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lululemon athletica

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lululemon athletica has retired 20.1% of its shares since 2015, from 132,131,605 to 105,594,064.

20.1%retired since 2015
14.9%last 5 years
5.9%last 12 months
106Mshares today
Shares outstanding, 2010 to todaysplit adjusted, from SEC filings
132M shares, 2015106M2010201520202025
2010, 102,252,0002026-08-28, 105,594,064
A share bought in 2011
1.0× more of lululemon athletica today, without buying another share. It was one of 107,126,234 shares then. It is one of 105,594,064 now.
Every filing we read17 fiscal years, split adjusted
Fiscal yearDateShares outstandingFiling
20102010-01-31102,252,00010-K
20112011-03-14107,126,23410-K
20122012-03-19111,054,69910-K
20132013-03-18112,401,61410-K
20142014-03-24115,411,22310-K
20152015-03-23132,131,60510-K
20162016-03-24127,494,12110-K
20172017-03-23127,272,79510-K
20182018-03-21125,679,58810-K
20192019-03-21123,280,14010-K
20202020-03-20124,115,14410-K
20212021-03-24125,164,61610-K
20222022-03-23122,710,35710-K
20232023-03-22122,048,68010-K
20242024-03-15120,892,13210-K
20252025-03-21115,521,23110-K
20262026-03-11110,482,67110-K

Source: all 10-K filings of lululemon athletica on EDGAR. Download this series as CSV. Licence CC BY 4.0, credit Buyback Radar.

What the buybacks cost, fiscal 2016 to 2026cash flow statement against share count
$5.9Bspent on buybacks
22Mfewer shares outstanding
11.5%buyback yield, last fiscal year’s spend on today’s market value

Cash spent comes from the cash flow statement. Shares outstanding fell by less than the company bought, because part of every buyback only replaces shares handed to employees. Today’s price is $97.10.

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lululemon athletica buybacks, answered

Is lululemon athletica buying back its stock?

Yes. lululemon athletica has 5.9% fewer shares outstanding than twelve months ago, 105,594,064 as of August 28, 2026. Over five years the share count is down 14.9%.

How many shares has lululemon athletica bought back?

Net of every new share it issued, lululemon athletica has 26.5 million fewer shares than at its 2015 peak. That is 20.1% of the company. Since fiscal 2016 alone it bought back about 29.0 million shares, while the count fell by 21.9 million. The difference went to employees and other new shares.

How many shares does lululemon athletica have outstanding?

105,594,064 shares, as of August 28, 2026, from the cover page of its latest 10-Q. At the 2015 peak it had 132,131,605.

What do lululemon athletica's buybacks mean for a shareholder?

Each share is a bigger slice of the company. Someone who held lululemon athletica stock in 2015 owns 1.3 times as much of the business today without buying another share. Whether that was a good use of cash depends on the price paid.

How does lululemon athletica compare with other cannibal stocks?

lululemon athletica ranks No. 373 of 467 companies on Buyback Radar by share of the company retired since its peak. Close to it on the list: Pediatrix Medical Group (20.3%), Republic Services (20.3%), HomeTrust Bancshares (19.8%), Vontier (19.8%).

Every answer is computed from lululemon athletica's own SEC filings and rebuilt every Monday. Latest count: 10-Q on EDGAR.

Superinvestors who own it

Tweedy BrowneTweedy, Browne17,963 shares, $2.1M, Q2 2026
Francois RochonGiverny Capital128,803 shares, $14.7M, Q2 2026
Prem WatsaFairfax Financial Holdings12,500 shares, $1.4M, Q2 2026
Michael BurryScion Asset Management100,000 shares, $17.8M, Q3 2025

From the latest 13F filings. All superinvestors.

Insider buying, last 12 months

Bergh Charles VDirector2026-06-15, 4,275 shares at $117.05 $500K total
MAESTRINI ANDREPres, CCO & Interim Co-CEO2026-04-01, 3,275 shares at $151.02 $495K total
Bergh Charles VDirector2026-03-20, 6,090 shares at $164.20 $1000K total

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