Company Overview
Ulta Beauty, Inc. operates as a specialty beauty retailer in the United States, Mexico, and Kuwait. The company offers branded and private label beauty products, including cosmetics, fragrance, haircare, skincare, bath and body products, professional hair products, and salon styling tools through its Ulta Beauty stores, shop-in-shops, Ulta.com website, and its mobile applications. It also provides wellness products. The company was formerly known as ULTA Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. and changed its name to Ulta Beauty, Inc. in January 2017. Ulta Beauty, Inc. was incorporated in 1990 and is based in Bolingbrook, Illinois.
Why Investors Should Care
Generates a return on equity of 47.4%, reflecting efficient use of shareholder capital.
Return on capital employed stands at 32.1%.
Net profit has compounded at 23.5% per year over the last five years.
Revenue has grown at a 15.6% CAGR over the past five years.
Trades at a P/E of 17.5, below the sector median of 23.2.
Generates positive free cash flow, funding growth and shareholder returns internally.
Recent Developments
- Jan 2026 Revenue of $12.39B (+9.7% YoY); net profit $1.15B.
- Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue +11.1%, earnings +15.5%.
- 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 15.6%, profit CAGR 23.5%.
Growth & Price Performance
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 15.58% |
| 1 Year: | 11.10% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | 23.51% |
| 1 Year: | 15.50% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | -2.82% |
| 6 Months: | -29.53% |
| 3 Months: | -12.56% |
| 1 Month: | -0.34% |
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- Price vs 50-DMABelow
- Price vs 200-DMABelow
- RSI (14)47.65 · Neutral
P/E of 17.46 is below the sector median of 23.20 — relatively cheaper than peers.
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Technical Trend
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Fundamental Growth Charts
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PROS
- Strong return on equity of 47.4%.
- Healthy ROCE of 32.1%.
- Compounding revenue at 15.6% over 5 years.
- Profit CAGR of 23.5% over 5 years.
- Generates positive free cash flow.
CONS
- Trading 34.0% below its 52-week high.
- In a downtrend (50-DMA below 200-DMA).
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
Valuation
Growth (CAGR)
Profitability & Returns
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Ownership
Financial Snapshot
Peer comparison
Peer companies in the same sector (Consumer Cyclical).
| # | Name | CMP $ | P/E | Mkt Cap | Div Yld % | ROCE % | ROE % | Rev CAGR 5Y % | Profit CAGR 5Y % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ULTA Ulta Beauty, Inc. SPX | 466.14 | 17.46 | $20.04B | 0.00% | 32.10% | 47.45% | 15.58% | 23.51% |
| 2 | AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. NDXSPXAI | 254.96 | 30.46 | $2.74T | 0.00% | 16.60% | 24.29% | 11.73% | 984.47% |
| 3 | TSLA Tesla, Inc. NDXSPXAI | 394.46 | 355.37 | $1.48T | 0.00% | 4.10% | 4.90% | 52.40% | 39.39% |
| 4 | HD The Home Depot, Inc. SPX | 341.44 | 24.25 | $340.46B | 2.76% | 28.75% | 128.38% | 1.52% | -6.11% |
