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) 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 2.95%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| 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
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 | 2.95% |
| 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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