Lululemon Athletica (LULU) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Lululemon Athletica (LULU) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 34.99% for Q1 2026, down 1054.0% year-over-year from 3.67% in Q1 2025, and down 15.46% quarter-over-quarter from 41.38% in Q4 2025.
Lululemon Athletica (LULU) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lululemon Athletica's Return on Capital Employed history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 34.99% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 1054.0% year-over-year to 34.99%; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at 34.99% (down 1054.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 35.99%, down 950.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 34.99%, down from 41.38% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 46.52% in Q4 2024, with the low 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%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2026: Return on Capital Employed surged 1289 bps in 2024, then sank 1054 bps in 2026.
- Lululemon Athletica's Return on Capital Employed stood at 42.31% in 2022, then retreated by 21 bps to 33.63% in 2023, then surged by 38 bps to 46.52% in 2024, then decreased by 11 bps to 41.38% in 2025, then declined by 15 bps to 34.99% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows LULU's Return on Capital Employed at 34.99% in Q1 2026, 41.38% in Q4 2025, and 42.15% in Q3 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 3, 2026 | 30.58% |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 34.99% |
| Nov 2, 2025 | 41.38% |
| Aug 3, 2025 | 42.15% |
| May 4, 2025 | 42.25% |
| Feb 2, 2025 | 45.53% |
| Oct 27, 2024 | 46.52% |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 41.84% |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 38.80% |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 43.30% |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 33.63% |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 35.21% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 33.92% |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 33.49% |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 42.31% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 41.93% |
| May 1, 2022 | 38.75% |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 39.78% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 35.62% |
| Aug 1, 2021 | 33.89% |