| 5 | BABA Alibaba Group Holding Limited AI | 117.69 | 18.19 | $282.09B | 0.93% | 4.16% | 9.22% | 5.62% | 12.49% |
| 6 | MCD McDonald's Corporation SPX | 264.95 | 21.84 | $188.25B | 2.77% | 22.47% | - | 0.92% | 7.33% |
| 7 | TJX The TJX Companies, Inc. SPX | 150.97 | 29.37 | $166.78B | 1.28% | 21.26% | 61.25% | 6.84% | 8.48% |
| 8 | BKNG Booking Holdings Inc. NDXSPX | 182.80 | 24.24 | $141.65B | 0.91% | 70.23% | -96.88% | 16.93% | 22.07% |
| 9 | PDD PDD Holdings Inc. NDX | 85.74 | 9.03 | $122.04B | 0.00% | 22.36% | 25.40% | 49.00% | 45.85% |
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios
Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | May 2015 | Aug 2015 | Oct 2015 | Jan 2016 | Apr 2016 | Jul 2016 | Oct 2016 | Jan 2017 | Apr 2017 | Jul 2017 | Oct 2017 | Feb 2018 | May 2018 | Aug 2018 | Nov 2018 | Feb 2019 | May 2019 | Aug 2019 | Nov 2019 | Feb 2020 | May 2020 | Aug 2020 | Oct 2020 | Jan 2021 | May 2021 | Jul 2021 | Oct 2021 | Apr 2022 | Jul 2022 | Oct 2022 | Apr 2023 | Jul 2023 | Oct 2023 | May 2024 | Aug 2024 | Nov 2024 | May 2025 | Aug 2025 | Nov 2025 | May 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.31B | 1.29B | 1.34B | 1.94B | 1.54B | 1.49B | 1.56B | 2.12B | 1.74B | 1.67B | 1.68B | 2.31B | 1.17B | 1.23B | 1.55B | 2.20B | 1.94B | 1.97B | 2.00B | 2.35B | 2.30B | 2.34B | 2.63B | 2.53B | 2.49B | 2.73B | 2.55B | 2.53B | 2.85B | 2.79B | 2.86B | 3.16B |
| Gross Profit | 303.18M | 306.48M | 335.64M | 439.04M | 390.43M | 384.84M | 427.05M | 544.91M | 476.01M | 469.33M | 493.13M | 658.35M | 560.71M | 535.46M | 572.28M | 740.86M | 644.85M | 605.90M | 623.43M | 806.88M | 303.61M | 329.01M | 545.52M | 771.03M | 753.79M | 797.96M | 789.47M | 941.03M | 928.16M | 962.82M | 1.05B | 993.61M | 992.07M | 1.07B | 978.18M | 1.01B | 1.11B | 1.09B | 1.16B | 1.27B |
| Operating Income | 107.58M | 118.46M | 110.77M | 169.49M | 147.16M | 143.77M | 139.66M | 224.23M | 188.41M | 179.80M | 162.67M | 254.42M | 209.84M | 193.81M | 169.21M | 281.21M | 237.54M | 208.02M | 167.78M | 287.76M | -101.48M | 12.76M | 101.28M | 224.27M | 305.32M | 332.31M | 284.24M | 437.71M | 391.43M | 361.86M | 442.07M | 391.64M | 327.23M | 400.95M | 329.20M | 318.50M | 401.78M | 344.85M | 309.42M | 448.26M |
| Net Income | 66.95M | 74.17M | 71.07M | 107.82M | 91.98M | 90.00M | 87.56M | 140.22M | 128.22M | 114.19M | 104.64M | 208.17M | 164.40M | 148.32M | 131.17M | 214.67M | 192.22M | 161.26M | 129.75M | 222.72M | -78.51M | 8.05M | 74.80M | 171.49M | 230.29M | 250.89M | 215.29M | 331.39M | 295.68M | 274.58M | 347.05M | 300.10M | 249.48M | 313.11M | 252.56M | 242.18M | 305.05M | 260.88M | 230.88M | 340.47M |
| Diluted EPS | 1.04 | 1.15 | 1.11 | 1.69 | 1.45 | 1.43 | 1.40 | 2.24 | 2.05 | 1.83 | 1.70 | 3.40 | 2.70 | 2.46 | 2.18 | 3.61 | 3.26 | 2.76 | 2.25 | 3.89 | -1.39 | 0.14 | 1.32 | 3.03 | 4.10 | 4.56 | 3.94 | 6.30 | 5.70 | 5.34 | 6.88 | 6.02 | 5.07 | 6.47 | 5.30 | 5.14 | 6.70 | 5.78 | 5.14 | 7.74 |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Jan 2010 | Jan 2011 | Jan 2012 | Feb 2013 | Feb 2014 | Jan 2015 | Jan 2016 | Jan 2017 | Feb 2018 | Feb 2019 | Feb 2020 | Jan 2021 | Jan 2022 | Jan 2023 | Feb 2024 | Feb 2025 | Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1.22B | 1.45B | 1.78B | 2.22B | 2.67B | 3.24B | 3.92B | 4.85B | 5.88B | 6.72B | 7.40B | 6.15B | 8.63B | 10.21B | 11.21B | 11.30B | 12.39B |
