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lululemon athletica inc. LULU

Consumer Cyclical  —  Apparel Retail
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) Return on invested capital

lululemon athletica inc.'s return on invested capital over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 36.4%, down 7.4 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (43.8%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 36.4% (fiscal 2021) to 78.1% (fiscal 2019); the current reading is higher than 33% of that period. That is above the Apparel Retail industry median of 6.41% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 3.17%.

Return on invested capital, annual

Annual

Period Return on invested capital Change (points)
FY2026 43.8% (23.13)
FY2025 66.9% (0.11)
FY2024 67.0% 25.40
FY2023 41.6% (14.66)
FY2022 56.3% 19.90
FY2021 36.4% (28.31)
FY2020 64.7% (13.42)
FY2019 78.1% 31.14
FY2018 47.0% 4.88
FY2017 42.1% (1.74)

Against its own ten years

Low 36.4% High 78.1%
Ten-year median 51.1%
Current reading's percentile 33

Return on invested capital against peers

Company Return on invested capital
BKE Buckle, Inc. (The) compare 85.7%
ANF Abercrombie & Fitch Company compare 62.6%
LULU lululemon athletica inc. 36.4%
GAP The Gap, Inc. compare 35.6%
VSXY Victoria's Secret & Co. compare 22.6%
URBN Urban Outfitters, Inc. compare 21.4%
BURL Burlington Stores, Inc. compare 19.3%
AEO American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. compare 16.8%
BOOT Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. compare 16.4%
Apparel Retail industry median 6.41%
Consumer Cyclical sector median 3.17%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on invested capital is

Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.

TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)

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