements made herein. The occurrence of one or more of the circumstances or events described below could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial may occur or become material and also may adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.
Business and Operational Risks
China’s Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”) conducted an investigation into our business which resulted in PVH Corp. being placed on the List of Unreliable Entities (“UEL”) and could result in fines or restrictions on our ability to do business in China, which could have a material adverse effect on our revenue and results of operations.
In September 2024, MOFCOM announced that it had initiated an investigation into our business under the UEL Provisions. In October 2024, we submitted a written response to MOFCOM and, in December 2024, we submitted a supplementary response. In January 2025, MOFCOM issued a preliminary finding that PVH Corp. had violated normal market trading principles and in February it announced its determination and placed PVH Corp. on the UEL. We do not know if or when MOFCOM will implement any measures as a result of the listing or what they will be if any are imposed. According to the UEL Provisions, potential measures could include monetary fines, restrictions or prohibitions on engaging in import and export activities related to China or making investments in China, entry denial of our relevant personnel into China, restrictions or revocation of work permits, stay or residence status of our relevant personnel in China, or other measures. No measures have been imposed on us at this time. The practical impact of any such restrictions or prohibitions could include our inability to produce goods in China for sale elsewhere, our inability to sell goods on a wholesale or retail basis in China, or our inability to make investments in China.
We cannot currently predict the duration or impact of any measures that may ultimately be imposed. The imposition and enforcement of measures against us could have a material adverse effect on our revenue and results of operations. Furthermore, if, as a result of any such measures, it is necessary for us to cease certain or all operations in China, it may result in charges related to excess inventory and difficulty collecting trade receivables, among other things. We may also incur material non-cash impairment charges if we are unable to recover the carrying value of our goodwill, other indefinite-lived intangible assets and long-lived assets. Additionally, if the production of our products in China ceases, our business could be impacted more broadly and we may need or decide to shift production to other jurisdictions. Please see the risk factors entitled “We primarily use foreign suppliers for our products and raw materials, which poses risks to our business operations.” and “We depend on third parties to manufacture our products and any disruption in our relationships with these parties or in their businesses may materially adversely affect our business.” for additional information.
A meaningful portion of our revenue and gross profit is derived from a small number of large wholesale customers and the loss of any of these customers or significant financial difficulties in their businesses could substantially reduce our revenue.
A small number of our wholesale customers account for a meaningful portion of our revenue. Sales to our five largest customers were 15.1%, 13.3% and 14.1% of our revenue in 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively. No single customer accounted for more than 5% of our revenue in any such year.
We do not have long-term agreements with any of our large wholesale customers and purchases generally occur on an order-by-order basis. A decision by any major customer, whether motivated by marketing strategy, competitive conditions, financial difficulties, perceptions of us or our brands, or otherwise, to decrease significantly the amount of merchandise purchased from us or our licensing or other partners, or to change their manner of doing business with us or our licensing or other partners for any reason, including due to store closures, reduced traffic and consumer spending trends, or product delivery delays, could reduce substantially our revenue and materially adversely affect our profitability.
The retail industry has seen a great deal of consolidation and other ownership changes, as well as store closing programs, restructurings, reorganizations, management changes and activist shareholder campaigns. We expect these disruptions to be ongoing, particularly as omnichannel strategies and digital commerce continue to grow, and consumer shopping and buying habits change. In the future, retailers also may reposition their stores’ target markets or marketing strategies. Any of these types of actions could result in a further decrease in the number of stores to which we can sell, to which
we want to sell or which want to carry our products, and there can be no assurance that these sales can be fully offset by sales through digital channels. Additionally, stores may purchase a smaller amount of our products and reduce the retail floor space designated for our brands. These changes could decrease our opportunities in the market, increase our reliance on a smaller number of customers or decrease our negotiating strength with our customers. These factors could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
We may not be able to continue to develop and grow our Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein businesses.
Our PVH+ Plan strategy involves growing our Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein businesses. Our achievement of revenue and profitability growth from these businesses will depend largely upon our ability to:
•continue to maintain and enhance the distinctive brand identities of the TOMMY HILFIGER and Calvin Klein brands;
•continue to maintain good working relationships with our brand licensees and enter into new, or renew or extend existing, license agreements and successfully transition licensed businesses in house, including our announced plan to bring in house over time a significant portion of the product categories currently and previously licensed to G-III, our largest licensee of both brands, and directly operate those businesses; and
•continue to strengthen and expand the Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein businesses.
We cannot assure you that we can execute successfully any of these actions, nor can we assure you that the launch of any additional product lines or businesses by us or our licensees or that the continued offering of these lines will achieve the degree of consistent success necessary to generate profits or positive cash flow. Our ability to carry out our growth strategy successfully may be affected by, among other things, our ability to enhance our relationships with existing customers to obtain additional selling space or add additional product lines, our ability to develop new relationships with retailers, economic and competitive conditions, changes in consumer shopping and spending patterns and changes in consumer tastes and style trends. If we fail to continue to develop and grow our businesses, our financial condition and results of operations may be materially adversely affected.
Our success depends on the value of our “TOMMY HILFIGER” and “Calvin Klein” brands and, if the value of either of those brands were to diminish, our business could be adversely affected.
Our success depends on our brands and their value. The TOMMY HILFIGER name is integral to the existing Tommy Hilfiger business, as well as to our strategies for continuing to grow and expand the business. Mr. Hilfiger, who continues his role of Principal Designer, is closely identified with the TOMMY HILFIGER brands and any negative perception with respect to Mr. Hilfiger could adversely affect the brands. In addition, under Mr. Hilfiger’s employment agreement, if his employment is terminated for any reason, his agreement not to compete with the Tommy Hilfiger business will expire two years after such termination. Although Mr. Hilfiger could not use any TOMMY HILFIGER trademark in connection with a competitive business, his association with a competitive business could adversely affect the Tommy Hilfiger business. We also have exposure with respect to the Calvin Klein brands, which are integral to the existing Calvin Klein business and could be adversely affected if Mr. Klein’s public image or reputation were to be tarnished.
In addition, brand value and reputation, and consumer patronage could diminish significantly due to numerous other factors, including consumer attitudes regarding social and political issues, consumer perceptions of our position on these issues, the positions taken by celebrities, athletes and others who promote our products (and our response to the same), a belief that we or our business partners have acted in an irresponsible or unacceptable manner, or environmental impact or sustainability claims made in regard to products under our brands. Negative claims or publicity regarding the TOMMY HILFIGER or Calvin Klein brands, stores or products, including stores operated by business partners and licensed products, or regarding celebrities, athletes and others who promote our products, as well as our treatment of employees and customers, particularly when made on social media, which has the potential to rapidly accelerate the timing and reach of negative publicity, also could adversely affect the brands’ reputations and our sales even if the subject of such publicity is unverified or inaccurate and we seek to correct it.
Increased regulation and stakeholder scrutiny regarding our environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) matters, could result in additional costs or risks and adversely impact our reputation.
There is a focus from certain consumers, investors, our associates and other stakeholders on ESG matters, which has led to increased pressure to expand our disclosures, ensure labor and other sustainability standards within our value chain, make and establish corporate responsibility goals, and take actions to meet them, which could expose us to regulatory, legal, market,
operational and execution costs or risks. The emergence of legislation and regulation regarding marketing of goods, business practices, and public reporting and disclosures related to issues under the ESG umbrella, including the European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, could also lead to risks associated with non-compliance. We seek to comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations and have established focus areas and targets under our corporate responsibility strategy in respect to many ESG measures, including in regard to greenhouse gas emissions, water usage and usage of more environmentally preferred materials and packaging, and human rights. There can be no assurance that we can achieve compliance without significant impact on our business or results of operations or that our stakeholders will agree with our strategy or that we will be successful in achieving our goals. This could result in our inability to achieve our targets or comply with ESG reporting regulations. In addition, we could be criticized by stakeholders, regulators, or other interested parties for the scope or nature of our ESG initiatives or goals or for any revisions to these goals, including negative responses by governmental actors (such as anti-ESG legislation or retaliatory legislative treatment) or consumers (such as boycotts or negative publicity campaigns). Any of these occurrences could adversely affect our reputation and the reputation of our brands, sales and demand for our products, retention of our associates, willingness of our suppliers to do business with us, and investor interest in our securities.
Our operating model simplification and cost-saving initiative may not generate the intended benefits or attain the projected cost savings we anticipate.
We have embarked on a multi-year initiative to simplify our operating model by centralizing certain processes and improving systems and automation to drive more efficient and cost-effective ways of working across the organization, through four main pillars: (i) delivering a single global technology stack, (ii) redesigning our global distribution network, (iii) reengineering the operating model in Europe, and (iv) streamlining and optimizing our support functions globally (referred to as “Growth Driver 5 Actions”). Our ability to realize anticipated benefits and cost savings from this initiative are subject to many estimates and assumptions, which may change during implementation and execution. In addition, there can be no assurance regarding the timing of or extent to which we will realize the anticipated cost savings, if at all. We may also face disruptions to our business or operations as we execute on the initiative.
Our inability to execute our digital commerce strategy could materially adversely affect the reputation of our brands and our revenue and our operating results may be harmed.
Growing digital revenue, both with respect to our direct-to-consumer businesses and our wholesale business (i.e., sales to pure play and digital commerce businesses of traditional retailers), continues to be a focus for us, representing approximately 20% of our total revenue during 2024. Our success depends, in part, on third parties and factors over which we have limited control, including changing consumer preferences and buying trends relating to digital commerce usage and promotional or other advertising initiatives employed by our wholesale customers or other third parties on their digital commerce sites. Any failure on our part, or on the part of our digital partners, to provide digital commerce platforms that attract consumers, build our brands, provide a satisfactory consumer purchasing experience and result in repeat consumer purchases could result in diminished brand image, relevance and loyalty, and lost revenue. Additionally, as online channels continue to grow in importance, the failure to attract new and existing consumers to our digital commerce channels and those operated by our wholesale partners and franchisees, will adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
Our operation of digital commerce sites poses risks and uncertainties including:
•changes in required technology interfaces;
•website downtime and other technical failures;
•costs and technical issues from website software upgrades;
•data and system security;
•computer viruses and other malicious acts; and
•changes in applicable laws and regulations.
Keeping current with technology, competitive trends, security and the like may increase our costs and may not succeed in increasing sales or attracting consumers. Our failure to respond successfully to these risks and uncertainties might adversely affect the reputation of our brands and our revenue and results of operations.
The success of our digital strategy depends, in part, on consumer satisfaction, including timely receipt of orders. Fulfillment of these orders requires different logistics operations than for our retail store and wholesale customer operations. We need adequate capacity, systems and operations to sustain and support the continued growth in our digital commerce businesses. If we encounter difficulties with our operation of our directly operated distribution facilities or in our relationships with the third parties who operate our other distribution facilities, or if any such facilities were to shut down or be limited in capacity for any reason, including as a result of fire or other casualty, natural disaster, systems disruption (including as a result of ransomware and other cybersecurity attacks), labor shortage or other interruption, including as a result of epidemics and other health-related concerns (such as had occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic), or if there is a significant increase in demand for shipping capacity (as was the case in 2021 and through the first half of 2022 due to the pandemic), we may experience (and, due to these factors in the past, have experienced) disruption or delay in distributing our products to our consumers, which could result in consumer dissatisfaction and lost sales. Additionally, in the event of any of the foregoing, we may incur higher costs than anticipated to ensure smooth and timely operation. Any of the foregoing could have an adverse effect on the reputation of our brands and our revenue and results of operations.
Global economic conditions, including volatility in the financial and credit markets, may adversely affect our business.
Economic conditions in the past have adversely affected, and in the future may adversely affect, our business, our customers and licensees and their businesses, and our financing and contractual arrangements, as a result of, among other factors, pandemics, inflationary pressures, high interest rates, recession fears, the war in Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas war, and the attacks on commercial shipping vessels in the Red Sea. Such conditions, amongst other things, have resulted, and in the future may result, in financial difficulties leading to restructurings, bankruptcies, liquidations and other unfavorable events for our customers and licensees, may cause customers to reduce or discontinue orders of our products and licensed products sold by our licensees, and may result in customers being unable to pay us for products they have purchased from us and licensees being unable to pay us royalties owed to us. Financial difficulties of business partners also may affect their ability to access credit markets or lead to higher credit risk relating to receivables from them.
Volatility in the financial and credit markets due, in part, to inflationary pressures or other macroeconomic or geopolitical factors, could also make it more difficult or expensive for us to obtain financing or refinance existing debt when the need arises, or on terms that would be acceptable to us. We have $500 million in senior notes coming due in July 2025 that need to be paid or refinanced.
We primarily use foreign suppliers for our products and raw materials, which poses risks to our business operations.
Our apparel, footwear and accessories are produced by and purchased or procured from independent manufacturers in over 30 countries, with most being located in Asia. Although no single supplier or country is or is expected to become critical to our production needs, any of the following could materially and adversely affect our ability to produce or deliver our products and, as a result, have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations:
•political or labor instability or military conflict involving any of the countries where we, our contractors, or our suppliers operate, which could cause a delay in the production or transportation of our products to us and an increase in production and transportation costs;
•heightened terrorism security concerns, which could subject imported or exported goods to additional, more frequent or more thorough inspections, leading to delays in deliveries or impoundments of goods for extended periods or could result in decreased scrutiny by customs officials for counterfeit goods, leading to lost sales, increased costs for our anti-counterfeiting measures and damage to the reputation of our brands;
•limitations on our ability to source raw materials or goods produced in a country that is a major provider due to political, human rights, labor, environmental, animal cruelty or other concerns;
•a significant decrease in factory and shipping capacity or a significant increase in demand for such capacity;
•a significant increase in wage, freight, shipping and other logistics costs, including as a result of disruption at ports of entry, which could result increased freight and other logistics costs;
•natural disasters, such as floods, earthquakes, wildfires and droughts, the frequency of some of which may be increasing due to climate change, could result in closed factories and scarcity of raw materials (particularly cotton);
•disease epidemics and other health related concerns, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, which could result in (and in the case of the pandemic, did result in certain of the following) a significant decrease in factory and shipping capacity, closed factories, reduced workforces, scarcity of raw materials and scrutiny or embargoing of goods produced in infected areas;
•the migration and development of manufacturers, which could affect where our products are or are planned to be produced;
•the adoption of regulations, quotas and other restrictions relating to imports and our ability to adjust timely to changes in trade regulations, which, among other things, could limit our ability to produce products in cost-effective countries that have the labor and expertise needed;
•the implementation of new or increased duties, tariffs, taxes and other charges on imports;
•the regulation or prohibition of the transaction of business with specific individuals or entities and their affiliates or goods manufactured in certain regions, such as the listing of a person or entity as a SDN (Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons) by the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control and the issuance of WROs by the CBP; and
•legal or regulatory issues, such as those resulting from our listing on the UEL, could result in manufacturers or others in our supply chain being prohibited from, or choosing against, conducting business with us or our business partners or from others working with our licensees, franchisees or other business partners.
There continues to be uncertainty in the current global trade environment due to recent changes in, and proposals and declared intentions to change trade policy, including trade restrictions, the negotiation, renegotiation or termination of trade agreements, and the imposition of new tariffs or increases in existing tariffs on imports into the affected countries. Tariffs and other changes in trade policy have triggered in the past, are currently triggering and could continue to trigger retaliatory actions by affected countries, including through the use of counter tariffs and other measures, which could result in a higher cost or restrictions on the importation of the products we sell. We continuously look for alternative sourcing options, but we may not be able to shift timely, if at all, production from a country when new or increased duties, tariffs, taxes or other charges are imposed. In addition, higher costs in sourcing from other countries, including because others in the industry are looking to move production for the same reason, may make the move price-prohibitive. We may not be able to pass the entire cost increase resulting from tariffs, duties, taxes or other expenses onto consumers or could choose not to. Any increase in prices to consumers could have an adverse impact on our direct sales to consumers, as well as sales by our wholesale customers and our licensees. Any adverse impact on such sales or increase in our cost of goods sold could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.
Various actions by the United States Government, including SDN designations, have prohibited or limited the business that companies like us and, in many cases, our business partners, can conduct with numerous individuals, companies and entities, or where we or they can produce or sell products under our brands, whether directly or indirectly. These and other U.S. government actions, such as the enforcement of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act and the issuance of WROs, have affected and could continue to affect the sourcing and availability of raw materials used by our suppliers in the manufacturing of certain of our products and our importation of goods into the United States and elsewhere. These and related matters also have been subject to significant scrutiny in China, the United States and elsewhere, resulting in criticism against multinational companies, including us, as discussed in the risk factor entitled China’s Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”) conducted an investigation into our business which resulted in PVH Corp. being placed on the List of Unreliable Entities (“UEL”) and could result in fines or restrictions on our ability to do business in China, which could have a material adverse effect on our revenue and results of operations. As a consequence, these matters (and matters like them) have the potential to affect our revenue, our results of operations and the reputation of our brands and us. In addition, while we make efforts to confirm that SDNs, people and materials covered by WROs, and other sanctioned entities, people and materials are not present in our supply chain, we could be subject to penalties, fines or sanctions (including on a strict liability basis) if any of the vendors from which we purchase goods is found to have dealings, directly or indirectly, with SDNs or other sanctioned persons or in banned materials.
An additional risk that is related to the foreign production of goods is in regard to the transportation of goods from such foreign locations. Strikes, work slowdowns and stoppages and other actions at ports of shipment and entry could slow or stop the inflow of goods. Additionally, shipments are threatened by piracy, military actions and terrorism on shipping routes (like the attacks on commercial shipping vessels in the Red Sea), and similar actions. The impact of these conditions could be the same as described in the risk factor entitled “We depend on third parties to manufacture our products and any disruption in our relationships with these parties or in their businesses may materially adversely affect our business.”
Our business is heavily dependent on the ability and desire of consumers to travel and shop.
Reduced consumer traffic and purchasing, whether in our own retail stores or the stores operated by our business partners, could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. Reductions could result from economic conditions, fuel shortages, increased fuel prices, travel restrictions, travel concerns and other circumstances, including adverse weather conditions, such as droughts and extreme heat, natural disasters, terrorist attacks or the perceived threat of terrorist attacks. Disease epidemics and other health-related concerns, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, also could result in (and, in the case of the pandemic, did result in) closed stores, reduced consumer traffic and purchasing, as consumers become ill or limit or cease shopping in order to avoid exposure, or governments impose mandatory business closures, travel restrictions, vaccine mandates or the like to prevent the spread of disease. War, such as the current war in Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas war, or the perceived threat of war, also could result in (and, in the case of the war in Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas war, has resulted in) closed stores (both those operated by us and by our business partners), and reduced consumer traffic and purchasing. Additionally, political or civil unrest and demonstrations also could affect consumer traffic and purchasing.
Our U.S. retail store operations are a material contributor to our revenue. The majority of our United States stores are located away from major residential centers or near vacation destinations, making travel and tourism a critical factor in their success. These retail businesses historically also have had a significant portion of their revenue attributable to sales to international tourists and, as such, have been negatively affected by the decrease in international tourists traveling to the United States. In addition to the factors discussed above, international tourism to the United States could be reduced, as could the extent to which international tourists shop at our stores, during times of a strengthening United States dollar, particularly against the euro, the Brazilian real, the Canadian dollar, the Mexican peso, the Korean won and the Chinese yuan. Reductions in international tourist traffic and spending have had, and in the future may have, a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
Other factors that could affect the success of our stores include:
•the location of the store or mall, including the location of a particular store within the mall;
•the other tenants of the mall;
•increased competition in areas where the stores or malls are located;
•the amount of advertising and promotional dollars spent on attracting consumers to the store or mall;
•the changing patterns of consumer shopping behavior;
•increased competition from online retailers; and
•the diversion of sales from our retail stores to our digital commerce sites.
If our suppliers, licensees, or other business partners, or the suppliers used by our licensees, fail to use legal and ethical business practices, our business could suffer.
We require our suppliers, licensees and other business partners, and the suppliers used by our licensees, to operate in compliance with international labor standards and applicable laws, rules and regulations regarding working conditions, employment practices and environmental compliance. Additionally, we impose upon our business partners operating guidelines that require additional obligations in order to promote ethical business practices. We require that third parties audit the operations of these independent parties to determine compliance. However, we do not oversee the entirety of the operations and supply chains utilized by our business partners and our licensees, including with respect to their labor, manufacturing and other business practices in their supply chains. Our industry has experienced and we have been impacted by increased regulation and enforcement, in particular in regards to concerns around forced labor in supply chains. These trends are expected to continue, especially through action in the countries where we sell most of our products.
If any of these suppliers or business partners violates labor, environmental, building and fire safety, or other laws or implements labor, manufacturing or other business practices that are generally regarded as unethical, the shipment of finished products to us or our customers could be interrupted, orders could be canceled and relationships could be terminated. Further, we could be prohibited from importing or exporting goods by governmental authorities. In addition, we could be the focus of adverse publicity and our reputation and the reputation of our brands could be damaged. Any of these events could have a material adverse effect on our revenue and, consequently, our results of operations.
We depend on third parties to manufacture our products and any disruption in our relationships with these parties or in their businesses may materially adversely affect our business.
We depend on third parties to manufacture all products that we sell. A manufacturer’s failure to ship products to us in a timely manner, as well as logistics disruptions, or for manufacturers to meet required quality standards could cause us to miss the delivery date requirements of our customers for those products, as well as prime selling periods in our direct-to-consumer channels. As a result, customers could cancel their orders, refuse to accept deliveries or demand reduced prices. Additionally, we may need to be more promotional in our direct-to-consumer channels, and we may also miss sales that would otherwise occur when our stores are properly merchandised. Any of these actions could have a material adverse effect on our revenue and, consequently, our results of operations.
Legal or reputational issues, such as those resulting from our listing on the UEL, could result in manufacturers or others in our supply chain being prohibited from, or choosing against, conducting business with us or our business partners. Any of these actions could have a material adverse effect on our revenue and, consequently, our results of operations.
Our business is susceptible to risks associated with climate change and environmental degradation, and to an increased focus by stakeholders on climate change action and sustainability standards, which may adversely affect our business and results of operations.
Our business is susceptible to risks associated by some parties with climate change and environmental degradation, including potential disruptions to our supply chain and impacts on the availability and costs of raw materials. Extreme heat as well as increased frequency and severity of adverse weather events (such as storms and floods) due to climate change could cause increased incidence of disruption to the production and distribution of our products, an adverse impact on consumer demand and spending, and/or more frequent store closures and/or lost sales as customers prioritize basic needs. Our supply chain is also exposed to risks associated with water, including drought and water scarcity, which could impact raw materials sourcing, manufacturing processes, and workers and communities. In addition, evolving climate-related legislation and disclosure requirements, and the potential for more, coupled with carbon taxes and fluctuating costs of sourcing renewable energy, may also increase our compliance costs. Certain of our wholesale customers have also begun to establish sourcing requirements related to sustainability. As a result, we have received requests for sustainability related information about our products and, in some cases, customers have required that certain of our products include sustainable materials or packaging, which may result in higher raw material and production costs. Our inability to comply with these and other sustainability requirements in the future could adversely affect sales of and demand for our products. Further, certain online sellers of our products have begun to identify to consumers and help consumers limit purchases to product the sellers identify as being more sustainable. Our failure to offer products that meet these sustainability standards could result in decreased demand for our products and lost sales.
We are dependent on a limited number of distribution facilities. If one becomes inoperable, our business, financial condition and operating results could be negatively impacted.
We operate a limited number of distribution facilities and also engage independently operated distribution facilities around the world to warehouse and ship products to our customers and our retail stores, as well as perform related logistics services. Our ability to meet the needs of our customers and of our retail stores depends on the proper operation of our primary facilities. If any of our primary facilities were to shut down or otherwise become inoperable or inaccessible, including as a result of epidemic or other health-related concerns (such as the COVID-19 pandemic), or a cybersecurity incident, we could have a substantial loss of inventory or disruptions of deliveries to our customers and our stores, incur significantly higher costs or experience longer lead times associated with the distribution of our products. This could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results.
