Lululemon Athletica

LULU

Apparel - Retail · Consumer Cyclical

Price

$116.33

-2.46 (-2.07%)

Market Cap

$13.21B

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is happy

A high-quality business with solid fundamentals.

Share count falling — buybacks

−8.6% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 130.3M (2022) → 119.1M (2026)

lululemon athletica inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, distributes, and retails athletic apparel and accessories for women and men. It operates in two segments, Company-Operated Stores and Direct to Consumer. The company offers pants, shorts, tops, and jackets for healthy lifestyle and athletic activities, such as yoga, running, and training, as well as other sweaty pursuits. It also provides fitness-related accessories and footwear. The company sells its products through a chain of

Winston Score History

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+0.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-19.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

13.5%ownership

↑ Rising

Insiders increasing their stake — aligned with shareholders

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$1.8B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

Lululemon Athletica is growing revenue at 1% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin

54.9%

Healthy — 54.9% gross margin

Operating Margin

22.1%

Excellent — 22.1% operating margin

ROCE

15.3%

Strong — 15.3% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+19.3%

Fast-growing sales (19.3% YoY)

EPS YoY

+20.7%

Earnings growing fast (20.7% YoY)

Healthy double-digit earnings growth — what compounders look like.

EPS Consistency

4/8 quarters

Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

155%

Turns 155% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

19.1%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (19.1%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.06

Conservative — low debt load (0.06)

Interest Cover

100.00x

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Comfortably covers interest (100.0x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

6.9x

Attractive valuation — P/E 6.9

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

P/E vs Forward

-3.4

SLOWING

Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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