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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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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to January
| Group | Line | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Trend | 2027e | 2028e | 2029e |
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| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | 187.96 | 191.70 | 222.00 | 124.05 | 276.00 | 330.80 | 368.02 | 318.17 | 309.01 | 443.60 |
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| High | 314.86 | 322.49 | 368.83 | 304.65 | 417.85 | 483.80 | 556.60 | 574.76 | 616.34 | 714.97 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 31,800 | 34,700 | 44,000 | 44,000 | 37,000 | 40,500 | 53,000 | 56,000 | 58,000 | 65,000 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.19 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 4,855 | 5,885 | 6,717 | 7,398 | 6,152 | 8,631 | 10,209 | 11,207 | 11,296 | 12,393 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 35.99 | 35.63 | 35.87 | 36.24 | 31.68 | 39.03 | 39.62 | 39.09 | 38.84 | 39.10 | |||||
| EBT | 656 | 787 | 859 | 906 | 231 | 1,296 | 1,644 | 1,696 | 1,580 | 1,531 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 13.51 | 13.37 | 12.79 | 12.25 | 3.76 | 15.01 | 16.10 | 15.13 | 13.99 | 12.36 | |||||
| Net income | 410 | 555 | 659 | 706 | 176 | 986 | 1,242 | 1,291 | 1,201 | 1,153 | |||||
| Depreciation | 210 | 253 | 279 | 296 | 298 | 268 | 241 | 244 | 267 | 301 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 77.65 | 95.60 | 112.20 | 127.91 | 109.17 | 158.42 | 198.60 | 227.31 | 239.28 | 276.37 | ||||
| Earnings | 6.55 | 9.02 | 11.00 | 12.21 | 3.12 | 18.09 | 24.17 | 26.18 | 25.44 | 25.72 | |||||
| Cash flow | 10.15 | 12.66 | 15.97 | 19.04 | 14.38 | 19.44 | 28.83 | 29.94 | 28.36 | 33.51 | |||||
| Capex | (5.97) | (7.16) | (5.34) | (5.16) | (2.69) | (3.16) | (6.07) | (8.83) | (7.93) | (9.70) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 4.17 | 5.50 | 10.64 | 13.88 | 11.69 | 16.28 | 22.76 | 21.11 | 20.42 | 23.82 | |||||
| Book value | 24.80 | 28.82 | 30.41 | 32.89 | 35.48 | 28.18 | 38.13 | 46.23 | 52.71 | 62.52 | |||||
| Shares, m | 63 | 62 | 60 | 58 | 56 | 54 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 45 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 41.57 | 24.60 | 26.49 | 21.94 | 90.45 | 20.06 | 21.26 | 19.17 | 16.17 | 25.87 | ||||
| P/S | 3.51 | 2.32 | 2.60 | 2.09 | 2.59 | 2.30 | 2.59 | 2.21 | 1.72 | 2.41 | |||||
| P/B | 10.98 | 7.71 | 9.60 | 8.15 | 7.95 | 12.91 | 13.48 | 10.86 | 7.82 | 10.65 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 3.42 | 2.26 | 2.54 | 2.29 | 2.59 | 2.37 | 2.62 | 2.23 | 1.75 | 2.44 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 63.65 | 39.20 | 26.80 | 21.09 | 24.16 | 23.06 | 22.88 | 24.00 | 20.49 | 28.29 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 634 | 779 | 956 | 1,101 | 810 | 1,059 | 1,482 | 1,476 | 1,339 | 1,503 | ||||
| Capex | (373) | (441) | (319) | (299) | (152) | (172) | (312) | (435) | (374) | (435) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 261 | 339 | 637 | 803 | 658 | 887 | 1,170 | 1,041 | 964 | 1,068 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 1,007 | 1,052 | 1,091 | 918 | 1,171 | 723 | 1,028 | 1,178 | 1,249 | 920 | ||||
| Total debt | — | — | — | 240 | 253 | 274 | 283 | — | — | 62 | |||||
| Net debt | (415) | (397) | (409) | (262) | (793) | (158) | (455) | (767) | (703) | (432) | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 1,550 | 1,774 | 1,820 | 1,902 | 2,000 | 1,535 | 1,960 | 2,279 | 2,488 | 2,803 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 17.13 | 20.34 | 21.59 | 17.53 | 3.53 | 20.01 | 24.52 | 23.31 | 20.52 | 17.74 | ||||