Our profitability may decline as a result of increasing pressure on margins.
The apparel industry, particularly in the United States, is subject to significant pricing pressure caused by many factors, including intense competition, consolidation in the retail industry, pressure from retailers to reduce the costs of products, retailer demands for allowances, incentives and other forms of economic support, and changes in consumer demand. These factors may cause us to reduce our sales prices to retailers and consumers, which could cause our profitability to decline if we are unable to offset price reductions with sufficient reductions in product costs or operating expenses.
Volatility in the availability and prices for commodities and raw materials we use in our products (such as cotton) and inflationary pressures, including, for example, the increased air freight costs we experienced beginning in the second half of 2021 and into 2022 and the increased costs of labor, raw materials and ocean freight we experienced in 2022 and the first half of 2023, have resulted in increased pricing pressures and, in turn, pressure on our margins. Inflationary pressures have continued to put pressure on our margins in 2024, although to a lesser extent than in 2023. We implemented price increases in certain regions and for certain product categories during 2022 to mitigate the higher costs. However, in the future, we may not be able to implement price increases that fully mitigate the impact of any higher costs that may occur and any such price increases could have an adverse impact on consumer demand for our products. In addition, consumer spending has been, and may continue to be, negatively impacted by reduced earnings power resulting from the current inflationary pressures, which has resulted, and may continue to result in, lower sales of our products, increased inventories, order cancellations, higher discounts, pricing pressure, higher inventory levels industry-wide, and lower gross margins.
We may not be successful in the takeback of licensed businesses.
We have announced plans, and in the future may pursue further opportunities, to increase direct management of our Calvin Klein and TOMMY HILFIGER brands through takebacks of licensed businesses. Currently, we are in the process of bringing in house a significant portion of the Calvin Klein and TOMMY HILFIGER product categories currently licensed in the United States and Canada to G-III as the license agreements expire over time, through 2027.
The integration of previously licensed businesses may be complex, costly and time-consuming. We may have difficulty, or may not succeed, in growing or even maintaining the businesses compared to prior performance, integrating the businesses into our operations, hiring qualified employees needed to operate the businesses, or otherwise managing the previously licensed businesses. Furthermore, we may incur higher than expected costs to bring previously licensed businesses in house and/or to operate these businesses. As such, license takebacks may not achieve the intended benefits to our overall growth strategy, our brands and results of operations, and our overall profitability may decline to the extent we are unable to operate these businesses at the same level of earnings that we realized when they were licensed businesses.
A portion of our revenue is dependent on royalties and licensing.
The operating profit associated with our royalty, advertising and other revenue is significant because the operating expenses directly associated with administering and monitoring an individual licensing or similar agreement are minimal. Therefore, the loss of a significant licensee, whether due to the termination or expiration of the relationship, the cessation of the licensee’s operations or otherwise (including as a result of financial difficulties of the licensee), without an equivalent replacement, or a significant decline in our licensees’ sales could materially impact our profitability. Although the licensing model can be highly profitable, we are planning to, and in the future may pursue further opportunities to, increase direct management of our Calvin Klein and TOMMY HILFIGER brands through takebacks of licensed businesses. Please see the Risk Factor below entitled “We may not be successful in the take-back of licensed businesses.”
While we generally have significant control over our licensees’ products and advertising, we rely on them for, among other things, operational and financial controls over their businesses. Our licensees’ failure to successfully market licensed products or our inability to replace our existing licensees could materially and adversely affect our revenue both directly from reduced royalty, advertising and other revenue received and indirectly from reduced sales of our other products. Risks are also associated with our licensees’ ability to obtain capital, execute their business plans, timely deliver quality products, manage their labor relations, maintain relationships with their suppliers, manage their credit risk effectively and maintain relationships with their customers.
Our licensing business makes us susceptible to the actions of third parties over whom we have limited control.
We rely on our licensees to preserve the value of our brands. Although we attempt to protect our brands through, among other things, approval rights over design, production quality, packaging, merchandising, distribution, advertising and promotion of our products, we cannot assure you that we can control our licensees’ use of our brands. The misuse of our brands by a licensee could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We face intense competition in the apparel industry.
Competition is intense in the apparel industry. We compete with numerous global, domestic and foreign designers, brand owners, manufacturers and retailers of apparel, accessories and footwear, some of which have greater resources than we do. We also face increased competition from digitally native brands; digital retailing is characterized by low barriers to entry. In addition, in certain instances, we compete directly with our wholesale customers, as they also sell their own private label products. We compete within the apparel industry primarily on the basis of:
•anticipating and responding to changing consumer tastes, demands and shopping preferences in a timely manner and developing distinctive, attractive, quality products;
•maintaining favorable brand recognition, reputation and relevance, including through digital brand engagement and online and social media presence;
•appropriately pricing products and creating an acceptable value proposition for customers, including increasing prices to mitigate inflationary pressures (as we did in certain regions and for certain product categories beginning in 2022) while minimizing the risks of dampening consumer demand;
•providing strong and effective marketing support;
•ensuring product availability and optimizing supply chain efficiencies with third party suppliers and retailers;
•obtaining sufficient retail floor space and effective presentation of our products at retail locations, on digital commerce sites operated by our department store customers and pure play digital commerce retailers, and on our digital commerce sites;
•establishing relationships with actors, athletes, musicians, celebrities, social media influencers and others on a global, regional and local basis to promote our brands and products; and
•effectively utilizing data and technology to achieve and exploit the foregoing.
The failure to compete effectively or to keep pace with rapidly changing consumer preferences and technology and product trends could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
If we are unable to manage our inventory effectively and accurately forecast demand for our products, our results of operations could be materially adversely affected.
We have made and continue to make investments in our supply chain management systems and processes that enable us to respond more rapidly to changes in sales trends and consumer demands and enhance our ability to manage inventory. However, there can be no assurance that we will be able to anticipate and respond successfully to changing consumer tastes and style trends or economic conditions and, as a result, we may not be able to manage inventory levels to meet future requirements. If we fail to accurately forecast demand, or our supply chain and logistics partners are unable to adjust to changes in demand, we may at times experience excess inventory levels or a shortage of product. Inventory levels in excess of consumer demand have resulted in, and may in the future result in, inventory write-downs and the sale of excess inventory at heavily discounted prices, as well as impact our ability to implement and execute profitable, competitive and effective pricing and promotional strategies, all of which could have a material adverse effect on our profitability and the reputation of our brands. If we underestimate consumer demand, we may not have sufficient inventories of product, which could result in lost revenues, as well as damage to our reputation, the reputation of our brands, and our relationships with customers and consumers.
We identified a material weakness in our internal control related to ineffective information technology general controls (“ITGCs”) which, if not remediated appropriately or timely, could result in loss of investor confidence and adversely impact our stock price.
Internal controls related to the operation of technology systems are critical to maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. As disclosed in Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting included in Part II. Item 9A. Controls and Procedures of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, management identified a material weakness in internal control related to ineffective ITGCs in the area of user access management over our enterprise resource planning system and the related systems in our Europe, the Middle East and Africa region. As a result, management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of February 2, 2025. We have been implementing and continue to implement measures designed to ensure that control deficiencies contributing to the material weakness are remediated such that these controls are designed, implemented and operating effectively. While there can be no assurance that our efforts will be successful, we plan to remediate the material weakness expeditiously. These measures will result in additional technology, payroll and other expenses. If we are unable to remediate the material weakness, or are otherwise unable to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting or disclosure controls and procedures, it could adversely affect our ability to accurately report our financial results, resulting in material misstatements in our financial statements or causing us to fail to meet our reporting obligations, which could subject us to litigation or investigations requiring management resources and payment of legal and other expenses, negatively affect investor confidence in our financial statements and adversely impact our stock price.
The loss of members of our executive management and other key employees could have a material adverse effect on our business.
We depend on the services and management experience of our executive officers and other key executives, who have substantial experience and capabilities in our industry and their areas of expertise. Competition for qualified personnel in the apparel industry and with certain skill sets is intense and competitors may use aggressive tactics to recruit these individuals. The loss of services of one or more of them or the inability to timely and effectively identify a suitable successor could have a material adverse effect on us.
Financial Risks
Our ability to obtain financing or refinance existing debt on terms that are acceptable to us could be adversely affected by general macroeconomic conditions or our financial performance and credit ratings.
Disruption or volatility in the financial and credit markets, including as a result of macroeconomic pressures and/or geopolitical events, could limit the availability of funds or the ability or willingness of financial institutions to extend capital to us in the future. In addition, our ability to access financial and credit markets in the future as a source of funding, and the borrowing costs associated with such financing, is dependent upon our financial performance, outlook and credit rating.
An inability to obtain additional financing or refinance existing debt on terms that are acceptable to us, if at all, could impact our ability to fund working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, dividend payments, share repurchases and general corporate requirements and/or significantly increase our cost of capital, which may have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition. Furthermore, if our investment rating is downgraded in the future, in addition to it resulting in a higher cost of capital, it could also result in reduced access to the financial and credit markets and more restrictive covenants for future debt issuances.
Our business is exposed to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations and control regulations.
Our Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein businesses each have substantial international components that expose us to significant foreign exchange risk. Changes in exchange rates between the United States dollar and other currencies impact our financial results in two ways: a translational impact and a transactional impact. Please see our Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in Item 7 of this report for further discussion.
Our results of operations will be unfavorably impacted by foreign currency translation during times of a strengthening United States dollar, particularly against the euro, the Australian dollar, the Japanese yen, the Korean won, the British pound, the Canadian dollar, the Mexican peso, the Brazilian real and the Chinese yuan, and favorably impacted during times of a weakening United States dollar against those currencies. There also is a transactional impact of foreign exchange because our foreign subsidiaries purchase inventory in a currency other than their functional currency. We currently use and plan to
continue to use foreign currency forward contracts to mitigate the cash flow or market risks associated with these inventory transactions, but we are unable to eliminate these risks entirely.
We conduct business in countries that have laws and regulations that restrict the ability of our foreign subsidiaries to pay dividends and remit cash to affiliated companies and, as a result, limit our ability to repatriate or use outside of the country the cash generated by the impacted subsidiaries, which may have an adverse impact on the funding of our business and operations.
Our level of debt could impair our financial condition and ability to operate.
We had outstanding as of February 2, 2025 an aggregate principal amount of $2.099 billion of indebtedness, of which $500 million of senior unsecured notes are due in 2025. Our level of debt could have important consequences to investors, including:
•requiring a substantial portion of our cash flows be used for the payment of principal and interest, thereby reducing the funds available to us for our operations or other capital needs, including planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business;
•increasing our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions because, during periods in which we experience lower earnings and cash flows, we will be required to devote a greater proportion of our cash flow to paying principal and interest;
•limiting our ability to obtain additional financing in the future to fund working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, contributions to our pension plans and general corporate requirements;
•placing us at a competitive disadvantage to other relatively less leveraged competitors that have more cash flow available to utilize in, or grow or expand, their business, fund operations or provide returns to stockholders; and
•leaving us vulnerable to increases in interest rates with respect to our adjustable rate borrowings, including under our senior unsecured credit facilities, and any refinancings of our fixed rate debt at higher interest rates than the current rates applicable to them.
Our ability to maintain compliance with the financial covenant under our senior unsecured credit facilities may be adversely affected by future economic conditions.
We are required under our senior unsecured credit facilities to maintain a net leverage ratio below a maximum level. A prolonged disruption to our business may impact (and, in 2020, did impact) our ability to comply with this covenant. Non-compliance with this covenant would constitute an event of default under the terms of the facilities, which may result in an acceleration thereof, which in turn could trigger defaults under our other debt facilities.
Our inability to comply with the covenant may require us to seek (and, in 2020, we did receive for a one-year period) relief in the form of a waiver. Waivers often require payment of a fee and may lead to increased costs, increased interest rates, additional restrictive covenants, the granting of security interests and other lender protections, any of which could be significant. Furthermore, our ability to provide additional protections under the senior unsecured credit facilities will be limited by the restrictions under our other debt facilities. There can be no assurance that we would be able to obtain waivers in a timely manner, on terms acceptable to us, or at all. If we are not able to obtain a needed waiver, there can be no assurance that we would be able to raise sufficient capital, or divest assets, to refinance or repay such facilities.
Adverse decisions of tax authorities or changes in tax treaties, laws, rules or interpretations could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and cash flow.
We have direct operations in many countries and the applicable tax rates vary by jurisdiction. The tax laws and regulations in the countries where we operate are subject to change. Moreover, there may be changes from time to time in interpretation and enforcement of existing tax law. As a result, we may pay additional taxes if rates increase or if laws, regulations or treaties in the jurisdictions where we operate are modified. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (“OECD”) has proposed updates to long-standing international tax principles, addressing issues such as profit
shifting among affiliated entities in different tax jurisdictions and a global minimum effective tax rate of 15%, generally referred to as “Pillar Two.” In response, some member countries have already implemented or are planning to implement legislation to align their tax rules with the OECD’s recommendations in 2024 and beyond. The Pillar Two legislation did not have a material impact on our 2024 effective tax rate. However, the final outcome and application of these rules in the U.S. and other jurisdictions could potentially have a material adverse financial impact on us.
In addition, various national and local taxing authorities periodically audit our returns. The resolution of an audit may result in us paying more than the amount that we may have reserved for a particular tax matter, which could have a material adverse effect on our cash flows, business, financial condition and results of operations for any affected reporting period.
We and our subsidiaries are engaged in various intercompany transactions. While we believe these transactions are conducted at arm’s length and are supported by the appropriate transfer pricing documentation, local tax authorities may scrutinize the transfer prices and conditions in place, which could potentially result in additional tax liabilities.
If we are unable to fully utilize our deferred tax assets, our profitability could be reduced.
Our deferred tax assets are valuable to us. These assets include tax loss and foreign tax credit carryforwards in various jurisdictions. Realization of deferred tax assets is based on a number of factors, including whether there will be adequate levels of taxable income in future periods to offset the tax loss and foreign tax credit carryforwards in jurisdictions where such assets have arisen. Valuation allowances are recorded in order to reduce the deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized in the future. In assessing the adequacy of our valuation allowances, we consider various factors including reversal of deferred tax liabilities, forecasted future taxable income and potential tax planning strategies. These factors could reduce the value of the deferred tax assets, which could have a material effect on our profitability.
Volatility in securities markets, interest rates and other economic factors could increase substantially our defined benefit pension costs and liabilities.
We have significant obligations under our defined benefit pension plans. The funded status of our pension plans is dependent on many factors, including returns on invested plan assets and the discount rate used to measure pension obligations. Unfavorable returns on plan assets, a lower discount rate or unfavorable changes in the applicable laws or regulations could materially change the timing and amount of pension funding requirements, which could reduce cash available for our business.
Our operating performance also may be significantly impacted by the amount of expense recorded for our pension plans. Pension expense recorded throughout the year is calculated using actuarial valuations that incorporate assumptions and estimates about financial market, economic and demographic conditions. Differences between estimated and actual results give rise to gains and losses that are recorded immediately in pension expense, generally in the fourth quarter of the year. These gains and losses can be significant and can create volatility in our operating results. As a result of the recent volatility in the financial markets, there continues to be significant uncertainty with respect to the actuarial gain or loss we may record on our retirement plans in 2025. We may incur a significant actuarial gain or loss in 2025 if there is a significant increase or decrease in discount rates, respectively, or if there is a difference between the actual and expected return on plan assets.
Our balance sheet includes a significant amount of intangible assets and goodwill, as well as long-lived assets in our retail stores. A decline in the estimated fair value of an intangible asset or of a reporting unit or in the current and projected cash flows in our retail stores could result in impairment charges recorded in our operating results, which could be material.
Goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets are tested for impairment annually and between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that would indicate that it is more likely than not that the carrying amount may be impaired. Long-lived assets, such as operating lease right-of-use assets and property, plant and equipment in our retail stores and intangible assets with finite lives, are tested for impairment if an event occurs or circumstances change that would indicate the carrying amount may not be recoverable. Please see the section entitled “Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” within Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in Item 7 of this report for further discussion of our impairment testing. If any of our goodwill, other indefinite-lived intangible assets or long-lived assets were determined to be impaired, the asset would be written down and an impairment charge would be recognized as a noncash expense in our operating results.
Adverse changes in future market conditions, a shift in consumer buying trends or weaker operating results compared to our expectations may impact our projected cash flows and estimates of weighted average cost of capital, which could result in a material impairment charge if we are unable to recover the carrying value of our goodwill, other indefinite-lived intangible assets and long-lived assets.
In the third quarter of 2022, in conjunction with our 2022 annual goodwill impairment test, we recorded $417 million of noncash impairment charges. The impairment was non-operational and driven primarily by a significant increase in discount rates, as a result of then-current economic conditions. As of February 2, 2025, we had $2.260 billion of goodwill and $3.021 billion of other intangible assets on our balance sheet, which together represented 48% of our total assets.
Legal and Regulatory Risks
We may be unable to protect our trademarks and other intellectual property rights.
Our trademarks and other intellectual property rights are important to our success and our competitive position. We are susceptible to others imitating our products and infringing on our intellectual property rights, as the TOMMY HILFIGER and Calvin Klein brands enjoy significant worldwide consumer recognition and the generally premium pricing of products under the brands creates incentive for counterfeiters and infringers. Imitation or counterfeiting of our products or infringement of our intellectual property rights could diminish the value of our brands or otherwise adversely affect our revenue. We cannot assure you that the actions we take to establish and protect our trademarks and other intellectual property rights will be adequate to prevent imitation by others. We cannot assure you that other third parties will not seek to invalidate our trademarks or block sales of our products as a violation of their own trademarks and intellectual property rights. In addition, we cannot assure you that others will not assert rights in, or ownership of, trademarks and other intellectual property rights of ours or in marks that are similar to ours or that we will be able to successfully resolve these types of conflicts to our satisfaction. In some cases, there may be trademark owners who have prior rights to our marks because the laws of certain foreign countries may not protect intellectual property rights to the same extent as do the laws of the United States. In other cases, there may be holders who have prior rights to similar trademarks. We have in the past been and currently are involved in proceedings relating to marks similar to some of ours or a company’s claim of prior rights to some of our trademarks.
Provisions in our certificate of incorporation and our by-laws and Delaware General Corporation Law could make it more difficult to acquire us and may reduce the market price of our common stock.
Our certificate of incorporation and by-laws contain provisions requiring stockholders who seek to introduce proposals at a stockholders meeting or nominate a person to become a director to provide us with advance notice and certain information, as well as meet certain ownership criteria; permitting our Board of Directors to fill vacancies on the Board; and authorizing the Board of Directors to issue shares of preferred stock without approval of our stockholders. These provisions could have the effect of deterring changes of control.
In addition, Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law imposes restrictions on mergers and other business combinations between us and any holder of 15% or more of our common stock. The existence of this provision may have an anti-takeover effect with respect to transactions not approved in advance by the Board of Directors.
Information Technology and Data Privacy Risks
We rely significantly on information technology. Our business and reputation could be adversely impacted if our computer systems, or the systems of our business partners and service providers, are disrupted or cease to operate effectively or if we or they are subject to a data security or privacy breach.
Our ability to manage and operate our business effectively depends significantly on information technology systems, including systems operated by third parties and us, systems that communicate with third parties, and website and mobile applications through which we communicate with our consumers and our employees. We process, transmit, store and maintain information about consumers, associates and other individuals, as well as business partners, in the ordinary course of business. This includes personally identifiable information protected under applicable laws, the processing of customers’ credit and debit card numbers, and reliance on systems maintained by third parties with whom we contract to provide payment processing. The failure of any system, website or application to operate effectively or any significant disruption thereto that may occur, including as a result of malicious actors, catastrophic events, natural disasters, or otherwise, could require significant remediation costs and adversely impact our operations. The growing integration of artificial intelligence into business systems
raises concerns about data exposure and privacy risks. Additionally, malicious actors are using artificial intelligence to carry out more sophisticated social engineering attacks, increasing the potential for harm.
We utilize a risk-based, multi-layered information security approach based on the “NIST” (National Institute of Standards and Technology) Cybersecurity Framework version 2.0 to identify and address cybersecurity risks. We take measures to protect data and ensure that those who use our systems are aware of the importance of protecting our systems and data. These steps include implementing security standards, endpoint and network system security tools, associate training programs and security response and recovery procedures. To measure the effectiveness of our cybersecurity controls, we frequently perform phishing exercises, tabletop exercises and penetration tests. We also provide training to all associates with access to our systems through online courses. Mandatory global courses on information security and data privacy were each conducted in 2024, as were 15 exercises/tests. We maintain an escalating discipline schedule for individual test failures, including additional training, which would ultimately lead to the loss of access rights. We also administer specific training courses to the members of the Board of Directors, one of which is typically mandatory annually. In addition, to measure and assess compliance, our information security approach is subject to an annual assessment of its maturity, within the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, by an independent third party consultant.
We require third party providers who have access to our systems or receive personally identifiable information or other confidential data to take effective measures to protect data, but have no control over their efforts and are limited in our ability to assess their systems and processes. As a result, these third party providers also are a source of cybersecurity and other related risks for us. When third party service organizations process data that affects our financial statements, System and Organization Controls (SOC) 1 reports are obtained and evaluated annually. While we invest, and believe our service providers invest, considerable resources in protecting systems and information, including through training of the people who have access to systems and information, we all are still subject to security events, including but not limited to cybercrimes and cybersecurity attacks, such as those perpetrated by sophisticated and well-resourced bad actors attempting to disrupt operations or access or steal data. Security events may not be detected for an extended period of time, which could compound the scope and extent of the damage and problems. These security events could disrupt our business, severely damage our reputation and our relationship with vendors, customers and consumers, and expose us to risks of regulatory enforcement activity, litigation and liability. While we maintain insurance coverage, including cybersecurity insurance, it may be unavailable or insufficient to cover all losses or claims, and it does not remedy the reputational and future business impacts. Although we require third party providers with access to our systems and confidential information to have insurance coverage for any losses we may experience due to their work, the amount we can recover may not fully compensate us for any loss we experience.
We regularly implement new systems and hardware and are currently undertaking a major multi-year SAP S/4 implementation to upgrade our platforms and systems worldwide. The implementation of new software and hardware involves risks and uncertainties that could cause disruptions, delays or deficiencies in the design, implementation or application of these systems including:
•adversely impacting our operations;
•increased costs;
•disruptions in our ability to effectively source, sell or ship our products;
•delays in collecting payments from our customers; and
•adversely affecting our ability to timely report our financial results.
Our business, results of operations and financial condition could be materially adversely affected as a result of these implementation initiatives. In addition, intended improvements may not be realized. Our business partners and service providers face the same risks, which could also adversely impact our business and operations.
We are subject to data privacy and security laws and regulations globally, the number and complexity of which are increasing. We may be the subject of enforcement or other legal actions despite our compliance efforts.
We collect, use, store, and otherwise process or rely upon access to data, including personally identifiable information, of consumers, employees, and other individuals in the daily conduct of our business. There have been significant enactments and developments in the area of data privacy and cybersecurity laws and regulations, such as the General Data Protection Regulation in the European Union, the California Consumer Privacy Act/California Privacy Rights Act, and Personal Information Protection Law in China. These laws and regulations have caused and could continue to cause us to change the way
we operate, including in a less efficient manner, in order to comply with these laws. We have a global data privacy program and, as discussed above, have guidelines and a training program to ensure our associates understand the laws and how to collect, use and protect our confidential data (including personally identifiable information). However, our compliance efforts are not an assurance that we will not be the subject of regulatory or other legal actions. We could expend significant management and associate time and incur significant cost investigating and defending ourselves against the claims in any such matter, which matters also could result in us being the subject of significant fines, judgments or settlements. In addition, any such claim could give rise to significant reputational damages, whether or not we ultimately are successful in defending ourselves.

