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LULU (Lululemon Athletica) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 5.93 (As of Apr. 29, 2025)


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What is Lululemon Athletica Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2025-04-29), Lululemon Athletica's current share price is $268.52. Lululemon Athletica's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 was $45.29. Lululemon Athletica's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 5.93.

The historical rank and industry rank for Lululemon Athletica's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

LULU' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.24   Med: 11.07   Max: 22.23
Current: 5.92

During the past years, Lululemon Athletica's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 22.23. The lowest was 5.24. And the median was 11.07.

LULU's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked worse than
96.31% of 705 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 0.51 vs LULU: 5.92

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted revenue per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Lululemon Athletica's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 was $29.667. Add all the adjusted revenue per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share, which is $45.29 for the trailing ten years ended in Jan. 2025.

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Lululemon Athletica Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lululemon Athletica's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Lululemon Athletica Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

Lululemon Athletica Annual Data
Trend Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24 Jan25
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 17.35 13.93 10.04 12.06 9.15

Lululemon Athletica Quarterly Data
Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 12.06 9.11 6.23 6.93 9.15

Competitive Comparison of Lululemon Athletica's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, Lululemon Athletica's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Lululemon Athletica's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Lululemon Athletica's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lululemon Athletica's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio falls into.


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Lululemon Athletica Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio takes the Revenue per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/S calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPS Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio.

Lululemon Athletica's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=268.52/45.29
=5.93

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Lululemon Athletica's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Lululemon Athletica's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Jan. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Jan. 2025)
=29.667/127.4427*127.4427
=29.667

Current CPI (Jan. 2025) = 127.4427.

Lululemon Athletica Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201504 2.976 99.710 3.804
201507 3.198 100.579 4.052
201510 3.415 100.500 4.330
201601 5.102 100.184 6.490
201604 3.604 101.370 4.531
201607 3.749 101.844 4.691
201610 3.967 102.002 4.956
201701 5.756 102.318 7.169
201704 3.793 103.029 4.692
201707 4.263 103.029 5.273
201710 4.566 103.424 5.626
201801 6.843 104.056 8.381
201804 4.780 105.320 5.784
201807 5.378 106.110 6.459
201810 5.618 105.952 6.758
201901 8.821 105.557 10.650
201904 5.957 107.453 7.065
201907 6.754 108.243 7.952
201910 7.004 107.927 8.270
202001 10.676 108.085 12.588
202004 4.984 107.216 5.924
202007 6.903 108.401 8.116
202010 8.535 108.638 10.012
202101 13.207 109.192 15.415
202104 9.363 110.851 10.764
202107 11.117 112.431 12.601
202110 11.141 113.695 12.488
202201 16.440 114.801 18.250
202204 12.552 118.357 13.516
202207 14.607 120.964 15.389
202210 14.527 121.517 15.235
202301 21.689 121.596 22.732
202304 15.678 123.571 16.169
202307 17.359 124.914 17.710
202310 17.388 125.310 17.684
202401 25.320 125.072 25.800
202404 17.484 126.890 17.560
202407 18.990 128.075 18.896
202410 19.516 127.838 19.456
202501 29.667 127.443 29.667

Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Lululemon Athletica  (NAS:LULU) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PS Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of revenue during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio should give similar results to regular PS Ratio.


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Lululemon Athletica Business Description

Address
1818 Cornwall Avenue, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6J 1C7
Lululemon Athletica designs, distributes, and markets athletic apparel, footwear, and accessories for women, men, and girls. The company offers pants, shorts, tops, and jackets for both leisure and athletic activities such as yoga and running. Lululemon also sells fitness accessories, such as bags, yoga mats, and equipment. It sells its products through digital channels, a small number of wholesale partners, more than 760 company-owned stores in about two dozen countries in North America, Asia, and Western Europe, and about 40 franchised locations in the Middle East. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.
Executives
Nicole Neuburger officer: Chief Brand Officer C/O LULULEMON ATHLETICA INC., 1818 CORNWALL AVENUE, VANCOUVER A1 V6J 1C7
Celeste Burgoyne officer: Pres Americas&Global Guest C/O LULULEMON ATHLETICA INC., 1818 CORNWALL AVE, VANCOUVER A1 V6J 1C7
Calvin Mcdonald director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O LULULEMON ATHLETICA INC., 1818 CORNWALL AVENUE, VANCOUVER A1 V6J 1C7
Morfitt Martha A M director P.O. BOX 1441, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55440-1441
Meghan Frank officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O LULULEMON ATHLETICA INC., 1818 CORNWALL AVENUE, VANCOUVER A1 V6J 1C7
Shane Grant director C/O LULULEMON ATHLETICA INC., 1818 CORNWALL AVENUE, VANCOUVER A1 V6J 1C7
Michelle Sun Choe officer: Chief Product Officer C/O LULULEMON ATHLETICA INC., 1818 CORNWALL AVE, VANCOUVER A1 V6J 1C7
David M Mussafer director C/O ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORP, 75 STATE ST 29TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02104
Isabel Mahe director ONE APPLE PARK WAY, MS169:2CL, CUPERTINO CA 95014
Kathryn Henry director C/O LULULEMON ATHLETICA, INC., 1818 CORNWALL AVENUE, VANCOUVER A1 V6J 1C7
Kourtney Gibson director C/O MARKETAXESS HOLDINGS INC., 55 HUDSON YARDS, 15TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10001
Alison Loehnis director C/O LULULEMON ATHLETICA INC., 1818 CORNWALL AVENUE, VANCOUVER A1 V6J1C7
Andre Maestrini officer: EVP, International C/O LULULEMON ATHLETICA INC., 1818 CORNWALL AVENUE, VANCOUVER A1 V6J 1C7
Stephanie Ferris director C/O VANTIV, INC., 8500 GOVERNORS HILL DRIVE, CINCINNATI OH 45249
Martin Michael Casey director