Cash Flow Statement
Quarterly Data

The cash flow statement provides information about a company cash receipts and cash payments during an accounting period, showing how these cash flows link the ending cash balance to the beginning balance shown on the company balance sheet.

The cash flow statement consists of three parts: cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities, cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities, and cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities.

lululemon athletica inc., consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)

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3 months ended:	Aug 3, 2025	May 4, 2025	Feb 2, 2025	Oct 27, 2024	Jul 28, 2024	Apr 28, 2024	Jan 28, 2024	Oct 29, 2023	Jul 30, 2023	Apr 30, 2023	Jan 29, 2023	Oct 30, 2022	Jul 31, 2022	May 1, 2022	Jan 30, 2022	Oct 31, 2021	Aug 1, 2021	May 2, 2021	Jan 31, 2021	Nov 1, 2020	Aug 2, 2020	May 3, 2020	Feb 2, 2020	Nov 3, 2019	Aug 4, 2019	May 5, 2019
Net income	370,905)	314,572)	748,403)	351,870)	392,922)	321,421)	669,468)	248,714)	341,603)	290,405)	119,811)	255,470)	289,521)	189,998)	434,504)	187,788)	208,074)	144,956)	329,837)	143,643)	86,801)	28,632)	298,021)	125,982)	124,990)	96,603)
Depreciation and amortization	119,715)	114,529)	133,593)	113,599)	103,573)	95,759)	103,290)	97,969)	94,009)	84,116)	80,162)	79,188)	67,971)	64,470)	62,120)	57,963)	53,638)	50,485)	52,269)	49,033)	40,644)	43,532)	47,489)	44,022)	37,599)	32,823)
lululemon Studio obsolescence provision	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	23,709)	—)	—)	62,928)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Impairment of assets and restructuring costs	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	74,501)	—)	—)	407,913)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Gain on disposal of assets	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	(10,180)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Stock-based compensation expense	(1,844)	23,091)	18,517)	24,169)	21,567)	25,758)	23,403)	24,573)	24,283)	21,301)	18,588)	20,312)	20,817)	18,358)	17,259)	21,657)	15,289)	14,932)	13,699)	15,186)	15,784)	6,128)	9,523)	14,065)	11,848)	10,157)
Derecognition of unredeemed gift card liability	—)	—)	(36,231)	—)	—)	—)	(28,547)	—)	—)	—)	(23,337)	—)	—)	—)	(18,699)	—)	—)	—)	(13,696)	—)	—)	—)	(11,939)	—)	—)	—)
Settlement of derivatives not designated in a hedging relationship	35,599)	(47,520)	(28,118)	(6,829)	(12,500)	(316)	3,028)	10,629)	19,591)	(721)	(19,447)	(11,147)	2,323)	(10,378)	(15,236)	(14,583)	23,495)	21,515)	14,326)	3,697)	(7,869)	(5,669)	1,450)	2,055)	(447)	(4,983)
Deferred income taxes	—)	—)	57,451)	—)	—)	—)	(28,383)	—)	—)	—)	3,042)	—)	—)	—)	(5,180)	—)	—)	—)	34,908)	—)	—)	—)	24,129)	—)	—)	—)
Accounts receivable	2,575)	(18,504)	1,626)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Inventories	(63,584)	(174,319)	321,597)	(351,606)	(89,651)	(36,425)	368,385)	(67,751)	(78,876)	(155,174)	258,586)	(321,457)	(189,960)	(320,607)	(34,788)	(151,457)	(63,146)	(74,218)	137,606)	(95,960)	(15,384)	(122,810)	107,533)	(131,766)	(50,502)	(42,856)
