Lululemon Athletica (LULU) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Lululemon Athletica (LULU) posted Tax Rate of 29.56% for Q3 2026, down 7.12% on a QoQ basis from 31.82% in Q2 2026, and down 93.0% year-over-year from 422.22% in Q3 2025.
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Lululemon Athletica (LULU) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lululemon Athletica has reported Tax Rate for 18 years, with the latest figure at 29.56% in Q3 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Tax Rate fell 93.0% year-over-year to 29.56% in Q3 2026; TTM through Aug 2026 was 29.4%, a 46.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 29.47%, down 9.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate was 29.56% for Q3 2026 at Lululemon Athletica, down from 31.82% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Tax Rate was 62.34% in Q1 2023, with the low at 26.45% in Q1 2022.
- Average Tax Rate over 5 years is 30.83%, with a median of 29.5% recorded in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Tax Rate jumped 3589 bps in 2023, then plunged 3419 bps in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Tax Rate stood at 27.58% in 2022, then gained by 3 bps to 28.52% in 2023, then advanced by 6 bps to 30.24% in 2024, then climbed by 1 bps to 30.54% in 2025, then declined by 3 bps to 29.56% in 2026.
- The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 29.56% (Q3 2026), 31.82% (Q2 2026), and 27.84% (Q1 2026), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lululemon Athletica | 10.45 Bn | 9.06 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 29.56% |
| 2 | Levi Strauss | 7.65 Bn | 6.67 Bn | 979.10 Mn | 22.42% |
| 3 | Gildan Activewear | 7.18 Bn | 6.91 Bn | 459.76 Mn | 15.21% |
| 4 | V F | 5.02 Bn | 4.35 Bn | 917.04 Mn | 9.11% |
| 5 | Kontoor Brands | 3.63 Bn | 3.57 Bn | 328.26 Mn | 25.40% |
| 6 | Pvh | 3.38 Bn | 2.42 Bn | 1.32 Bn | 49.21% |
| 7 | Columbia Sportswear | 2.91 Bn | 2.29 Bn | 358.43 Mn | 26.82% |
| 8 | Warby Parker | 2.78 Bn | 2.48 Bn | 136.46 Mn | 11.56% |
| 9 | Figs | 2.06 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 147.86 Mn | 23.05% |
| 10 | Under Armour | 2.04 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 593.83 Mn | 97.36% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2026 | 29.56% |
| May 3, 2026 | 31.82% |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 27.84% |
| Nov 2, 2025 | 30.54% |
| Aug 3, 2025 | 30.48% |
| May 4, 2025 | 30.16% |
| Feb 2, 2025 | 29.23% |
| Oct 27, 2024 | 30.24% |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 29.61% |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 29.50% |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 28.15% |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 28.52% |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 29.80% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 29.07% |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 62.34% |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 27.58% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 27.86% |
| May 1, 2022 | 27.02% |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 26.45% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 27.20% |
API Access
Lululemon Athletica Tax Rate API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=tax-rate&ticker=LULU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "ticker": "LULU", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=tax-rate&ticker=LULU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();