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Ulta Beauty, Inc. (ULTA)

As-reported financials and recent SEC filings for Ulta Beauty, Inc., latest fiscal period FY2025. Financial statements come straight from the company’s EDGAR filings; valuation figures such as P/E and market cap use market data.

About Ulta Beauty, Inc.

Ulta Beauty, Inc. operates as a beauty retailer offering a wide range of products including cosmetics, skincare, haircare products, styling tools, fragrance, and bath items. The company serves consumers seeking beauty products and related services through its retail stores and online platform.

Snapshot

Revenue
$12.39B
Revenue growth (YoY)
9.7%
Net income
$1.15B
Diluted EPS
$25.64
Gross margin
39.1%
Operating margin
12.4%
Net margin
9.3%
FCF margin
8.6%
ROE
41.1%
P/E (TTM)
18.0×
Market cap
$20.66B
Debt / equity

Fundamentals are from SEC filings. P/E and market cap are derived from recent market prices, refreshed on a rolling basis (typically within the past week).

What changed at Ulta Beauty

  • Revenue grew 9.7% to $12.4B in FY2025, faster than the 0.8% the year before.
  • Operating margin is 12.4% in FY2025, -2.7 pp against 15.0% in FY2021.
  • Most recent quarter Q1 FY2026: revenue $3.2B, up 11.1% from Q1 FY2025.
  • Free cash flow was $1.1B in FY2025, 8.6% of revenue.
  • Net income fell 4.0% to $1.2B in FY2025.

Computed from the as-reported figures in the statements below. A change we cannot state from filed figures is left out rather than estimated.

Peer comparison

Where Ulta Beauty’s fundamentals sit among the 403 Consumer Discretionary companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).

Gross margin39.1%
58th percentile of 275
Operating margin12.4%
82nd percentile of 348
Net margin9.3%
80th percentile of 377
FCF margin8.6%
74th percentile of 350
Revenue growth (YoY)+9.7%
76th percentile of 394
ROE41.1%
91st percentile of 343
P/E (TTM)18.0×
43rd percentile of 249
Short interest4.57d
50th percentile of 401

Ulta Beauty’s return on equity of 41.1% ranks in the 91st percentile of the 343 Consumer Discretionary companies reporting it.

No open-market insider buys in the last 90 days; 1 insider sale totaling $182,247. For context, about 16% of companies in the universe saw any open-market insider buying in the same window. Browse insider activity →

Percentiles describe where a figure sits among sector peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.

Institutional ownership

Held by 2 of the superinvestors we track (plus 5 quant / multi-strat books), based on each investor’s most recent 13F (latest Q1 2026).

Conviction investors
2
+5 quant / multi-strat
Initiated / added
4
2 new, 2 added
Reduced / exited
4
3 trimmed, 1 exited
Combined position
$467.6M
reported long value
InvestorAs ofPosition valueSharesChange
AQR Capital ManagementquantQ1 2026$261.2M504.8KAdded
D. E. ShawquantQ1 2026$76.3M145.9KReduced
Gotham Asset ManagementQ1 2026$55.8M106.7KAdded
Citadel AdvisorsquantQ1 2026$51.7M99.0KReduced
Millennium ManagementquantQ1 2026$19.2M36.7KReduced
Bridgewater AssociatesQ1 2026$1.8M3.5KNew
Two Sigma InvestmentsquantQ1 2026$1.5M2.9KNew

No longer held by: Maverick Capital (as of Q1 2026)

From quarterly Form 13F filings, which can be up to 45 days delayed. Long US-listed positions only: excludes short positions, options, cash, bonds, and non-US holdings, so this is not a manager’s complete portfolio. Counts are of the investors we track, not all institutions. Not investment advice.

Recent insider activity

Non-derivative buys and sells (codes P/S) reported by officers, directors and 10% owners on SEC Form 4.

