Ulta Beauty Inc.
ULTA Consumer Cyclical Specialty Retail
Ulta Beauty Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended January 2026) was $12.4 billion, up 9.71% from fiscal 2025. In the quarter to July 2026, revenue grew 8.87%, EPS grew 13.3%, free cash flow grew 96.5% and total debt rose 17.5%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; revenue growth for five consecutive years.
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Ulta Beauty Inc. (ULTA) Free cash flow margin
Ulta Beauty Inc.'s free cash flow margin over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 8.87%, up 0.2 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (8.62%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1.95% (fiscal 2016) to 11.5% (fiscal 2023); the current reading is higher than 50% of that period. That is above the Specialty Retail industry median of 0.85% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 2.70%.
Free cash flow margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Free cash flow margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 8.62% | 0.08 |
| FY2025 | 8.54% | (0.75) |
| FY2024 | 9.29% | (2.17) |
| FY2023 | 11.5% | 1.18 |
| FY2022 | 10.3% | (0.42) |
| FY2021 | 10.7% | (0.15) |
| FY2020 | 10.9% | 1.37 |
| FY2019 | 9.48% | 3.73 |
| FY2018 | 5.75% | 0.38 |
| FY2017 | 5.37% | 3.42 |
Against its own ten years
Free cash flow margin against peers
| Company | Free cash flow margin |
|---|---|
| GME GameStop Corp. compare | 19.4% |
| WSM Williams-Sonoma, Inc. compare | 16.8% |
| FIVE Five Below, Inc. compare | 11.3% |
| ULTA Ulta Beauty Inc. | 8.87% |
| BBY Best Buy Co., Inc. compare | 4.19% |
| TSCO Tractor Supply Company compare | 3.75% |
| CASY Casey's General Stores, Inc. compare | 3.63% |
| MUSA Murphy USA Inc. compare | 2.53% |
| DKS DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. compare | 1.13% |
| Specialty Retail industry median | 0.85% |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 2.70% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Free cash flow margin is
Free Cash Flow Margin tells an investor how much of each sale turns into cash the company keeps after paying for investment in its assets.
(Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)) ÷ Revenue
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