Ulta Beauty ULTA
NASDAQ ULTA
$540.98 -2.75 (-0.51%)
At close: Sep 18, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Ulta Beauty's (ULTA) quarterly Cash from Investing Activities came in at -$85.8 million in Q3 2026, up 81.89% on a YoY basis from -$47.1 million in Q3 2025, and down 77.82% quarter-over-quarter from -$48.2 million in Q2 2026.

Analysis

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

Ulta Beauty (ULTA) has reported Cash from Investing Activities for 17 consecutive years, with -$85.8 million the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q3 2026, Cash from Investing Activities rose 81.89% year-over-year to -$85.8 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Aug 2026 stood at -$505.4 million (up 32.76% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was -$931.3 million, down 143.11% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities eased to -$85.8 million in Q3 2026 per ULTA's latest filing, from -$48.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cash from Investing Activities topped out at -$48.2 million in Q2 2026 and bottomed at -$473.5 million in Q3 2025.
  • Historically, Cash from Investing Activities has averaged -$119.6 million across 5 years, with a median of -$95.6 million in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Cash from Investing Activities sank 384.16% in 2025, then surged 81.89% in 2026.
  • Over 5 years, 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 increased by 10.29% to -$85.8 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Cash from Investing Activities over the past three periods registered -$85.8 million, -$48.2 million, and -$275.8 million for Q3 2026, Q2 2026, and Q1 2026 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Ulta Beauty 23.16 Bn 22.94 Bn 1.19 Bn -85.76 Mn
2 Best Buy 19.53 Bn 17.27 Bn 2.34 Bn -179.00 Mn
3 Dick'S Sporting Goods 10.76 Bn 9.84 Bn 1.94 Bn -393.09 Mn
4 GameStop 10.16 Bn 5.10 Bn 345.00 Mn -2.61 Bn
5 Signet Jewelers 3.88 Bn 3.35 Bn 602.40 Mn -42.20 Mn
6 Academy Sports & Outdoors 3.00 Bn 2.70 Bn 665.90 Mn -72.47 Mn
7 National Vision Holdings 1.33 Bn 1.30 Bn 290.43 Mn -
8 Gold.com 1.32 Bn 490.26 Mn 110.30 Mn -26.43 Mn
9 Winmark 1.02 Bn 997.85 Mn 21.15 Mn -2.25 Mn
10 Barnes & Noble Education 369.06 Mn 361.25 Mn 57.05 Mn -3.53 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Aug 1, 2026 -85.76 Mn
May 2, 2026 -48.23 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 -275.85 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 -95.59 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 -473.53 Mn
May 3, 2025 -86.38 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 -76.45 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 -115.25 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 -97.81 Mn
May 4, 2024 -93.59 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 -125.53 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 -109.47 Mn
Jul 29, 2023 -96.36 Mn
Apr 29, 2023 -110.08 Mn
Jan 28, 2023 -107.56 Mn
Oct 29, 2022 -85.28 Mn
Jul 30, 2022 -49.88 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 -71.87 Mn
Jan 29, 2022 -68.07 Mn
Oct 30, 2021 -51.11 Mn