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Lululemon Athletica (LULU)


Market Price (9/16/2025): $160.33 | Market Cap: $19.2 Bil
Sector: Consumer Discretionary | Industry: Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods

Lululemon Athletica (LULU)


Market Price (9/16/2025): $160.33
Market Cap: $19.2 Bil
Sector: Consumer Discretionary
Industry: Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods

Investment Highlights

0 Attractive yield
Total YieldTotal Yield = Earnings Yield + Dividend Yield, Earnings Yield = Net Income / Market Cap Dividend Yield = Total Dividends / Market Cap is 9.3%, ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is 4.9%, FCF Yield is 6.1%
Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -107%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -119%
 
1 Attractive operating margins
Op Mgn LTMOperating Margin = Operating Income / Revenue Reflects profitability before taxes and before impact of capital structure (interest payments). is 23%
  
2 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 18%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 11%
  
3 Valuation becoming less expensive
P/S 6M Chg %Price/Sales change over 6 months. Declining P/S indicates valuation has become less expensive. is -41%
  
0 Attractive yield
Total YieldTotal Yield = Earnings Yield + Dividend Yield, Earnings Yield = Net Income / Market Cap Dividend Yield = Total Dividends / Market Cap is 9.3%, ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is 4.9%, FCF Yield is 6.1%
1 Attractive operating margins
Op Mgn LTMOperating Margin = Operating Income / Revenue Reflects profitability before taxes and before impact of capital structure (interest payments). is 23%
2 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 18%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 11%
3 Valuation becoming less expensive
P/S 6M Chg %Price/Sales change over 6 months. Declining P/S indicates valuation has become less expensive. is -41%
4 Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -107%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -119%

Market Valuation

 9/16/25202420232022
Share Price CYE$160.33$382.41$511.29$320.38
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)19.246.964.740.9
Total Debt ($ Bil)1.81.61.41.1
Total Cash ($ Bil)1.22.02.21.2
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)19.848.566.142.0
Valuation Ratios    
P/S TTM1.84.56.75.0
P/EBIT TTM7.718.929.423.7
P/E TTM10.726.141.847.9
Sector Ratios    
P/S TTM (Sector)0.80.80.90.8
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)7.36.97.05.5
P/E TTM (Sector)9.68.18.97.3
 9/16/252024
Share Price CYE$160.33$382.41
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)19.246.9
Total Debt ($ Bil)1.81.6
Total Cash ($ Bil)1.22.0
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)19.848.5
Valuation Ratios  
P/S TTM1.84.5
P/EBIT TTM7.718.9
P/E TTM10.726.1
Sector Ratios  
P/S TTM (Sector)0.80.8
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)7.36.9
P/E TTM (Sector)9.68.1

Business Description

lululemon athletica inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, distributes, and retails athletic apparel and accessories for women and men. It operates in two segments, Company-Operated Stores and Direct to Consumer. The company offers pants, shorts, tops, and jackets for healthy lifestyle and athletic activities, such as yoga, running, and training, as well as other sweaty pursuits. Show more

Price Returns Compared

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 202020212022202320242025Total [1]
Returns
LULU Return50%12%-18%60%-25%-58%-31%
Peers Return10%15%-20%19%-11%-24%-19%
S&P 500 Return16%27%-19%24%23%12%104%

[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: NKE, SKX, UA, LB, LULU. See LULU Returns vs. Peers.
[3] 2025 data is for the year up to 9/15/2025 (YTD)

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Financials

LULUNKESKXUALBMedian
NameLululemo.Nike Skechers.Under Ar.LandBrid. 
Mkt Price159.9873.0363.134.8151.5663.13
Mkt Cap19.1107.99.52.11.29.5
Rev LTM10,90446,3099,4125,1151569,412
Op Inc LTM2,4953,70283716475837
FCF LTM1,1683,26863-3228686
FCF 3Y Avg1,2794,919395-87-837
CFO LTM1,9123,698641-16388641
CFO 3Y Avg1,9645,65681772-1,390

Growth & Margins

LULUNKESKXUALBMedian
NameLululemo.Nike Skechers.Under Ar.LandBrid. 
Rev Chg LTM9.2%-9.8%12.1%-8.2%95.0%9.2%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg15.8%0.0%10.9%-3.6%-5.5%
Rev Chg Q6.5%-12.0%13.1%-4.2%83.2%6.5%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM1.4%-3.2%3.1%-1.0%16.0%1.4%
Op Mgn LTM22.9%8.0%8.9%3.2%47.8%8.9%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg22.7%10.6%9.2%2.1%-9.9%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM-0.5%-2.3%-0.6%5.7%51.5%-0.5%
CFO/Rev LTM17.5%8.0%6.8%-3.2%56.0%8.0%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg19.8%11.3%9.7%1.2%-10.5%
FCF/Rev LTM10.7%7.1%0.7%-6.3%54.8%7.1%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg12.9%9.8%4.8%-1.6%-7.3%

