DKS vs SCI vs ULTA Stock Comparison

Dick'S Sporting Goods, Service Corp International and Ulta Beauty Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DKS Dick'S Sporting Goods, Inc.
$144.48 +5.9% 1M -35.9% 1Y
Market cap
$12.57B
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.15B
Div. yield
0.04%
Specialty Retail Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
SCI Service Corp International
$82.37 +5.8% 1M +0.9% 1Y
Market cap
$11.36B
P/E
21.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.37B
Div. yield
0.02%
Funeral Services Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
ULTA Ulta Beauty, Inc.
$625.33 +14.7% 1M +20.8% 1Y
Market cap
$26.92B
P/E
22.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.96B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Retail Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Ulta Beauty leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ulta Beauty 6, Dick'S Sporting Goods 4, Service Corp International 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDKSSCIULTALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.57B $11.36B $26.92B ULTA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.0x 21.1x 22.2x DKS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.2x 20.6x 22.3x DKS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +53.5% +2.9% +11.2% DKS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.0% 12.3% 9.3% SCI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.1% 10.7% 42.9% ULTA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 4.1x 0.1x ULTA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.02% 0.00% DKS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -35.9% +0.9% +20.8% ULTA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.4%/yr +5.4%/yr +11.1%/yr ULTA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.1% 24.7% 35.7% SCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 32/100 66/100 ULTA

Percentile Scorecard

DKSSCIULTA

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisDKSSCIULTA
Valuation 60 #42 of 104 16 #28 of 33 19 #84 of 104
Growth 48 #52 of 99 17 #25 of 30 58 #42 of 99
Profitability 59 #41 of 99 79 #7 of 29 98 #3 of 99
Financial Health 53 #54 of 113 3 #38 of 39 67 #38 of 113
Shareholder Returns 57 #32 of 73 46 #8 of 14 89 #9 of 73
Overall 55 32 66
  • DKS ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • SCI ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services
  • ULTA ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodDKSSCIULTASPY
1 month +5.9%+5.8%+14.7% -0.8%
3 months -29.8%-0.4%+30.1% +3.5%
6 months -37.0%-4.6%+15.9% +7.0%
Year to date -27.0%+5.6%+3.4% +12.2%
1 year -35.9%+0.9%+20.8% +13.0%
3 years +43.0%+53.6%+64.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +12.7%+15.4%+18.1% +23.1%
5 years +18.2%+29.9%+69.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year +3.4%+5.4%+11.1% +11.0%
10 years +161.5%+216.7%+154.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year +10.1%+12.2%+9.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDKSSCIULTASPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.1%24.7%35.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 61.5%24.4%36.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.81-0.110.52 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.690.030.58 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.6%-28.6%-44.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.6%-6.1%-11.5% -1.8%
52-week high $239.17$87.73$706.82 $779.14
52-week low $121.11$68.77$450.75 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleDKSSCIULTA
P/E now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 16.7x 21.1xmedian 15.5x 22.2xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 0.5x 2.6xmedian 1.3x 2.1xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 9.0x 13.3xmedian 10.1x 13.9xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 53.6xmedian 16.5x 21.0xmedian 14.7x 23.3xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.7x 7.3xmedian 2.0x 10.1xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -2.10median 0.72 3.15median 0.35 6.30median 0.72