Buys (90d)
0
open-market
Bought (90d)
open-market value
Sells (90d)
1
$182K
Signal
Net selling
by $ value, 90d
Trade dateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2026-06-15
filed 2026-06-16
MRKONIC GEORGE R JRDirectorSell383$475.84$182K

Reported non-derivative purchases and sales (codes P/S) — which may be open-market or private; excludes option exercises, grants, and shares withheld for taxes. Dates shown are the trade date; a Form 4 can be filed days to years later. A sale can be routine (e.g. a pre-set 10b5-1 plan), so read individual transactions in context. From SEC Form 4. Not investment advice.

Short interest

Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.

Shares short
2.5M
settled 2026-07-15
Change vs prior
+18.6%
vs previous settlement
Days to cover
4.57
at avg daily volume
Avg daily volume
538.2K
FINRA reported
SettlementShares shortChangeDays to cover
2026-07-152.5M+18.6%4.57
2026-06-302.1M-2.6%2.29
2026-06-152.1M-9.6%1.99
2026-05-292.4M+2.8%3.28
2026-05-152.3M+8.8%3.43
2026-04-302.1M+2.8%3.14
2026-04-152.0M-3.3%3.38
2026-03-312.1M+10.0%2.20

Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest. FINRA is the owner and source of the FINRA-supplied data, which is included at no additional charge for your own personal or professional use; republishing or redistributing it is not permitted. Settlement dates are shown; FINRA publishes each settlement about nine business days later, so the latest figure can be two to four weeks old. Not presented as a percentage of float. No FINRA endorsement of this product is implied. Not investment advice.

Income statement (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue$12.39B$11.30B$11.21B$10.21B$8.63B
Gross profit$4.85B$4.39B$4.38B$4.04B$3.37B
Operating income$1.53B$1.56B$1.68B$1.64B$1.30B
Net income$1.15B$1.20B$1.29B$1.24B$985.8M
Diluted EPS$25.64$25.34$26.03$24.01$17.98

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full methodology.

Balance sheet (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Cash and equivalents$424.2M$703.2M$766.6M$737.9M$431.6M
Current assets$3.14B$3.03B$2.84B$2.71B$2.28B
Total assets$7.00B$6.00B$5.71B$5.37B$4.76B
Current liabilities$2.22B$1.78B$1.66B$1.68B$1.56B
Long-term debt
Total liabilities$4.20B$3.51B$3.43B$3.41B$3.23B
Total equity$2.80B$2.49B$2.28B$1.96B$1.54B

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full methodology.

Cash flow (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Operating cash flow$1.50B$1.34B$1.48B$1.48B$1.06B
Capital expenditure$434.8M$374.5M$435.3M$312.1M$172.2M
Free cash flow$1.07B$964.1M$1.04B$1.17B$887.1M

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full methodology.

Quarterly trend (as reported)

QuarterRevenueRevenue YoYNet incomeDiluted EPS
Q1 FY2026$3.16B11.1%$340.5M$7.74
Q4 FY2025$3.90B11.8%$356.7M$8.01
Q3 FY2025$2.86B12.9%$230.9M$5.14
Q2 FY2025$2.79B9.3%$260.9M$5.78
Q1 FY2025$2.85B4.5%$305.1M$6.70
Q4 FY2024$3.49B-1.9%$393.3M$8.46
Q3 FY2024$2.53B1.7%$242.2M$5.14
Q2 FY2024$2.55B0.9%$252.6M$5.30

Latest 8 reported quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR.

Company facts

ExchangeNasdaq
SectorConsumer Discretionary
SIC industryRetail-Retail Stores, NEC
Fiscal year endJanuary 30
Latest fiscal periodFY2025
SEC filings since2008
SEC CIK1403568

Recent SEC filings

10-K2026-03-26
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10-K2025-03-27
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10-Q2026-06-02
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10-Q2025-12-04
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10-Q2025-08-28
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10-Q2025-05-29
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8-K2026-07-14
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8-K2026-06-09
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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR (public domain). Figures are as-reported and may be unaudited or restated; verify against the source filing before relying on them. Informational only. Not investment advice.