| Gross Profit | 376.57M | 484.08M | 616.84M | 783.67M | 941.25M | 1.14B | 1.38B | 1.75B | 2.10B | 2.41B | 2.68B | 1.95B | 3.37B | 4.04B | 4.38B | 4.39B | 4.85B |
| Operating Income | 68.15M | 118.88M | 196.19M | 279.98M | 327.59M | 410.42M | 506.30M | 654.82M | 785.29M | 854.08M | 901.09M | 236.82M | 1.30B | 1.64B | 1.68B | 1.56B | 1.53B |
| Net Income | 39.36M | 71.03M | 120.26M | 172.55M | 202.85M | 257.13M | 320.01M | 409.76M | 555.23M | 658.56M | 705.95M | 175.84M | 985.84M | 1.24B | 1.29B | 1.20B | 1.15B |
| Diluted EPS | 0.66 | 1.16 | 1.90 | 2.68 | 3.15 | 3.98 | 4.98 | 6.52 | 8.96 | 10.94 | 12.15 | 3.11 | 17.98 | 24.01 | 26.03 | 25.34 | 25.64 |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Jan 2009 | Jan 2010 | Jan 2011 | Jan 2012 | Feb 2013 | Feb 2014 | Jan 2015 | Jan 2016 | Jan 2017 | Feb 2018 | Feb 2019 | Feb 2020 | Jan 2021 | Jan 2022 | Jan 2023 | Feb 2024 | Feb 2025 | Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 730.49M | 957.22M | 1.28B | 1.60B | 1.98B | 2.23B | 2.55B | 2.91B | 3.19B | 4.86B | 5.09B | 4.76B | 5.37B | 5.71B | 6.00B | 7.00B |
| Total Equity | 244.97M | 292.61M | 402.53M | 584.70M | 786.94M | 1.00B | 1.25B | 1.44B | 1.55B | 1.77B | 1.82B | 1.90B | 2.00B | 1.54B | 1.96B | 2.28B | 2.49B | 2.80B |
| Cash & Equivalents | 3.64M | 4.02M | 111.19M | 253.74M | 320.48M | 419.48M | 389.15M | 345.84M | 385.01M | 277.44M | 409.25M | 392.32M | 1.05B | 431.56M | 737.88M | 766.59M | 703.20M | 424.24M |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | 327.95M | 372.51M | 488.31M | 599.63M | 735.66M | 788.03M | 1.00B | 1.13B | 1.37B | 2.96B | 3.09B | 3.23B | 3.41B | 3.43B | 3.51B | 4.20B |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 163.36M | 164.85M | 221.07M | 266.81M | 359.59M | 396.23M | 529.34M | 642.17M | 823.74M | 1.14B | 1.34B | 1.56B | 1.68B | 1.66B | 1.78B | 2.22B |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Jan 2010 | Jan 2011 | Jan 2012 | Feb 2013 | Feb 2014 | Jan 2015 | Jan 2016 | Jan 2017 | Feb 2018 | Feb 2019 | Feb 2020 | Jan 2021 | Jan 2022 | Jan 2023 | Feb 2024 | Feb 2025 | Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 172.83M | 176.54M | 220.89M | 239.00M | - | - | 375.87M | 634.38M | 779.37M | 956.13M | 1.10B | 810.36M | 1.06B | 1.48B | 1.48B | 1.34B | 1.50B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -68.11M | -97.11M | -128.64M | -188.58M | - | - | -278.96M | -273.45M | -530.71M | -215.11M | -471.48M | -48.75M | -176.48M | -314.58M | -441.43M | -383.09M | -931.35M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -104.34M | 27.74M | 50.30M | 16.31M | - | - | -140.22M | -321.77M | -356.22M | -609.21M | -646.74M | -107.93M | -1.50B | -861.01M | -1.01B | -1.02B | -850.67M |
| Capital Expenditure | -68.11M | -97.11M | -128.64M | -188.58M | -226.02M | -249.07M | -299.17M | -373.45M | -440.71M | -319.40M | -298.53M | -151.87M | -172.19M | -312.13M | -435.27M | -374.46M | -434.83M |
| Free Cash Flow | 104.72M | 79.43M | 92.25M | 50.42M | - | - | 76.71M | 260.94M | 338.65M | 636.73M | 802.76M | 658.49M | 887.08M | 1.17B | 1.04B | 964.15M | 1.07B |
