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NASDAQ: LULU

lululemon athletica inc.

CIK 0001397187 · Apparel & Finished Products

lululemon athletica inc. is principally a designer, distributor, and retailer of technical athletic apparel, footwear, and accessories. Our vision is to create transformative products and experiences that build meaningful connections, unlocking greater possibility and wellbeing for all. Since our… About this business →

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About lululemon athletica inc.

Source: Item 1 (Business) from the 10-K filed March 17, 2026. Description as filed by the company with the SEC.

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

General

lululemon athletica inc. is principally a designer, distributor, and retailer of technical athletic apparel, footwear, and accessories. Our vision is to create transformative products and experiences that build meaningful connections, unlocking greater possibility and wellbeing for all. Since our inception, we have fostered a distinctive corporate culture; we promote a set of core values in our business which include taking personal responsibility, acting with courage, valuing connection and inclusion, and choosing to have fun. These core values attract passionate and motivated employees who are driven to achieve personal and professional goals, and share our purpose "to elevate human potential by helping people feel their best."

In this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 1, 2026, lululemon athletica inc. (together with its subsidiaries) is referred to as "lululemon," "the Company," "we," "us," or "our." We refer to the fiscal year ended February 1, 2026 as "2025," the fiscal year ended February 2, 2025 as "2024." Our next fiscal year ends on January 31, 2027 and is referred to as "2026."

Components of this discussion of our business include:

•Our Products

•Our Markets and Segments

•Integrated Marketing

•Product Design and Development

•Sourcing and Manufacturing

•Distribution Facilities

•Competition

•Seasonality

•Human Capital

•Intellectual Property

•Securities and Exchange Commission Filings

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Our Products

We offer a comprehensive line of technical athletic apparel, footwear, and accessories marketed under the lululemon brand. Our apparel assortment includes:

•Pants, shorts, tops, and jackets designed for a healthy lifestyle including athletic activities such as yoga, running, training, and most other activities;

•Apparel designed for being on the move; and

•Fitness-inspired accessories.

We expect to continue to broaden our merchandise offerings through expansion across these product areas. Our design and development team continues to source technically advanced fabrics, with new feel and fit, and craft innovative functional features for our products. Through our vertical retail strategy and direct connection with our customers, whom we refer to as guests, we are able to collect feedback and incorporate unique performance and fashion needs into our design process. In this way, we believe we are better positioned to address the needs of our guests, helping us advance our product lines and differentiate us from our competitors.

During 2025, our women's, men's, and accessories and other categories represented 63%, 24%, and 13% of net revenue, respectively. Our strategy within these categories include:

•Women's - Our women's range remains core to our business, and we continue to innovate in bringing new performance fabrics and styles to attract and retain our guests;

•Men's - Our men's range is a key pillar of our strategic growth plans. We believe net revenue from our men's range is growing as more guests discover the technical rigor and premium quality of our men's products, and are attracted by our distinctive brand; and

•Accessories and other categories - We continue to innovate and introduce new product categories and expand our accessories assortment. We believe this is another way in which we can attract new guests and enable them to experience our products.

Our Markets and Segments

We operate in 30 countries around the world and organize our operations into four regional markets: Americas, China Mainland, Asia Pacific ("APAC"), and Europe and the Middle East ("EMEA").

We report three segments, Americas, China Mainland, and Rest of World, which is comprised of the APAC and EMEA regions on a combined basis.

We operate an omni-channel retail model and aim to efficiently and effectively serve our guests in the ways most convenient to them. We continue to evolve and integrate our digital and physical channels in order to enrich our interactions

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with our guests, and to provide a seamless omni-channel experience. We have invested in technologies which enable our omni-channel retailing model. Our capabilities differ by market and include:

•Buy online pick up in store - guests can purchase our products via our website or digital app and then collect that product from a retail location;

•Back-back room - our store educators can access inventory located at our other locations and have product shipped directly to a guest's address or a store;

•Ship from store – we are able to fulfill e-commerce orders by accessing inventory at both our distribution centers and at our retail locations, expanding the pool of accessible inventory;

•Returns processing – e-commerce guests are able to return products either online or in-store; and

•One inventory pool – we are able to view and allocate the product held at our distribution centers to either our physical retail locations, or make it available to fulfill online demand.

