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.

Revenue
+8.87%
EPS
+13.3%
Free cash flow
+96.5%
Total debt
+17.5%

Quarter to July 2026, against a year earlier

648.00 12.70 −1.92%
Market cap
$27.8B
P/E
23.5×
Fwd P/E
22.1×
Dividend yield
—
F-score
6/9
Altman Z
7.15
Beneish M
−2.39
Dividend safety
n/a

Ulta Beauty Inc. (ULTA) Return on equity

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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 4.17% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 3.20%.

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

Low 9.01% High 71.1%
Ten-year median 37.3%
Current reading's percentile 67

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
MUSA Murphy USA Inc. compare 99.0%
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 37.4%
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 4.17%
Consumer Cyclical sector median 3.20%
Market median 0.51%

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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