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ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
None.

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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
Item 2. Properties
The general location, use, ownership status and approximate size of the principal properties that we occupied as of February 2, 2025 are set forth below:
Location Use Ownership
Status Approximate
Area in
Square Feet
New York, New York Corporate, Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein administrative offices and showrooms Leased 694,000
Bridgewater, New Jersey Corporate administrative offices Leased 239,000
Amsterdam, The Netherlands Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein administrative offices and showrooms Leased 474,000
Venlo/Oud Gastel/Sevenum, The Netherlands Warehouse and distribution centers Leased 2,746,000
Palmetto/McDonough, Georgia Warehouse and distribution centers Leased 1,834,000
Jonesville, North Carolina Warehouse and distribution center Owned 778,000
Hong Kong SAR, China Corporate, Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein administrative offices Leased 88,000
As of February 2, 2025, we leased certain other administrative offices, showrooms and warehouse and distribution centers in various domestic and international locations. We also leased and operated as of February 2, 2025, approximately 1,400 retail locations in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Brazil.
Information with respect to maturities of the Company’s lease liabilities in which we are a lessee is included in Note 15, “Leases,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this report.

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ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
Investigation by China’s Ministry of Commerce
In September 2024, MOFCOM announced that it had initiated an investigation into our business under the UEL Provisions upon the suspicion that we (i) suspended normal transactions with Chinese entities or individuals, (ii) adopted discriminatory measures against products produced in or made from raw materials or component parts from China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, and (iii) violated normal market trading principles. In October 2024, we submitted a written response to MOFCOM and, in December 2024, we submitted a supplemental response. In January 2025, MOFCOM issued a preliminary finding that PVH Corp. had violated normal market trading principles and in February it announced its determination and placed PVH Corp. on the UEL. We do not know if or when MOFCOM will implement any measures as a result of the listing or what they will be if any are imposed. According to the UEL Provisions, potential measures could include monetary fines, restrictions or prohibitions on engaging in import and export activities related to China or making investments in China, entry denial of our relevant personnel into China, restrictions or revocation of work permits, stay or residence status of our relevant personnel in China, or other measures. No measures have been imposed on us at this time. The practical impact of any such restrictions or prohibitions could include our inability to produce goods in China for sale elsewhere, our inability to sell goods on a wholesale or retail basis in China, or our inability to make investments in China. Please see our risk factor “China’s Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”) conducted an investigation into our business which resulted in PVH Corp. being placed on the List of Unreliable Entities (“UEL”) and could result in fines or restrictions on our ability to do business in China, which could have a material adverse effect on our revenue and results of operations” in Item 1A. Risk Factors for additional information.
Other Matters
We are a party to certain litigations which, in management’s judgment based, in part, on the opinions of legal counsel, will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position.

