Latest headcount
39,000
YoY change
0.0%
Headcount CAGR
+16.0%
Revenue / employee
$285K
Employee count history for Lululemon Athletica
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2008 | 2,683 |
| 2009 | 2,861 |
| 2010 | 3,219 |
| 2011 | 4,572 |
| 2012 | 5,807 |
| 2013 | 6,383 |
| 2014 | 7,622 |
| 2015 | 8,628 |
| 2016 | 11,000 |
| 2017 | 12,500 |
| 2018 | 13,400 |
| 2019 | 15,700 |
| 2020 | 19,000 |
| 2021 | 25,000 |
| 2022 | 29,000 |
| 2023 | 34,000 |
| 2024 | 38,000 |
| 2025 | 39,000 |
| 2026 | 39,000 |
Revenue per employee for Lululemon Athletica
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | $102K |
| 2009 | $124K |
| 2010 | $141K |
| 2011 | $156K |
| 2012 | $172K |
| 2013 | $215K |
| 2014 | $209K |
| 2015 | $208K |
| 2016 | $187K |
| 2017 | $188K |
| 2018 | $198K |
| 2019 | $209K |
| 2020 | $209K |
| 2021 | $176K |
| 2022 | $216K |
| 2023 | $239K |
| 2024 | $253K |
| 2025 | $271K |
| 2026 | $285K |
Earnings per employee for Lululemon Athletica
Annual net income divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars; years with a net loss dip below zero.
| Fiscal year | Earnings per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | $11.5K |
| 2009 | $13.8K |
| 2010 | $18.1K |
| 2011 | $26.7K |
| 2012 | $31.7K |
| 2013 | $42.4K |
| 2014 | $36.7K |
| 2015 | $27.7K |
| 2016 | $24.2K |
| 2017 | $24.3K |
| 2018 | $19.3K |
| 2019 | $30.8K |
| 2020 | $34K |
| 2021 | $23.6K |
| 2022 | $33.6K |
| 2023 | $25.1K |
| 2024 | $40.8K |
| 2025 | $46.5K |
| 2026 | $40.5K |
Employee count history for Lululemon Athletica (LULU)
Annual figures come from annual reports (10-K, or 20-F/40-F for foreign filers); interim rows reflect headcount disclosed in periodic filings. Year-over-year change compares each filing with the prior year's equivalent. Revenue and earnings per employee are annual figures normalized to US dollars.
- 202639,0000.0%
- 202539,000+2.6%
- 202438,000+11.8%
- 202334,000+17.2%
- 202229,000+16.0%
- 202125,000+31.6%
- 202019,000+21.0%
- 201915,700+17.2%
- 201813,400+7.2%
- 201712,500+13.6%
- 201611,000+27.5%
- 20158,628+13.2%
- 20147,622+19.4%
- 20136,383+9.9%
- 20125,807+27.0%
- 20114,572+42.0%
- 20103,219+12.5%
- 20092,861+6.6%
- 20082,683—
About Lululemon Athletica's employee count
Lululemon Athletica (LULU) employed 39,000 people in fiscal year 2026, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount was unchanged from 39,000 a year earlier.
Across the 2008–2026 period, the company's reported workforce went from 2,683 to 39,000 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +16.0% per year.
Lululemon Athletica generated about $285K of revenue and $40.5K of net income per employee in its latest annual period. Revenue and earnings per employee gauge how efficiently a company turns headcount into output, and are most telling when tracked over time or compared with peers in the same industry.
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