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ULTA · Ulta Beauty, Inc.

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$521.89 +6.75 (+1.31%)
Market Cap
$22.15B
Shares
42.99M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$515.14 Open$522.01 Day$513.58–526.78 52W close$450.75–706.82 Avg vol 30d574K Short int2.3M · 5.4% float · 4.1d Short vol71% Last earningsAug 27, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Jun 2

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Next earnings call
Aug 27, 2026 Scheduled · in 1 wks
FQ3-27 quarter ends
~Oct 30, 2026 Est
filed Jun 2, 2026

Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Neutral
SellHoldBuy
Technical Sell Momentum Weak Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Excellent Quant / Vol Moderate
Market backdrop VIX 14.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
Technical
price trend
Sell
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg −7%
below
Price vs 50-day avg +5%
above
RSI (14) 51
neutral
MACD trend Negative
52-week position 25%
mid-range
Momentum
relative strength
Weak
1-month return +8%
trailing
6-month return −25%
trailing
YTD return −15%
this year
Relative strength −36%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Neutral
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $490 › 200d $555 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow Distributing
-7% holders QoQ · +105 funds added
Insider flow Distributing
Net -$182.2K over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest Falling
5.37% of float · ▼ -6.1% MoM · 4.1 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Steady
1,021 holders — mid 3-yr range
Squeeze score 75
high risk · 0–100
Fundamentals
Excellent
Revenue growth +10%
Y/Y
Gross margin 39%
expanding
EPS growth +1%
Y/Y
Free cash flow $1.1B
Valuation P/E 19.3
below peers
Buyback $1.3B
remaining
Balance sheet $362.0M
net cash
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Moderate
Volatility 36%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −36%
past year
ATR 3.3%
of price · 14-day

Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

Guidance & track record

Beat or met 2 of last 2
Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Jun 2, 2026
Net sales growth · fiscal 2026 6% – 7%
Comparable sales growth · fiscal 2026 2.5% – 3.5%
Operating income growth · fiscal 2026 6.5% – 9%
Diluted earnings per share · fiscal 2026 $28.36 – $28.80
Capital expenditures · fiscal 2026 $400M – $450M
Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed Dec 4, 2025
Comparable sales · Fiscal 2025 4.4% – 4.7%
Guided vs delivered · last 2 settled
Net sales the year
guided $11.1B – $11.2B
$11.21B Beat +0.5%
Diluted EPS the year
guided $23.20 – $23.75
$26.03 Beat +10.9%

Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

Technicals

trend & momentum for long-term holders Sell
2 · 3 · 1
50 / 200-day cross
No cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
−7% Bearish
Price vs 50-day avg
+5% Bullish
RSI (14)
51 Neutral
MACD trend
Negative Bearish
52-week position
25% Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bearish · 2 of 6
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $490 › 200d $555 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow Distributing
-7% holders QoQ · +105 funds added
Insider flow Distributing
Net -$182.2K over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest Falling
5.37% of float · ▼ -6.1% MoM · 4.1 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Steady
1,021 holders — mid 3-yr range
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $451 Now $515 · 25% Range high $707
vs 200-day avg -7% vs 50-day avg +5%

Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

Key metrics

the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
Metric Latest Period YoY
Capital expenditures $58.3M first quarter of fiscal 2026
Remaining share repurchase authorization $1.3B as of May 2, 2026
Share repurchases (cost) $555M first quarter of fiscal 2026
Net new stores 60 Fiscal Year 2025

Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

Versus peers

Specialty Retail — same industry group
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Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
ULTA
Ulta Beauty, Inc.
this stock
$22.15B -14.9% +9.7% 19.3 5.4%
CASY
Caseys General Stores Inc
$30.65B +49.9% +10.2% 43.2 4.6%
WSM
Williams Sonoma Inc
$27.75B +32.0% +1.2% 26.4 4.8%
TSCO
Tractor Supply Co /De/
$18.26B -29.9% +4.3% 5.6%
BBY
Best Buy Co Inc
$18.07B +28.1% +0.4% 15.9 7.5%

Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

At a glance

key data from every section
Ownership
Institutional Holders Accumulating
Holders
1,021
% held
107.1%
Net QoQ
+1.9M sh
Top holder
BlackRock, Inc.
Held Float
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Held by Funds
Fund positions
869
View
Short & Settlement
Short Interest Falling
Shares short
2.3M
Days to cover
4.1d
Change
-148.7K sh
View
Short Volume
Short vol %
71%
As of
Aug 20, 2026
Short Total
View
Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
622
Value
$311.9K
As of
Jul 29, 2026
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Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
42.2%
Week of
Jul 13, 2026
Off-exch Lit
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Smart Money
Insider Trades Net selling
Net (90d)
-$182.2K
Buyers / Sellers
0 / 1
Buyers Sellers
View
Congressional Trades Buy
Member
Maria Elvira Salazar
Amount
$15.0K–$50.0K
Traded
Mar 19, 2026
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Financials
Financials
Revenue (FY)
$12.4B
Net income (FY)
$1.2B
EPS diluted
$25.64
View
Buybacks
Authorized
$3.0B
Remaining
$1.3B
Spent Remaining
View
Filings
SEC Filings
Latest
8-K
Filed
Aug 17, 2026
This year
8
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Proposed Sales
Value
$182.2K
Shares
383
Filed
Jun 15, 2026
View
Earnings & Events
Earnings Calls Upcoming
Next call
Aug 27, 2026
Last call
Jun 2, 2026
View
Investor Relations
Upcoming events
1
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Performance

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
ULTA -0.1% +7.8% -24.8% +0.5% -14.9%
SPY -2.0% +3.3% +11.2% +2.1% +11.8%
vs SPY +1.9% +4.5% -35.9% -1.6% -26.7%

Capital returns

Buyback program · as of May 2, 2026
Authorized
$3.00B
Spent (derived)
$1.70B
Remaining
$1.30B
Spent Remaining

Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

Key facts CIK 1403568 CUSIP 90384S303 13F (30d) 879 filings 848 filers Visit website Investor relations