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Ulta Beauty Inc. ULTA

Consumer Cyclical  —  Specialty Retail
545.20 (3.58) (0.65%) as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$23.5B
P/E
19.8×
S&P 500 Member Revenue Champion (5y)
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Overview Business Profile Financial Analysis Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Metrics & Ratios 10-Q 10-K

Ulta Beauty Inc. (ULTA) Return on invested capital

Ulta Beauty Inc.'s return on invested capital over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 36.4%, down 4.0 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (40.4%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 12.3% (fiscal 2021) to 69.3% (fiscal 2024); the current reading is higher than 67% of that period. That is above the Specialty Retail industry median of 0.00% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 3.17%.

Return on invested capital, annual

Annual

Period Return on invested capital Change (points)
FY2026 40.4% (14.39)
FY2025 54.8% (14.54)
FY2024 69.3% 1.28
FY2023 68.1% 9.19
FY2022 58.9% 46.59
FY2021 12.3% (22.08)
FY2020 34.4% (3.48)
FY2019 37.8% 2.18
FY2018 35.7% (0.40)
FY2017 36.1% 3.33

Against its own ten years

Low 12.3% High 69.3%
Ten-year median 37.0%
Current reading's percentile 67

Return on invested capital against peers

Company Return on invested capital
WSM Williams-Sonoma, Inc. compare 86.4%
BBY Best Buy Co., Inc. compare 51.0%
FIVE Five Below, Inc. compare 38.0%
ULTA Ulta Beauty Inc. 36.4%
MUSA Murphy USA Inc. compare 20.6%
TSCO Tractor Supply Company compare 18.2%
CASY Casey's General Stores, Inc. compare 11.4%
DKS DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. compare 10.9%
GME GameStop Corp. compare 5.72%
Specialty Retail industry median 0.00%
Consumer Cyclical sector median 3.17%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on invested capital is

Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.

TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)

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