| ROIC | 36.05 | 35.65 | 37.83 | 34.35 | 12.27 | 58.86 | 68.05 | 69.33 | 54.79 | 40.40 | |||||
| ROE | 27.27 | 33.40 | 36.64 | 37.93 | 9.01 | 55.78 | 71.09 | 60.91 | 50.39 | 43.59 | |||||
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Fiscal years to Jan 2026 · latest quarter Jul 2026
Charts ten years each
Ulta Beauty Inc. vs peers in Specialty Retail (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSM Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | $29.7B | 25.3× | 21.9× | +6.70% (above 0%: growing) | +41.38% (above 0%: growing) | +108.42% (above 0%: growing) | 51.64% | 22.90% | Compare |
| ULTA Ulta Beauty Inc. | $26.1B | 21.5× | 16.2× | +8.87% (above 0%: growing) | +13.28% (above 0%: growing) | +96.46% (above 0%: growing) | 39.10% | 12.51% | |
| CASY Casey's General Stores, Inc. | $24.9B | 33.0× | 37.3× | +24.33% (above 0%: growing) | +27.59% (above 0%: growing) | −30.95% (below 0%: shrinking) | 21.82% | 6.50% | Compare |
| BBY Best Buy Co., Inc. | $19.8B | 15.3× | 11.4× | +3.61% (above 0%: growing) | +69.32% (above 0%: growing) | +28.40% (above 0%: growing) | 23.91% | 4.31% | Compare |
| TSCO Tractor Supply Company | $17.4B | 17.3× | 14.0× | +2.29% (above 0%: growing) | −14.81% (below 0%: shrinking) | −38.48% (below 0%: shrinking) | 37.05% | 10.29% | Compare |
| GME GameStop Corp. | $14.1B | 13.4× | 70.5× | −18.72% (below 0%: shrinking) | +76.32% (above 0%: growing) | +115.70% (above 0%: growing) | 43.66% | 20.27% | Compare |
| DKS DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. | $12.5B | 15.2× | 15.3× | +53.21% (above 0%: growing) | −26.35% (below 0%: shrinking) | −55.09% (below 0%: shrinking) | 34.78% | 7.89% | Compare |
| FIVE Five Below, Inc. | $12.3B | 19.8× | 21.2× | +22.85% (above 0%: growing) | +415.38% (above 0%: growing) | +194.67% (above 0%: growing) | 48.55% | 21.83% | Compare |
| MUSA Murphy USA Inc. | $10.0B | 16.5× | 17.2× | +35.99% (above 0%: growing) | +52.42% (above 0%: growing) | −10.68% (below 0%: shrinking) | 10.97% | 4.48% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $15.8B | 16.9× | 19.2× | +14.78% | +46.90% | +8.86% | 35.91% | 9.09% |
ULTA metrics, ten years each
- Revenue
- Net income
- EPS (diluted)
- EBITDA
- Free cash flow
- Operating cash flow
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
- Free cash flow margin
- P/E ratio
- P/S ratio
- P/B ratio
- Price to free cash flow
- EV/EBITDA
- EV/Sales
- EV/FCF
- Return on equity
- Return on assets
- Return on invested capital
- Debt to equity
- Current ratio
- Total debt
- Shares outstanding
- Book value per share
- Revenue growth
- Piotroski F-score
- Altman Z-score
- Beneish M-score
Ulta Beauty Inc. (ULTA) key facts
- Concern: Net income was $1.2 billion, or $25.72 per share (basic), a net margin of 9.31%.
- Strength: Ulta Beauty Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended January 2026) was $12.4 billion, up 9.71% from fiscal 2025.
- Ulta Beauty Inc. (ULTA) is a Specialty Retail company in the Consumer Cyclical sector, listed on Nasdaq.
- As of October 16, 2026, ULTA traded at $592.94, a market capitalization of $26.1 billion.
- At that price the stock trades at 21.5× trailing-twelve-month earnings and 2.0× sales; its P/E is higher than 43% of its own readings over the past ten years.
- Return on equity was 43.6% and debt-to-equity 0.13.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 6 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 7.15 (safe zone) for fiscal 2026.