Ulta Beauty Inc
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Price history
Chart
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52-week range: 450.80 $ to 706.80 $ · Last price: 543.70 $ (As of: September 17, 2026)
Key figures
Key figures at a glance
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Basics
Performance
Technical Indicators
Calculated from the price history · as of 09/18/2026
Valuation
Profitability
Balance Sheet & Safety
Growth
Dividend
This stock currently pays no dividend.
Quality & Screener
Highlighted are things our editorial team noticed: green = stands out as strong, red = deserves a closer look. No single metric is a verdict on its own — always read it in context.
Comparison
Industry comparison
The stock alongside the largest companies in the same group. The median row is the middle value of the companies shown above — not of the whole industry.
Industry: Specialty Retail
| Company | Market cap ($B) | P/E | EV/EBITDA | Gross Margin % | EBIT Margin % | Sales Growth (Year) % | Perf. 1Y % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulta Beauty Inc ULTA | 23.7 | 20.6 | 13.3 | 43.1 | 14.2 | 9.7 | 2.8 |
| Williams-Sonoma Inc WSM | 25.9 | 24.4 | 15.6 | 45.7 | 16.2 | 1.2 | 12.9 |
| Caseys General Stores Inc CASY | 22.5 | 33.3 | 16.3 | 23.8 | 5.4 | 10.2 | 5.3 |
| Best Buy Co. Inc BBY | 19.9 | 18.5 | 8.4 | 22.6 | 4.0 | 0.4 | 35.4 |
| Tractor Supply Company TSCO | 17.2 | 16.5 | 12.9 | 36.5 | 6.5 | 4.3 | -43.1 |
| Five Below Inc FIVE | 13.1 | 32.3 | 14.8 | 37.6 | 12.0 | 22.9 | 59.4 |
| Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc DKS | 11.1 | 12.0 | 10.2 | 33.1 | 10.6 | 28.1 | -42.9 |
| GameStop Corp. GME | 10.2 | 16.7 | 19.9 | 37.9 | 16.6 | -5.1 | -12.8 |
| Murphy USA Inc MUSA | 9.7 | 19.1 | 10.1 | 8.1 | 4.8 | -4.3 | 32.1 |
| Median of companies shown | 17.2 | 19.1 | 13.3 | 36.5 | 10.6 | 4.3 | 5.3 |
Based on the most recently reported figures. Only stocks from the same trading venue are lined up, so the market caps are counted in one currency. Compare in a chart →
Fiscal years
Annual Figures
Fiscal years from the audited annual reports, oldest first. EBIT is the operating profit before interest and taxes; total assets are everything the company owns.
Revenue, operating income and net income per fiscal year $M
Revenue Operating income Net income
| Fiscal Year | Revenue ($M) | EBIT ($M) | Net Income ($M) | EPS ($) | Operating Cash Flow ($M) | Equity ($M) | Total Assets ($M) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4,855 | 673 | 410 | 6.52 | 634 | 1,550 | 2,552 |
| 2018 | 5,885 | 810 | 555 | 8.96 | 779 | 1,774 | 2,909 |
| 2019 | 6,717 | 874 | 659 | 10.94 | 956 | 1,820 | 3,191 |
| 2020 | 7,398 | 920 | 706 | 12.15 | 1,101 | 1,902 | 4,864 |
| 2021 | 6,152 | 314 | 176 | 3.11 | 810 | 2,000 | 5,090 |
| 2022 | 8,631 | 1,251 | 986 | 17.98 | 1,059 | 1,535 | 4,764 |
| 2023 | 10,209 | 1,649 | 1,242 | 24.01 | 1,482 | 1,960 | 5,370 |
| 2024 | 11,207 | 1,687 | 1,291 | 26.03 | 1,476 | 2,279 | 5,707 |
| 2025 | 11,296 | 1,579 | 1,201 | 25.34 | 1,339 | 2,488 | 6,002 |
| 2026 | 12,393 | 1,549 | 1,153 | 25.64 | 1,503 | 2,803 | 6,999 |
Quarters
Quarterly Figures
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Revenue & Profit
Cash Flow
Balance Sheet
Margins
Per Share
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Source: fundamental data
| Quarter | EPS (Earnings Per Share) | EPS YoY (%) | Sales ($M) | Sales YoY (%) | Net Margin (%) | OCF ($M) | FCF ($M) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025: Q1 | 8.46 | 4.70 | 3,488 | -1.90 | 11.30 | 1,037 | 963 |
| 2025: Q2 | 6.70 | 3.60 | 2,848 | 4.50 | 10.70 | 220 | 141 |
| 2025: Q3 | 5.78 | 9.10 | 2,789 | 9.30 | 9.40 | 97 | 20 |
| 2025: Q4 | 5.14 | 0.00 | 2,858 | 12.90 | 8.10 | 5 | -82 |
| 2026: Q1 | 7.93 | -6.30 | 3,898 | 11.80 | 9.10 | 1,186 | 907 |
| 2026: Q2 | 7.74 | 15.50 | 3,164 | 11.10 | 10.80 | 262 | 204 |
| 2026: Q3 | 6.55 | 13.30 | 3,036 | 8.90 | 9.30 | 120 | 38 |
What Do These Terms Mean?
