Lululemon Athletica LULU
NASDAQ LULU
$121.07 +5.38 (+4.65%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Lululemon Athletica (LULU) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Lululemon Athletica (LULU) posted quarterly Gross Margin of 54.87% for Q1 2026, down 554.0% year-over-year from 12.09% in Q1 2025, and down 1.25% quarter-over-quarter from 55.57% in Q4 2025.

Lululemon Athletica (LULU) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Lululemon Athletica's Gross Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 54.87% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Gross Margin fell 554.0% year-over-year to 54.87%; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at 56.6% (down 262.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 56.6%, down 262.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 54.87%, down from 55.57% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Gross Margin was 60.42% in Q1 2025, with the low at 53.95% in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 57.72% (2024), against an average of 57.4%.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2026: Gross Margin jumped 428 bps in 2024, then tumbled 554 bps in 2026.
  • Lululemon Athletica's Gross Margin stood at 55.95% in 2022, then rose by 2 bps to 57.01% in 2023, then grew by 3 bps to 58.48% in 2024, then dropped by 5 bps to 55.57% in 2025, then declined by 1 bps to 54.87% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows LULU's Gross Margin at 54.87% in Q1 2026, 55.57% in Q4 2025, and 58.5% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Tjx Companies 155.48 Bn 149.90 Bn 4.48 Bn 31.28%
2 Ross Stores 76.36 Bn 72.23 Bn 1.78 Bn 29.61%
3 Burlington Stores 20.56 Bn 19.81 Bn 1.26 Bn 44.17%
4 Lululemon Athletica 13.95 Bn 12.43 Bn 1.34 Bn 54.17%
5 Gap 7.26 Bn 4.70 Bn 1.42 Bn 40.52%
6 Victoria's Secret 6.93 Bn 6.72 Bn 585.00 Mn 37.50%
7 Urban Outfitters 6.49 Bn 6.08 Bn 542.57 Mn 36.63%
8 Boot Barn Holdings 5.02 Bn 4.88 Bn - -
9 Abercrombie & Fitch 4.89 Bn 4.27 Bn 682.63 Mn 61.29%
10 American Eagle Outfitters 2.71 Bn 2.61 Bn 456.17 Mn 38.16%

Historic Data

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May 3, 2026 54.17%
Feb 1, 2026 54.87%
Nov 2, 2025 55.57%
Aug 3, 2025 58.50%
May 4, 2025 58.34%
Feb 2, 2025 60.42%
Oct 27, 2024 58.48%
Jul 28, 2024 59.56%
Apr 28, 2024 57.72%
Jan 28, 2024 59.39%
Oct 29, 2023 57.01%
Jul 30, 2023 58.78%
Apr 30, 2023 57.52%
Jan 29, 2023 55.11%
Oct 30, 2022 55.95%
Jul 31, 2022 56.49%
May 1, 2022 53.95%
Jan 30, 2022 58.06%
Oct 31, 2021 57.18%
Aug 1, 2021 58.09%