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ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
PART II

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ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Our common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “PVH.” Certain information with respect to the dividends declared on our common stock appear in the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity included in Item 8 of this report. As of March 14, 2025, there were 431 stockholders of record of our common stock.
ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Period (a) Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased(1)(2)
(b) Average Price Paid
per Share
(or Unit)(1)(2)(3)
(c) Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs(1)
(d) Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares (or Units) that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs(1)
November 4, 2024 -
December 1, 2024 2,754 $ 98.55 - $ 2,019,493,810
December 2, 2024 -
January 5, 2025 1,350,218 107.83 1,343,961 1,874,577,501
January 6, 2025 -
February 2, 2025 1,047,790 97.55 1,045,731 1,772,578,403
Total 2,400,762 $ 103.33 2,389,692 $ 1,772,578,403
(1)The Company’s Board of Directors has authorized over time beginning in 2015 an aggregate $5.0 billion stock repurchase program, which includes a $2.0 billion increase in the authorization and an extension through July 30, 2028 approved on March 27, 2024. Repurchases under the program may be made from time to time over the period through open market purchases, accelerated share repurchase programs, privately negotiated transactions or other methods, as we deem appropriate. Purchases are made based on a variety of factors, such as price, corporate requirements and overall market conditions, applicable legal requirements and limitations, trading restrictions under our insider trading policy and other relevant factors. The program may be modified by the Board of Directors, including to increase or decrease the repurchase limitation or extend, suspend, or terminate the program, at any time, without prior notice. Excise taxes do not reduce the authorized amount remaining under this program.
(2)Our Stock Incentive Plan provides us with the right to deduct or withhold, or require employees to remit to us, an amount sufficient to satisfy any applicable tax withholding requirements applicable to stock-based compensation awards. To the extent permitted, employees may elect to satisfy all or part of such withholding requirements by tendering previously owned shares or by having us withhold shares having a fair market value equal to the minimum statutory tax withholding rate that could be imposed on the transaction. Included in this table are shares withheld during the fourth quarter of 2024 in connection with the settlement of restricted stock units to satisfy tax withholding requirements.
(3)Average price paid per share (or unit) excludes excise taxes.
The following performance graph and return to stockholders information shown below are provided pursuant to Item 201(e) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Exchange Act. The graph and information are not deemed to be “filed” under the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to liabilities thereunder, nor are they to be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or Exchange Act unless we specifically incorporate them by reference.
The performance graph compares the yearly change in the cumulative total stockholder return on our common stock against the cumulative return of the Russell 3000 Index and the S&P 1500 Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods Index for the five fiscal years ended February 2, 2025.
Value of $100.00 invested after 5 years:
Our Common Stock $ 103.49
Russell 3000 Index $ 197.65
S&P 1500 Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods Index $ 84.99

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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
Item 6. [Reserved]

