Lululemon Athletica (LULU) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026)
Lululemon Athletica (LULU) reported Selling, General & Administrative of $1.01 billion for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 2, 2026), up 5.7% from $951.66 million a year earlier but down 5.1% from the prior quarter.
Lululemon Athletica (LULU) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Aug 2, 2026, Lululemon Athletica's Selling, General & Administrative came in at $4.24 billion, up 7.5% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Feb 1, 2026), it was $4.07 billion, up 8.1% from FY2025.
- Selling, General & Administrative has increased for 17 consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 20.4% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Selling, General & Administrative came in at $3.76 billion in FY2025 (+10.7%), $3.4 billion in FY2024 (+23.2%), $2.76 billion in FY2023 (+23.9%) and $2.23 billion in FY2022 (+38.3%).
- Five-year quarterly Selling, General & Administrative spans a low of $545.12 million in fiscal Q3 2022 and a high of $1.18 billion in fiscal Q4 2026.
- Year over year, Selling, General & Administrative has now increased in each of the last 65 quarters, with growth averaging 9.4% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year growth in Selling, General & Administrative ran from 4.0% in fiscal Q4 2026 to 32.4% in fiscal Q3 2022.
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 came in at $1.06 billion (Q1 2027), $1.18 billion (Q4 2026) and $988.25 million (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | SG&A (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nike | 55.41 Bn | 21.61 Bn | 4.80 Bn | 3.91 Bn |
| 2 | Ralph Lauren | 22.71 Bn | 14.81 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 1.08 Bn |
| 3 | Tapestry | 22.52 Bn | 18.48 Bn | 1.56 Bn | 1.12 Bn |
| 4 | Deckers Outdoor | 11.67 Bn | 4.54 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Lululemon Athletica | 11.17 Bn | 5.42 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 1.01 Bn |
| 6 | Levi Strauss | 8.19 Bn | 4.77 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 835.90 Mn |
| 7 | V F | 6.76 Bn | 3.38 Bn | 917.04 Mn | 1.00 Bn |
| 8 | Gildan Activewear | 6.48 Bn | 5.40 Bn | 459.76 Mn | 193.84 Mn |
| 9 | Birkenstock Holding | 6.08 Bn | 4.40 Bn | 493.89 Mn | 37.80 Mn |
| 10 | Crocs | 5.86 Bn | 5.27 Bn | 700.71 Mn | 415.03 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2026 | 1.01 Bn |
| May 3, 2026 | 1.06 Bn |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 1.18 Bn |
| Nov 2, 2025 | 988.25 Mn |
| Aug 3, 2025 | 951.66 Mn |
| May 4, 2025 | 942.87 Mn |
| Feb 2, 2025 | 1.14 Bn |
| Oct 27, 2024 | 909.83 Mn |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 871.96 Mn |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 842.43 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 989.54 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 842.80 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 817.38 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 747.51 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 803.11 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 684.24 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 662.25 Mn |
| May 1, 2022 | 607.85 Mn |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 641.96 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 545.12 Mn |
Lululemon Athletica Selling, General & Administrative API
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params = {"slug": "selling-general-and-administrative", "ticker": "LULU", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
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const data = await res.json();