Ulta Beauty, Inc. (ULTA) stock

ULTANasdaqRetail-Retail Stores, NECFiscal year ends January 30

Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Aug 1, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Aug 27, 2026Score 11/3039% above fair value

$660.66+9.69 (+1.49%)

Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $28.25BP/E 24.1Yield –

Ulta Beauty statistics

106 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings: Dec 3, 2026 (estimated, during market hours)
Last ex-dividend date: Mar 16, 2012
Fundamentals through: Aug 1, 2026
Share price as of: Nov 13, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: $28.25B; $370.81M
Enterprise Value: $28.37B; $383.58M
PE Ratio: 24.08; 16.08
PS Ratio: 2.18; 0.55
PB Ratio: 10.68; 1.92
P/TBV Ratio: 11.67; 2.77
P/FCF Ratio: 24.58; 15.93
P/OCF Ratio: 18.02; 10.43

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 2.19; 0.56
EV / EBITDA: 14.67; 12.19
EV / EBIT: 17.58; 12.99
EV / FCF: 24.68; 15.90

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 43M; 41M
Shares Change (YoY): -4.22%; 1.85%
Shares Change (QoQ): -1.02%; 0.08%
Float: 43M; 36M
Shares Held by Insiders: 0.26%; 8.38%
Shares Held by Institutions: 99.2%; 43.9%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 2M; –
Short Interest Change: -4.62%; -1.30%
Short % of Float: 4.77%; 7.22%
Short % of Shares Outstanding: 4.76%; 5.07%
Days to Cover: 4.36; 4.89

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High: $714.97; –
52-Week Low: $443.60; –
20-Day Moving Average: $637.46; –
50-Day Moving Average: $587.60; –
200-Day Moving Average: $552.35; –
Average True Range (14): $17.92; –
Price Change (1 Week): 2.47%; 0.32%
Price Change (1 Month): 8.44%; -1.36%
Price Change (3 Months): 33.9%; -8.90%
Price Change (6 Months): 33.7%; -10.6%
Price Change (YTD): 9.20%; -22.1%
Price Change (1 Year): 23.4%; -13.6%
Price Change (3 Years): 66.0%; -4.16%
Price Change (5 Years): 66.6%; -70.7%
Price Change (10 Years): 174.8%; 23.3%
Average Volume (10 Days): 431,610; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 452,536; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 545,197; –
Relative Volume: 0.63; 0.75
Relative Strength Index (14): 64.5; 50.0
Volatility (1 Year): 35.8%; 64.5%
Beta (5 Years): 0.77; 1.09

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin: 39.3%; 39.8%
Operating Margin: 12.5%; -0.00%
Pretax Margin: 12.4%; -0.43%
Profit Margin: 9.34%; -0.21%
EBITDA Margin: 14.9%; 1.22%
FCF Margin: 8.87%; 1.47%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE): 46.1%; -4.22%
Return on Assets (ROA): 17.8%; -1.49%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC): 45.2%; -1.77%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): 34.5%; 2.78%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 1.35; 1.16
Quick Ratio: 0.20; 0.44
Debt / Equity: 0.13; 0.63
Debt / EBITDA: 0.18; 2.78
Debt / FCF: 0.30; 3.75
Net Debt / EBITDA: 0.07; 1.47

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): 11.2%; 6.73%
Net Income Growth (YoY): 0.72%; 30.3%
EPS Growth (YoY): 5.21%; 12.2%
FCF Growth (YoY): 20.7%; -7.45%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): 6.68%; -1.38%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR): 15.0%; 4.80%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR): 2.21%; -1.16%
EPS Growth (5Y CAGR): 52.5%; 8.06%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 1.91; 1.46
Revenue Per Employee: $199.32K; $404.74K
Profits Per Employee: $18.62K; -$2.22K
Employee Count: 65,000; 445
WACC: 8.90%; 9.40%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: $12.96B; $351.39M
Gross Profit: $5.09B; $247.20M
Operating Income: $1.61B; -$128.01K
Pretax Income: $1.60B; -$578.22K
Net Income: $1.21B; -$578.22K
EBITDA: $1.93B; $185.52K
EPS (Diluted): $27.44; $0.00

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: $213.45M; $21.81M
Total Debt: $339.58M; $101.86M
Net Cash (Debt): -$126.13M; $10.47K
Net Cash Per Share: -$2.95; $0.00
Equity (Book Value): $2.64B; $21.07M
Book Value Per Share: $61.83; $0.78
Tangible Book Value: $2.42B; $1.97M
Working Capital: $787.24M; $2.15M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: $1.57B; $1.51M
Capital Expenditures: -$418.38M; -$13.63M
Free Cash Flow: $1.15B; $2.88M
FCF Per Share: $26.88; $0.12

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield: 4.28%; 2.70%
FCF Yield: 4.07%; 2.87%
Buyback Yield: 4.30%; 1.47%
Shareholder Yield: 4.30%; 1.47%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Income Tax: $388.17M; $1.14M
Effective Tax Rate: 24.2%; 22.2%

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Graham Number: $195.38; $20.77
Graham Upside: -70.4%; -24.1%
Altman Z-Score: 7.00; 2.09
Piotroski F-Score: 7; 5
Beneish M-Score: -2.39; -2.70
Lynch Fair Value: $686.00; –
Lynch Upside: 3.84%; 8.11%

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

Period	ULTA	S&P 500	Difference	ULTA per year	S&P 500 per year
1 month	+14.1%	-3.0%	+17.1 pts
3 months	+28.1%	-2.8%	+30.9 pts
Year to date	+9.2%	+11.5%	−2.3 pts
1 year	+23.7%	+13.5%	+10.3 pts
3 years	+69.2%	+77.7%	−8.5 pts	+19.2%	+21.1%
5 years	+66.6%	+72.6%	−6.0 pts	+10.8%	+11.5%
10 years	+176.6%	+308.2%	−131.6 pts	+10.7%	+15.1%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

2M ULTA shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 4.6% from the previous report, or 4.77% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 4.4 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 49.2% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	2,036,084	-4.6%	466,746	4.4
Oct 15, 2026	2,134,746	-12.6%	432,211	4.9
Sep 30, 2026	2,442,718	-0.0%	483,900	5.0
Sep 15, 2026	2,442,845	+9.0%	568,685	4.3
Aug 31, 2026	2,240,450	+11.9%	794,173	2.8
Aug 14, 2026	2,001,551	-13.3%	582,553	3.4
Jul 31, 2026	2,309,219	-6.1%	564,630	4.1
Jul 15, 2026	2,457,955	+18.6%	538,188	4.6
Jun 30, 2026	2,072,184	-2.6%	903,964	2.3
Jun 15, 2026	2,126,639	-9.6%	1,069,543	2.0
May 29, 2026	2,352,918	+2.8%	716,788	3.3
May 15, 2026	2,288,778	+8.8%	667,615	3.4