Lululemon Athletica (LULU) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Lululemon Athletica's Return on Capital Employed history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 34.99% for Q1 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 1054.0% year-over-year to 34.99% in Q1 2026; TTM through Feb 2026 was 34.99%, a 1054.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 35.99%, down 950.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed eased to 34.99% in Q1 2026 per LULU's latest filing, from 41.38% in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 46.52% in Q4 2024 and bottomed at 33.49% in Q1 2023.
• The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 41.38% (2025), against an average of 39.75%.
• Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed surged 1289 bps in 2024 and slumped 1054 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 42.31% in 2022, then decreased by 21 bps to 33.63% in 2023, then soared by 38 bps to 46.52% in 2024, then slipped by 11 bps to 41.38% in 2025, then fell by 15 bps to 34.99% in 2026.
• Per Business Quant, the three latest LULU Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 34.99% (Q1 2026), 41.38% (Q4 2025), and 42.15% (Q3 2025).