We operate a combination of physical retail locations and e-commerce services via our websites, other region-specific websites, third-party online marketplaces, and mobile apps. Our physical retail locations remain a key part of our growth strategy and we view them as a valuable tool in helping us build our brand and product line as well as enabling our omni-channel capabilities. We plan to continue to expand square footage and open new company-operated stores to support our growth objectives.

Americas

We have operated in the Americas for over 25 years. We opened our first ever store in Vancouver, Canada in 1998. In 2025, the net revenue we generated in the Americas represented 71% of our total net revenue.

20252024

(In thousands)

Net revenue$7,847,044 $7,928,156

Net revenue change(1.0)%3.9 %

Our operations in the Americas are core to our business and we aim to maintain and grow our net revenue in this market through ongoing product innovation by increasing new style penetration, as well as improving our localized assortment by store and by market. We continue to build brand awareness through a product activation strategy which is aligned with our new product innovation, including leveraging our ambassadors. We also plan to continue to invest in our digital and omni-channel capabilities, relocate, optimize, and renovate our existing locations to reflect our updated store design, as well as strategically expand in certain markets through new store openings.

We generate net revenue in the Americas through our lululemon branded retail locations which include different sizes of company-operated stores, outlets, pop-ups, and other temporary locations. We also serve our guests via our e-commerce website www.lululemon.com, our mobile app, our “Like New” re-commerce program, and through certain wholesale arrangements including fitness studios, athletic organizations, corporate sales, university campus retailers, and other organizations that we partner with to sell co-branded lululemon products.

On September 10, 2024, we acquired the lululemon branded retail locations and operations in Mexico previously run by a third-party licensee.

China Mainland

We have operated in China for over a decade, opening our first store in China Mainland in fiscal 2014. In 2025, the net revenue we generated in China Mainland represented 16% of our total net revenue.

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20252024

(In thousands)

Net revenue$1,754,799 $1,361,337

Net revenue change28.9 %41.3 %

We have experienced net revenue growth in China Mainland and believe that as we continue to expand our operations and build our brand awareness, net revenue will continue to increase in this market. We continue to invest in brand building in our China Mainland segment, and our increased penetration of new product is also expected to drive revenue growth in China Mainland. We believe China Mainland net revenue growth will drive an increase in our overall international net revenue. We plan to continue to invest in China Mainland and expect the most company-operated store openings in 2026 to be in this market.

We operate lululemon branded retail locations in China Mainland in a variety of different formats including different sizes of company-operated stores, outlets, pop-ups, and other temporary locations. We also serve our guests via our WeChat store and on third-party online marketplaces.

Rest of World

In 2025, the net revenue we generated in APAC and EMEA represented 13% of our total net revenue.

20252024

(In thousands)

Net revenue$1,500,757 $1,298,633

Net revenue change15.6 %26.8 %

We have experienced net revenue growth in APAC and EMEA and intend to continue to invest in these markets to build brand awareness, including leveraging global ambassadors. Where we identify growth opportunities, we plan to open new retail locations, including new EMEA and APAC markets in which we identify growth opportunities.

We operate lululemon branded retail locations in these markets in a variety of different formats including different sizes of company-operated stores, outlets, pop-ups, and stores operated by third parties under license and supply arrangements. We also serve our guests via our country specific websites, our mobile app, and through regional third-party online marketplaces.

Our Selling Channels

We have a number of different channels in each market:

Company-operated stores: In addition to serving as a venue to sell our products, our stores give us a direct connection to our guests, which we view as a valuable tool in helping us build our brand and product lines as well as enabling our omni-channel capabilities. Our retail stores are located primarily on street locations, in lifestyle centers, and in malls. Our sales per square foot were $1,426 and $1,574 for 2025 and 2024, respectively.

