lululemon athletica inc.
LULU Consumer Cyclical Apparel Retail
lululemon athletica inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended January 2026) was $11.1 billion, up 4.86% from fiscal 2025. In the quarter to July 2026, revenue fell 4.34%, EPS fell 5.81% and free cash flow grew 49.3%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; revenue growth for ten consecutive years; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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lululemon athletica inc. (LULU) Operating margin
lululemon athletica inc.'s operating margin over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 17.8%, down 2.1 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (19.9%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 16.4% (fiscal 2023) to 23.7% (fiscal 2025); the current reading is higher than 50% of that period. That is above the Apparel Retail industry median of 2.50% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 3.57%.
Operating margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 19.9% | (3.76) |
| FY2025 | 23.7% | 1.50 |
| FY2024 | 22.2% | 5.79 |
| FY2023 | 16.4% | (4.93) |
| FY2022 | 21.3% | 2.68 |
| FY2021 | 18.6% | (3.71) |
| FY2020 | 22.3% | 0.88 |
| FY2019 | 21.5% | 4.25 |
| FY2018 | 17.2% | (0.75) |
| FY2017 | 18.0% | 0.05 |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 18.8% | 7.57 |
| Apr 2026 | 11.2% | (11.10) |
| Jan 2026 | 22.3% | 5.32 |
| Oct 2025 | 17.0% | (3.75) |
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Against its own ten years
Operating margin against peers
| Company | Operating margin |
|---|---|
| BKE Buckle, Inc. (The) compare | 20.8% |
| LULU lululemon athletica inc. | 17.8% |
| ANF Abercrombie & Fitch Company compare | 13.7% |
| BOOT Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. compare | 13.6% |
| URBN Urban Outfitters, Inc. compare | 11.3% |
| GAP The Gap, Inc. compare | 11.0% |
| BURL Burlington Stores, Inc. compare | 8.11% |
| VSXY Victoria's Secret & Co. compare | 7.86% |
| AEO American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. compare | 7.79% |
| Apparel Retail industry median | 2.50% |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 3.57% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Operating margin is
EBIT Margin tells an investor how much operating profit, before interest and taxes, a company keeps from each unit of revenue.
EBIT ÷ Revenue
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