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Lululemon Athletica (LULU) Operating Margin (2016 - 2026)

Lululemon Athletica has reported Operating Margin over the past 18 years, most recently at 22.31% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Operating Margin at 22.31% for Q1 2026, down 655.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Feb 2026 was 19.91% (down 375.0% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2026 was 19.91%, down 375.0%.
  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 was 22.31% at Lululemon Athletica, up from 16.99% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Margin for LULU hit a ceiling of 28.86% in Q1 2025 and a floor of 11.34% in Q1 2023.
  • Median Operating Margin over the past 5 years was 20.47% (2024), compared with a mean of 20.68%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Operating Margin: crashed -1639bps in 2023 and later skyrocketed 1717bps in 2024.
  • Lululemon Athletica's Operating Margin stood at 18.98% in 2022, then decreased by -19bps to 15.34% in 2023, then soared by 33bps to 20.47% in 2024, then decreased by -17bps to 16.99% in 2025, then soared by 31bps to 22.31% in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Operating Margin were 22.31% (Q1 2026), 16.99% (Q4 2025), and 20.74% (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.