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) Operating margin
Ulta Beauty Inc.'s operating margin over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 12.5%, up 0.1 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (12.4%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 3.85% (fiscal 2021) to 16.1% (fiscal 2023); the current reading is higher than 25% of that period. That is above the Specialty Retail industry median of 3.66% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 3.57%.
Operating margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 12.4% | (1.48) |
| FY2025 | 13.9% | (1.12) |
| FY2024 | 15.0% | (1.08) |
| FY2023 | 16.1% | 1.02 |
| FY2022 | 15.0% | 11.18 |
| FY2021 | 3.85% | (8.33) |
| FY2020 | 12.2% | (0.54) |
| FY2019 | 12.7% | (0.63) |
| FY2018 | 13.4% | (0.14) |
| FY2017 | 13.5% | 0.59 |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 12.5% | (1.66) |
| Apr 2026 | 14.2% | 1.94 |
| Jan 2026 | 12.2% | 1.40 |
| Oct 2025 | 10.8% | (1.54) |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Operating margin against peers
| Company | Operating margin |
|---|---|
| WSM Williams-Sonoma, Inc. compare | 19.2% |
| FIVE Five Below, Inc. compare | 14.8% |
| GME GameStop Corp. compare | 13.5% |
| ULTA Ulta Beauty Inc. | 12.5% |
| TSCO Tractor Supply Company compare | 8.51% |
| CASY Casey's General Stores, Inc. compare | 5.88% |
| DKS DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. compare | 5.53% |
| MUSA Murphy USA Inc. compare | 4.29% |
| BBY Best Buy Co., Inc. compare | 4.05% |
| Specialty Retail industry median | 3.66% |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 3.57% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Operating margin is
EBIT Margin tells an investor how much operating profit, before interest and taxes, a company keeps from each unit of revenue.
EBIT ÷ Revenue
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