{
  "url": "https://struct.news/briefs/lululemon-sold-less-generated-more-cash-and-lost-operating-leverage",
  "title": "lululemon sold less, generated more cash, and lost operating leverage",
  "summary": "Operating cash flow jumped 181% to $589.3 million over six months, even as revenue fell 4.3% and operating income dropped 13.4%.",
  "published_at": "2026-09-03T20:22:25.824984+00:00",
  "publisher": "Struct",
  "usage": "Figures are as reported by the company. Quote with attribution to the source filing.",
  "company": {
    "name": "lululemon athletica inc.",
    "ticker": "LULU",
    "cik": "1397187",
    "sector": "Consumer Cyclical",
    "industry": "Apparel Retail"
  },
  "source_filing": {
    "form": "10-Q",
    "filed": "2026-09-03",
    "accession": "0001397187-26-000127",
    "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1397187/000139718726000127/lulu-20260802.htm"
  },
  "comparison_filing": {
    "form": "10-Q",
    "filed": "2025-09-04",
    "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1397187/000139718725000039/lulu-20250803.htm"
  },
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      "group": "lululemon valuation at a glance",
      "label": "P/E",
      "value": 9.052341672877684,
      "display": "9.1x",
      "unit": "multiple",
      "period": "2026-02-01",
      "detail": null,
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        "filing_date": "2026-09-03"
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      "group": "lululemon valuation at a glance",
      "label": "Earnings yield",
      "value": 11.046865398332962,
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      }
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    {
      "group": "lululemon valuation at a glance",
      "label": "Cash-flow yield",
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  "watch_next": [
    {
      "type": "working_capital",
      "statement": "Inventory declined slightly but still grew faster than revenue on a relative basis, increasing inventory intensity.",
      "importance": "medium",
      "evidence": "Inventory built faster than revenue: Inventory growth exceeded revenue growth and inventory intensity increased.",
      "source_date": "2026-09-03"
    }
  ],
  "related_tickers": [
    "LULU"
  ],
  "disclaimer": "Descriptive reporting of filed results. Not investment advice, and contains no forecast or recommendation."
}