Prepaid and receivable income taxes	(92,947)	(48,027)	72,884)	(46,361)	(18,450)	(10,104)	116,524)	(75,341)	(42,524)	3,249)	10,744)	(29,948)	(50,156)	2,646)	20,991)	(22,646)	20,996)	767)	29,147)	(43,253)	(35,703)	(4,157)	41,555)	(14,143)	(30,371)	(32,816)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	46,361)	22,676)	(20,854)	(34,967)	6,564)	(22,532)	5,965)	3,607)	10,084)	27,511)	(23,308)	(92,130)	(2,678)	4,296)	(39,009)	(35,058)	2,767)	(11,104)	(4,221)	(10,397)	(6,445)	(49,936)	(6,094)	(2,121)	(29,375)	(16,164)
Other non-current assets	(19,806)	(13,524)	(12,567)	(11,870)	(30,799)	(17,969)	(22,767)	(13,959)	(9,332)	(7,222)	(10,793)	(10,679)	(10,523)	(4,523)	(8,764)	(3,305)	(6,592)	1,105)	(12,637)	(15,989)	(17,008)	(3,422)	(12,405)	(15,447)	—)	—)
Accounts payable	68,665)	22,489)	(102,623)	69,262)	58,683)	(82,366)	35,682)	15,678)	9,072)	116,935)	(133,817)	54,786)	(48,879)	20,630)	66,752)	22,671)	8,609)	19,623)	9,067)	37,629)	33,745)	2,222)	(35,895)	5,294)	21,211)	(5,420)
Accrued liabilities and other	(88,669)	(42,971)	21,573)	111,443)	22,589)	37,534)	(55,496)	(24,776)	62,223)	(53,685)	33,597)	25,685)	(22,031)	28,113)	15,999)	22,385)	27,313)	38,181)	25,425)	(5,454)	24,140)	55,050)	4,132)	4,248)	3,192)	(6,894)
Accrued compensation and related expenses	4,386)	(65,635)	21,520)	14,180)	42,703)	(190,513)	71,823)	54,220)	64,983)	(120,699)	60,948)	36,493)	33,936)	(84,123)	24,836)	31,177)	(3,504)	22,764)	30,385)	11,960)	11,100)	(60,137)	35,549)	(2,737)	25,012)	(32,498)
Current and non-current income taxes payable	(4,919)	(160,295)	86,590)	79,277)	(49,778)	41,116)	(19,657)	13,677)	(25,979)	(141,237)	90,340)	37,520)	28,085)	(119,959)	90,916)	29,406)	5,889)	(5,433)	1,486)	(69,537)	40,215)	3,711)	14,436)	6,935)	5,025)	(60,533)
Unredeemed gift card liability	(18,951)	(40,665)	109,033)	(12,397)	(17,054)	(37,172)	120,242)	(550)	(8,871)	(26,506)	101,747)	1,618)	(11,283)	(23,816)	90,410)	408)	(3,539)	(15,838)	63,586)	(1,776)	(208)	(13,640)	57,472)	(4,770)	(5,772)	(13,641)
Right-of-use lease assets and current and non-current lease liabilities	148)	(2,924)	7,267)	(2,644)	17,781)	1,097)	17,637)	5,849)	8,794)	5,255)	8,620)	6,510)	1,660)	7,115)	7,176)	5,053)	(555)	1,820)	6,690)	(811)	24,256)	(16,868)	7,628)	169)	1,440)	8,185)
Other current and non-current liabilities	(28,958)	(1,927)	1,729)	3,533)	(5,010)	2,236)	3,501)	(896)	7,650)	1,975)	(60)	13,596)	(985)	(15,476)	21,697)	6,893)	(3,071)	4,554)	55)	7,371)	(12,763)	16,121)	(8,374)	13,278)	(1,005)	5,234)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities	(195,699)	(523,626)	507,775)	(182,150)	(62,422)	(315,098)	641,839)	(90,242)	(2,776)	(349,598)	396,604)	(278,006)	(272,814)	(505,704)	256,216)	(94,473)	(14,833)	(17,779)	286,589)	(186,217)	45,945)	(193,866)	205,537)	(141,060)	(61,145)	(197,403)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(42,229)	(433,526)	652,987)	(51,211)	50,218)	(193,897)	714,630)	141,139)	135,107)	(244,902)	926,453)	(189,653)	(191,883)	(433,254)	296,480)	(29,436)	77,589)	69,153)	388,095)	(118,301)	94,504)	(149,875)	276,189)	(80,918)	(12,145)	(159,406)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	328,676)	(118,954)	1,401,390)	300,659)	443,140)	127,524)	1,384,098)	389,853)	476,710)	45,503)	1,046,264)	65,817)	97,638)	(243,256)	730,984)	158,352)	285,663)	214,109)	717,932)	25,342)	181,305)	(121,243)	574,210)	45,064)	112,845)	(62,803)
Purchase of property and equipment	(177,898)	(152,263)	(234,982)	(178,483)	(145,086)	(130,681)	(206,512)	(162,900)	(145,511)	(136,942)	(206,980)	(175,607)	(144,718)	(111,352)	(127,511)	(122,497)	(80,269)	(64,225)	(58,396)	(66,107)	(52,622)	(52,101)	(68,831)	(78,453)	(67,330)	(68,434)