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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
OVERVIEW
The following discussion and analysis is intended to help you understand us, our operations and our financial performance. It should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes, which are included elsewhere in this report.
We are one of the largest global apparel companies in the world, with a history going back over 140 years. We have been listed on the New York Stock Exchange for over 100 years.
We generated revenue of $8.7 billion, $9.2 billion, and $9.0 billion in 2024, 2023 and 2022 respectively, with over 70% of our revenue in 2024 and 2023, and over 65% of our revenue in 2022 generated outside of the United States. Our global iconic lifestyle brands, TOMMY HILFIGER and Calvin Klein, together generated over 90% of our revenue during each of the last three years.
In addition to TOMMY HILFIGER and Calvin Klein, which are owned, we previously owned a portfolio of other brands, which primarily consisted of Warner’s, Olga and True&Co., which we owned until November 27, 2023. We also license Van Heusen, Nike and other brands for certain product categories.
PVH+ Plan
The PVH+ Plan is our multi-year, strategic plan to build Calvin Klein and TOMMY HILFIGER into the most desirable lifestyle brands in the world and make PVH the leading brand building group in our sector. A description of the plan can be seen in Item 1 of this report under the heading “Our Business Strategy.”
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Investigation by China’s Ministry of Commerce
In September 2024, MOFCOM announced that it had initiated an investigation into our business under the UEL Provisions. In October 2024, we submitted a written response to MOFCOM and, in December 2024, we submitted a supplementary response. In January 2025, MOFCOM issued a preliminary finding that PVH Corp. had violated normal market trading principles and in February it announced its determination and placed PVH Corp. on the UEL. We do not know if or when MOFCOM will implement any measures as a result of the listing or what they will be if any are imposed. Approximately 6% and 20% of our revenue and income before interest and taxes, respectively, were generated in China in 2024. Furthermore, if, as a result of any such measures, it is necessary for us to cease certain or all operations in China, it may result in charges related to excess inventory and difficulty collecting trade receivables, among other things. We may also incur material non-cash impairment charges if we are unable to recover the carrying value of our goodwill, other indefinite-lived intangible assets and long-lived assets. Please see our risk factor “China’s Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”) conducted an investigation into our business which resulted in PVH Corp. being placed on the List of Unreliable Entities (“UEL”) and could result in fines or restrictions on our ability to do business in China, which could have a material adverse effect on our revenue and results of operations” in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors of this report for additional information.
Israel-Hamas War, Supply Chain Disruptions and War in Ukraine
The Israel-Hamas war, which began in October 2023, did not have a material impact on our business in 2023 and 2024 and is not expected to have a material impact on our business in 2025. Less than 1% of our revenue in 2024 was generated in Israel, and less than 2% of our revenue in 2024 was generated in the Middle East, including Israel.
Attacks on commercial shipping vessels in the Red Sea that began in the fourth quarter of 2023 have led to disruption and instability in global supply chains, which have resulted in shipment delays that are impacting, and could continue to impact, our inventory and sales volume. Shipping delays have also resulted in, and may continue to result in, increased freight costs, for reasons including the need to rely on more expensive shipping routes and shipping methods (such as air freight). Such impacts did not have a material impact on our business in 2023 and 2024 and are not expected to have a material impact on our business in 2025.
As a result of the war in Ukraine, we announced in March 2022 that we were temporarily closing stores and pausing commercial activities in Russia and Belarus. In the second quarter of 2022, we made the decision to exit from our Russia business, including the closure of our retail stores in Russia and the cessation of our wholesale operations in Russia and Belarus. Additionally, while we have no direct operations in Ukraine, virtually all of our wholesale customers and franchisees in Ukraine were impacted, which resulted in a reduction in shipments to these customers. We recorded net pre-tax costs of $43 million in 2022 in connection with our decision to exit from the Russia business, consisting of (i) $44 million of noncash asset impairments, (ii) $5 million of contract termination and other costs and (iii) $2 million of severance, partially offset by (iv) an $8 million gain related to the early termination of certain store lease agreements in Russia. Please see Note 16, “Exit Activity Costs,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this report for further discussion.
The war in Ukraine has not had a material impact on our business in 2023 and 2024 and is not expected to have a material impact on our business in 2025.
Inflationary pressures
Inflationary pressures negatively impacted our revenue and earnings in 2022 and 2023 and, to a lesser extent, in 2024. These impacts included (i) increased product costs in 2022 and for the first half of 2023, (ii) increased labor costs across all years and (iii) beginning late in the second quarter of 2022, a slowdown in consumer demand for apparel and related products, as consumers have reduced discretionary spending and certain wholesale customers have taken a more cautious approach, particularly in North America beginning in the first half of 2023 and in Europe beginning in the second half of 2023. We implemented price increases in certain regions and for certain product categories beginning in the first quarter of 2022, and more extensively in the second half of 2022, to mitigate the higher costs. We expect inflationary pressures will continue to negatively impact us in 2025, particularly in North America where the consumer environment remains challenging.
Outlook Uncertainty
There continues to be uncertainty in the current macroeconomic environment due to the above-mentioned items and foreign currency volatility. Our 2025 outlook assumes no material worsening of current conditions. In addition, new and additional tariffs have been imposed recently and there is uncertainty as to whether any additional new or increased tariffs may be imposed on our products in 2025, which could have an adverse impact on our sales or increase our costs of goods sold. Our revenue and earnings in 2025 may be subject to significant material change as a result of these and other macroeconomic factors.
Operations Overview
We generate net sales from (i) the wholesale distribution to traditional retailers (both for stores and digital operations), pure play digital commerce retailers, franchisees, licensees and distributors of branded sportswear (casual apparel), jeanswear, performance apparel, intimate apparel, underwear, swimwear, dress shirts, handbags, accessories, footwear and other related products under owned and licensed trademarks, and (ii) the sale of certain of these products through (a) approximately 1,400 Company-operated free-standing store locations worldwide under our TOMMY HILFIGER and Calvin Klein trademarks, (b) approximately 1,500 Company-operated shop-in-shop/concession locations worldwide under our TOMMY HILFIGER and Calvin Klein trademarks, and (c) digital commerce sites worldwide, under our TOMMY HILFIGER and Calvin Klein trademarks. Additionally, we generate royalty, advertising and other revenue from fees for licensing the use of our trademarks.
Through the end of 2024, we managed our operations through our operating divisions, which are presented as the following reportable segments: (i) Tommy Hilfiger North America; (ii) Tommy Hilfiger International; (iii) Calvin Klein North America; (iv) Calvin Klein International; and (v) Heritage Brands Wholesale. Our discussion and disclosures within this report reflect these reportable segments. As discussed in Part I, Item I of this report under the heading “Reportable Segments,” we changed our reportable segments effective February 3, 2025, the first day of 2025. Our new reportable segments are: (i) Americas, (ii) Europe, the Middle East and Africa, (iii) Asia-Pacific, and (iv) Licensing. The new reportable segments reflect the way the Company is currently being managed and for which separate financial information is available and evaluated regularly by the CODM in deciding how to allocate resources and assess performance. Our historical segment reporting will be recast in future filings to reflect the new organizational structure.
The following actions, transactions and events, in addition to the exit from our Russia business discussed above, have impacted our results of operations and the comparability among the years, including our full year 2025 expectations, as discussed below:
•We amended in September 2024 Mr. Tommy Hilfiger’s employment agreement, pursuant to which we made a cash buyout of a portion of the future payment obligation (the “Mr. Hilfiger amendment”). We recorded pre-tax costs of $51 million during the third quarter of 2024 in connection with the Mr. Hilfiger amendment.
•We embarked on a multi-year initiative beginning in the second quarter of 2024 to simplify our operating model through the Growth Driver 5 Actions. The initiative is expected to result in annual cost savings of approximately $200 million to $300 million, net of continued strategic investments by 2026, with the actions to support it largely completed by the end of 2025. We recorded pre-tax costs of $24 million during 2024 in connection with this initiative, including (i) $33 million of costs consisting principally of severance and (ii) a $10 million gain on the sale of a warehouse and distribution center. We expect to incur additional costs in 2025, however the additional costs cannot be quantified at this time. Please see Note 16, “Exit Activity Costs,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this report for further discussion.
•We completed the sale of our women’s intimates businesses conducted under the Warner’s, Olga and True&Co. trademarks, including net assets with a carrying value of $140 million, to Basic Resources on November 27, 2023 for net proceeds of $156 million. We utilized the net proceeds from the Heritage Brands intimates transaction to repurchase shares of our common stock during the fourth quarter of 2023. We recorded an aggregate net pre-tax gain of $13 million in the fourth quarter of 2023 in connection with the closing of the transaction, consisting of (i) a gain of $15 million, which represented the excess of the amount of consideration received over the carrying value of the net assets, less costs to sell, partially offset by (ii) $2 million of pre-tax severance and other termination benefits associated with the transaction. We recorded an incremental gain of $10 million in the first quarter of 2024 due to the accelerated realization of the earnout provided for in the agreement with Basic Resources. Please see Note 3, “Divestitures,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this report for further discussion.
•We announced in August 2022 plans to reduce people costs in our global offices by approximately 10% by the end of 2023 to drive efficiencies and enable continued strategic investments to fuel growth, including in digital, supply chain and consumer engagement (the “2022 cost savings initiative”), which has resulted in annual cost savings of over $100 million, net of continued strategic people investments. We recorded pre-tax costs of $20 million during 2022, consisting principally of severance related to initial actions taken under the plans. We recorded pre-tax costs of $61 million during 2023, consisting principally of severance related to additional actions taken in July and September 2023. All costs related to these actions were incurred by the end of 2023. Please see Note 16, “Exit Activity Costs,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this report for further discussion.
•We recorded a pre-tax noncash goodwill impairment charge of $417 million during 2022 in conjunction with our annual goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible asset impairment testing. The impairment was non-operational and driven primarily by a significant increase in discount rates as a result of then-current economic conditions. Please see Note 6, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this report for further discussion.
•We completed the sale of our approximately 8% economic interest in Karl Lagerfeld Holding B.V. (“Karl Lagerfeld”) to a subsidiary of G-III on May 31, 2022 for approximately $20 million in cash, of which $19 million was received in 2022 and the remaining $1 million which was previously held in escrow was received in 2023 (the “Karl Lagerfeld transaction”). We recorded a pre-tax gain of $16 million during 2022 in connection with the transaction. Please see Note 5, “Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this report for further discussion.
We extended in 2022 most of our licensing agreements with G-III for Calvin Klein and TOMMY HILFIGER in the United States and Canada, largely pertaining to the women’s apparel product categories sold at wholesale in North America. These agreements now have staggered expirations through 2027, the first of which occurred at the end of calendar 2023. Upon expiration, we have been bringing and intend to continue to bring in house a significant portion of the licensed product categories and directly operate these businesses. The expiration of these licenses and the transition of previously licensed product categories in house did not have a material impact on our revenue and net income in 2024. In 2025, the transition of previously licensed product categories in house is expected to result in a less than 1% increase to our revenue and an approximately 50 basis point decline in our gross margin.
Our Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein businesses each have substantial international components that expose us to significant foreign exchange risk. Our results of operations in local foreign currencies are translated into United States dollars using an average exchange rate over the representative period. Accordingly, our results of operations are unfavorably impacted during times of a strengthening United States dollar against the foreign currencies in which we generate significant revenue and earnings and favorably impacted during times of a weakening United States dollar against those currencies. Over 70% of our 2024 revenue was subject to foreign currency translation.
During 2023, the United States dollar weakened against the euro, which is the foreign currency in which we transact the most business, and strengthened against key currencies in which we transact business in the Asia Pacific region. This trend generally continued during the first nine months of 2024, but in the fourth quarter of 2024, the United States dollar began to strengthen against the euro, as well as most major currencies. The trend shifted again in March 2025 with the United States dollar weakening against most major currencies including the euro. Our 2024 revenue and net income decreased by approximately $70 million and $10 million, respectively, as compared to 2023 due to the impact of foreign currency translation. We currently expect the translational impact of foreign currency on our 2025 revenue and net income as compared to 2024 will be immaterial.
There also is a transactional impact of foreign exchange because our foreign subsidiaries purchase inventory in a currency other than their functional currency. We use foreign currency forward contracts to hedge against a portion of the exposure related to this transactional impact. We enter into these contracts up to 15 months in advance for a portion of the projected inventory purchases and may enter into incremental contracts leading up to the time the inventory purchases occur. The impact of foreign currency fluctuations on the cost of inventory purchases covered by these contracts is then realized in our results of operations as the underlying inventory hedged by the contracts is sold. The transactional impact of foreign currency on our 2024 net income as compared to 2023 was immaterial. We currently expect the transactional impact of foreign currency on our 2025 net income as compared to 2024 also will be immaterial.
We also have exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates related to our €1.125 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes that are held in the United States. The strengthening of the United States dollar against the euro would require us to use a lower amount of our cash flows from operations to pay interest and make long-term debt repayments, whereas the weakening of the United States dollar against the euro would require us to use a greater amount of our cash flows from operations to pay interest and make long-term debt repayments. We designated the par value of these senior notes issued by PVH Corp., a U.S.-based entity, as net investment hedges of our investments in certain of our foreign subsidiaries that use the euro as their functional currency. In addition, we entered into multiple fixed-to-fixed cross-currency swap contracts in 2023, which, in aggregate, economically convert our $500 million principal amount of 4 5/8% senior notes due 2025 from a United States dollar-denominated obligation to a euro-denominated obligation of €457.2 million. We also designated these cross-currency swap contracts as net investment hedges of our investments in certain of our foreign subsidiaries that use the euro as their functional currency. As a result, the remeasurement of these foreign currency borrowings and cross-currency swaps at the end of each period is recorded in equity. Please see Note 9, “Derivative Financial Instruments,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this report for further discussion.
The following table summarizes our statements of operations in 2024, 2023 and 2022:
2024 2023 2022
(Dollars in millions)
Net sales $ 8,203 $ 8,752 $ 8,545
Royalty revenue 361 368 372
Advertising and other revenue 89 98 107
Total revenue 8,653 9,218 9,024
Gross profit 5,143 5,363 5,123
% of total revenue 59.4 % 58.2 % 56.8 %
SG&A expenses 4,411 4,543 4,377
% of total revenue 51.0 % 49.3 % 48.5 %
Goodwill impairment - - 417
Non-service related pension and postretirement (cost) income (27) 47 92
Other gain 20 15 -
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates 48 46 50
Income before interest and taxes 772 929 471
Interest expense 90 99 90
Interest income 23 11 7
Income before taxes 706 841 388
Income tax expense 107 177 188
Net income $ 599 $ 664 $ 200
Total Revenue
Total revenue was $8.653 billion in 2024, $9.218 billion in 2023, and $9.024 billion in 2022. The decrease in revenue of $565 million, or 6%, in 2024 compared to 2023 included (i) a 2% decline due to the Heritage Brands intimates transaction, (ii) a 1% decline from the 53rd week in 2023 and (iii) a 1% negative impact of foreign currency translation, with the following revenue changes in our segments:
•The reduction of an aggregate $235 million of revenue, or a 5% decrease compared to the prior year, attributable to our Tommy Hilfiger International and Tommy Hilfiger North America segments, which included a negative impact of $32 million, or 1%, related to foreign currency translation. Tommy Hilfiger International segment revenue decreased 7% (including a 1% negative foreign currency impact). Revenue in our Tommy Hilfiger North America segment was flat.
•The reduction of an aggregate $58 million of revenue, or a 1% decrease compared to the prior year, attributable to our Calvin Klein International and Calvin Klein North America segments, which included a negative impact of $40 million or 1%, related to foreign currency translation. Calvin Klein International segment revenue decreased 2% (including a 1% negative foreign currency impact). Revenue in our Calvin Klein North America segment decreased 1%.
•The reduction of $272 million of revenue, or a 57% decrease compared to the prior year, attributable to our Heritage Brands Wholesale segment, which included a 45% decline resulting from the Heritage Brands intimates transaction.
Our 2024 revenue through our direct-to-consumer distribution channel decreased 2% compared to 2023, including a 1% decline from the 53rd week in 2023 and a 1% negative foreign currency impact. Revenue in our owned and operated stores decreased 1%, including a 1% negative foreign currency impact. Sales through our directly operated digital commerce businesses decreased 7%, including a 1% negative foreign currency impact, primarily due to our planned strategic reduction of sales in Europe to drive overall higher quality of sales in the region. Our revenue through our wholesale distribution channel decreased 10%, primarily due to (i) a 5% reduction resulting from the Heritage Brands intimates transaction and (ii) the planned strategic reduction of sales in Europe to drive overall higher quality of sales in the region. The impact in 2024 of foreign currency translation on our wholesale distribution channel revenue was not significant.
The increase in revenue of $194 million, or 2% in 2023 compared to 2022 included (i) a 1% benefit from the 53rd week in 2023 and (ii) a 1% positive impact of foreign currency translation, with the following revenue changes in our segments:
•The addition of an aggregate $167 million of revenue, or a 4% increase compared to the prior year, attributable to our Tommy Hilfiger International and Tommy Hilfiger North America segments, which included a positive impact of $51 million, or 1%, related to foreign currency translation. Tommy Hilfiger International segment revenue increased 3% (including a 2% positive foreign currency impact). Revenue in our Tommy Hilfiger North America segment increased 6%.
•The net addition of an aggregate $131 million of revenue, or a 3% increase compared to the prior year, attributable to our Calvin Klein International and Calvin Klein North America segments. Calvin Klein International segment revenue increased 10%. Revenue in our Calvin Klein North America segment decreased 7%, as an increase in revenue through its direct-to-consumer distribution channel was more than offset by a decrease in revenue through the wholesale distribution channel. The impact of foreign currency translation on our Calvin Klein segments’ revenue for the year was not significant.
•The reduction of $105 million of revenue, or an 18% decrease compared to the prior year, attributable to our Heritage Brands Wholesale segment, which included a 7% decline resulting from the Heritage Brands intimates transaction.
Our 2023 revenue through our direct-to-consumer distribution channel increased 9% compared to 2022, including a 1% benefit from the 53rd week, as revenue in our owned and operated stores increased 9% and sales through our directly operated digital commerce businesses increased 10%. The impact of foreign currency translation on our direct-to-consumer distribution channel revenue was not significant. Our revenue through our wholesale distribution channel decreased 3% inclusive of a 1% positive foreign currency impact and a 1% reduction resulting from the Heritage Brands intimates transaction.
We currently expect revenue for the full year 2025 will be flat to increase slightly compared to 2024. The impact of foreign currency translation on our revenue for full year 2025 is expected to be immaterial.
Gross Profit
Gross profit is calculated as total revenue less cost of goods sold, and gross margin is calculated as gross profit divided by total revenue. Included as cost of goods sold are costs associated with the production and procurement of product, such as inbound freight costs, purchasing and receiving costs and inspection costs. Also included as cost of goods sold are the amounts recognized on foreign currency forward contracts as the underlying inventory hedged by such forward contracts is sold. Warehousing and distribution expenses are included in selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses. All of our royalty, advertising and other revenue from licensing the use of our trademarks is included in gross profit because there is no cost of goods sold associated with such revenue. As a result, our gross profit may not be comparable to that of other entities.
The following table shows our revenue mix between net sales and royalty, advertising and other revenue, as well as our gross margin for 2024, 2023 and 2022:
2024 2023 2022
Components of revenue:
Net sales 94.8 % 94.9 % 94.7 %
Royalty, advertising and other revenue 5.2 5.1 5.3
Total 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 %
Gross margin 59.4 % 58.2 % 56.8 %
Gross profit in 2024 was $5.143 billion, or 59.4% of total revenue, compared to $5.363 billion, or 58.2% of total revenue, in 2023. The 120 basis point gross margin increase was primarily driven by (i) lower product costs as compared to 2023, which benefited us more significantly in the first half of the year, (ii) the impact of a change in the revenue mix between our direct-to-consumer distribution channel and our wholesale distribution channel, as our direct-to-consumer distribution channel was a larger proportion of total revenue in 2024 than in 2023 and carries higher gross margins, and (iii) the impact of the reduction in revenue as a result of the Heritage Brands intimates transaction, as the revenue from the Heritage Brands intimates business carried lower gross margins. These increases were partially offset by increased promotional selling in the fourth quarter of 2024 due to continued softness in the consumer environment particularly in North America.
Gross profit in 2023 was $5.363 billion, or 58.2% of total revenue, compared to $5.123 billion, or 56.8% of total revenue, in 2022. The 140 basis point gross margin increase was primarily driven by (i) price increases that were implemented in certain regions and for certain product categories during 2022, (ii) lower freight and other logistics costs as compared to the prior year, (iii) the impact of a change in the revenue mix between our International and North America segments as compared to 2022, as our International segments’ revenue was a larger proportion of total revenue in 2023 than in 2022 and these segments carried higher gross margins, and (iv) the impact of a change in the revenue mix between our direct-to-consumer distribution channel and our wholesale distribution channel, as our direct-to-consumer distribution channel was a larger proportion of total revenue in 2023 than in 2022 and carries higher gross margins. These increases were partly offset by (i) higher product costs as a result of inflationary pressures as compared to the prior year and (ii) an approximately 100 basis point decline due to the unfavorable transactional impact of foreign exchange on our international businesses, particularly our European businesses, that purchase inventory in a currency other than their functional currency, as the increased local currency value of inventory results in higher cost of goods in local currency when the goods are sold.
We currently expect that gross margin in 2025 will decrease by approximately 100 basis points compared to 2024 primarily as a result of (i) the approximately 50 basis point decline expected in connection with the transition of certain product categories previously licensed to G-III into our directly operated wholesale business, as revenue through our wholesale distribution channel carries lower gross margins and (ii) the impact of a change in the revenue mix between our International and North America segments as compared to 2024, as our North America segments’ revenue is expected to be a larger proportion of total revenue in 2025 than in 2024 and these segments carry lower gross margins.
SG&A Expenses
Our SG&A expenses were as follows:
2024 2023 2022
(In millions)
SG&A expenses $ 4,411 $ 4,543 $ 4,377
% of total revenue 51.0 % 49.3 % 48.5 %
SG&A expenses in 2024 were $4.411 billion, or 51.0% of total revenue, compared to $4.543 billion, or 49.3% of total revenue in 2023. The $132 million decrease in SG&A expenses was primarily driven by cost efficiencies across the business as we continue to take a disciplined approach to managing expenses. The 170 basis point increase in SG&A as a percentage of revenue was primarily driven by (i) the impact of a change in the revenue mix between our direct-to-consumer distribution channel and our wholesale distribution channel as compared to 2023, as our direct-to-consumer distribution channel was a larger proportion of our total revenue in 2024 than in 2023 and carries higher SG&A expenses as a percentage of total revenue, (ii) the impact from the deleveraging of expenses resulting from the decline in revenue in 2024, (iii) costs incurred in connection with the Mr. Hilfiger amendment, and (iv) restructuring costs incurred in connection with the Growth Driver 5 Actions. These increases were partially offset by the favorable impact of (i) the 2022 costs savings initiative and (ii) cost efficiencies across the business as we continue to take a disciplined approach to managing expenses.
SG&A expenses in 2023 were $4.543 billion, or 49.3% of total revenue, compared to $4.377 billion, or 48.5% of total revenue in 2022. The 80 basis point increase was primarily driven by (i) the impact of the change in the revenue mix between our International and North America segments as compared to 2022, as our International segments’ revenue was a larger proportion of our total revenue in 2023 than in 2022 and these segments carried higher SG&A expenses as percentages of total revenue, (ii) the impact of a change in the revenue mix between our direct-to-consumer distribution channel and our wholesale distribution channel as compared to 2022, as our direct-to-consumer distribution channel was a larger proportion of our total revenue in 2023 than in 2022 and carries higher SG&A expenses as a percentage of total revenue, and (iii) an increase in marketing and other investments to drive our strategic initiatives. These increases were partially offset by (i) the absence in 2023 of costs incurred in 2022 in connection with the exit from our Russia business, (ii) the net favorable impact of the 2022 cost savings initiative and (iii) cost efficiencies across the business as we take a disciplined approach to managing expenses.
We currently expect that SG&A expenses as a percentage of revenue in 2025 will decrease approximately 200 basis points compared to 2024. Our expectation for 2025 includes decreases primarily as a result of (i) the favorable impact of the Growth Driver 5 Actions and (ii) the absence of costs incurred in connection with the Mr. Hilfiger amendment. Our expectation for 2025 does not include restructuring costs expected to be incurred in 2025 in connection with Growth Driver 5 Actions as these costs cannot be quantified at this time.
