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Ulta Beauty, Inc.

ULTA

Consumer Cyclical · 535.86 -1.1% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

Ulta Beauty, Inc.'s current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

The latest filing is mixed. 0 of 1 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 7 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

What changed
  • Revenue increased 11.1% versus the comparable filing period.
Company-1.1% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 1 activeBeauty Specialty Retail · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 7 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • ULTA's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if ULTA's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Consumer Cyclical · Specialty Retail

The latest filing is mixed. 0 of 1 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 7 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports
  • Revenue increased 11.1% versus the comparable filing period.
Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • ULTA's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 11, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations601
Usable filing statements98
Verified relationships7
Evidence supporting the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed +9.7% year over year.
  • Operating cash flow covered net income at 1.30x in the latest annual period.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Operating margin changed -1.5 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Net margin changed -1.3 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Credit and interest rates has repeated adverse evidence across 4 filings.
  • Supply chain and availability has repeated adverse evidence across 4 filings.
  • Capital investment and capacity has repeated adverse evidence across 3 filings.
Questions before a position
  • P/E is 81% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
  • EV/sales is 121% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 10, 2026

535.86
6m-17.9%12m+4.3%24m+47.2%
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2022-01-29$8.6B+40.3%$17.98-3.0%
2023-01-28$10.2B+18.3%$24.01-5.7%
2024-02-03$11.2B+9.8%$26.03-4.1%
2025-02-01$11.3B+0.8%$25.34-4.4%
2026-01-31$12.4B+9.7%$25.64-5.1%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Credit and interest ratesnegative · 4 filings
The increase in net cash used in financing activities in the first 26 weeks of fiscal 2026 compared to the first 26 weeks of fiscal 2025 was primarily due to an increase in share repurchases, partially offset by borrowings from short-term debt.
10-Q · Aug 27, 2026
Supply chain and availabilitynegative · 4 filings
The decrease in net cash used in investing activities in fiscal 2024 relative to fiscal 2023 was primarily due to less capital expenditures for information technology systems and supply chain, partially offset by more capital expenditures for new, remodeled,…
10-K · Mar 26, 2026
Capital investment and capacitynegative · 3 filings
The decrease in net cash used in investing activities in fiscal 2024 relative to fiscal 2023 was primarily due to less capital expenditures for information technology systems and supply chain, partially offset by more capital expenditures for new, remodeled,…
10-K · Mar 26, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 1.9× · EV/sales 1.9×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

535.86-1.1% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for ULTA. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Latest filing assessment · baseline

The latest filing presents a mixed picture

10-Q filed 2026-06-02 against the comparable filing from 2025-05-29.

mixed
OperationsmixedEvidence score +1
liquidityneutralEvidence score 0
valuationmixed

What improved

  • Revenue increased 11.1% versus the comparable filing period.

What weakened

No thresholded deterioration was identified.

Filing receipts

​ 2025 Stores opened ​ 19 ​ 6 Stores remodeled ​ – ​ 4 Stores relocated ​ 2 ​ 2 ​ The decrease in net cash used in investing activities in the first quarter of fiscal 2026 compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2025 was primarily due to lower capital expenditures for supply chain and merchandising fixtures and proceeds from short-term investments.

SG&A expenses as a percentage of net sales increased to 25.8% for the 13 weeks ended May 2, 2026 compared to 24.9% for the 13 weeks ended May 3, 2025, primarily due to deleverage of corporate overhead due to strategic enterprise investments and store expenses, partially offset by leverage of advertising expenses.

The increase in net cash used in financing activities in the first quarter of fiscal 2026 compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2025 was primarily due to an increase in share repurchases.

Retrospective baseline calibration. It was generated after the filing date and is not part of Jodie's live track record.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind ULTA

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

TGTTarget CorporationpartnerMar 26, 2026

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JPMJPMorgan Chase & Co.lenderJun 2, 2026

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Depended on by

ELF12.0% of ELFcustomerFeb 5, 2026

We have strong relationships with our retail customers such as Target, Walmart, Ulta Beauty, Amazon and other leading retailers that have enabled us to expand distribution both domestically and internationally.

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

ULTA is currently a Leader in the organic co-movement group Beauty Specialty Retail. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

This group is retained as the last observed read for ULTA; it is not active in the latest market snapshot.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.