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

Lululemon Athletica has reported Return on Invested Capital over the past 17 years, most recently at 0.33% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Return on Invested Capital at 0.33% for Q1 2026, down 10.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Feb 2026 was 0.33% (down 10.0% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2026 was 0.34%, down 8.0%.
  • Return on Invested Capital for Q1 2026 was 0.33% at Lululemon Athletica, down from 0.38% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Invested Capital for LULU hit a ceiling of 0.42% in Q1 2025 and a floor of 0.28% in Q1 2023.
  • Median Return on Invested Capital over the past 5 years was 0.38% (2024), compared with a mean of 0.36%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Invested Capital: decreased -12bps in 2023 and later increased 14bps in 2024.
  • Lululemon Athletica's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.4% in 2022, then fell by -30bps to 0.28% in 2023, then surged by 51bps to 0.42% in 2024, then fell by -8bps to 0.38% in 2025, then fell by -14bps to 0.33% in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Return on Invested Capital were 0.33% (Q1 2026), 0.38% (Q4 2025), and 0.4% (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.