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Lululemon Athletica (LULU) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Lululemon Athletica has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 17 years, most recently at 0.35% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Return on Capital Employed at 0.35% for Q1 2026, down 11.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Feb 2026 was 0.35% (down 11.0% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2026 was 0.36%, down 10.0%.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 was 0.35% at Lululemon Athletica, down from 0.41% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for LULU hit a ceiling of 0.47% in Q4 2024 and a floor of 0.33% in Q1 2023.
  • Median Return on Capital Employed over the past 5 years was 0.41% (2025), compared with a mean of 0.4%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: grew 13bps in 2022 and later decreased -11bps in 2026.
  • Lululemon Athletica's Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.42% in 2022, then decreased by -21bps to 0.34% in 2023, then surged by 38bps to 0.47% in 2024, then fell by -11bps to 0.41% in 2025, then decreased by -15bps to 0.35% in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Return on Capital Employed were 0.35% (Q1 2026), 0.41% (Q4 2025), and 0.42% (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.