Number of company-operated stores by marketFebruary 1, 2026February 2, 2025

United States379 374

Canada71 71

Mexico26 17

Americas476 462

China Mainland172 151

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Number of company-operated stores by marketFebruary 1, 2026February 2, 2025

Australia34 33

South Korea22 20

Hong Kong SAR
11 10

Japan10 10

Singapore9 7

New Zealand8 8

Taiwan7 8

Malaysia5 5

Thailand5 4

Macau SAR3 2

APAC114 107

United Kingdom20 19

Germany9 9

France6 6

Ireland4 4

Spain3 3

Netherlands2 2

Sweden2 2

Italy1 —

Norway1 1

Switzerland1 1

EMEA49 47

Rest of World163 154

Total company-operated stores811 767

E-commerce: We believe e-commerce is convenient for our guests and also allows us to reach and serve guests in markets beyond where our physical retail locations are based. We believe this channel is effective in building brand awareness, especially in new markets. We serve our guests via our e-commerce websites, other country and region-specific websites, third-party online marketplaces, and mobile apps. E-commerce net revenue includes our buy online pick up in store, back-back room, and ship from store omni-channel retailing capabilities.

Other channels: We also use certain other distribution channels, generally with the goal of building brand awareness and providing broader access to our products. These other channels include:

•Temporary locations - Our seasonal stores and pop-ups are typically opened for a short period of time, enabling us to serve guests during peak shopping periods in markets where we do not ordinarily have a physical location, or to expand access in markets where we see high demand at our existing locations.

•Wholesale - We sell to partners that offer convenient access for both core and new guests, including fitness studios, athletic organizations, corporate sales, university campus retailers, and other organizations that we partner with to sell co-branded lululemon products.

•Outlets - We utilize outlets to sell slower moving inventory and inventory from prior seasons at discounted prices. As of February 1, 2026, we operated 58 outlets, the majority of which were in the Americas.

•Like New - Our re-commerce program allows guests to exchange their gently used lululemon products for merchandise credit. Those products are then verified and quality checked before being resold online at likenew.lululemon.com. We believe this program is a component of our circular ecosystem.

•License and supply arrangements - We have license and supply arrangements with third parties that we enter into when we believe it will be beneficial to partner with third parties with significant experience and proven success in

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certain target markets. Under these arrangements we have granted third parties the right to operate lululemon branded retail locations and to sell lululemon products on websites in specific countries.

Number of retail locations operated by third parties by marketFebruary 1, 2026February 2, 2025

United Arab Emirates13 10

Saudi Arabia9 8

Israel8 7

Kuwait4 4

Qatar4 4

Turkey3 —

Belgium2 —

Bahrain1 1

Denmark1 —

Total locations operated by third parties under license and supply arrangements45 34

Integrated Marketing

We believe we have an opportunity to expand our brand awareness and familiarity across many activities and categories including yoga, pilates, running, training, golf, and tennis. We have designed a multi-faceted strategy leveraging what guests know us for; our products, community, and experiences we create across stores and online. This strategy leverages owned and paid channels, our ambassador network, events, and content – to drive awareness, consideration, engagement, conversion, and ultimately loyalty at the global, regional, and local levels.

Product Design and Development

Our product design and development efforts are led by a team of researchers, scientists, engineers, and designers. Our team is comprised of athletes and users of our products who embody our design philosophy and dedication to premium quality. Our design and development team identifies trends based on market intelligence and research, proactively seeks the input of our guests and our ambassadors, and broadly seeks inspiration consistent with our goals of function, style, and technical superiority.

Our team works closely with our suppliers to incorporate the latest in technical innovation and advanced fabric, bringing particular specifications to our products. We partner with independent inspection, verification, and testing companies, who conduct a variety of tests on our fabrics, testing performance characteristics including pilling, shrinkage, abrasion resistance, and colorfastness. We develop proprietary fabrics and collaborate with leading fabric and trims suppliers to manufacture fabrics and trims that we generally seek to protect through agreements, trademarks, and as trade-secrets.

