In fiscal 2025, which ended Feb 1, 2026, lululemon athletica inc. generated $1.6 billion of cash from operations, down 29.5% from the year before. It spent $680.8 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $921.7 million. The company returned $1.2 billion in share buybacks to shareholders.
USD in millions, except per-share amounts and ratios. The percent under a figure is the change from the year before.
| Line |
FY 2026
Aug 2, 2026
|
FY 2025
Feb 1, 2026
|
FY 2024
Feb 2, 2025
|
FY 2023
Jan 28, 2024
|
FY 2022
Jan 29, 2023
|
FY 2021
Jan 30, 2022
|
FY 2020
Jan 31, 2021
|
FY 2019
Feb 2, 2020
|
FY 2018
Feb 3, 2019
|
FY 2017
Jan 28, 2018
|
FY 2016
Jan 29, 2017
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization |
540
+12.1%
|
496
+11.1%
|
447
+17.7%
|
379
+30.0%
|
292
+30.1%
|
224
+20.9%
|
185
+14.5%
|
162
+32.2%
|
122
+13.2%
|
108
+23.4%
|
88
+19.5%
|
| Stock-based compensation |
91
+42.7%
|
62
-30.9%
|
90
-3.8%
|
94
+19.8%
|
78
+12.9%
|
69
+36.1%
|
51
+11.4%
|
46
+59.6%
|
29
+62.2%
|
18
+4.7%
|
17
+62.4%
|
| Operating cash flow |
1,982
+3.7%
|
1,602
-29.5%
|
2,273
-1.0%
|
2,296
+137.6%
|
966
-30.4%
|
1,389
+72.9%
|
803
+20.0%
|
669
-9.9%
|
743
+51.8%
|
489
+26.6%
|
386
+29.9%
|
| Investing | |||||||||||
| Capital expenditures |
628
-15.6%
|
681
-1.2%
|
689
+5.7%
|
652
+2.1%
|
639
+61.9%
|
395
+72.1%
|
229
-19.0%
|
283
+25.3%
|
226
+43.0%
|
158
+5.6%
|
150
+4.2%
|
| Investing cash flow |
-624
+26.7%
|
-662
+17.0%
|
-798
-22.0%
|
-654
-14.8%
|
-570
-33.2%
|
-428
+38.5%
|
-696
-149.8%
|
-278
-14.7%
|
-243
-40.0%
|
-173
-16.0%
|
-150
-4.2%
|
| Financing | |||||||||||
| Stock buybacks |
1,158
-20.9%
|
1,178
-28.0%
|
1,637
+193.0%
|
559
+25.8%
|
444
-45.4%
|
813
+1176.4%
|
64
-63.3%
|
173
-71.0%
|
598
+496.8%
|
100
+241.9%
|
29
-89.3%
|
| Financing cash flow |
-1,176
+20.6%
|
-1,209
+26.9%
|
-1,653
-201.1%
|
-549
-17.4%
|
-467
+44.7%
|
-845
-945.9%
|
-81
+54.4%
|
-177
+70.0%
|
-590
-503.1%
|
-98
-267.8%
|
-27
+90.2%
|
| Change in cash | |||||||||||
| Effect of exchange rate |
52
+253.7%
|
91
+211.6%
|
-82
-1891.9%
|
-4
+88.0%
|
-34
-395.1%
|
-7
-122.9%
|
30
+2035.2%
|
-2
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
| Net change in cash |
234
+151.5%
|
-177
+31.8%
|
-260
-123.8%
|
1,089
+1137.2%
|
-105
-196.0%
|
109
+91.8%
|
57
-73.1%
|
212
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
| Free cash flow |
1,354
+15.9%
|
922
-41.8%
|
1,583
-3.7%
|
1,644
+401.6%
|
328
-67.0%
|
995
+73.2%
|
574
+48.6%
|
386
-25.3%
|
517
+56.0%
|
331
+39.9%
|
237
+53.8%
|
| Per share | |||||||||||
| Free cash flow per share |
11.67
+21.2%
|
7.74
-39.4%
|
12.78
-1.3%
|
12.94
+405.4%
|
2.56
-66.5%
|
7.63
+74.0%
|
4.39
+48.7%
|
2.95
-23.6%
|
3.86
+58.6%
|
2.43
+41.1%
|
1.73
+57.5%
|
| Shareholder returns | |||||||||||
| Returned to shareholders |
1,158
|
1,178
|
1,637
|
559
|
444
|
813
|
64
|
173
|
598
|
100
|
29
|
| Share of free cash flow |
85.49%
|
127.85%
|
103.37%
|
33.98%
|
135.45%
|
81.70%
|
11.09%
|
44.89%
|
115.74%
|
30.25%
|
12.38%
|
| Ratios | |||||||||||
| Free cash flow margin |
12.21%
|
8.30%
|
14.96%
|
17.09%
|
4.04%
|
15.90%
|
13.04%
|
9.71%
|
15.72%
|
12.51%
|
10.10%
|
| Capital expenditures to revenue |
5.66%
|
6.13%
|
6.51%
|
6.78%
|
7.87%
|
6.31%
|
5.21%
|
7.11%
|
6.87%
|
5.96%
|
6.38%
|
| Stock-based compensation to revenue |
0.82%
|
0.56%
|
0.85%
|
0.97%
|
0.96%
|
1.11%
|
1.15%
|
1.15%
|
0.87%
|
0.66%
|
0.72%
|
| Cash conversion |
1.40x
|
1.01x
|
1.25x
|
1.48x
|
1.13x
|
1.42x
|
1.36x
|
1.04x
|
1.54x
|
1.89x
|
1.27x
|
How these figures are calculated
Annual columns are full-year amounts from the annual report (Form 10-K, 20-F, or 40-F). If a company restates a year, the latest filed number is shown. USD in millions, except per-share amounts and ratios. Capital expenditures, debt repaid, dividends, and buybacks are positive amounts. Investing and financing cash flow keep the filing sign, so an outflow is negative. Free cash flow is operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. The first column is the trailing twelve months through the latest quarter. Returned to shareholders is dividends plus buybacks. Free cash flow margin, capital expenditures, and stock-based compensation are divided by revenue. Cash conversion is operating cash flow divided by net income. More on our methodology.
Company profile
- Industry
- Apparel & Other Finishd Prods of Fabrics & Similar Matl (SIC 2300)
- Listed as
- LULU (Nasdaq)
- Fiscal year ends
- January 31
- Incorporated in
- DE
- Headquarters
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- SEC filer status
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 1397187
- Former names
- Lululemon Corp. (until Jun 19, 2007)
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