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) Price to free cash flow
As of 16 October 2026, Ulta Beauty Inc. (ULTA) trades at a price to free cash flow of 22.2×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 9.3× (March 2020) to 185× (December 2015); the current reading is higher than 32% of that period. That is above the Specialty Retail industry median of 11.9× and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 13.0×.
Price to free cash flow, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | Price to free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 27.9× | 38.49% |
| FY2025 | 20.2× | (15.13%) |
| FY2024 | 23.8× | 5.29% |
| FY2023 | 22.6× | 1.09% |
| FY2022 | 22.3× | (7.50%) |
| FY2021 | 24.2× | 25.11% |
| FY2020 | 19.3× | (29.67%) |
| FY2019 | 27.4× | (32.02%) |
| FY2018 | 40.4× | (38.12%) |
| FY2017 | 65.2× | (56.66%) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Price to free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 19.2× | (7.92%) |
| Apr 2026 | 20.8× | (25.52%) |
| Jan 2026 | 27.9× | 25.17% |
| Oct 2025 | 22.3× | (8.18%) |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Price to free cash flow against peers
| Company | Price to free cash flow |
|---|---|
| BBY Best Buy Co., Inc. compare | 11.1× |
| MUSA Murphy USA Inc. compare | 18.6× |
| FIVE Five Below, Inc. compare | 20.5× |
| WSM Williams-Sonoma, Inc. compare | 21.9× |
| ULTA Ulta Beauty Inc. | 22.2× |
| TSCO Tractor Supply Company compare | 29.4× |
| CASY Casey's General Stores, Inc. compare | 37.6× |
| DKS DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. compare | 53.3× |
| GME GameStop Corp. compare | 63.4× |
| Specialty Retail industry median | 11.9× |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 13.0× |
| Market median | 14.2× |
What Price to free cash flow is
Price to Free Cash Flow Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of cash a company generates after its capital spending.
Stock Price ÷ ((Operating Cash Flow (TTM) + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) (TTM) + Intangible Assets Change (Net) (TTM)) ÷ (Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)))
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