Sourcing and Manufacturing

We obtain our fabrics and produce our products through a limited number of suppliers. We do not own or operate any manufacturing facilities. The following presents information about our vendor distribution based on cost:

•Product manufacturing - We work with approximately 51 vendors, five of which produced 47% of our products in 2025, with the largest manufacturer producing 15%. During 2025, 40% of our products were manufactured in Vietnam, 18% in Cambodia, 11% in Sri Lanka, 11% in Indonesia, and 7% in Bangladesh, and the remainder in other regions.

•Fabrics - We work with a group of approximately 65 fabric suppliers. In 2025, 48% of our fabrics were produced by our top five fabric suppliers, with the largest manufacturer producing 20%. During 2025, 34% of our fabrics originated from Taiwan, 29% from China Mainland, 10% from South Korea, and 10% from Vietnam, and the remainder from other regions.

•Other raw materials - We also source other raw materials which are used in our products, including content labels, elastics, buttons, clasps, and drawcords from suppliers located predominantly in APAC and China Mainland.

We have long-standing relationships with many of our vendors and work closely with them to ensure a shared commitment to quality and ethical standards. We do not, however, have any long-term contracts with the majority of our suppliers or manufacturing sources for the production and supply of our fabrics and garments, and we compete with other

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companies for fabrics, raw materials, and production. Our product quality and sustainability teams closely assess and monitor each supplier's compliance with applicable laws and our Vendor Code of Ethics, using leading inspection and verification firms.

Distribution Facilities

We operate and distribute finished products from our distribution facilities in the United States, Canada, and Australia, where we own our distribution center in Groveport, Ohio, and lease other distribution facilities. In our other markets we utilize third-party logistics providers to operate, warehouse, and distribute finished products from their warehouse locations. We regularly evaluate our distribution infrastructure and consolidate or expand our distribution capacity as we believe appropriate for our operations and to meet anticipated needs.

Competition

Competition in the athletic apparel industry is based principally on brand image and recognition as well as product quality, innovation, style, distribution, and price. We believe we successfully compete on the basis of our premium brand image, our technical product innovation, and our commitment to creating highest quality product for our guests. We also believe our ability to introduce new product innovations, combine function and style, and connect through in-store, online, and community experiences can set us apart from our competition. In addition, we believe our vertical retail distribution strategy and community-based marketing differentiates us further, allowing us to more effectively control our brand image and connect with our guests.

The market for athletic apparel is highly competitive. It includes increasing competition from established companies that are expanding their production and marketing of performance products, as well as from frequent new entrants to the market. We are in direct competition with global as well as regional and country-specific wholesalers and direct sellers of athletic apparel and footwear.

Seasonality

Our business is affected by the general seasonal trends common to the retail apparel industry. Net revenue is typically larger during our fourth fiscal quarter, reflecting our historical strength in sales during the holiday season in the Americas, while our operating expenses are generally more equally distributed throughout the year. As a result, a substantial portion of our operating profits are typically generated in the fourth quarter of our fiscal year. For example, we generated approximately 37% of our full year operating profit during the fourth quarter of 2025. Events predominantly impacting our international net revenue, such as those related to Lunar New Year and Singles Day, can fall in different fiscal quarters from year to year.

Human Capital

In 2025, we launched Impact Agenda 2030, which sets out our vision, strategy, and set of goals to guide our impact work, and is composed of two pillars - People and Planet. Details can be found on our website.

The People pillar of our Impact Agenda focuses on wellbeing for our employees, supply chain, and community.

Employee Wellbeing

We believe our people are fundamental to our business. We strive to create a workplace where individuals feel respected and valued, and have the resources and support to grow and thrive. Our goal is to elevate employee wellbeing through a culture of high performance and high care, which we believe leads to higher employee retention and productivity.