Goodwill Impairment
We recorded a pre-tax noncash goodwill impairment charge of $417 million during 2022 in conjunction with our annual goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible asset impairment testing. The impairment was non-operational and driven primarily by a significant increase in discount rates, as a result of then-current economic conditions.
Please see Note 6, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this report for further discussion of this impairment.
Non-Service Related Pension and Postretirement (Cost) Income
Non-service related pension and postretirement (cost) income was $(27) million, $47 million, and $92 million in 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Non-service related pension and postretirement cost in 2024 included an actuarial loss on our retirement plans of $28 million. Non-service related pension and post retirement income in 2023 and 2022 included actuarial gains on our retirement plans of $46 million, inclusive of a $20 million pre-tax curtailment gain recorded in connection with a change to our defined benefit pension plans, and $78 million, respectively.
Please see Note 11, “Retirement and Benefit Plans,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this report for further discussion of our pension and postretirement plans, including the 2023 change to freeze our defined benefit pension plans.
Non-service related pension and postretirement (cost) income recorded throughout the year is calculated using actuarial valuations that incorporate assumptions and estimates about financial market, economic and demographic conditions. Differences between estimated and actual results give rise to gains and losses that are recorded immediately in earnings, generally in the fourth quarter of the year, which can create volatility in our results of operations. We currently expect that non-service related pension and postretirement income for 2025 will be immaterial. However, our expectation of 2025 non-service related pension and post-retirement income does not include the impact of an actuarial gain or loss. As a result of the recent volatility in the financial markets, there is significant uncertainty with respect to the actuarial gain or loss we may record on our retirement plans in 2025. We may record a significant actuarial gain or loss in 2025 if there is a significant increase or decrease in discount rates, respectively, or if there is a difference between the actual and expected return on plan assets. As such, our actual 2025 non-service related pension and postretirement income may be significantly different than our projections.
Other Gain
We recorded a gain of $10 million related to the sale of a warehouse and distribution center in the third quarter of 2024 in connection with the Growth Driver 5 Actions. Please see Note 16, “Exit Activity Costs,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this report for further discussion.
We recorded a gain of $15 million in the fourth quarter of 2023 in connection with the closing of the Heritage Brands intimates transaction and an incremental gain of $10 million in the first quarter of 2024 due to the accelerated realization of the earnout provided in the agreement with Basic Resources. Please see Note 3, “Divestitures,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this report for further discussion.
Equity in Net Income of Unconsolidated Affiliates
The equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates was $48 million, $46 million, and $50 million of income in 2024, 2023, and 2022 respectively. These amounts relate to our share of income (loss) from (i) our joint venture for the TOMMY HILFIGER and Calvin Klein brands, and certain licensed trademarks in Mexico, (ii) our joint venture for the TOMMY HILFIGER and Calvin Klein brands in India, (iii) our joint venture for the TOMMY HILFIGER brand in Brazil, (iv) our PVH Legwear LLC joint venture for the TOMMY HILFIGER and Calvin Klein brands and certain licensed trademarks in the United States and Canada, and (v) our investment in Karl Lagerfeld prior to the closing of the Karl Lagerfeld transaction during 2022. The equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates for 2022 also included a $16 million pre-tax gain in connection with the Karl Lagerfeld transaction. Please see Note 5, “Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this report for further discussion.
The equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates for 2024 was relatively flat compared to 2023. The equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates for 2023 decreased as compared to 2022 primarily due to the absence in 2023 of the $16 million pre-tax gain recorded in 2022 in connection with the Karl Lagerfeld transaction, partly offset by an increase in income attributable to our joint venture in Mexico and our PVH Legwear LLC joint venture.
We currently expect that our equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates for the full year 2025 will be relatively flat as compared to 2024.
Interest Expense, Net
Interest expense, net decreased to $67 million in 2024 from $88 million in 2023 primarily due to (i) an increase in interest income resulting from higher levels of invested cash and higher interest rates as compared to the prior year period and (ii) the impact of the repayment of the $100 million 7 3/4% debentures in November 2023.
Interest expense, net increased to $88 million in 2023 from $83 million in 2022 primarily due to an increase in interest rates as compared to 2022.
Please see the section entitled “Financing Arrangements” within “Liquidity and Capital Resources” below for further discussion.
Interest expense, net for the full year 2025 is currently expected to increase to approximately $85 million compared to $67 million in 2024, primarily due to the impacts of accelerated share repurchase (“ASR”) agreements we intend to enter into in April 2025 to repurchase $500 million of shares of our common stock. Please see the section entitled “Acquisition of Treasury Shares” within “Liquidity and Capital Resources” below for further discussion.
Income Taxes
Income tax expense was as follows:
2024 2023 2022
(Dollars in millions)
Income tax expense $ 107 $ 177 $ 188
Income tax as a % of pre-tax income 15.2 % 21.1 % 48.4 %
Significant items which have caused our tax rate to fluctuate each year include the items discussed below. The effect that discrete tax amounts have on the effective income tax rate in each year is not comparable due to changes in our pre-tax income.
Our effective income tax rate for 2024 was 15.2% primarily due to (i) a favorable change in our uncertain tax positions including a benefit to our effective tax rate of 4.7% from the settlement of a multi-year audit in an international jurisdiction in the second quarter of 2024 and (ii) the favorable tax impacts of the foreign derived intangible income deduction and the generation of certain foreign tax credits, partially offset by (iii) an unfavorable change in our jurisdictional mix of earnings.
Our effective income tax rate for 2023 was 21.1% primarily due to the favorable tax impacts of the foreign derived intangible income deduction and the generation of certain foreign tax credits, offset by our jurisdictional mix of earnings.
Our effective income tax rate for 2022 was 48.4%. Our 2022 effective income tax rate included the impact of the $417 million noncash goodwill impairment charge recorded in 2022, which was non-deductible and resulted in an increase to our effective income tax rate of 22.3%.
We currently expect that our effective income tax rate in 2025 will be approximately 22%.
We file income tax returns in more than 40 international jurisdictions each year. Our tax rate is influenced by several factors, including the mix of international and domestic pre-tax earnings, specific discrete transactions and events, new regulations, audits by tax authorities, and new information received, These elements may lead to adjustments in both our estimate for uncertain tax positions and the overall effective tax rate. Please see Note 8, “Income Taxes,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this report for further discussion.
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development released the Pillar Two framework which includes transition and safe harbor guidelines around the implementation of a global minimum effective tax rate of 15%. Pillar Two legislation was enacted in certain jurisdictions where we operate and was effective in 2024. The global minimum effective tax rate did not have a material impact on our 2024 effective tax rate and based on our current analysis of the Pillar Two provisions, we do not expect it to have a material impact on our 2025 effective tax rate. We continue to monitor and reflect the impact of such legislative changes in future financial statements as appropriate.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Cash Flow Summary and Trends
Cash and cash equivalents at February 2, 2025 was $748 million, an increase of $40 million from $708 million at February 4, 2024. The change in cash and cash equivalents included the impact of (i) approximately $500 million of common stock repurchases under the stock repurchase program (please see section entitled “Acquisition of Treasury Shares” below for further discussion), (ii) $553 million of net proceeds from the issuance of €525 million principal amount of 4 1/8% senior notes due 2029 and (iii) the $562 million redemption of €525 million principal amount of 3 5/8% senior notes due 2024. We ended 2024 with approximately $1.4 billion of borrowing capacity available under our various debt facilities.
Cash flow in 2025 will be impacted by various factors, including, as discussed further below in this “Liquidity and Capital Resources” section, (i) common stock repurchases pursuant to ASR agreements of $500 million, (ii) projected capital expenditures of approximately $200 million and (iii) mandatory long-term debt repayments on our term loan under our 2022 senior unsecured credit facilities of approximately $11 million, subject to exchange rate fluctuations. Additionally, we are exploring alternatives, including refinancing, to fund the repayment of our $500 million senior unsecured notes due in 2025.
As of February 2, 2025, $353 million of cash and cash equivalents was held by international subsidiaries. Our intent is to reinvest indefinitely substantially all of our historical earnings in foreign subsidiaries outside of the United States in jurisdictions which we would expect to incur material tax costs upon the distribution of such amounts. It is not practicable to estimate the amount of tax that might be payable if these earnings were repatriated due to the complexities associated with the hypothetical calculation.
Operations
Cash provided by operating activities was $741 million in 2024 compared to $969 million in 2023. The decrease in cash provided by operating activities as compared to 2023 was primarily driven by changes in our working capital, including (i) changes to trade receivables primarily as a result of (a) an increase in trade receivables in the current year period, primarily driven by the timing of sales to our wholesale customers and (b) a decrease in trade receivables during the prior year period, primarily driven by a decrease in our wholesale revenue in the fourth quarter of 2023 as compared to the fourth quarter of 2022, and (ii) changes in inventories net of the related change in payables.
Supply Chain Finance Program
We have a voluntary supply chain finance program (the “SCF program”) administered through a third party platform that provides our inventory suppliers with the opportunity to sell their receivables due from us to participating financial institutions in advance of the invoice due date, at the sole discretion of both the suppliers and the financial institutions. We are not a party to the agreements between the suppliers and the financial institutions and have no economic interest in a supplier’s decision to sell a receivable. Our payment obligations, including the amounts due and payment terms, which generally do not exceed 90 days, are not impacted by suppliers’ participation in the SCF program. Please see Note 21, “Other Comments,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this report for further discussion of our SCF program.
Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates
Dividends received from our investments in unconsolidated affiliates of $42 million, $30 million and $16 million during 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively, are included in our net cash provided by operating activities in our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the respective period. Please see Note 5, “Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this report for further discussion.
Heritage Brands Intimates Transaction
We completed the sale of our women’s intimates businesses conducted under the Warner’s, Olga and True&Co. trademarks to Basic Resources on November 27, 2023 for net proceeds of $156 million, of which $160 million of gross proceeds are presented as investing cash flows and $4 million of transaction costs are presented as operating cash flows in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for 2023. Due to the accelerated realization of the earnout provided for in the agreement with Basic Resources that occurred during the first quarter of 2024, we are receiving additional proceeds of $10 million, which is being paid to us in installments through the first quarter of 2025. We received $7.5 million of the earnout during 2024. Please see Note 3, “Divestitures,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this report for further discussion.
Sale of Warehouse and Distribution Center
We completed the sale of a warehouse and distribution center in the third quarter of 2024 for net proceeds of $10 million in connection with our multi-year initiative to simplify our operating model by centralizing certain processes, and improving systems and automation to drive more efficient and cost-effective ways of working across the organization. Please see Note 16, “Exit Activity Costs,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this report for further discussion.
Karl Lagerfeld Transaction
We completed the sale of our approximately 8% economic interest in Karl Lagerfeld to a subsidiary of G-III on May 31, 2022 for $20 million in cash, of which $19 million was received in 2022 and the remaining $1 million which was previously held in escrow was received in 2023. Please see Note 5, “Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this report for further discussion.
Capital Expenditures
Our capital expenditures in 2024 were $159 million compared to $245 million in 2023. The capital expenditures in 2024 primarily consisted of (i) investments in (a) new stores and store renovations and (b) our information technology infrastructure worldwide, including information security, (ii) upgrades and enhancements to platforms and systems worldwide, including our digital commerce platforms, and (iii) enhancements to our warehouse and distribution network in Europe and North America. We currently project that capital expenditures for 2025 will increase to approximately $200 million and will primarily consist of continued investments in these same categories.
Dividends
Cash dividends paid on our common stock totaled $9 million, $9 million and $10 million in 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
We currently project that cash dividends paid on our common stock in 2025 will be approximately $8 million based on our current dividend rate, the number of shares of our common stock outstanding as of February 2, 2025, our estimate of stock to be issued during 2025 under our stock incentive plan and our estimate of stock repurchases during 2025.
Acquisition of Treasury Shares
The Board of Directors has authorized over time beginning in 2015 an aggregate $5 billion stock repurchase program through July 30, 2028. Repurchases under the program may be made from time to time over the period through open market purchases, accelerated share repurchase programs, privately negotiated transactions or other methods, as we deem appropriate. Purchases are made based on a variety of factors, such as price, corporate requirements and overall market conditions, applicable legal requirements and limitations, trading restrictions under our insider trading policy and other relevant factors. The program may be modified by the Board of Directors, including to increase or decrease the repurchase limitation or extend, suspend, or terminate the program, at any time, without prior notice. Beginning January 1, 2023, our share repurchases in excess of issuances are subject to a 1% excise tax enacted by the Inflation Reduction Act.
We intend to enter into ASR agreements in April 2025 to repurchase $500 million of shares of our common stock. The ASR agreements will be included under our current $5 billion stock repurchase authorization approved by the Board of Directors. We intend to fund the ASR agreements with cash on hand and additional borrowings.
During 2024, 2023 and 2022, we purchased 4.7 million shares, 5.7 million shares and 6.2 million shares, respectively, of our common stock under the program in open market transactions for $501 million (excluding excise taxes of $5 million), $550 million (excluding excise taxes of $5 million) and $399 million, respectively. Purchases of $4 million were accrued for in our Consolidated Balance Sheet as of February 2, 2025. Purchases of $2 million that were accrued for in our Consolidated Balance Sheet as of February 4, 2024 were paid in 2024. As of February 2, 2025, the repurchased shares were held as treasury stock and $1.773 billion of the authorization remained available for future share repurchases, excluding excise taxes, as the excise taxes do not reduce the authorized amount remaining.
Treasury stock activity also includes shares that were withheld principally in conjunction with the settlement of restricted stock units and performance share units to satisfy tax withholding requirements.
Financing Arrangements
Our capital structure was as follows:
(In millions) 2/2/25 2/4/24
Short-term borrowings $ - $ -
Current portion of long-term debt 511 578
Finance lease obligations 6 10
Long-term debt 1,580 1,592
Stockholders’ equity 5,141 5,119
In addition, we had $748 million and $708 million of cash and cash equivalents as of February 2, 2025 and February 4, 2024, respectively.
Short-Term Borrowings
We have the ability to draw revolving borrowings under the senior unsecured credit facilities discussed below in the section entitled “2022 Senior Unsecured Credit Facilities.” We had no revolving borrowings outstanding under these facilities as of February 2, 2025 and February 4, 2024.
Additionally, we have the ability to borrow under short-term lines of credit, overdraft facilities and short-term revolving credit facilities denominated in various foreign currencies. These facilities provided for borrowings of up to $196 million based on exchange rates in effect on February 2, 2025 and are utilized primarily to fund working capital needs. We had no borrowings outstanding under these facilities as of February 2, 2025 and February 4, 2024.
Commercial Paper
We have the ability to issue unsecured commercial paper notes with maturities that vary but do not exceed 397 days from the date of issuance primarily to fund working capital needs. Borrowings under the commercial paper note program, when taken together with the revolving borrowings outstanding under the multicurrency revolving credit facility included in the 2022 facilities (as defined below), cannot exceed $1.150 billion. We had no borrowings outstanding under the commercial paper note program as of February 2, 2025 and February 4, 2024.
Finance Lease Obligations
Our cash payments for finance lease obligations totaled $4 million, $5 million and $5 million in 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
2022 Senior Unsecured Credit Facilities
On December 9, 2022 (the “Closing Date”), we entered into senior unsecured credit facilities (the “2022 facilities”), the proceeds of which, along with cash on hand, were used to repay all of the outstanding borrowings under the 2019 facilities (as defined below), as well as the related debt issuance costs.
The 2022 facilities consist of (a) a €441 million euro-denominated Term Loan A facility (the “Euro TLA facility”), (b) a $1.150 billion United States dollar-denominated multicurrency revolving credit facility (the “multicurrency revolving credit
facility”), which is available in (i) United States dollars, (ii) Australian dollars (limited to A$50 million), (iii) Canadian dollars (limited to C$70 million), or (iv) euros, yen, pounds sterling, Swiss francs or other agreed foreign currencies (limited to €250 million), and (c) a $50 million United States dollar-denominated revolving credit facility available in United States dollars or Hong Kong dollars (together with the multicurrency revolving credit facility, the “revolving credit facilities”). The 2022 facilities are due on December 9, 2027. In connection with the refinancing in 2022 of the 2019 facilities, we paid debt issuance costs of $9 million (of which $1 million was expensed as debt modification costs and $8 million is being amortized over the term of the 2022 facilities) and recorded debt extinguishment costs of $1 million to write off previously capitalized debt issuance costs.
The multicurrency revolving credit facility also includes amounts available for letters of credit and has a portion available for the making of swingline loans. The issuance of such letters of credit and the making of any swingline loan reduces the amount available under the multicurrency revolving credit facility. So long as certain conditions are satisfied, we may add one or more senior unsecured term loan facilities or increase the commitments under the revolving credit facilities by an aggregate amount not to exceed $1.5 billion. The lenders under the 2022 facilities are not required to provide commitments with respect to such additional facilities or increased commitments.
The terms of the Euro TLA facility require us to make quarterly repayments of amounts outstanding, which commenced with the calendar quarter ending March 31, 2023. Such required repayment amounts equal 2.50% per annum of the principal amount outstanding on the Closing Date, paid in equal installments and subject to certain customary adjustments, with the balance due on the maturity date of the Euro TLA facility. The outstanding borrowings under the 2022 facilities are prepayable at any time without penalty (other than customary breakage costs). Any voluntary repayments made by us would reduce the future required repayment amounts. The outstanding principal balance for the Euro TLA facility was €419 million as of February 2, 2025.
We made payments totaling $12 million on our term loan under the 2022 facilities in each of 2024 and 2023. We made payments of $488 million on our term loan under the 2019 facilities during 2022, which included $23 million of mandatory payments and the $465 million repayment of the 2019 facilities in connection with the refinancing of the senior credit facilities.
The euro-denominated borrowings under the Euro TLA facility and multicurrency revolving credit facility bear interest at a rate per annum equal to a euro interbank offered rate (“EURIBOR”) and the euro-denominated swing line borrowings under the 2022 facilities bear interest at a rate per annum equal to an adjusted daily simple euro short term rate (“ESTR”), calculated in a manner set forth in the 2022 facilities, plus in each case an applicable margin.
The United States dollar-denominated borrowings under the 2022 facilities bear interest at a rate per annum equal to, at our option, either a base rate or an adjusted term secured overnight financing rate (“SOFR”), calculated in a manner set forth in the 2022 facilities, plus an applicable margin.
The borrowings denominated in other foreign currencies under the 2022 facilities bear interest at various indexed rates specified in the 2022 facilities and are calculated in a manner set forth in the 2022 facilities, plus an applicable margin.
The applicable margin with respect to the Euro TLA facility as of February 2, 2025 was 1.250%. The applicable margin with respect to the revolving credit facilities as of February 2, 2025 was 0.125% for loans bearing interest at the base rate, Canadian prime rate or daily simple ESTR and 1.125% for loans bearing interest at the EURIBOR or any other rate specified in the 2022 facilities. The applicable margin for borrowings under the Euro TLA facility and each revolving credit facility is subject to adjustment (i) after the date of delivery of the compliance certificate and financial statements, with respect to each of our fiscal quarters, based upon our net leverage ratio or (ii) after the date of delivery of notice of a change in our public debt rating by Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s.
The 2022 facilities contain customary events of default, including but not limited to nonpayment; material inaccuracy of representations and warranties; violations of covenants; certain bankruptcies and liquidations; cross-default to material indebtedness; certain material judgments; certain events related to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended; and a change in control (as defined in the 2022 facilities).
The 2022 facilities require us to comply with customary affirmative, negative and financial covenants, including a maximum net leverage ratio. A breach of any of these operating or financial covenants would result in a default under the 2022 facilities. If an event of default occurs and is continuing, the lenders could elect to declare all amounts then outstanding, together with accrued interest, to be immediately due and payable, which would result in acceleration of our other debt.
2019 Senior Unsecured Credit Facilities
On April 29, 2019, we entered into senior unsecured credit facilities (as amended, the “2019 facilities”). We replaced the 2019 facilities with the 2022 facilities on December 9, 2022 as discussed above in the section entitled “2022 Senior Unsecured Credit Facilities.” The 2019 facilities included a €500 million euro-denominated Term Loan A facility, of which €441 million was outstanding as of the date it was replaced, and senior unsecured revolving credit facilities.
7 3/4% Debentures Due 2023
We had $100 million of debentures due November 15, 2023 that accrued interest at the rate of 7 3/4%. We repaid these debentures at maturity.
3 5/8% Euro Senior Notes Due 2024
We had outstanding €525 million principal amount of 3 5/8% senior notes due July 15, 2024. We redeemed these notes on April 25, 2024 utilizing the net proceeds from the issuance of the €525 million principal amount of 4 1/8% senior notes due July 16, 2029 together with other available funds, as discussed below. We recorded an immaterial amount of debt extinguishment costs to write-off previously capitalized debt issuance costs associated with these notes during the first quarter of 2024.
4 5/8% Senior Notes Due 2025
We have outstanding $500 million principal amount of 4 5/8% senior notes due July 10, 2025. The interest rate payable on the notes is subject to adjustment if either Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s, or any substitute rating agency, as defined in the indenture governing the notes, downgrades the credit rating assigned to the notes. We may redeem some or all of these notes at any time prior to June 10, 2025 by paying a “make whole” premium plus any accrued and unpaid interest. In addition, we may redeem some or all of these notes on or after June 10, 2025 at their principal amount plus any accrued and unpaid interest.
We entered into multiple fixed-to-fixed cross-currency swap contracts in 2023, which, in aggregate, economically convert our $500 million principal amount of 4 5/8% senior notes due 2025 from a United States dollar-denominated obligation to a euro-denominated obligation of €457.2 million. As part of these swap contracts, we will receive fixed-rate United States dollar-denominated interest at a weighted average rate of 1.405% and pay fixed-rate euro-denominated interest at a rate of 0%.
3 1/8% Euro Senior Notes Due 2027
We have outstanding €600 million principal amount of 3 1/8% senior notes due December 15, 2027. We may redeem some or all of these notes at any time prior to September 15, 2027 by paying a “make whole” premium plus any accrued and unpaid interest. In addition, we may redeem some or all of these notes on or after September 15, 2027 at their principal amount plus any accrued and unpaid interest.
4 1/8% Euro Senior Notes Due 2029
We issued on April 15, 2024, €525 million principal amount of 4 1/8% senior notes due July 16, 2029. We paid €5 million ($6 million based on exchange rates in effect on the payment date) of fees in connection with the issuance of the notes, which are being amortized over the term of the notes.
We intend to allocate an amount equal to the net proceeds of the offering to finance or refinance new or existing environmental Eligible Projects (as defined in the prospectus relating to the notes offering) focused mainly on the use of sustainable materials and packaging and circularity. Pending allocation to Eligible Projects, we utilized the net proceeds of the offering, together with other available funds, to redeem the €525 million principal amount of 3 5/8% senior notes due July 15, 2024, as discussed above.
We may redeem some or all of these notes at any time prior to April 16, 2029 by paying a “make whole” premium, plus any accrued and unpaid interest. In addition, we may redeem some or all of these notes on or after April 16, 2029, or all of these notes at any time in the event of certain developments affecting taxation, at their principal amount plus any accrued and unpaid interest.
Our ability to create liens on our assets or engage in sale/leaseback transactions is restricted under the indentures governing our senior notes.
As of February 2, 2025, we were in compliance with all applicable financial and non-financial covenants under our financing arrangements.
As of February 2, 2025, our issuer credit was rated BBB- by Standard & Poor’s with a positive outlook and our corporate credit was rated Baa3 by Moody’s with a positive outlook, and our commercial paper was rated A-3 by Standard & Poor’s and P-3 by Moody’s. In assessing our credit strength, we believe that both Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s considered, among other things, our capital structure and financial policies, our consolidated balance sheet, our historical acquisition activity and other financial information, as well as industry and other qualitative factors.
Please see Note 7, “Debt,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this report for further discussion of our debt.
Additional Cash Requirements
