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

Lululemon Athletica's (LULU) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 54.87% in Q1 2026, down 554.0% year-on-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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin fell 554.0% year-over-year to 54.87% in Q1 2026; TTM through Feb 2026 was 56.6%, a 262.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 56.6%, down 262.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin declined to 54.87% in Q1 2026 per LULU's latest filing, from 55.57% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 60.42% in Q1 2025 and bottomed at 53.95% in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 57.72% (2024), against an average of 57.4%.
  • Across the five-year window, Gross Margin jumped 428 bps in 2024 and plunged 554 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Gross Margin stood at 55.95% in 2022, then gained by 2 bps to 57.01% in 2023, then increased by 3 bps to 58.48% in 2024, then declined by 5 bps to 55.57% in 2025, then fell by 1 bps to 54.87% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest LULU Gross Margin figures stand at 54.87% (Q1 2026), 55.57% (Q4 2025), and 58.5% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Tjx Companies 169.48 Bn 163.90 Bn 4.48 Bn 31.28%
2 Ross Stores 74.91 Bn 70.31 Bn 1.80 Bn 27.19%
3 Burlington Stores 21.30 Bn 20.55 Bn 1.26 Bn 44.09%
4 Lululemon Athletica 12.32 Bn 10.51 Bn 2.00 Bn 54.87%
5 Gap 6.81 Bn 4.25 Bn 1.42 Bn 40.52%
6 Victoria's Secret 6.71 Bn 6.55 Bn 585.00 Mn 37.50%
7 Urban Outfitters 5.96 Bn 5.55 Bn 542.57 Mn 36.63%
8 Boot Barn Holdings 4.50 Bn 4.30 Bn 281.24 Mn 39.86%
9 Abercrombie & Fitch 4.04 Bn 3.43 Bn 682.63 Mn 61.29%
10 American Eagle Outfitters 2.94 Bn 2.70 Bn 651.06 Mn 35.95%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%
May 2, 2021 57.10%