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Lululemon Athletica (LULU) Return on Sales (2016 - 2026)

Lululemon Athletica has reported Return on Sales over the past 18 years, most recently at 0.16% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Return on Sales at 0.16% for Q1 2026, down 5.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Feb 2026 was 0.14% (down 3.0% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2026 was 0.14%, down 3.0%.
  • Return on Sales for Q1 2026 was 0.16% at Lululemon Athletica, up from 0.12% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Sales for LULU hit a ceiling of 0.21% in Q1 2024 and a floor of 0.04% in Q1 2023.
  • Median Return on Sales over the past 5 years was 0.15% (2024), compared with a mean of 0.15%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Sales: decreased -16bps in 2023 and later grew 17bps in 2024.
  • Lululemon Athletica's Return on Sales stood at 0.14% in 2022, then dropped by -18bps to 0.11% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 30bps to 0.15% in 2024, then decreased by -19bps to 0.12% in 2025, then skyrocketed by 35bps to 0.16% in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Return on Sales were 0.16% (Q1 2026), 0.12% (Q4 2025), and 0.15% (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.