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) Return on equity
Ulta Beauty Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 46.1%, up 2.5 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (43.6%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 9.01% (fiscal 2021) to 71.1% (fiscal 2023); the current reading is higher than 67% of that period. That is above the Specialty Retail industry median of 2.46% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 3.64%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 43.6% | (6.80) |
| FY2025 | 50.4% | (10.52) |
| FY2024 | 60.9% | (10.18) |
| FY2023 | 71.1% | 15.31 |
| FY2022 | 55.8% | 46.77 |
| FY2021 | 9.01% | (28.92) |
| FY2020 | 37.9% | 1.29 |
| FY2019 | 36.6% | 3.24 |
| FY2018 | 33.4% | 6.13 |
| FY2017 | 27.3% | 3.67 |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| MUSA Murphy USA Inc. compare | 86.4% |
| WSM Williams-Sonoma, Inc. compare | 55.0% |
| ULTA Ulta Beauty Inc. | 46.1% |
| BBY Best Buy Co., Inc. compare | 43.1% |
| TSCO Tractor Supply Company compare | 39.5% |
| FIVE Five Below, Inc. compare | 28.3% |
| CASY Casey's General Stores, Inc. compare | 20.0% |
| DKS DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. compare | 18.5% |
| GME GameStop Corp. compare | 15.8% |
| Specialty Retail industry median | 2.46% |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 3.64% |
| Market median | 1.35% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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