Financing
Share Buybacks
lululemon athletica Share Buybacks increased by 42.4% to $271.77M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 19.0%, from $335.35M to $271.77M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Share Buybacks shows an upward trend with a 9.7% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ4 2025Mar 17, 2026
How to read this metric
High repurchases often signal management's confidence in the company's valuation or a strategy to improve earnings per share.
Detailed definition
The cash outflow associated with the company buying back its own shares from the open market. This is a primary method f...
Peer comparison
Common among mature, cash-generative companies; peers in the healthcare sector often balance this with R&D investment.
Metric ID:
share_repurchasesHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q1 '21 | Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $83.83M | $171.08M | $236.42M | $321.27M | $232.64M | $125.34M | $16.99M | $69.03M | $98.48M | $193.54M | $212.63M | $54.01M | $299.48M | $589.46M | $412.59M | $335.35M | $434.44M | $281.23M | $190.91M | $271.77M |
| QoQ Change | — | +104.1% | +38.2% | +35.9% | -27.6% | -46.1% | -86.4% | +306.2% | +42.7% | +96.5% | +9.9% | -74.6% | +454.5% | +96.8% | -30.0% | -18.7% | +29.5% | -35.3% | -32.1% | +42.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +177.5% | -26.7% | -92.8% | -78.5% | -57.7% | +54.4% | >999% | -21.8% | +204.1% | +204.6% | +94.0% | +520.9% | +45.1% | -52.3% | -53.7% | -19.0% |
Range$16.99M – $589.46M
CAGR+28.1%
Avg YoY Growth+128.1%
Median YoY Growth+13.1%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is lululemon athletica's share buybacks?
- lululemon athletica (LULU) reported share buybacks of $271.77M in Q4 2025.
- How has lululemon athletica's share buybacks changed year-over-year?
- lululemon athletica's share buybacks decreased by 19.0% year-over-year, from $335.35M to $271.77M.
- What is the long-term trend for lululemon athletica's share buybacks?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), lululemon athletica's share buybacks has grown at a 9.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $812.60M to $1.18B.
- What does share buybacks mean?
- Cash spent by the company to buy back its own stock.