Lululemon Athletica (LULU) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Lululemon Athletica's Tax Rate was 29.56% in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 2, 2026), down 0.93 percentage points from 30.48% a year earlier and down 2.26 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Lululemon Athletica (LULU) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Lululemon Athletica's Tax Rate was 29.40% through Aug 2, 2026, down 0.46 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Feb 1, 2026), it was 29.47%, down 0.09 percentage points from FY2025.
- Tax Rate shows a five-year change of +1.34 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Tax Rate was 29.56% in FY2025 (+0.81 pp), 28.75% in FY2024 (-7.10 pp), 35.85% in FY2023 (+8.97 pp) and 26.88% in FY2022 (-1.24 pp).
- Quarterly Tax Rate has moved between 26.45% (fiscal Q4 2022) and 62.34% (fiscal Q4 2023) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Tax Rate was higher in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.50 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Tax Rate over five years was fiscal Q4 2023 (a gain of 35.89 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q4 2024 (a drop of 34.19 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, LULU's Tax Rate in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 was 31.82% (Q1 2027), 27.84% (Q4 2026) and 30.54% (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nike | 50.34 Bn | 16.54 Bn | 4.80 Bn | 22.69% |
| 2 | Tapestry | 23.66 Bn | 19.62 Bn | 1.56 Bn | 18.89% |
| 3 | Ralph Lauren | 21.85 Bn | 13.95 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 23.38% |
| 4 | Deckers Outdoor | 11.26 Bn | 4.14 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Lululemon Athletica | 10.07 Bn | 4.32 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 29.56% |
| 6 | Levi Strauss | 7.67 Bn | 4.32 Bn | 979.10 Mn | 22.42% |
| 7 | Gildan Activewear | 6.27 Bn | 5.26 Bn | 459.76 Mn | 15.21% |
| 8 | Birkenstock Holding | 6.13 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 493.89 Mn | - |
| 9 | Crocs | 5.68 Bn | 5.09 Bn | 700.71 Mn | 22.37% |
| 10 | V F | 5.64 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 917.04 Mn | - |
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% |
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();