- EPS (Earnings Per Share):
- Quarterly profit divided by the total share count — how much of the profit works out to a single share.
- YoY (Year over Year):
- Change versus the same quarter a year ago — this is how you compare without seasonal distortion (e.g. the holiday shopping season).
- Sales:
- All revenue for the quarter, before any costs are deducted — the top line of the income statement.
- Net Margin:
- What percentage of sales is left over as profit in the end. Negative means the company is posting a loss.
- OCF (Operating Cash Flow):
- The cash that actually flows into the till from the core business during the quarter — harder to dress up than book profit.
- FCF (Free Cash Flow):
- Operating cash flow minus capital expenditures — the money that's genuinely free to use, say for paying down debt, buybacks, or dividends.
Screening
Appears in These Scanners
This stock currently matches 5 of our scanner strategies — each hit links to the scanner.
Growth
Quality & Balance Sheet
Breakout & Setup
Risk & Weakness
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Outlook
Analysts & Price Target
Combined picture of the price targets and recommendations of every analyst covering the stock. Price targets are expectations for the next 12 months, not promises — and they often follow the price rather than predict it.
Distribution of Recommendations
Estimates by Fiscal Year
| Fiscal Year | EPS Estimate ($) | EPS Range ($) | Revenue Estimate ($M) | Expected Growth | Analysts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/31/2027 | 28.95 | 28.70 – 29.10 | 13,276 | 13.1% | 18 |
| 01/31/2028 | 31.99 | 30.88 – 33.16 | 13,961 | 10.7% | 18 |
Average of the analyst estimates for the coming fiscal years. The range shows how far the most optimistic and the most cautious estimate sit apart — the wider it is, the less certain the expectation.
Valuation
What is priced in?
Instead of guessing what the stock is worth, we turn the question around: what free cash flow growth has to happen for today’s market value to add up? The assumptions behind it can be moved.
Today’s market value implies roughly 9.1% growth in free cash flow per year over ten years (assumptions: discount rate 10.0%, terminal growth 2.5%).
| Free cash flow (last twelve months) | $1.07B |
|---|---|
| Market cap | $23.66B |
| Free cash flow in year ten | $2.55B |
| Terminal value as a share of market value | 56.9% |
For comparison: over the past five years free cash flow grew by 10.2% per year.
It shows which assumption is built into today’s price, not whether that assumption will hold. Every assumption can be changed with the sliders; the figures move with them.
A simplified model calculation — not a forecast and not a recommendation.
AI classification
AI Rating
Not yet rated — we only show a category once an SEC-backed file with at least two cited passages is available.
Growth
Growth Score
Ten checks against the annual reports — each one passed counts a point.