The following table summarizes current and long-term cash requirements as of February 2, 2025, which we expect to fund primarily with cash generated from operating cash flows and continued access to financial and credit markets:
Cash Requirements
Description Total 2025 2026-2027 2028-2029 Thereafter
(In millions)
Long-term debt(1)
$ 2,099 $ 511 $ 1,044 $ 544
Interest payments on long-term debt 236 72 119 45
Operating and finance leases(2)
1,613 350 551 341 $ 371
Inventory purchase commitments(3)
796 796
Other cash requirements(4)
193 100 85 8
Total $ 4,937 $ 1,829 $ 1,799 $ 938 $ 371
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(1)At February 2, 2025, the outstanding principal balance under our senior unsecured Term Loan A facility was $434 million, which requires mandatory payments through December 9, 2027 (according to the mandatory repayment schedules). We also had outstanding $500 million of 4 5/8% senior unsecured notes due July 10, 2025, $622 million of 3 1/8% senior unsecured euro notes due December 15, 2027 and $544 million of 4 1/8% senior unsecured euro notes due July 16, 2029.
(2)We lease Company-operated free-standing retail store locations, warehouses, distribution centers, showrooms, office space, and certain equipment and other assets. Please see Note 15, “Leases,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this report for further information.
(3)Represents contractual commitments that are enforceable and legally binding for goods on order and not received or paid for as of February 2, 2025. Inventory purchase commitments also include fabric commitments with our suppliers, which secure a portion of our material needs for future seasons. Substantially all of these goods are expected to be received and the related payments are expected to be made in 2025. This amount does not include foreign currency forward contracts that we have entered into to manage our exposure to exchange rate changes with respect to certain of these purchases. Please see Note 9, “Derivative Financial Instruments,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this report for further information.
(4)Represents cash requirements primarily related to (i) information-technology service agreements, (ii) minimum contractual royalty payments under several license agreements we have with third parties, and (iii) advertising and sponsorship agreements.
Not included in the above table are contributions to our qualified defined benefit pension plans, or payments in connection with our unfunded non-qualified supplemental defined benefit pension plans and our unfunded postretirement health care and life insurance benefits plans. These cash requirements cannot be determined due to the number of assumptions required to estimate our future benefit obligations, including return on assets and discount rate. The liabilities associated with these plans are presented in Note 11, “Retirement and Benefit Plans,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
included in Item 8 of this report. Currently, we do not expect to make any material contributions to our pension plans in 2025. Our actual contributions may differ from our planned contributions due to many factors, including changes in tax and other benefit laws, or significant differences between expected and actual pension asset performance or interest rates.
Not included in the above table are $52 million of net potential cash obligations associated with uncertain tax positions due to the uncertainty regarding the future cash outflows associated with such obligations. Please see Note 8, “Income Taxes,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this report for further information related to uncertain tax positions.
Not included in the above table are $36 million of asset retirement obligations related to our obligation to dismantle or remove leasehold improvements from leased office, retail store or warehouse locations at the end of a lease term in order to restore a facility to a condition specified in the lease agreement due to the uncertainty of timing of future cash outflows associated with such obligations. Please see Note 21, “Other Comments,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this report for further information related to asset retirement obligations.
Not included in the above table are the cash flows associated with fixed-to-fixed cross-currency swap contracts that expire on July 10, 2025 due to the uncertainty regarding the future cash settlements associated with these contracts. Please see Note 9, “Derivative Financial Instruments” included in Item 8 of this report for further information related to these cross-currency swap contracts.
MARKET RISK
Financial instruments held by us as of February 2, 2025 primarily include cash and cash equivalents, short-term borrowings, long-term debt, foreign currency forward contracts and cross-currency swap contracts. Note 10, “Fair Value Measurements,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this report outlines the fair value of our financial instruments as of February 2, 2025. Cash and cash equivalents held by us are affected by short-term interest rates. Given our balance of cash and cash equivalents at February 2, 2025, the effect of a 10 basis point change in short-term interest rates on our interest income would be approximately $0.7 million annually. Borrowings under our senior unsecured term loan facility bear interest at a rate equal to an applicable margin plus a variable rate. As such, our senior unsecured term loan facility exposes us to market risk for changes in interest rates. As of February 2, 2025, approximately 80% of our long-term debt was at a fixed interest rate, with the remaining (euro-denominated) balance at a variable interest rate. Interest on the euro-denominated debt is subject to change based on fluctuations in the one-month EURIBOR. The effect of a 10 basis point change in the current one-month EURIBOR on our variable interest expense would be approximately $0.4 million annually. Please see “Liquidity and Capital Resources” in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis section included in Part II, Item 7 of this report for further discussion of our credit facilities.
Our Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein businesses each have substantial international components that expose us to significant foreign exchange risk. Over 70% of our $8.7 billion of revenue in 2024 and $9.2 billion of revenue in 2023, and over 65% of our $9.0 billion of revenue in 2022 was generated outside of the United States. Changes in exchange rates between the United States dollar and other currencies can impact our financial results in two ways: a translational impact and a transactional impact.
The translational impact refers to the impact that changes in exchange rates can have on our results of operations and financial position. The functional currencies of our foreign subsidiaries are generally the applicable local currencies. Our consolidated financial statements are presented in United States dollars. The results of operations in local foreign currencies are translated into United States dollars using an average exchange rate over the representative period and the assets and liabilities in local foreign currencies are translated into United States dollars using the closing exchange rate at the balance sheet date. Foreign exchange differences that arise from the translation of our foreign subsidiaries’ assets and liabilities into United States dollars are recorded as foreign currency translation adjustments in other comprehensive (loss) income. Accordingly, our results of operations and other comprehensive (loss) income will be unfavorably impacted during times of a strengthening United States dollar, particularly against the euro, the Japanese yen, the Korean won, the British pound, the Australian dollar, the Canadian dollar, the Mexican peso, the Brazilian real and the Chinese yuan, and favorably impacted during times of a weakening United States dollar against those currencies.
Our 2024 revenue and net income decreased by approximately $70 million and $10 million, respectively, as compared to 2023 due to the impact of foreign currency translation. We currently expect the translational impact of foreign currency on our 2025 revenue and net income as compared to 2024 will be immaterial.
In 2024, we recognized unfavorable foreign currency translation adjustments of $173 million within other comprehensive (loss) income principally driven by a strengthening of the United States dollar since February 4, 2024 against the euro of 4%, certain currencies in the Asia-Pacific region (primarily the Australian dollar of 5% and the Korean won of 9%), the Mexican peso of 17% and the Brazilian real of 15%. Our foreign currency translation adjustments recorded in other comprehensive (loss) income are significantly impacted by the substantial amount of goodwill and other intangible assets denominated in the euro, which represented 39% of our $5.3 billion total goodwill and other intangible assets as of February 2, 2025. This translational impact was partially mitigated by the change in the fair value of our net investment hedges discussed below.
There is also a transactional impact of foreign exchange because our foreign subsidiaries purchase inventory in a currency other than their functional currency. We also have exposure to changes in foreign currency rates related to certain intercompany transactions and SG&A expenses. We currently use and plan to continue to use foreign currency forward contracts or other derivative instruments to mitigate the cash flow or market value risks associated with these inventory and intercompany transactions, but we are unable to entirely eliminate these risks. We enter into foreign currency forward contracts pertaining to these inventory transactions up to 15 months in advance for a portion of the projected purchases and may enter into incremental contracts leading up to the time the inventory purchases occur.
The transactional impact of foreign currency on our 2024 net income as compared to 2023 was immaterial. We currently expect the transactional impact of foreign currency on our 2025 net income as compared to 2024 also will be immaterial.
Given our foreign currency forward contracts outstanding at February 2, 2025, the effect of a 10% change in foreign currency exchange rates against the United States dollar would result in a change in the fair value of these contracts of approximately $95 million. Any change in the fair value of these contracts would be substantially offset by a change in the fair value of the underlying hedged items.
In order to mitigate a portion of our exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates related to the value of our investments in foreign subsidiaries denominated in the euro, we use both non-derivative instruments (the par value of certain of our foreign-denominated debt) and derivative instruments (cross-currency swap contracts), which we designate as net investment hedges. We designated the par value of our €1.125 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes issued by PVH Corp., a U.S.-based entity, as net investment hedges of our investments in certain of our foreign subsidiaries that use the euro as their functional currency. In addition, we entered into multiple receive fixed-rate United States dollar-denominated interest and pay fixed-rate euro-denominated interest cross-currency swap contracts in 2023, which we also designated as net investment hedges of our investments in certain of our foreign subsidiaries that use the euro as their functional currency. Please see Note 9, “Derivative Financial Instruments,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this report for further discussion.
The effect of a 10% change in the euro against the United States dollar would result in a change in the fair value of the net investment hedges of approximately $165 million. Any change in the fair value of the net investment hedges would be more than offset by a change in the value of our investments in certain of our European subsidiaries. Additionally, during times of a strengthening United States dollar against the euro, we would be required to use a lower amount of our cash flows from operations to pay interest and make long-term debt repayments on our euro-denominated senior notes and to settle our cross-currency swap contracts, whereas during times of a weakening United States dollar against the euro, we would be required to use a greater amount of our cash flows from operations to pay interest and make long-term debt repayments on these notes and to settle our cross-currency swap contracts.
Included in the calculations of expense and liabilities for our pension plans are various assumptions, including return on assets, discount rates and mortality rates. Actual results could differ from these assumptions, which would require adjustments to our balance sheet and could result in volatility in our future pension expense. Holding all other assumptions constant, a 1% change in the assumed rate of return on assets would result in a change to 2025 net benefit cost related to the pension plans of approximately $4 million. Likewise, a 0.25% change in the assumed discount rate would result in a change to 2025 net benefit cost of approximately $16 million.
SEASONALITY
Our business generally follows a seasonal pattern. Our wholesale businesses tend to generate higher levels of sales in the first and third quarters, while our retail businesses tend to generate higher levels of sales in the fourth quarter. Royalty, advertising and other revenue tends to be earned somewhat evenly throughout the year, although the third quarter tends to have the highest level of royalty revenue due to higher sales by licensees in advance of the holiday selling season. Working capital requirements vary throughout the year to support these seasonal patterns and business trends.
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
Please see Note 1, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this report for a discussion of recently issued and adopted accounting standards.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
Our consolidated financial statements are based on the selection and application of significant accounting policies, which require management to make significant estimates and assumptions. Our significant accounting policies are outlined in Note 1, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this report. We believe that the following are the more critical judgmental areas in the application of our accounting policies that currently affect our financial position and results of operations:
Sales allowances and returns-We have arrangements with many of our department and specialty store customers to support their sales of our products. We establish accruals we believe will be required to satisfy our sales allowance obligations based on a review of the individual customer arrangements, which may be a predetermined percentage of sales in certain cases or may be based on the expected performance of our products in their stores. We also establish accruals, which are based on historical experience, an evaluation of current sales trends and market conditions, and authorized amounts, that we believe are necessary to provide for sales allowances and inventory returns. It is possible that the accrual estimates could vary from actual results, which would require adjustment to the allowance and returns accruals.
Inventories-Inventories are comprised principally of finished goods and are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value, except for certain retail inventories in North America that are stated at the lower of cost or market using the retail inventory method. Cost for all wholesale inventories in North America and certain wholesale and retail inventories in Asia is determined using the first-in, first-out method. Cost for all other inventories is determined using the weighted average cost method. We review current business trends and forecasts, inventory aging and discontinued merchandise categories to determine adjustments which we estimate will be needed to liquidate existing clearance inventories and record inventories at either the lower of cost or net realizable value or the lower of cost or market using the retail inventory method, as applicable. We believe that all inventory write-downs required at February 2, 2025 have been recorded. Our historical estimates of inventory reserves have not differed materially from actual results. If market conditions were to change, including as a result of inflationary pressures globally, supply chain disruptions, and the war in Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas war and their broader macroeconomic implications, it is possible that the required level of inventory reserves would need to be adjusted.
Income taxes-Deferred income tax balances reflect the effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their tax bases and are stated at enacted tax rates expected to be in effect when taxes are actually paid or recovered. Deferred tax assets are evaluated for future realization and reduced by a valuation allowance to the extent we believe a portion will not be realized. We consider many factors when assessing the likelihood of future realization of our deferred tax assets, including our recent earnings experience and expectations of future taxable income by taxing jurisdiction, the carryforward periods available to us for tax reporting purposes and other relevant factors. The actual realization of deferred tax assets may differ significantly from the amounts we have recorded.
During the ordinary course of business, there are many transactions and calculations for which the ultimate tax determination is uncertain. Accounting for income taxes requires a two-step approach to recognizing and measuring uncertain tax positions. The first step is to evaluate the tax position for recognition by determining if available evidence indicates it is more likely than not that the tax position will be fully sustained upon review by taxing authorities, including resolution of related appeals or litigation processes, if any. The second step is to measure the tax benefit as the largest amount with a greater than 50 percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. For tax positions that are 50 percent or less likely of being sustained upon audit, we do not recognize any portion of that benefit in the financial statements. We consider many factors when evaluating and estimating our tax positions and tax benefits, which may require periodic adjustments and which
may not accurately anticipate actual outcomes. Our actual results have differed materially in the past and could differ materially in the future from our current estimates.
Goodwill and other intangible assets-Goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets are tested for impairment annually, at the beginning of the third quarter of each fiscal year, and between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that would indicate that it is more likely than not that the carrying amount may be impaired. Impairment testing for goodwill is done at the reporting unit level. A reporting unit is defined as an operating segment or one level below the operating segment, called a component. However, two or more components of an operating segment will be aggregated and deemed a single reporting unit if the components have similar economic characteristics. Impairment testing for other indefinite-lived intangible assets is done at the individual asset level.
We assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform a more detailed quantitative impairment test for goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets. We may elect to bypass the qualitative assessment and proceed directly to the quantitative test for any reporting units or indefinite-lived intangible assets. Qualitative factors that we consider as part of our assessment include a change in our market capitalization and its implied impact on reporting unit fair value, a change in our weighted average cost of capital, industry and market conditions, macroeconomic conditions, trends in product costs and financial performance of our businesses. If we perform the quantitative test for any reporting units or indefinite-lived intangible assets, we generally use a discounted cash flow method to estimate fair value. The discounted cash flow method is based on the present value of projected cash flows. Assumptions used in these cash flow projections are generally consistent with our internal forecasts and include revenue growth rate, gross margin, operating expenses and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization margin. The estimated cash flows are discounted using a rate that represents our weighted average cost of capital. The weighted average cost of capital is based on a number of variables, including the equity-risk premium and risk-free interest rate. Management believes the assumptions used for the impairment tests are consistent with those that would be utilized by a market participant performing similar analysis and valuations. Adverse changes in future market conditions or weaker operating results compared to our expectations may impact our projected cash flows and estimates of weighted average cost of capital, which could result in a potential impairment charge if we are unable to recover the carrying value of our goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets. For goodwill, if the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to that excess, limited to the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. For indefinite-lived intangible assets, an impairment loss is recognized to the extent the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its fair value.
Goodwill Impairment Testing
For the 2024 annual goodwill impairment test performed as of the beginning of the third quarter of 2024, we elected to bypass the qualitative assessment and proceeded directly to the quantitative impairment test using a discounted cash flow method to estimate the fair value of our reporting units.
Our annual goodwill impairment test for 2024 yielded estimated fair values in excess of the carrying amounts for all of our reporting units with assigned goodwill and therefore no impairment of goodwill was identified.
The Tommy Hilfiger International reporting unit had an estimated fair value that exceeded its carrying amount of $2,875 million by approximately 10%. The carrying amount of goodwill allocated to this reporting unit as of the date of the test was $1,556 million. The fair value of the Tommy Hilfiger International reporting unit was determined using an income approach based on discounted projected future (debt-free) cash flows. The discount rate applied to these cash flows was based on the weighted average cost of capital for the reporting unit, which takes market participant assumptions into consideration. Estimated future operating cash flows were discounted at a rate of 13% to account for the relative risks of the estimated future cash flows. Holding all other assumptions constant, a 100 basis point change in the annual revenue growth rate assumption for this business would result in a change to the estimated fair value of the reporting unit of approximately $161 million. Likewise, a 100 basis point change in the weighted average cost of capital would result in a change to the estimated fair value of the reporting unit of approximately $281 million. While the Tommy Hilfiger International reporting unit was not determined to be impaired, it may be at risk of future impairment if the related business does not perform as projected, or if market factors utilized in the impairment analysis deteriorate, including an unfavorable change in the long-term growth rate or the weighted average cost of capital.
As a result of our 2022 annual impairment test, we recorded $417 million of noncash impairment charges during the third quarter of 2022, which were included in goodwill impairment in our Consolidated Statement of Operations. The impairments were driven primarily by a significant increase in discount rates. No impairment of goodwill resulted from our annual impairment test in 2023. Please see Note 6, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this report for further discussion.
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Impairment Testing
For the 2024 annual indefinite-lived intangible assets impairment test performed as of the beginning of the third quarter of 2024, we elected to bypass the qualitative assessment and proceeded directly to the quantitative impairment test for all indefinite-lived intangible assets, using a discounted cash flow method to estimate fair value. We determined that the fair values for all indefinite-lived intangible assets exceeded their carrying amounts and, therefore, the assets were not impaired. The indefinite-lived intangible asset with the least excess fair value had an estimated fair value that exceeded its carrying amount by 19%.
No impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets resulted from our annual impairment tests in 2023 or 2022. Please see Note 6, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this report for further discussion.
Considerations Since the 2024 Annual Impairment Tests
There have been no significant events or change in circumstances since the date of the 2024 annual impairment tests that would indicate the remaining carrying amounts of our goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets may be impaired as of February 2, 2025. If different assumptions for our goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets impairment tests had been applied, significantly different outcomes could have resulted. There continues to be significant uncertainty in the current macroeconomic environment due to inflationary pressures globally, supply chain disruptions, the war in Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas war and their broader macroeconomic implications, and foreign currency volatility. In addition, there is significant uncertainty surrounding how our business may be impacted in the future as a result of MOFCOM’s decision to place us on the UEL. If economic conditions or market factors utilized in the impairment analysis deteriorate or otherwise vary from current assumptions (including those resulting in changes in the weighted average cost of capital), industry conditions deteriorate, or business conditions or strategies for a specific reporting unit change from current assumptions, our businesses do not perform as projected, or there is an extended period of a significant decline in our stock price, we could incur additional goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible asset impairment charges in the future.
Pension and Benefit Plans-Pension and benefit plan expenses are recorded throughout the year based on calculations using actuarial valuations that incorporate estimates and assumptions that depend in part on financial market, economic and demographic conditions, including expected long-term rate of return on assets, discount rate and mortality rates. These assumptions require significant judgment. Actuarial gains and losses, which occur when actual experience differs from our actuarial assumptions, are recognized in the year in which they occur and could have a material impact on our operating results. These gains and losses are measured at least annually at the end of our fiscal year and, as such, are generally recorded during the fourth quarter of each year.
The expected long-term rate of return on assets is based on historical returns and the level of risk premium associated with the asset classes in which the portfolio is invested as well as expectations for the long-term future returns of each asset class. The expected long-term rate of return for each asset class is then weighted based on the target asset allocation to develop the expected long-term rate of return on assets assumption for the portfolio. The expected return on plan assets is recognized quarterly and determined at the beginning of the year by applying the long-term expected rate of return on assets to the actual fair value of plan assets adjusted for expected benefit payments, contributions and plan expenses. At the end of the year, the fair value of the assets is remeasured and any difference between the actual return on assets and the expected return is recorded in earnings as part of the actuarial gain or loss.
The discount rate is determined based on current market interest rates. It is selected by constructing a hypothetical portfolio of high quality corporate bonds that matches the cash flows from interest payments and principal maturities of the portfolio to the timing of benefit payments to participants. The yield on such a portfolio is the basis for the selected discount rate. Service and interest cost is measured using the discount rate as of the beginning of the year, while the projected benefit obligation is measured using the discount rate as of the end of the year. The impact of the change in the discount rate on our projected benefit obligation is recorded in earnings as part of the actuarial gain or loss.
The mortality assumptions used to determine our benefit obligations are based on the most recently published actuarial mortality tables. We also periodically review and revise, as necessary, other plan assumptions such as rates of compensation increases, retirement and termination based on historical experience and anticipated future management actions. Changes in life expectancy and other plan assumptions can impact benefit obligations and future expense.
Actual results could differ from our assumptions, which would require adjustments to our balance sheet and could result in volatility in our future net benefit cost. Holding all other assumptions constant, a 1% change in the assumed rate of return on assets would result in a change to our 2025 net benefit cost related to the pension plans of approximately $4 million. Likewise, a 0.25% change in the assumed discount rate would result in a change to our 2025 net benefit cost of approximately $16 million.
In the fourth quarter of 2023, our Board of Directors approved changes to our pension plans to freeze the pensionable compensation and credited service amounts used to calculate participants’ benefits, which became effective June 30, 2024. After the effective date, in lieu of participation in these pension plans, employees receive an additional Company contribution to their savings and retirement plans. Employees near retirement age that meet a specified service requirement are included in a transition group that will continue to accrue benefits under these pension plans for two years after the effective date of the freeze in addition to receiving the additional Company contribution to their savings and retirement plans. In connection with the pension plans freeze, we recorded a curtailment gain of $20 million in 2023.
Note 11, “Retirement and Benefit Plans,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this report sets forth certain significant rate assumptions and information regarding our target asset allocation, which are used in performing calculations related to our pension plans.

