Lululemon Athletica (LULU) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Lululemon Athletica's (LULU) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $1.2 billion in Q1 2026, up 4.01% year-on-year from $1.1 billion in Q1 2025, and up 19.78% quarter-over-quarter from $988.3 million in Q4 2025.

Lululemon Athletica (LULU) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Lululemon Athletica's Operating Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.2 billion for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 4.01% year-over-year to $1.2 billion in Q1 2026; TTM through Feb 2026 was $4.1 billion, a 8.08% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $4.1 billion, up 8.08% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses grew to $1.2 billion in Q1 2026 per LULU's latest filing, from $988.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $1.2 billion in Q1 2023 and bottomed at $607.9 million in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $909.8 million (2024), against an average of $888.8 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses soared 88.21% in 2023 and fell 18.29% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $684.2 million in 2022, then jumped by 34.06% to $917.3 million in 2023, then fell by 0.81% to $909.8 million in 2024, then gained by 8.62% to $988.3 million in 2025, then rose by 19.78% to $1.2 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest LULU Operating Expenses figures stand at $1.2 billion (Q1 2026), $988.3 million (Q4 2025), and $951.7 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Tjx Companies 169.48 Bn 163.90 Bn 4.48 Bn 2.79 Bn
2 Ross Stores 74.91 Bn 70.31 Bn 1.80 Bn 990.10 Mn
3 Burlington Stores 21.30 Bn 20.55 Bn 1.26 Bn 2.71 Bn
4 Lululemon Athletica 12.32 Bn 10.51 Bn 2.00 Bn 1.18 Bn
5 Gap 6.81 Bn 4.25 Bn 1.42 Bn 972.00 Mn
6 Victoria's Secret 6.71 Bn 6.55 Bn 585.00 Mn 403.00 Mn
7 Urban Outfitters 5.96 Bn 5.55 Bn 542.57 Mn 402.89 Mn
8 Boot Barn Holdings 4.50 Bn 4.30 Bn 281.24 Mn 295.14 Mn
9 Abercrombie & Fitch 4.04 Bn 3.43 Bn 682.63 Mn 182.75 Mn
10 American Eagle Outfitters 2.94 Bn 2.70 Bn 651.06 Mn 418.20 Mn

Historic Data

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Feb 1, 2026 1.18 Bn
Nov 2, 2025 988.25 Mn
Aug 3, 2025 951.66 Mn
May 4, 2025 942.87 Mn
Feb 2, 2025 1.14 Bn
Oct 27, 2024 909.83 Mn
Jul 28, 2024 871.96 Mn
Apr 28, 2024 842.43 Mn
Jan 28, 2024 989.54 Mn
Oct 29, 2023 917.30 Mn
Jul 30, 2023 817.38 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 747.51 Mn
Jan 29, 2023 1.21 Bn
Oct 30, 2022 684.24 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 662.25 Mn
May 1, 2022 607.85 Mn
Jan 30, 2022 643.43 Mn
Oct 31, 2021 569.25 Mn
Aug 1, 2021 549.46 Mn
May 2, 2021 504.30 Mn