| Share Buybacks | - | - | 3.24M | 79.00K | 37.34M | 39.92M | 167.40M | 344.27M | 367.58M | 616.19M | 680.98M | 114.89M | 1.52B | 900.03M | 995.74M | 1.00B | 901.39M |
| Dividends Paid | - | - | - | 62.48M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Jan 2010 | Jan 2011 | Jan 2012 | Feb 2013 | Feb 2014 | Jan 2015 | Jan 2016 | Jan 2017 | Feb 2018 | Feb 2019 | Feb 2020 | Jan 2021 | Jan 2022 | Jan 2023 | Feb 2024 | Feb 2025 | Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | 30.8% | 33.3% | 34.7% | 35.3% | 35.2% | 35.1% | 35.3% | 36.0% | 35.6% | 35.9% | 36.2% | 31.7% | 39.0% | 39.6% | 39.1% | 38.8% | 39.1% |
| Operating Margin % | 5.6% | 8.2% | 11.0% | 12.6% | 12.3% | 12.7% | 12.9% | 13.5% | 13.3% | 12.7% | 12.2% | 3.8% | 15.0% | 16.1% | 15.0% | 13.9% | 12.4% |
| Net Margin % | 3.2% | 4.9% | 6.8% | 7.8% | 7.6% | 7.9% | 8.2% | 8.4% | 9.4% | 9.8% | 9.5% | 2.9% | 11.4% | 12.2% | 11.5% | 10.6% | 9.3% |
| ROE % | 13.5% | 17.6% | 20.6% | 21.9% | 20.2% | 20.6% | 22.2% | 26.4% | 31.3% | 36.2% | 37.1% | 8.8% | 64.2% | 63.4% | 56.6% | 48.3% | 41.1% |
| ROCE % | - | 21.0% | 24.8% | 26.6% | 24.5% | 25.3% | 27.6% | 32.4% | 34.6% | 36.1% | 24.2% | 6.3% | 40.5% | 44.4% | 41.4% | 37.1% | 32.1% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackrock Inc. | 9.46% | 4.07M | $1.90B |
| 2 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 6.71% | 2.88M | $1.35B |
| 3 | State Street Corporation | 4.66% | 2.00M | $935.53M |
| 4 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 4.56% | 1.96M | $915.65M |
| 5 | Sanders Capital, LLC | 4.44% | 1.91M | $891.41M |
| 6 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.96% | 1.27M | $594.52M |
| 7 | Morgan Stanley | 2.61% | 1.12M | $523.24M |
| 8 | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 2.57% | 1.10M | $516.06M |
| 9 | Price (T.Rowe) Associates Inc | 2.29% | 983.68K | $459.54M |
| 10 | T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | 2.26% | 970.40K | $453.33M |
Analyst View
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Latest News
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ULTA — Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current share price of Ulta Beauty, Inc. (ULTA)?
As of 2026-07-15 16:51 PDT, Ulta Beauty, Inc. (ULTA) trades at $466.14 on NasdaqGS. Its 52-week range is $450.75 to $706.82.
What is the market capitalisation of ULTA?
Ulta Beauty, Inc. (ULTA) has a market capitalisation of $20.04B on NasdaqGS.
What is the P/E ratio of ULTA?
ULTA trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 17.46. The industry average P/E is 23.20. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 7.36.
What is the return on equity (ROE) of ULTA?
ULTA has a return on equity (ROE) of 47.45%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 32.10%.
Is ULTA a good stock to buy?
This page provides a data-driven analysis of Ulta Beauty, Inc. (ULTA), including valuation ratios, profitability, growth trends, auto-generated pros and cons, peer comparison and AI exposure. Review these fundamentals alongside your own research and risk tolerance. This is informational content, not investment advice.