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    Ulta Beauty Inc (ULTA)

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    CONSUMER CYCLICAL • SPECIALTY RETAIL • NASDAQ

    $592.42
    +13.42 (+2.32%)

    Market Cap: $26.05B

    Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    85%(34/40)
    Avg Surprise
    +16.77%
    Streak
    2 Q

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Oct 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$5.59
    Range$5.43 - $5.71
    16 analysts
    EPS Revisions
    1
    0
    7d
    1
    14
    30d
    EPS Estimate DriftChange to current
    90d ago$5.85-4.3%
    60d ago$5.85-4.3%
    30d ago$5.62-0.5%
    7d ago$5.590.0%
    Current$5.59
    Revenue Consensus
    $3.0B
    Range$2.9B - $3.0B
    23 analysts
    Period ending Jan 31, 2027
    EPS Consensus$10.24
    Range$9.99 - $10.39
    18 analysts
    Revenue Consensus
    $4.2B
    Range$4.1B - $4.4B
    26 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Jan 27EST
    		-$10.24---
    Oct 26EST
    		-$5.59---
    Jul 26
    Reported Aug 27
    		$6.55$6.21+5.47%Beat+13.3%
    Apr 26
    Reported Jun 2
    		$7.74$6.90+12.17%Beat+15.5%
    Jan 26
    Reported Mar 12
    		$8.01$8.03-0.25%Miss-5.3%
    Oct 25
    Reported Dec 4
    		$5.14$4.61+11.50%Beat+0.0%
    Jul 25
    Reported Aug 28
    		$5.78$5.10+13.33%Beat+9.1%
    Apr 25
    Reported May 29
    		$6.70$5.80+15.52%Beat+3.6%
    Jan 25
    Reported Mar 13
    		$8.46$7.14+18.49%Beat+4.7%
    Oct 24
    Reported Dec 5
    		$5.14$4.52+13.72%Beat+1.4%
    Jul 24
    Reported Aug 29
    		$5.30$5.47-3.11%Miss-12.0%
    Apr 24
    Reported May 30
    		$6.47$6.28+3.03%Beat-6.0%
    Jan 24
    Reported Mar 14
    		$8.08$7.54+7.16%Beat+21.0%
    Oct 23
    Reported Nov 30
    		$5.07$4.97+2.01%Beat-5.1%
    Jul 23
    Reported Aug 24
    		$6.02$5.85+2.91%Beat+5.6%
    Apr 23
    Reported May 25
    		$6.88$6.83+0.73%Beat+9.2%
    Jan 23
    Reported Mar 9
    		$6.68$5.60+19.29%Beat+23.5%
    Oct 22
    Reported Dec 1
    		$5.34$4.15+28.67%Beat+35.5%
    Jul 22
    Reported Aug 25
    		$5.70$4.99+14.23%Beat+25.0%
    Apr 22
    Reported May 26
    		$6.30$4.48+40.63%Beat+53.7%
    Jan 22
    Reported Mar 10
    		$5.41$4.54+19.16%Beat+58.7%
    Oct 21
    Reported Dec 2
    		$3.94$2.46+60.16%Beat+198.5%
    Jul 21
    Reported Aug 25
    		$4.56$2.56+78.13%Beat+524.7%
    Apr 21
    Reported May 27
    		$4.10$1.97+108.12%Beat+462.8%
    Jan 21
    Reported Mar 11
    		$3.41$2.37+43.88%Beat-12.3%
    Oct 20
    Reported Dec 3
    		$1.32$1.56-15.38%Miss-41.3%
    Jul 20
    Reported Aug 27
    		$0.73$0.15+386.67%Beat-73.6%
    Apr 20
    Reported May 28
    		$-1.13$0.67-268.66%Miss-134.7%
    Jan 20
    Reported Mar 12
    		$3.89$3.73+4.29%Beat+7.8%
    Oct 19
    Reported Dec 5
    		$2.25$2.13+5.63%Beat+3.2%
    Jul 19
    Reported Aug 29
    		$2.76$2.80-1.43%Miss+12.2%
    Apr 19
    Reported May 30
    		$3.26$3.07+6.19%Beat+20.7%
    Jan 19
    Reported Mar 14
    		$3.61$3.56+1.40%Beat+31.3%
    Oct 18
    Reported Dec 6
    		$2.18$2.16+0.93%Beat+28.2%
    Jul 18
    Reported Aug 30
    		$2.46$2.41+2.07%Beat+34.4%
    Apr 18
    Reported May 31
    		$2.70$2.48+8.87%Beat+31.7%
    Jan 18
    Reported Mar 15
    		$2.75$2.78-1.08%Miss+22.8%
    Oct 17
    Reported Nov 30
    		$1.70$1.66+2.41%Beat+21.4%
    Jul 17
    Reported Aug 24
    		$1.83$1.78+2.81%Beat-
    Apr 17
    Reported May 25
    		$2.05$1.80+13.89%Beat-
    Jan 17
    Reported Mar 9
    		$2.24$2.13+5.16%Beat-
    Oct 16
    Reported Dec 1
    		$1.40$1.37+2.19%Beat-

