Lululemon Athletica Inc. LULU
Stock research in plain language · As of Oct 04, 2026 · updated once a week, after the trading week closes
What the company does
Lululemon Athletica Inc. is a large-cap company in the Consumer Cyclical sector (Apparel Retail), with a market value of $10.5B, based in the USA.
It employs about 39,000 people and has been listed since Jul 27, 2007.
lululemon athletica inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, distributes, and retails technical athletic apparel, footwear, and accessories for women and men under the lululemon brand in the United States, Canada, Mexico, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau, Greece, and internationally. It offers pants, shorts, tops, and jackets for athletic activities, such as yoga, running, training, and other activities. The company also provides fitness-inspired accessories.
Cheap or expensive? relatively cheap
Its price-to-earnings (P/E) is 7.8 versus 16.1 for 4 direct peers — relatively cheap.
Revenue is shrinking 4% versus the same quarter last year.
On analysts' next-year forecasts the multiple rises to 10.7 — they expect lower earnings.
The average analyst price target is 104.91, 11% above the current price (their view, not ours).
The stock sits at 1% of its one-year range (0% = the low, 100% = the high).
The risks
- • 13% of the float is sold short — part of the market is betting on a decline.
- • The stock is 58% below its one-year high.
- • More analysts rate it sell (5) than buy (1).
Strengths
- ✅ Profitable — 14 of every 100 dollars of revenue stays as profit.
- ✅ Generates free cash flow — profit becomes cash in the bank.
- ✅ Buys back its shares (6% fewer shares in a year).
What changed this week
Over the past week the stock fell 6.8% (for comparison: S&P 500 -0.2%, sector ETF XLY -0.5%).
It set a new one-year low this week.
This week's news
- Nike (NKE) vs Lululemon (LULU): Which is a Better Stock to Buy? finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-02
- 2 Oversold Stocks Set for a Comeback and 1 We Ignore finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-02
- Nike warning hits stocks prices of Lululemon, On, Under Armour, and Hoka maker Deckers Outdoor finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-02
- Nike stock sinks as revenue misses estimates, expects to cut jobs finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-01
- Nike earnings, mortgage rates, jobless claims: What to Watch finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-01
- Primaris REIT Announces $411 Million Acquisition of Leading GTA Shopping Centre, Upper Canada Mall finance.yahoo.com · 2026-09-30
A description of facts from the filings and the market — not investment advice or a recommendation. "Cheap" and "expensive" are always relative to the comparison group.