Settlement of net investment hedges	(35,220)	48,671)	35,172)	890)	15,007)	(856)	(2,295)	1,235)	728)	(1,277)	18,646)	13,689)	5,445)	10,024)	13,058)	10,552)	(25,760)	(21,239)	(20,474)	(5,114)	4,506)	6,475)	(3,031)	(1,684)	405)	4,657)
Acquisition, net of cash acquired	—)	—)	(23,150)	(130,996)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	(452,581)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Other investing activities	—)	(3,250)	—)	—)	(5,009)	—)	—)	—)	(658)	—)	5,259)	—)	15,657)	—)	—)	—)	(10,000)	—)	(118)	—)	1,000)	—)	5,929)	(369)	(1,136)	(131)
Net cash used in investing activities	(213,118)	(106,842)	(222,960)	(308,589)	(135,088)	(131,537)	(208,807)	(161,665)	(145,441)	(138,219)	(183,075)	(161,918)	(123,616)	(101,328)	(114,453)	(111,945)	(116,029)	(85,464)	(78,988)	(71,221)	(499,697)	(45,626)	(65,933)	(80,506)	(68,061)	(63,908)
Proceeds from settlement of stock-based compensation	5,257)	221)	12,536)	1,514)	2,370)	3,393)	17,493)	8,836)	4,228)	11,873)	1,461)	4,057)	1,043)	5,143)	574)	7,907)	5,218)	4,495)	1,121)	1,679)	9,328)	3,135)	3,140)	1,516)	1,337)	12,177)
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of stock-based compensation	(873)	(25,641)	(1,151)	(888)	(829)	(32,542)	(1,697)	(1,142)	(942)	(28,793)	(463)	(1,917)	(719)	(32,059)	(328)	(3,914)	(2,668)	(42,899)	(505)	(926)	(898)	(30,059)	(451)	(2,093)	(461)	(18,939)
Repurchase of common stock	(281,233)	(434,439)	(335,351)	(412,593)	(589,456)	(299,479)	(54,009)	(212,626)	(193,538)	(98,479)	(69,025)	(16,992)	(125,340)	(232,644)	(321,266)	(236,423)	(171,082)	(83,831)	—)	—)	—)	(63,663)	(307)	(7,993)	(1,569)	(163,530)
Other financing activities	—)	(8,115)	(32)	—)	—)	—)	(32)	—)	—)	—)	(32)	—)	—)	—)	(770)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Net cash used in financing activities	(276,849)	(467,974)	(323,998)	(411,967)	(587,915)	(328,628)	(38,245)	(204,932)	(190,252)	(115,399)	(68,059)	(14,852)	(125,016)	(259,560)	(321,790)	(232,430)	(168,532)	(122,235)	616)	753)	8,430)	(90,587)	2,382)	(8,570)	(693)	(170,292)
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(8,187)	34,706)	(58,515)	(1,796)	(10,697)	(10,658)	15,787)	(39,648)	15,906)	3,855)	7,113)	(35,254)	809)	(6,711)	(28,461)	9,573)	(10,800)	22,812)	29,376)	3,709)	9,954)	(13,043)	(3,307)	6,427)	3,406)	(8,076)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(169,478)	(659,064)	795,917)	(421,693)	(290,560)	(343,299)	1,152,833)	(16,392)	156,923)	(204,260)	802,243)	(146,207)	(150,185)	(610,855)	266,280)	(176,450)	(9,698)	29,222)	668,936)	(41,417)	(300,008)	(270,499)	507,352)	(37,585)	47,497)	(305,079)

Net Income: The net income displayed significant fluctuations over the period. Initially, there was steady growth from May 2019 through February 2020, peaking at 298,021 thousand USD. This was followed by a sharp decline during the mid-2020 quarters, likely influenced by external factors impacting business operations. Recovery was observed starting late 2020 into 2021, with further volatility but reaching a notable peak of 748,403 thousand USD in late 2024. This indicates periods of strong profitability interspersed with downturns, suggesting exposure to operational or market-related challenges.