    Dividends

    Dividend Metrics

    Forward Yield0.00%
    Forward Annual Dividend$0.00
    Payout Ratio0.00%
    No dividend payments in the selected period.

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio21.59EV/EBITDA13.25x
    Price/FCF22.14xFCF Yield4.52%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin9.34%Operating Margin12.50%
    ROE46.10%ROIC41.02%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity0.13xInterest CoverageN/A
    Current Ratio1.35xQuick Ratio0.29x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta0.84Avg Volume463.44K
    52-Week High$714.9752-Week Low$443.60

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$559.04
    SMA 20$553.39
    SMA 50$543.27
    SMA 200$554.21
    EMA 10$565.55
    EMA 20$556.66
    EMA 50$541.64
    EMA 200$531.08

    MACD

    Line: 10.04Signal: 6.23Hist: 3.81

    ADX

    ADX: 14.9+DI: 26.9-DI: 12.7

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up100.0
    Aroon Down20.0
    PSAR$545.09

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$581.98
    Lower Band$524.79
    %B Position1033%(Upper)
    Band Width1.18

    RSI (14-Day)

    Overbought
    70.1

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K93.6
    Stoch %D93.3
    Williams %R-0.3
    ROC (10d)8.5%
    Momentum46.25
    CCI (20d)230.7
    MFI (14d)59.2

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$15.58(2.6%)
    StdDev (20d)14.30
    Hist Vol23.8%(Moderate)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$585.99
    OBV276.9K
    AD Line-12.4M
    CMF (20d)0.074

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)447.6K
    Vol Ratio1.3x
    VWMA (20d)$554.30

    Pivot Points

    R3$597.52
    R2$590.59
    R1$584.80
    Pivot Point$577.87
    S1$572.08
    S2$565.15
    S3$559.36

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI18.98
    Ultimate Osc70.0
    KST36.40

    Financial Data

    QuarterJul 2026Apr 2026Jan 2026Oct 2025Jul 2025Apr 2025Jan 2025Oct 2024Jul 2024Apr 2024Jan 2024Oct 2023
    Total Revenue$3.04B$3.16B$3.90B$2.86B$2.79B$2.85B$3.49B$2.53B$2.55B$2.73B$3.55B$2.49B
    Cost of Revenue$1.85B$1.90B$2.41B$1.70B$1.70B$1.73B$2.15B$1.52B$1.57B$1.66B$2.21B$1.50B
    Gross Profit$1.19B$1.27B$1.48B$1.16B$1.09B$1.11B$1.33B$1.01B$978.18M$1.07B$1.34B$992.07M
    Operating Expenses$807.31M$819.36M$1.01B$846.25M$746.84M$712.44M$817.33M$687.14M$648.98M$668.83M$823.47M$664.84M
    R&D$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    SG&A$802.78M$814.70M$1.00B$840.92M$741.74M$710.61M$815.60M$682.26M$644.82M$665.91M$820.36M$661.38M
    Operating Income$379.64M$448.26M$476.94M$309.42M$344.85M$401.78M$516.32M$318.50M$329.20M$400.95M$517.09M$327.23M
    Interest Income$-3,684,000$652,000$-2,624,000$-4,123,000$1.41M$3.55M$1.99M$1.67M$4.53M$6.90M$3.33M$2.50M
    Interest Expense$3.68M$0$2.62M$4.12M$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    Income Before Tax$375.96M$448.91M$474.32M$305.30M$346.27M$405.32M$518.32M$320.18M$333.73M$407.85M$520.42M$329.72M
    Income Tax Expense$91.88M$106.86M$115.99M$73.44M$84.80M$99.64M$125.05M$78.00M$81.17M$94.73M$126.05M$80.24M
    Net Income$282.01M$340.47M$356.68M$230.88M$260.88M$305.05M$393.27M$242.18M$252.56M$313.11M$394.37M$249.48M
    EBITDA$460.97M$529.65M$558.73M$385.21M$416.02M$473.81M$586.29M$385.52M$394.51M$465.69M$579.66M$388.64M
    EBIT$379.64M$448.26M$476.94M$309.42M$344.85M$401.78M$516.32M$318.50M$329.20M$400.95M$517.09M$327.23M
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    News

