For the quarter ended July 2025, Lululemon (LULU) reported revenue of $2.53 billion, up 6.5% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $3.10, compared to $3.15 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.53 billion, representing a surprise of -0.36%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +9.15%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $2.84.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Lululemon performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Total stores: 784 versus the eight-analyst average estimate of 786.
- Total Comparable Sales (Change in constant dollars): 1% versus 2.1% estimated by seven analysts on average.
- Total Gross Square Footage: 3,511.00 Ksq ft compared to the 3,484.53 Ksq ft average estimate based on six analysts.
- Total Comparable Sales: 1% versus the five-analyst average estimate of 1.6%.
- Total Net New Stores: 14 versus 15 estimated by two analysts on average.
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Shares of Lululemon have returned +1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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