Depreciation and Amortization: This expense grew consistently throughout the periods, more than doubling from 32,823 thousand USD in early 2019 to over 133,000 thousand USD by mid-2025. The steady increase reflects ongoing investments in capital assets, potentially linked to store expansion, technology, or equipment upgrades.
Special Provisions and Impairments: There were notable one-time provisions and impairments, including a significant studio obsolescence provision recorded mainly in 2021, and large impairment and restructuring costs peaking over 400,000 thousand USD in 2021. These extraordinary expenses suggest strategic shifts or challenges with specific assets or operational models during this timeframe.
Stock-based Compensation: Fluctuations were evident, with values generally trending upwards from around 10,000 thousand USD in 2019 to over 24,000 thousand USD by 2023, before a sharp negative figure appears in 2025. The negative value likely represents a reversal or adjustment. Overall, this indicates the importance and variability of equity-based remuneration as part of the cost structure.
Operating Assets and Liabilities: Changes in working capital components such as inventories, accounts payable, and accrued liabilities showed high volatility. Inventories exhibited large positive and negative swings, indicating fluctuating stock management strategies or demand variability. Accounts payable and accrued liabilities similarly showed wide fluctuations, reflecting dynamic supplier and operational cost management. The variability in prepaid taxes and unredeemed gift card liabilities further underscores operational complexity.
Cash Flows from Operating Activities: Cash generated from operations showed an increasing trend post-2020, with some negative quarters earlier likely correlating with pandemic impacts. Peaks in net cash provided by operating activities reached over one billion USD by early 2024, demonstrating strong core cash generating capability despite earlier disruptions.
Investing Activities: Consistent negative cash flows characterize investing activities, dominated by sizeable purchases of property and equipment that increased substantially over time, from approximately 68,000 thousand USD in early 2019 to nearly 235,000 thousand USD by late 2024. Acquisition activities had notable spikes, particularly a large outflow in 2020. These outflows indicate continued investment in growth and expansion strategies with occasional significant acquisitions.
Financing Activities: Cash flows from financing activities were generally negative, heavily impacted by frequent and substantial repurchases of common stock. Repurchase amounts varied significantly over time, with large peaks in 2021 and 2024, suggesting an aggressive capital return policy. Other financing activities were relatively minor but contributed to the overall cash outflows.
Effect of Foreign Currency and Cash Balances: The effect of foreign currency exchange on cash was volatile but generally moderate relative to other cash flow components. The net increase or decrease in cash and cash equivalents reflected the interplay of operating, investing, and financing activities with major swings, including substantial increases in cash in early 2021 and early 2024 following positive operating cash flow quarters and moderated investing outflows.
Summary of Trends: Overall, the financial data reveals a company undergoing phases of rapid growth, investment, and strategic restructuring. Profitability showed resilience after initial setbacks, with increased depreciation signaling ongoing asset additions. Cash flow patterns highlight aggressive reinvestment and shareholder returns along with operational cash flow strength. Volatility in working capital and extraordinary costs suggests some operational challenges and adjustments, but the long-term direction indicates expansion and capital management focused on value creation.

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