    Bath & Body Works expands partnership to all Ulta stores for the holidays

    Bath & Body Works is expanding its partnership with Ulta Beauty for the holiday season, making a curated selection of its holiday fragrances and gift sets available in all Ulta stores nationwide through December 26. This...

    Retail Dive•10/16/26•Somewhat-Bullish

    Ulta Beauty Works To Convince Its CFO That Creator Content Counts As Advertising

    Ulta Beauty's Chief Marketing Officer, Kelly Mahoney, is working to convince the company's CFO that content generated by creators should be classified as "working media" alongside traditional advertising. Despite...

    Net Influencer•10/16/26•Somewhat-Bullish

    Ulta Beauty Inc. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day

    Shares of Ulta Beauty Inc. (ULTA) rose 2.84% to $609.24, marking its third consecutive day of gains. This performance occurred on a positive trading day where the S&P 500 Index (SPX) increased by 0.33% and the Dow Jones...

    MarketWatch•10/15/26•Bullish

    Ulta Beauty price keeps rising - Forecast today - 15-10-2026

    Ulta Beauty (ULTA) has seen consistent gains due to strong support above its 50-day Simple Moving Average and an ascending trendline...

    Economies.com•10/15/26•Bullish

    Ulta Beauty raised 2026 outlook. Target for Ulta Beauty stock is USD 627.83

    Ulta Beauty has raised its fiscal 2026 outlook following a strong first half, with net sales growth guidance increasing to 6.7-7.2 percent and diluted earnings per share projected at USD 28.70-USD 29.00. The company also...

    ad-hoc-news.de•10/15/26•Bullish

    ULTA Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    21.6x
    Forward P/E
    19.6x
    EV/EBITDA
    13.2x
    P/FCF
    22.1x
    PEG
    2.0x
    P/B
    9.6x
    See GNG's fair value

    ULTA Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Gross margin
    39.3%
    Operating margin
    12.5%
    Net margin
    9.3%
    ROIC
    41.0%
    ROE
    46.1%
    FCF margin
    8.9%
    FCF yield
    4.5%

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    Sector: Consumer Cyclical

    ULTA Analyst Ratings

    Consensus
    Buy
    Analysts
    28
    Strong Buy
    4
    Buy
    15
    Hold
    9
    Sell
    0
    Strong Sell
    0

    ULTA Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bull case

    • ULTA earns a 41.0% return on invested capital.
    • ULTA beat EPS estimates in 87.5% of its last 8 reported quarters.
    • 67.9% of ULTA's analyst ratings are Buy or Strong Buy.

    ULTA Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    7 of 8 quarters (87.5%)
    Average surprise
    11.2%
    EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Oct 31, 2026)
    $5.59
    Estimate revisions (30 days, fiscal period ending Oct 31, 2026)
    1 up, 14 down

    ULTA Dividend

    Forward yield
    0.0%
    Payout ratio
    0.0%

    Frequently Asked Questions About ULTA

    Does ULTA pay dividends?

    Ulta Beauty Inc (ULTA) has a dividend payment track record. See the ULTA dividend history page for its current payment status, TTM yield, and recorded payments.

    What is ULTA's P/E ratio?

    Ulta Beauty Inc has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 21.59.

    What is ULTA's market cap?

    Ulta Beauty Inc (ULTA) has a market capitalization of $26.05B with a current stock price of $592.42.

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