Lululemon Athletica (LULU) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Lululemon Athletica (LULU) reported Free Cash Flow of $225.16 million for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 2, 2026), up 49.3% from $150.78 million a year earlier and up 158.6% from the prior quarter.
Lululemon Athletica (LULU) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Aug 2, 2026, Lululemon Athletica's Free Cash Flow came in at $1.35 billion, up 15.9% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Feb 1, 2026), it was $921.68 million, down 41.8% from FY2025.
- Free Cash Flow has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 9.9% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Free Cash Flow came in at $1.58 billion in FY2025 (-3.7%), $1.64 billion in FY2024 (+401.6%), $327.81 million in FY2023 (-67.0%) and $994.61 million in FY2022 (+73.2%).
- Five-year quarterly Free Cash Flow spans a low of -$354.61 million in fiscal Q1 2023 and a high of $1.18 billion in fiscal Q4 2024.
- Year over year, Free Cash Flow gained in 1 of the last six quarters, with an average decline of 16.2%.
- The high point for year-over-year Free Cash Flow in five years was fiscal Q2 2027 (growth of 49.3%); the low point was fiscal Q2 2026 (a decline of 49.4%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 came in at $87.06 million (Q1 2027), $959.67 million (Q4 2026) and $82.44 million (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nike | 55.41 Bn | 21.61 Bn | 4.80 Bn | -64.00 Mn |
| 2 | Ralph Lauren | 22.71 Bn | 14.81 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 285.90 Mn |
| 3 | Tapestry | 22.52 Bn | 18.48 Bn | 1.56 Bn | 469.00 Mn |
| 4 | Deckers Outdoor | 11.67 Bn | 4.54 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Lululemon Athletica | 11.17 Bn | 5.42 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 225.16 Mn |
| 6 | Levi Strauss | 8.19 Bn | 4.77 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 44.30 Mn |
| 7 | V F | 6.76 Bn | 3.38 Bn | 917.04 Mn | -102.08 Mn |
| 8 | Gildan Activewear | 6.48 Bn | 5.40 Bn | 459.76 Mn | 367.29 Mn |
| 9 | Birkenstock Holding | 6.08 Bn | 4.40 Bn | 493.89 Mn | 255.98 Mn |
| 10 | Crocs | 5.86 Bn | 5.27 Bn | 700.71 Mn | 330.97 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2026 | 225.16 Mn |
| May 3, 2026 | 87.06 Mn |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 959.67 Mn |
| Nov 2, 2025 | 82.44 Mn |
| Aug 3, 2025 | 150.78 Mn |
| May 4, 2025 | -271.22 Mn |
| Feb 2, 2025 | 1.17 Bn |
| Oct 27, 2024 | 122.18 Mn |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 298.05 Mn |
| Apr 28, 2024 | -3.16 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 1.18 Bn |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 226.95 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 331.20 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | -91.44 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 839.28 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2022 | -109.79 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -47.08 Mn |
| May 1, 2022 | -354.61 Mn |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 603.47 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 35.86 Mn |
Lululemon Athletica Free Cash Flow API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "ticker": "LULU", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=LULU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();