ULTA · Ulta Beauty, Inc.
$517.50
-22.60 (-4.18%)
At close · Aug 28
Market Cap
$22.13B
Shares
42.76M
Price & Indicators
20d MA
50d MA
200d MA
Earnings
Filing
Insider
Congress
Investor day
Close$517.50
Open$542.00
Day$503.05–542.54
52W close$450.75–706.82
Avg vol 30d640K
Short int2.0M · 4.7% float · 3.4d
Short vol65%
Last earningsDec 3, 2026
DataJan 2020–Aug 2026
Filing10-Q · Aug 27
Up next
Next earnings call
Dec 3, 2026
Scheduled
· in 14 wks
FQ3-27 quarter ends
~Oct 30, 2026
Est
filed Aug 27, 2026
Equibles Rating
blended score · not investment adviceOverall
Neutral
SellHoldBuy
Technical
Sell
Momentum
Very Weak
Sentiment
Neutral
Fundamentals
Excellent
Quant / Vol
Moderate
Market backdrop
VIX 14.4 · calm
Equity put/call 0.39
Technical
price trend
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Price vs 200-day avg
−7%
below
Price vs 50-day avg
+4%
above
RSI (14)
49
neutral
MACD trend
Negative
52-week position
26%
mid-range
Momentum
relative strength
1-month return
+1%
trailing
6-month return
−19%
trailing
YTD return
−14%
this year
Relative strength
−33%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $497 › 200d $556 — 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
4.68% of float · ▼ -13.3% MoM · 3.4 days cover
Volume signal
Reversal watch
High volume on a down day — possible exhaustion
Institution breadth
Steady
1,021 holders — mid 3-yr range
Squeeze score
60
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Revenue growth
+10%
Y/Y
Gross margin
39%
expanding
EPS growth
+1%
Y/Y
Free cash flow
$1.1B
Valuation
P/E 18.9
below peers
Buyback
$1.3B
remaining
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Volatility
36%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown
−36%
past year
ATR
3.6%
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
Latest guidance
· from the 8-K filed Aug 27, 2026
Comparable sales growth
· Fiscal 2026
Initiated
3.2% – 3.7%
Operating income growth
· Fiscal 2026
Raised
8.3% – 9.3%
Jun 2, 2026
6.5% – 9%
changed to
Aug 27, 2026
8.3% – 9.3%
Prior guidance
period ended
· from the 8-K filed Dec 4, 2025
Comparable sales
· Fiscal 2025
4.4% – 4.7%
Guided vs delivered
· last 3 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%
Diluted EPS
fiscal 2023
guided $25.20 – $25.60
$24.01
Miss −5.5%
Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.
Technicals
trend & momentum for long-term holders Sell
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
−7%
Bearish
Price vs 50-day avg
+4%
Bullish
RSI (14)
49
Neutral
MACD trend
Negative
Bearish
52-week position
26%
Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bearish · 2 of 6
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $497 › 200d $556 — 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
4.68% of float · ▼ -13.3% MoM · 3.4 days cover
Volume signal
Reversal watch
High volume on a down day — possible exhaustion
Institution breadth
Steady
1,021 holders — mid 3-yr range
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $451
Now $518 · 26%
Range high $707
vs 200-day avg -7%
vs 50-day avg +4%
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 | $139.5M | first six months of fiscal 2026 | — |
| Closed | 3 | the first six months of fiscal 2026 | — |
| Comparable sales | 3.8% | second quarter of fiscal 2026 | — |
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| Opened | 34 | the first six months of fiscal 2026 | — |
| Relocated | 5 | the first six months of fiscal 2026 | — |
| Remaining share repurchase authorization | $1B | as of August 1, 2026 | — |
| Remodeled | 7 | the first six months of fiscal 2026 | — |
| Share repurchases (cost) | $791.1M | first six months of fiscal 2026 | — |
| Total gross square footage | 16.1M | the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2026 | — |
| Net new stores | 70 | since May 3, 2025 | — |
| Net new Ulta Beauty stores | 60 | fiscal year | — |
| Number of stores | 1,505 | end of fiscal 2025 | — |
| Number of stores (International, Company-operated) | 86 | end of fiscal 2025 | — |
| Stores closed (International, Company-operated) | 1 | fiscal 2025 | — |
| Stores net opened (International, Company-operated) | 2 | Q4 FY2025 | — |
| Stores net opened (United States) | 60 | fiscal 2025 | — |
| Stores opened (International, Company-operated) | 4 | fiscal 2025 | — |
| Stores opened (United States) | 63 | fiscal 2025 | — |
| Stores remodeled (United States) | 42 | fiscal 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| Company | Mkt cap | YTD | Rev growth Y/Y | P/E | Short % shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ULTA
this stock
Ulta Beauty, Inc.
|
$22.13B | -14.5% | +9.7% | 18.9 | 4.7% |
|
CASY
Caseys General Stores Inc
|
$28.86B | +36.7% | +10.2% | 40.7 | 3.1% |
|
WSM
Williams Sonoma Inc
|
$27.68B | +31.6% | +1.2% | 26.4 | 4.5% |
|
BBY
Best Buy Co Inc
|
$18.43B | +23.2% | +0.4% | 16.2 | 6.7% |
|
TSCO
Tractor Supply Co /De/
|
$18.09B | -30.6% | +4.3% | — | 6.8% |
Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding
At a glance
key data from every sectionOwnership
Short & Settlement
Smart Money
Financials
Filings
Performance
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ULTA | -0.8% | +0.9% | -19.4% | +0.9% | -14.5% |
| SPY | +0.5% | +3.0% | +13.4% | +3.0% | +12.8% |
| vs SPY | -1.2% | -2.1% | -32.9% | -2.1% | -27.3% |
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)
681 filings
677 filers
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