Valuation

LULUNKESKXUALBMedian
NameLululemo.Nike Skechers.Under Ar.LandBrid. 
Mkt Cap19.1107.99.52.11.29.5
P/S1.82.31.00.47.91.8
P/EBIT7.729.111.312.616.612.6
P/E10.733.514.220.265.120.2
P/CFO10.029.214.8-12.614.214.2
Total Yield9.3%3.0%7.0%4.9%19.0%7.0%
Dividend Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%17.4%0.0%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg3.6%3.9%4.1%-3.0%-3.7%
D/E0.10.10.20.80.30.2
Net D/E0.00.00.10.40.30.1

Returns

LULUNKESKXUALBMedian
NameLululemo.Nike Skechers.Under Ar.LandBrid. 
1M Rtn-19.4%-4.6%0.2%-4.0%0.3%-4.0%
3M Rtn-33.7%18.6%1.0%-23.2%-26.9%-23.2%
6M Rtn-51.1%0.3%9.9%-24.6%-29.8%-24.6%
12M Rtn-40.0%-5.5%-6.2%-33.6%36.6%-6.2%
3Y Rtn-52.0%-26.3%76.0%-34.2%--30.2%
1M Excs Rtn-20.3%-6.2%-2.1%-1.2%-5.9%-5.9%
3M Excs Rtn-43.8%10.6%-9.6%-32.8%-39.4%-32.8%
6M Excs Rtn-65.9%-14.2%-5.6%-40.0%-46.0%-40.0%
12M Excs Rtn-56.4%-23.9%-22.9%-44.9%31.0%-23.9%
3Y Excs Rtn-118.9%-94.5%5.1%-103.6%--99.1%

Financials

Segment Financials

Revenue by Segment

$ Mil20252024202320222021
Women's product6,1475,2604,172  
Men's product2,2531,9571,536  
Other categories1,219894549  
Company-operated stores   1,6592,501
Direct to consumer   2,2841,138
Other   459340
Total9,6198,1116,2574,4023,979


Price Behavior

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date8292025
Short Interest: Shares Quantity6,541,774
Short Interest: % Change Since 8152025-6.9%
Average Daily Volume3,269,459
Days-to-Cover Short Interest2
Basic Shares Quantity119,600,000
Short % of Basic Shares5.5%

Earnings Returns History

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 Forward Returns
Earnings Date1D Returns5D Returns21D Returns
9/4/2025-18.6%-19.6% 
6/5/2025-19.8%-25.3%-28.7%
3/27/2025-14.2%-25.1%-21.4%
12/5/202415.9%12.9%14.1%
8/29/20240.2%-2.0%4.8%
6/5/20244.8%0.5%-4.6%
3/21/2024-15.8%-18.4%-24.4%
12/7/20235.4%5.3%4.5%
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SUMMARY STATS   
# Positive9910
# Negative121211
Median Positive6.7%10.0%5.3%
Median Negative-7.1%-8.7%-10.5%
Max Positive15.9%18.4%18.0%
Max Negative-19.8%-25.3%-28.7%

SEC Filings

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Report DateFiling DateFiling
7312025904202510-Q 8/3/2025
4302025605202510-Q 5/4/2025
1312025327202510-K 2/2/2025
103120241205202410-Q 10/27/2024
7312024829202410-Q 7/28/2024
4302024605202410-Q 4/28/2024
1312024321202410-K 1/28/2024
103120231207202310-Q 10/29/2023
7312023831202310-Q 7/30/2023
4302023601202310-Q 4/30/2023
1312023328202310-K 1/29/2023
103120221208202210-Q 10/30/2022
7312022901202210-Q 7/31/2022
4302022602202210-Q 5/1/2022
1312022329202210-K 1/30/2022
103120211209202110-Q 10/31/2021

Insider Activity

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 OwnerTitleFiling DateActionPriceSharesTransacted
Value
Value of
Held Shares
Form
0NEUBURGER NICOLEChief Brand Officer9272024Sell269.59486131,0211,670,919Form
1MCDONALD CALVINChief Executive Officer9052024Buy260.004,0001,040,00023,379,720Form