lululemon athletica inc. LULU

101.30 (0.34) (0.33%) as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$11.8B
P/E
8.3×
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lululemon athletica inc. (LULU) Gross margin

lululemon athletica inc.'s gross margin over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 56.1%, down 0.5 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (56.6%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 48.4% (fiscal 2016) to 59.2% (fiscal 2025); the current reading is higher than 75% of that period. That is above the Apparel Retail industry median of 41.9% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 35.0%.

Gross margin, annual

Annual

Period Gross margin Change (points)
FY2026 56.6% (2.62)
FY2025 59.2% 0.91
FY2024 58.3% 2.92
FY2023 55.4% (2.29)
FY2022 57.7% 1.70
FY2021 56.0% 0.11
FY2020 55.9% 0.64
FY2019 55.2% 2.43
FY2018 52.8% 1.63
FY2017 51.2% 2.78

Quarterly

Period Gross margin Change (points)
Jul 2026 60.5% 6.35
Apr 2026 54.2% (0.70)
Jan 2026 54.9% (0.70)
Oct 2025 55.6% (2.93)
45 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 48.4% High 59.2%
Ten-year median 55.6%
Current reading's percentile 75

Gross margin against peers

Company Gross margin
ANF Abercrombie & Fitch Company compare 63.7%
LULU lululemon athletica inc. 56.1%
BKE Buckle, Inc. (The) compare 49.0%
BURL Burlington Stores, Inc. compare 44.6%
GAP The Gap, Inc. compare 43.3%
AEO American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. compare 40.5%
VSXY Victoria's Secret & Co. compare 39.6%
BOOT Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. compare 38.5%
URBN Urban Outfitters, Inc. compare 37.5%
Apparel Retail industry median 41.9%
Consumer Cyclical sector median 35.0%
Market median 46.3%

What Gross margin is

Gross Margin tells an investor how much of each sale a company keeps after paying the direct costs of making or buying what it sells.

Gross Profit ÷ Revenue

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