Ulta Beauty (ULTA) Cash from Investing Activities (2010 - 2026)

Ulta Beauty (ULTA) posted Cash from Investing Activities of -$275.8 million for Q1 2026, down 188.58% on a QoQ basis from -$95.6 million in Q4 2025, and down 260.84% year-over-year from $171.5 million in Q1 2025.

Ulta Beauty (ULTA) Cash from Investing Activities (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ulta Beauty's Cash from Investing Activities history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$275.8 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Cash from Investing Activities fell 260.84% year-over-year to -$275.8 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was -$931.3 million (down 143.11% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at -$931.3 million, down 143.11% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities was -$275.8 million for Q1 2026 at Ulta Beauty, down from -$95.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cash from Investing Activities topped out at -$49.9 million in Q3 2022 and bottomed at -$473.5 million in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of -$125.8 million and a median of -$96.4 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Cash from Investing Activities.
  • Peak annual rise in Cash from Investing Activities reached 39.1% in 2025, while the deepest fall reached 384.16% in 2025.
  • Ulta Beauty's Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$85.3 million in 2022, then slipped by 28.36% to -$109.5 million in 2023, then decreased by 5.29% to -$115.3 million in 2024, then rose by 17.06% to -$95.6 million in 2025, then plunged by 188.58% to -$275.8 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ULTA's Cash from Investing Activities at -$275.8 million in Q1 2026, -$95.6 million in Q4 2025, and -$473.5 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Caseys General Stores 32.13 Bn 31.61 Bn 1.08 Bn -242.49 Mn
2 NaaS Technology 30.58 Bn 30.58 Bn - -
3 Williams Sonoma 28.34 Bn 27.33 Bn 1.10 Bn -80.90 Mn
4 Ulta Beauty 23.18 Bn 22.69 Bn 1.48 Bn -275.85 Mn
5 Best Buy 18.52 Bn 16.77 Bn 2.10 Bn -160.00 Mn
6 Dick'S Sporting Goods 16.59 Bn 15.24 Bn 1.77 Bn -393.20 Mn
7 MINISO Group Holding 16.05 Bn 14.98 Bn 414.86 Mn -
8 Tractor Supply 15.89 Bn 15.66 Bn 1.30 Bn -171.34 Mn
9 Five Below 12.09 Bn 11.16 Bn 696.98 Mn -64.51 Mn
10 Murphy USA 11.42 Bn 11.30 Bn -3.64 Bn -98.50 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 -275.85 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 -275.85 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 -95.59 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 -95.59 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 -473.53 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 -473.53 Mn
May 3, 2025 -86.38 Mn
May 3, 2025 -86.38 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 -76.45 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 -76.45 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 -115.25 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 -115.25 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 -97.81 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 -97.81 Mn
May 4, 2024 -93.59 Mn
May 4, 2024 -93.59 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 -125.53 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 -125.53 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 -109.47 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 -109.47 Mn