LULU vs RL
lululemon athletica Inc. and Ralph Lauren Corporation, side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
At a glance
Most recent reported year
| Metric | LULU | RL |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $11.1B | $8.1B |
| Net income | $1.6B | $941.1M |
| Gross margin | 56.6% | 69.9% |
| Net margin | 14.2% | 11.6% |
| Return on equity | 34.0% | 34.7% |
| Diluted EPS | $13.26 | — |
| Dividend / share | — | $3.65 |
| Payout ratio | — | 23.0% |
| Free cash flow | $921.7M | $1.0B |
| Equity | $5.0B | $2.8B |
| Net debt / equity | −0.46× | −0.26× |
| Current ratio | 2.26× | 2.13× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 20.3% | 13.0% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 21.8% | — |
LULU bills 1.4× the revenue of RL, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (14.2% against 11.6%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner.
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Revenue by year
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | LULU | RL |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $11.1B | $8.1B |
| FY2024 | $10.6B | $7.1B |
| FY2023 | $9.6B | $6.6B |
| FY2022 | $8.1B | $6.4B |
| FY2021 | $6.3B | $6.2B |
| FY2020 | $4.4B | $4.4B |
| FY2019 | $4.0B | $6.2B |
| FY2018 | $3.3B | $6.3B |
| FY2017 | $2.6B | $6.2B |
| FY2016 | $2.3B | $6.7B |
Net income by year
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | LULU | RL |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.6B | $941.1M |
| FY2024 | $1.8B | $742.9M |
| FY2023 | $1.6B | $646.3M |
| FY2022 | $854.8M | $522.7M |
| FY2021 | $975.3M | $600.1M |
| FY2020 | $588.9M | $-121.1M |
| FY2019 | $645.6M | $384.3M |
| FY2018 | $483.8M | $430.9M |
| FY2017 | $258.7M | $162.8M |
| FY2016 | $303.4M | $-99.3M |
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