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ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Information with respect to Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk appears under the heading “Market Risk” in Item 7.

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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
See page of this report for a listing of the consolidated financial statements and supplementary data included in this report.

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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
None.

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ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. As of the end of the period covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of February 2, 2025 due to a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting, as described below in Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting.
MANAGEMENT’S REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
The management of the Company is responsible for the preparation and integrity of the consolidated financial statements appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The consolidated financial statements were prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and, accordingly, include certain amounts based on management’s best judgments and estimates.
The management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and disposition of the assets of the Company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with appropriate authorizations of management and the board of directors of the Company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements and even when determined to be effective, can only provide reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness for future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
The Audit & Risk Management Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors, composed solely of directors who are independent in accordance with New York Stock Exchange listing standards, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines and the Committee’s charter, meets periodically with the Company’s independent auditors, the Company’s internal auditors and management to discuss internal control over financial reporting, auditing and financial reporting matters. Both the independent auditors and the Company’s internal auditors periodically meet alone with the Audit & Risk Management Committee and have free access to the Committee.
Management assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of February 2, 2025. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013 framework).
Material Weakness in Internal Control
A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Management identified a material weakness in internal control related to ineffective information technology general controls (“ITGCs”) in the area of user access management over the Company’s enterprise resource planning system and the related systems in the Europe, the Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”) region. As a result, the related EMEA business process controls (IT application controls and IT-dependent manual controls) that are dependent on the ineffective ITGCs, or that use data produced from the systems impacted by the ineffective ITGCs, were also ineffective. Management believes that these control deficiencies were a result of IT control processes lacking sufficient documentation of the execution of controls. This lack of documentation resulted in a situation whereby the successful operation of ITGCs was overly dependent upon the knowledge and actions of certain individuals with IT expertise, which led to failures resulting from changes in IT personnel and insufficient training of IT personnel on the importance of ITGCs. While the material weakness did not result in any identified misstatements to the financial statements, and there were no changes to previously released financial results, there was a reasonable possibility that the ineffective ITGCs could have resulted in a material misstatement in the Company’s consolidated financial statements that would not be detected. Accordingly, we have determined that the control deficiencies constituted a material weakness. Based on this material weakness, management concluded that at February 2, 2025, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was not effective.
The Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, Ernst & Young LLP, has issued an adverse audit report on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of February 2, 2025, which appears in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Following identification of the material weakness and prior to filing this Annual Report on Form 10-K, management completed substantive procedures for the year ended February 2, 2025. Based on these procedures, management believes that our consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form10-K have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have certified that, based on their knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as of, and for, the periods presented in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Ernst & Young LLP has issued an unqualified opinion on our financial statements, which appears in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Remediation of Material Weakness
Management has been implementing and continues to implement measures designed to ensure that control deficiencies contributing to the material weakness are remediated such that these controls are designed, implemented, and operating effectively. The remediation actions include (i) creating and filling an IT Compliance Oversight function (ii) developing and implementing additional training and awareness programs addressing ITGCs and policies, including educating control owners concerning the principles and requirements of each control, with a focus on user access management; (iii) increasing the extent of oversight and verification checks included in the operation of user access management controls and processes; and (iv) enhancing quarterly management reporting on the remediation measures to the Audit & Risk Management Committee of the Board of Directors.
We believe that these actions, when fully implemented, will remediate the material weakness. The weakness will not be considered remediated, however, until the applicable controls operate for a sufficient period of time and management has concluded, through testing, that these controls are operating effectively. We may also conclude that additional measures may be required to remediate the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting, which may necessitate additional implementation and evaluation time. We will continue to assess the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting and take steps to remediate the known material weakness expeditiously.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Except for the material weakness identified during the period covered by this report, there have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the period to which this report relates that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
/s/ STEFAN LARSSON
/s/ ZACHARY COUGHLIN
Stefan Larsson Zachary Coughlin
Chief Executive Officer Executive Vice President and
April 1, 2025 Chief Financial Officer
April 1, 2025
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Stockholders and the Board of Directors of PVH Corp.
Opinion on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
We have audited PVH Corp.’s internal control over financial reporting as of February 2, 2025, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework) (the COSO criteria). In our opinion, because of the effect of the material weakness described below on the achievement of the objectives of the control criteria, PVH Corp. (the Company) has not maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of February 2, 2025, based on the COSO criteria.
A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. The following material weakness has been identified and included in management’s assessment. Management identified a material weakness in internal control related to ineffective information technology general controls in the area of user access management over the Company’s enterprise resource planning system and the related systems in the Europe, the Middle East and Africa region.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of February 2, 2025 and February 4, 2024, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended February 2, 2025, and the related notes and financial statements schedule listed in the Index at Item 15(a)(2). This material weakness was considered in determining the nature, timing and extent of audit tests applied in our audit of the 2024 consolidated financial statements, and this report does not affect our report dated April 1, 2025 which expressed unqualified opinion thereon.
Basis for Opinion
The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.
Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
New York, New York
April 1, 2025

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ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 9B. Other Information
Securities Trading Plans of Directors and Officers
During the quarterly period ended February 2, 2025, no director or officer (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) under the Exchange Act) of the Company adopted or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as each term is defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K.

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ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
Information with respect to Directors of the Registrant is incorporated herein by reference to the section entitled “Election of Directors” in our proxy statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on June 18, 2025. Information with respect to our executive officers is contained in the section entitled “Executive Officers of the Registrant” in Part I, Item 1 of this report. Information with respect to the procedure by which security holders may recommend nominees to the PVH Board of Directors and with respect to our Audit & Risk Management Committee, our Audit Committee Financial Expert, our Code of Ethics for the Chief Executive and Senior Financial Officers, and our insider trading arrangements and polices is incorporated herein by reference to the section entitled “Corporate Governance” in our proxy statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on June 18, 2025.

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ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Item 11. Executive Compensation
Information with respect to Executive Compensation is incorporated herein by reference to the sections entitled “Executive Compensation Tables,” “Compensation Committee Report,” “Compensation Discussion & Analysis,” “Corporate Governance - Committees - Compensation Committee” and “Director Compensation” in our proxy statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on June 18, 2025.

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ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
Information with respect to the Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Equity Compensation Plan Information is incorporated herein by reference to the sections entitled “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management” and “Equity Compensation Plan Information” in our proxy statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on June 18, 2025.

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ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
Information with respect to Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence is incorporated herein by reference to the sections entitled “Corporate Governance - Transactions with Related Persons” and “Election of Directors” in our proxy statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on June 18, 2025.

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ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services
Information with respect to Principal Accounting Fees and Services is incorporated herein by reference to the section entitled “Ratification of the Appointment of Auditors” in our proxy statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on June 18, 2025.
PART IV

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ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
(a)(1) See page for a listing of the consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this report.
(a)(2) See page for a listing of consolidated financial statement schedules submitted as part of this report.
(a)(3) The following exhibits are included in this report:
Exhibit
Number
3.1 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of PVH Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed June 21, 2019); Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of PVH Corp., filed on June 22, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended July 30, 2023).
3.2 By-Laws of PVH Corp., as amended through December 19, 2024 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 20, 2024).
4.1 Specimen of Common Stock certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended July 31, 2011).
4.2 Indenture, dated as of November 1, 1993, between Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation and The Bank of New York, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.01 to our Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Reg. No. 33-50751) filed on October 26, 1993); First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 17, 2002, to Indenture, dated as of November 1, 1993, between Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation and The Bank of New York, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.15 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended November 3, 2002); Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 12, 2002, to Indenture, dated as of November 1, 1993, between Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation and The Bank of New York, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on February 26, 2003); Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 6, 2010, between Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly known as The Bank of New York), as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.16 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended August 1, 2010); Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 13, 2013, to Indenture, dated as of November 1, 1993, between PVH Corp. and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.11 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended May 5, 2013).
4.3 Indenture, dated as of June 20, 2016, between PVH Corp., U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, Elavon Financial Services Limited, UK Branch, as Paying Agent and Authenticating Agent, and Elavon Financial Services Limited, as Transfer Agent and Registrar (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on June 20, 2016).
4.4 Indenture, dated as of December 21, 2017, between PVH Corp., U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, Elavon Financial Services DAC, UK Branch, as Paying Agent and Authenticating Agent, and Elavon Financial Services DAC, as Transfer Agent and Registrar (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 21, 2017).
4.5 Indenture, dated as of July 10, 2020, between PVH Corp. and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on July 10, 2020) and Form of 4 5/8% Senior Note due 2025 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 and Appendix A to Exhibit 4.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on July 10, 2020).
4.6 Indenture, dated as of April 15, 2024, between PVH Corp. and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on April 15, 2024).
4.7 Supplemental Indenture No. 1, dated as of April 15, 2024, between PVH Corp. and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on April 15, 2024) and Form of 4.125% Senior Notes due 2029 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 and Annex 1 to Exhibit 4.2 to our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on April 15, 2024).
+4.8 Description of Securities
*10.1 Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation Capital Accumulation Plan (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on January 16, 1987); Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation Amendment to Capital Accumulation Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(n) to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 2, 1987); Form of Agreement amending Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation Capital Accumulation Plan with respect to individual participants (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(1) to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 1988); Form of Agreement amending Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation Capital Accumulation Plan with respect to individual participants (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended October 29, 1995).
*10.2 Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation Supplemental Defined Benefit Plan, dated January 1, 1991, as amended and restated effective as of January 1, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended November 4, 2007).
*10.3 Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation Supplemental Savings Plan, effective as of January 1, 1991 and amended and restated effective as of January 1, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended November 4, 2007).
*10.4 Third Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of May 20, 2019, between PVH Corp. and Emanuel Chirico (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on May 22, 2019); Salary reduction consent and waiver, dated as of April 7, 2020, signed by Emanuel Chirico (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended May 3, 2020).
*10.5 PVH Corp. Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended and restated effective May 2, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed June 26, 2013).
*10.6 PVH Corp. Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated effective June 22, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on June 27, 2023).
*10.7 PVH Corp. Performance Incentive Bonus Plan, as amended and restated effective April 30, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2021).
*10.8 Form of Stock Option Agreement for Associates under the Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on April 11, 2007); Revised Form of Stock Option Agreement for Associates under the Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended May 6, 2007).
*10.9 Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for Associates under the Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on April 11, 2007); Revised Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for Associates under the Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended May 6, 2007); Revised Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement for Employees under the Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, effective as of July 1, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended August 3, 2008); Revised Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement for Associates under the Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, effective as of September 24, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.39 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 1, 2009).
*10.10 Form of Amendment to Outstanding Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreements with Associates under the Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, dated November 19, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.40 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 1, 2009).
*10.11 Form of Performance Share Award Agreement under the Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on May 8, 2007); Revised Form of Performance Share Award Agreement under the Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, effective as of April 30, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended May 4, 2008); Revised Form of Performance Share Award Agreement under the Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, effective as of December 16, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.42 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 1, 2009); Revised Form of Performance Share Award Agreement under the PVH Corp. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, effective as of April 25, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended April 29, 2012); Alternative Form of Performance Share Unit Award Agreement under the PVH Corp. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, effective as of May 1, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended May 5, 2013).
*10.12 Revised Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement for Directors under the Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, effective as of July 1, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended August 3, 2008); Revised Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement for Directors under the Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, effective as of September 24, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.45 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 1, 2009); Revised Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement for Directors under the Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, effective as of June 24, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended August 1, 2010).
*10.13 Form of Amendment to Outstanding Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreements with Directors under the Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, dated November 19, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.46 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 1, 2009).
10.14 Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of April 29, 2019, among PVH Corp., PVH Asia Limited, PVH B.V., certain subsidiaries of PVH Corp., Barclays Bank PLC as Administrative Agent, Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Lead Bookrunner, Citibank, N.A. as Syndication Agent, Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Lead Bookrunner, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated as Syndication Agent, Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Lead Bookrunner, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as Documentation Agent, Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Lead Bookrunner, Royal Bank of Canada as Documentation Agent, MUFG Securities Americas Inc. as Documentation Agent, US Bancorp as Documentation Agent, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as Documentation Agent and RBC Capital Markets, LLC as Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Lead Bookrunner (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended May 5, 2019). First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of June 3, 2020, entered into by and among PVH Corp, PVH Asia Limited, PVH B.V., each Lender party thereto and Barclays Bank PLC as administrative agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended August 2, 2020). Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of April 28, 2021, entered into by and among PVH Corp, PVH Asia Limited, PVH B.V., each Lender party thereto and Barclays Bank PLC as administrative agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended May 2, 2021).
*10.15 Schedule of Non-Management Director Fees, effective June 16, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended July 31, 2022).
*10.16 Employment Agreement, effective as of June 3, 2019, between PVH Corp. and Stefan Larsson (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on May 22, 2019). First Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated as of January 27, 2021, between PVH Corp. and Stefan Larsson (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on February 1, 2021).
*10.17 Form of salary reduction consent and waiver signed by Stefan Larsson (on April 7, 2020) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended May 3, 2020).
*10.18 Employment Agreement, dated as of June 2, 2020, between PVH B.V. and Martijn Hagman (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.25 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2021).
*10.19 Employment Agreement, dated as of February 7, 2022, between PVH Corp. and Zac Coughlin (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on February 9, 2022).
10.20 Credit Agreement, dated as of December 9, 2022, among PVH Corp., certain subsidiaries of PVH Corp., Barclays Bank PLC as Administrative Agent, Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Lead Bookrunner, Citibank, N.A. as Syndication Agent, Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Lead Bookrunner, BOFA Securities, Inc. as Documentation Agent, Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Lead Bookrunner, Truist Bank as Documentation Agent, Bank of China, New York Branch, as Documentation Agent, BNP Paribas as Documentation Agent, DBS Bank LTD. as Documentation Agent, Citizens Bank, N.A. as Documentation Agent, HSBC Bank USA, National Association as Documentation Agent, Standard Chartered Bank as Documentation Agent, The Bank of Nova Scotia as Documentation Agent, U.S. Bank National Association as Documentation Agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Lead Bookrunner, and Truist Securities, Inc. as Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Lead Bookrunner (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.25 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 29, 2023). First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of June 27, 2024, entered into by and between PVH Corp. and Barclays Bank PLC as administrative agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended August 4, 2024).
*10.21 Employment Agreement, dated as of November 29, 2022, between PVH Corp. and Eva Serrano (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 4, 2024).
*,+10.22 Employment Agreement, dated as of July 6, 2022, between PVH Corp. and David Savman. First Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated as of March 11, 2025, between PVH Corp. and David Savman.
*,+10.23 Employment Agreement, dated as of October 6, 2023, between PVH Corp. and Lea Rytz Goldman.
+19 PVH Corp. Insider Trading Policy, effective March 14, 2025.
+21 PVH Corp. Subsidiaries.
+23 Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
+31.1 Certification of Stefan Larsson, Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act of 2002.
+31.2 Certification of Zachary Coughlin, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act of 2002.
+32.1 Certification of Stefan Larsson, Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
+32.2 Certification of Zachary Coughlin, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
97 PVH Corp. Clawback Policy, effective June 22, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 97 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 4, 2024).
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* Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement required to be identified pursuant to Item 15(a)(3) of this report.
Exhibits 32.1 and 32.2 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liability of that Section. Such exhibits shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
(b)Exhibits: See (a)(3) above for a listing of the exhibits included as part of this report.
(c)Financial Statement Schedules: See page for a listing of the consolidated financial statement schedules submitted as part of this report.