Company Dossier · Consumer Discretionary
Ulta Beauty
- S&P 500
- Russell 1000
What Ulta Beauty is doing, read from its filings, its own words and the news, with every figure dated and sourced. Not investment advice: no ratings, no price targets.
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The latest read
Computed from the data on Oct 22, 2026. Every figure links back to its source in the sections below.
- Revenue over the four quarters to August 1, 2026: $13.0 billion, up 11% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditure) over the four quarters to August 1, 2026: $1.15 billion, up 21% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Capital expenditure over the four quarters to August 1, 2026: $0.42 billion, up 24% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Share buybacks in the fiscal year to January 31, 2026: $0.90 billion.SEC EDGAR filings (10-K)
- Latest earnings call or results release (August 27, 2026): sentiment 0.60 on a −1 to +1 scale (mixed), confidence 0.80 of 1.Palanor Discourse
- Guidance in the last 90 days: 4 outlook figures raised, 0 lowered, 1 held.Guidance Ledger (8-K results releases)
- Latest annual report (filed March 26, 2026): 7 risk factors added, 4 removed.Risk Factor Changes (10-K Item 1A)
- Insiders were net sellers in Q3 2026: $1.4 million on the open market.SEC Form 4
- 1,032 institutional managers reported a position at June 30, 2026 (−70 on the quarter before).SEC Form 13F
- H-1B filings certified in Q2 2026: 11 (11 a year earlier).U.S. Department of Labor (OFLC)
Company Posture
How Company Posture is measured →What Ulta Beauty is doing, on three axes, from its filings and its own words, as of 2026-10-22. A description, not a rating: Company Posture never says whether to buy.
Steady · Mixed
Expanding ↔ Retrenching
Steady
- Capital spending72nd pct
- Debt raised—
- Buybacks vs capex30th pct
- Hiring filings46th pct
- Deals and private raises48th pct
- Patent publications4th pct
Confident ↔ Hedging
Mixed
- Call sentiment76th pct
- Call confidence79th pct
- Guidance changes87th pct
- Risk factors added5th pct
- Insider open-market trades37th pct
- + Guidance changes
- − Risk factors added
- + Call sentiment
Pressure
Components only: Not yet shown as a score: in the back-test it did not add to a naive reader's forecast of impairment, debt acceleration or bankruptcy filings (8-K 2.06, 2.04, 1.03) (not enough events (17 in half 1; needs 20)).
- Fails-to-deliver77th pct
- Stress filings50th pct
Credit
How these are built →Ulta Beauty's borrowing from its SEC filings: the bonds it priced and the debt on its latest balance sheet. A description, not a rating.
Debt on the balance sheet
$0.8B
- Due within a year $0.0B
- Longer term $0.8B
- Default point $0.4B (short + ½ long)
Finance leases included · Aug 1, 2020 filing
Bonds priced, last 12 months
None
U.S. dollar tranches with a term sheet on EDGAR. Deals sold under Rule 144A file none and are not counted.
Charts
Live charts: each one redraws from today’s data and has an image link to paste into a document or slide.
Cash flow
Capital returned and raised
What the company says
Hiring and ownership
Filings and records
The last two years of notable 8-Ks, offerings, annual reports, federal awards, lobbying reports, patents and other public records, newest first.
- Aug 17, 20268-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Jul 14, 20268-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Jun 9, 20268-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Jun 9, 20268-KShareholder vote resultsItem 5.07
- May 21, 2026Trademark
- Mar 26, 202610-KAnnual report (10-K)7 risk factors added, 4 removed
- Mar 24, 2026Patent
- Mar 24, 2026Patent
- Mar 5, 2026Trademark
- Feb 18, 2026Trademark
- Feb 18, 2026Trademark
- Feb 18, 2026Trademark
- Dec 18, 20258-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Oct 16, 20258-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Sep 2, 2025Patent
- Aug 21, 20258-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Jul 29, 2025Patent
- Jul 25, 20258-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Jun 30, 20258-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Jun 30, 2025Risk event
- Jun 13, 20258-KShareholder vote resultsItem 5.07
- Mar 27, 202510-KAnnual report (10-K)0 risk factors added, 0 removed
- Mar 14, 20258-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Feb 18, 2025Patent
- Jan 6, 20258-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Mar 26, 202410-KAnnual report (10-K)0 risk factors added, 1 removed
Peers
Companies in the same industry in the S&P 500, Russell 1000 or MidCap 400, closest in revenue first. Trailing twelve months, from SEC filings.
| Company | Revenue | Free cash flow | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Five Below FIVE | $5.3B | $0.6B | Aug 1, 2026 |
| Wayfair W | $12.9B | $0.6B | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Airbnb Inc. ABNB | $13.2B | — | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Darden Restaurants DRI | $13.4B | $1.1B | Aug 30, 2026 |