We have an ongoing feedback approach to gain insights into our workforce composition and gather measurable data on employees' feelings of engagement, inclusion, and belonging. We regularly review our policies, programs, and practices to help ensure they support a fair and inclusive workplace. We also see strong engagement across our global employee base for inclusion-focused education and training, which helps us reflect a variety of perspectives and better meet the needs of the communities we serve.

We strive to maintain equal pay within our global employee population, meaning equal pay for equal work by geography. We have achieved gender pay equity globally and full pay equity in the United States and have continued to maintain it based on periodic analysis.(1)

(1) We define full pay equity as including gender and race. Our analyses are point-in-time and may vary as workforce composition and roles evolve.

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As of February 1, 2026, we had approximately 39,000 employees worldwide.

We understand that health and wealth programs need to offer choice at all stages of life. Our current offerings include, among other things:

•Competitive compensation which rewards exceptional performance;

•A Fund your Future program for eligible employees which offers partial contribution matches to a pension plan and employee share purchase plan;

•An annual paid VALUES (Volunteer, Awareness, Life, Unity, Empowerment, Support) Day, competitive paid time off, and sick leave;

•An employee discount program, which includes a lifetime discount to celebrate the contribution of our long-tenured employees to keep them within our collective, even when they have moved on to pursue goals outside of lululemon;

•Reimbursement programs that support physical activity;

•A parenthood program that provides all eligible employees up to six months of paid leave;

•An employee assistance program which provides free confidential support to all our employees and their families in a variety of areas including mental wellbeing, financial services, and advice for new parents; and

•Training and development of all of our employees including, but not limited to, vision and goals, leadership development, coaching and mentorship programs, global internships, and our Impact Fellowship program that connects employees with non-profit partners.

Supply Chain Wellbeing

We strive to work with suppliers that share our values and collaborate with us to uphold ethical standards, address systemic challenges, and support the wellbeing of workers in the supply chain. Our Responsible Supply Chain program is built on three pillars:

•Monitoring - Assessing and, in collaboration with suppliers, improving working conditions in facilities.

•Integration - Integrating responsible purchasing practices across key lululemon strategies, processes, and tools.

•Collaboration - Working with multi-stakeholder organizations, industry, and suppliers to support systemic change and impact.

Our Vendor Code of Ethics outlines our expectations of suppliers, and our policies are informed by international human and labor rights standards and guidelines. We approve new suppliers and facilities only after determining that they meet, in all material respects, the requirements of our New Vendor Approval Process, which evaluates adherence to worker rights and labor practices as outlined by the Vendor Code of Ethics, environmental practices, and core business factors such as quality, sourcing, and production at the facility level.

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Our Responsible Recruitment & Employment Standard sets out the minimum requirements for the recruitment, selection, hiring, and management of migrant workers by or on behalf of our vendors, their service providers, and labor recruiters.

Community Wellbeing

We aim to foster mental health and wellbeing through movement and mindfulness. During 2025, we achieved our goal to invest a total of $75.0 million to advance equity in wellbeing.

Intellectual Property

We have trademark rights on many of our products and believe having distinctive marks that are readily identifiable is an important factor in building our brand image and in distinguishing our products from the products of others. We consider our lululemon and wave design trademarks to be among our most valuable assets. In addition, we own many other trademarks for the names of several of our brands, slogans, fabrics and products. We own registered and pending U.S. and foreign utility and design patents, industrial designs in Canada, and registered community designs in Europe that protect our product innovations, distinctive apparel, and accessory designs.

Securities and Exchange Commission Filings

We provide free access to various reports that we file with, or furnish to, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, through our website www.lululemon.com, as soon as reasonably practicable after they have been filed or furnished. These reports include, but are not limited to, our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and any amendments to those reports. Our SEC reports can also be accessed through the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Also available on our website are printable versions of our Global Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and charters of the standing committees of our board of directors. Information contained on or accessible through our websites is not incorporated into, and does not form a part of, this annual report or any other report or document we file with the SEC, and any references to our websites are intended to be inactive textual references only.