- Revenue grows by more than 15% a year over three years 6.7%
- More than 10% revenue growth is expected for the coming year 5.3%
- Share count grows by less than 3% a year -4.6%
- Revenue growth plus cash-flow margin add up to at least 40 ("Rule of 40") 18.3%
- Gross margin at 40% or higher and without meaningful erosion 39.1%
- Goodwill from acquisitions does not grow faster than revenue 3.2%
- Net debt below twice EBITDA 0.9 x EBITDA
- Operating cash flow covers the profits of the last three years 672 m
- Return on capital at 15% or higher, or up versus two years ago 32.4%
- Insiders hold at least 10% or are net buyers 0.2%
A criterion without figures counts neither as passed nor as failed; a score is only produced from 7 judgeable criteria upwards. Source: fundamental data. All ten criteria in detail
Quality check
AAQS
9/10 Quality stockThe AAQS (AlleAktien Quality Score) checks 10 quality criteria on growth, profitability, and balance-sheet strength — per the methodology developed and published by AlleAktien, calculated by us from our own fundamental data. A stock counts as a quality stock from 9 out of 10 points. Where a company has a shorter listing history, we calculate over the fiscal years available (at least five).
- Sales growth 10Y > 5% 11.0%
- Exp. sales growth 3Y > 5% 6.1%
- EBIT growth 10Y > 5% 9.7%
- Exp. EBIT growth 3Y > 5% 11.7%
- Net debt < 4x EBIT 1.1x
- EBIT positive, 10Y straight 10
- Max. EBIT decline < 50% 65.9%
- Return on equity > 15% 48.6%
- ROCE > 15% 32.4%
- Expected return > 10% 16.7%
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Source: fundamental data
Insiders
Insider Transactions
Reportable transactions by officers and major shareholders from SEC Form 4 filings. "Other" includes things like stock grants and option exercises without a buy/sell character.
| Date | Person | Role | Type | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2026 | Nagler Lorna | Director | Sell | 600 | 537.31 | 322,388 |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Garcia Kelly E | Chief Technology Officer | Other | 2,933 | 0.00 | – |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Olson Brieane Lee | Director | Other | 271 | 0.00 | – |
The company
About the Company
Ulta Beauty, Inc. ist ein Spezialeinzelhändler für Beauty in den USA, Mexiko und Kuwait.
- Employees
- 21,382
- Headquarters
- Bolingbrook, IL
- Address
- 1000 Remington Boulevard, 60440 Bolingbrook, United States
- Phone
- 630 410 4800
- Website
- ulta.com
- IPO Date
- 10/25/2007
- ISIN
- US90384S3031
Management
| Name | Title | Birth Year |
|---|---|---|
| Kecia L. Steelman | President, CEO & Director | 1971 |
| Christopher J. DelOrefice CPA | CFO & Principal Financial Officer | 1971 |
| Christopher Lialios | Senior VP, Controller & Principal Accounting Officer | 1966 |
| Kelly E. Garcia | Chief Technology Officer | 1976 |
| Rene G. Casares | Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary | – |
| Anita J. Ryan | Chief Human Resources Officer | 1964 |
| Kiley F. Rawlins CFA | Senior Vice President of Investor Relations | – |
| Kelly Mahoney | Chief Marketing Officer | – |
| Amiee Bayer-Thomas | Chief Retail Officer | – |
| Erik Lopez | Chief Supply Chain Officer | – |
Executives per the latest required filings; titles kept in their original language. Source: fundamental data.
Filings
Company Filings (8-K)
An 8-K is the filing a US company must use to disclose material events immediately — takeovers, changes at the top, major contracts or payment troubles, for instance. The links open the original document at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
- 08/27/2026 Ulta Beauty, Inc. (ULTA): Results of Operations and Financial Condition; Financial Statements and Exhibits SEC ↗
- 08/17/2026 Ulta Beauty, Inc. (ULTA): Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers; Other Events; Financial Statements and Exhibits SEC ↗
- 07/14/2026 Ulta Beauty, Inc. (ULTA): Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers; Regulation FD Disclosure; Financial Statements and Exhibits SEC ↗
Data as of: September 17, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)
Note: pure fact-based analysis, not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell. All figures without guarantee.