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsDKSSCIULTA
Revenue $21.15B $4.37B $12.96B
Gross profit $6.78B $1.14B $5.09B
Operating income $1.17B $977.34M $1.61B
Net income $838.83M $537.74M $1.21B
Free cash flow $239.41M $535.24M $1.15B
EPS (diluted) $9.31 $3.89 $28.10
Cash & equivalents $913.74M $260.41M $158.45M
Total debt $1.91B $5.30B $339.58M
Shares (diluted) 90.13M 138.33M 43.06M
Enterprise value $8.48B $10.35B $25.79B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricDKSSCIULTA
P/E 15.3x 21.1x 22.2x
P/FCF 53.6x 21.0x 23.3x
P/Operating cash flow 8.1x 10.8x 17.1x
P/S 0.6x 2.6x 2.1x
P/B 2.2x 7.3x 10.1x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 7.3x 11.0x
EV/EBITDA 7.8x 13.3x 13.9x
EV/EBIT 11.8x 16.7x 16.7x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 3.7x 2.1x
EV/FCF 57.8x 30.4x 23.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.7x 15.7x 17.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.10 3.15 6.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDKSSCIULTA
Revenue growth (1Y) 53.5% 2.9% 11.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.8% 2.6% 6.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 36.3% 1.4% 12.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.2% 2.3% 6.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -21.6% 2.8% 2.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.8% 4.8% -0.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -28.5% 0.5% 0.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -6.1% 3.1% -1.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -35.7% 3.9% 5.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -7.3% 6.7% 3.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.1% 3.2% 20.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 13.1% 4.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -48.5% -11.4% 20.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -39.3% 18.4% 5.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDKSSCIULTA
Gross margin 32.1% 26.0% 39.3%
EBITDA margin 8.4% 28.1% 14.9%
Operating margin 5.5% 22.4% 12.5%
Pretax margin 5.5% 16.5% 12.4%
Net margin 4.0% 12.3% 9.3%
FCF margin 1.1% 12.2% 8.9%
Operating cash flow margin 7.5% 23.7% 12.1%
Return on equity 14.8% 34.4% 46.6%
Return on assets 4.7% 2.8% 17.6%
Return on invested capital 11.1% 10.7% 42.9%
Return on capital employed 8.9% 5.4% 34.7%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.2x 1.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.9x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.4% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDKSSCIULTA
Debt / assets 10.4% 27.6% 4.9%
Debt / equity 0.3x 3.4x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 4.1x 0.1x
Debt / FCF 8.0x 9.9x 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 68.6% 92.0% 62.0%
Equity / assets 31.4% 8.0% 38.0%
Interest coverage 16.4x 3.8x –
Current ratio 1.5x 0.5x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.4x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.70 0.78 6.79

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDKSSCIULTA
Dividend yield 3.4% 1.7% –
Net buyback yield 1.4% 3.3% 4.5%
Shareholder yield 4.8% 5.0% 4.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 52.8% 35.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 184.9% 35.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 18.1% 6.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 18.0% 5.2% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusDKSSCIULTA
Forward P/E 13.2xFY2026 20.6xFY2026 22.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.93FY2026 $4.00FY2026 $27.98FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -17.2%FY2026 +3.9%FY2026 +9.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.8% +9.7% +20.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $21.45BFY2026 $4.72BFY2026 $13.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.5%FY2026 +9.4%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.8% +1.3% +13.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDKSSCIULTA
Held by institutions 77.2% 94.2% 97.9%
Institutions holding 788 552 1,016
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.5% +1.6% +0.5%
Institutions buying 416 231 434
Institutions selling 249 213 433
Buyers to sellers 1.67 1.08 1.00

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

DKSSCIULTA
DKS 1.00 0.05 0.26
SCI 0.05 1.00 0.17
ULTA 0.26 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DKS, SCI and ULTA?

Ulta Beauty (ULTA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dick'S Sporting Goods (DKS) $12.57B, Service Corp International (SCI) $11.36B, Ulta Beauty (ULTA) $26.92B.

Which stock is cheaper, DKS, SCI and ULTA?

Dick'S Sporting Goods (DKS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dick'S Sporting Goods (DKS) 15.0x, Service Corp International (SCI) 21.1x, Ulta Beauty (ULTA) 22.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dick'S Sporting Goods (DKS) is cheapest (Dick'S Sporting Goods (DKS) 13.2x, Service Corp International (SCI) 20.6x, Ulta Beauty (ULTA) 22.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Dick'S Sporting Goods (DKS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dick'S Sporting Goods (DKS) +53.5%, Service Corp International (SCI) +2.9%, Ulta Beauty (ULTA) +11.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Service Corp International (SCI) has the highest net margin (Dick'S Sporting Goods (DKS) 4.0%, Service Corp International (SCI) 12.3%, Ulta Beauty (ULTA) 9.3%). On return on invested capital, Ulta Beauty (ULTA) leads (Dick'S Sporting Goods (DKS) 11.1%, Service Corp International (SCI) 10.7%, Ulta Beauty (ULTA) 42.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ulta Beauty (ULTA) returned the most: Dick'S Sporting Goods (DKS) -35.9%, Service Corp International (SCI) +0.9%, Ulta Beauty (ULTA) +20.8%. Over five years, Ulta Beauty (ULTA) compounded fastest (Dick'S Sporting Goods (DKS) +3.4%/yr, Service Corp International (SCI) +5.4%/yr, Ulta Beauty (ULTA) +11.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dick'S Sporting Goods (DKS) has the highest dividend yield: Dick'S Sporting Goods (DKS) 0.04%, Service Corp International (SCI) 0.02%, Ulta Beauty (ULTA) 0.00%. Ulta Beauty (ULTA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Service Corp International (SCI) has been the steadiest (Dick'S Sporting Goods (DKS) 52.1%, Service Corp International (SCI) 24.7%, Ulta Beauty (ULTA) 35.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DKS, SCI and ULTA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ulta Beauty (ULTA) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.