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Lululemon Athletica Inc

LULUStrike zoneExpectations · modest

Held by 5 superinvestors.

Price$97.10
Margin of safety−50%
Holders5
Total value$46.3M

SEC 10-K · fundamentals

Business quality

As of 2026-02-01

Valuation basis: trailing twelve months to 2026-08-02 — latest 10-K plus unaudited 10-Q filings.

Revenue growth
+4.9%
Net margin
14.2%
ROE
31.8%
FCF margin
8.3%
Revenue $4.40B → $11.10B · 6y
What makes a business high quality

Valuation · value band

Margin of safety

$195/ sh · growth-anchored intrinsic value
margin of safety
fair value
above fair value
$97
cheaperpricier

Zero-growth floor

$101

Central IV

$195

Optimistic top

$301

Lululemon Athletica Inc (LULU): Two methods value the business — a conservative owner-earnings DCF and a growth-credited Greenwald estimate, $101–$301 / sh. Today’s price sits below both (price $97 as of 2026-10-16).

The middle figure is the main read. The right end is the optimistic case under the same conservative caps — not an absolute ceiling.

Revenue growth 8% (lower of historical trend and fundamental cap, capped by moat) · moat 20 yr · discount 10.8% · Zero-growth downside $101

Price as of 2026-10-16 · yahoo · DGS10 5.1% @ 2026-10-15.

Method & numbers

Model cautions

  • Owner-earnings yield diverges sharply from the 10-year Treasury (over 300 bps).
  • The two methods’ midpoints differ materially — growth assumptions warrant review (over 20%).
  • Growth nearly matches the discount rate — the estimate is sensitive to assumptions.

A conservative intrinsic-value band (zero-growth floor to growth-capped DCF) plus a tangible asset floor — not investment advice, not a buy/sell signal, and not a price target.

Owner-earnings DCF $112.70 – $232.05 · Greenwald $187.42 – $301.04 (neutral $242.12) · zero-growth base $166.13 · reproduction $40.76

Moat Franchise (moat) · terminal value 24% of present value · owner-earnings yield 11% vs 10Y 5.1%.

Graham earnings-power value (normalized NOPAT)$138.16 – $166.13 / sh

Normalized NOPAT = average operating margin over the years shown × latest-year revenue × (1 − normalized tax); then + D&A − maintenance capex (write A). Unlevered (pre-interest, attributable to all capital). Capitalized at the 9–11% rate band (read as a WACC proxy). Enterprise → equity bridge applied: + cash − total debt.

Years: TTM 2026-08-02, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021

v1 simplifications: Maintenance capex (degraded) deducted in full cash (write A): EPV = (NOPAT + D&A − maintenance capex) / WACC; no tax shield on the capex term. Maintenance-capex methods diverge by 63% (> 50%); estimate is degraded. Share-based compensation is left as a real expense (not added back). Operating margin is below its multi-year average (cyclical/declining): normalized margin capped at the latest year — no peak-margin capitalization (audit #2).

Buffett owner-earnings value$101.01 – $123.45 / sh

Owner earnings = average net income + average D&A − maintenance capex (zero-growth floor; no ΔNWC). Levered (starts from net income, already after interest — an equity-holder stream). Capitalized at the 9–11% rate band (read as a cost-of-equity proxy). No enterprise→equity bridge: the capitalized result is already equity value (subtracting debt would double-count interest).

Years: TTM 2026-08-02, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021

v1 simplifications: Owner earnings = net income + D&A − maintenance capex (degraded); the working-capital change is excluded (maintenance ΔNWC ≈ 0; growth ΔNWC is carried in growth value, not double-counted). Maintenance-capex methods diverge by 63% (> 50%); estimate is degraded. One-time items are not separately normalized (multi-year averaging smooths them partially). Share-based compensation is left as a real expense (not added back); see the SBC/OE disclosure. Capitalized at the 9–11% band as a cost-of-equity proxy; no leverage premium applied (net cash or debt within the no-charge range).

Reproduction value = tangible net assets $4.60B = $40.76 / sh. Tangible net assets = shareholders' equity − goodwill − intangibles, ÷ diluted shares (no R&D history to capitalize).

Moat reading: Franchise test compares earnings power (EPV) against reproduction value on both AV_conservative (tangible + capitalized R&D) and AV_reproduction (conservative + acquired-reset proxy). Both must clear the franchise multiple for a moat signal; near it, a commodity; below it, value destruction. A directional reading, not a verdict.

Assumes a wide moat · competitive-advantage period ≈ 20 years (earnings intact, ROIC stable over history).

Growth value: if the moat holds for 20 yr at ROIIC ≈ 25%, $21.29–$134.91 / sh (neutral $75.99). Conservative, not a forecast.

Window TTM 2026-08-02, FY 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 · discount band 9%–11% · normalized tax 21% (Average effective tax rate over 5 year(s), capped at the statutory 21%.) · diluted shares.

Owner-earnings DCF: growth g₁ 8% · OE FY TTM 2026-08-02, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 · Discount band: 9.60%–12.00% (DGS10 +4.5% to a 12% strict end, as of 2026-10-15). No enterprise→equity bridge: owner earnings already flow to shareholders (post-interest), so no net cash is added and no debt subtracted — matching the engine owner-earnings lamp. Two-method midpoint gap 22%.

Valuation basis: trailing twelve months to 2026-08-02 — latest 10-K plus unaudited 10-Q filings.

What the price is betting

Today's price pencils in about -1.6% a year in owner-earnings for the next few years. Revenue actually grew 20.0% a year.

Below what it has already done.

Roughly, the price needs its historical revenue growth to run about 1 more years to hold up.

How to read intrinsic value

SEC 13F · holders

Superinvestors Holding This Security

5 holders · $46.3M combined · this quarter +1 opened / -1 exited

This quarter1 opened2 added1 trimmed1 exited
Holders 3 → 5 · last 8 quarters
Exited this quarter (1)
Andreas Halvorsen

SEC 13F · notes

Written summary

Lululemon Athletica Inc (LULU) is held by 5 of the superinvestors tracked on Compounder, with a combined $46.3M in reported 13F value. The largest position belongs to Jeremy Grantham, where it makes up 0.1% of the portfolio.

Other notable holders by value include François Rochon (0.5% of its book), Ray Dalio (0.0% of its book) and Tweedy, Browne (0.2% of its book).

In the quarter ended 2026-06-30, 1 of the tracked filers opened a new position in LULU, 2 added to existing ones, 1 trimmed, and 1 sold out entirely.

Holder counts and values reflect the most recent SEC Form 13F filings, through the quarter ended 2026-06-30. Source: SEC EDGAR. A 13F shows only long US-listed positions and can lag the real portfolio by up to 45 days, so this is disclosed long ownership, not a complete picture.

How to read a 13F

SEC 13F · co-ownership

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Sources· SEC EDGAR 13F as of 2026-06-30 · filed 2026-08-14

Educational data only — not investment advice. 13F positions are self-reported and can lag up to 45 days.

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