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 Operations (2010 - 2026)

Ulta Beauty's (ULTA) quarterly Cash from Operations came in at $119.7 million in Q3 2026, up 24.01% on a YoY basis from $96.5 million in Q3 2025, and down 54.3% quarter-over-quarter from $261.9 million in Q2 2026.

Analysis

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

Ulta Beauty (ULTA) has reported Cash from Operations for 17 consecutive years, with $119.7 million the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q3 2026, Cash from Operations rose 24.01% year-over-year to $119.7 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Aug 2026 stood at $1.6 billion (up 20.95% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $1.5 billion, up 12.26% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Operations retreated to $119.7 million in Q3 2026 per ULTA's latest filing, from $261.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cash from Operations topped out at $1.2 billion in Q1 2026 and bottomed at -$70.8 million in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Cash from Operations has averaged $359.2 million across 5 years, with a median of $199.5 million in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Cash from Operations jumped 143.67% in 2022, then sank 316.11% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Cash from Operations stood at $32.8 million in 2022, then tumbled by 316.11% to -$70.8 million in 2023, then rose by 19.72% to -$56.8 million in 2024, then jumped by 109.92% to $5.6 million in 2025, then surged by 2021.89% to $119.7 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Cash from Operations over the past three periods registered $119.7 million, $261.9 million, and $1.2 billion for Q3 2026, Q2 2026, and Q1 2026 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Operations (Qtr)
1 Ulta Beauty 23.16 Bn 22.94 Bn 1.19 Bn 119.70 Mn
2 Best Buy 19.53 Bn 17.27 Bn 2.34 Bn 921.00 Mn
3 Dick'S Sporting Goods 10.76 Bn 9.84 Bn 1.94 Bn 515.76 Mn
4 GameStop 10.16 Bn 5.10 Bn 345.00 Mn 62.40 Mn
5 Signet Jewelers 3.88 Bn 3.35 Bn 602.40 Mn 71.20 Mn
6 Academy Sports & Outdoors 3.00 Bn 2.70 Bn 665.90 Mn 188.42 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 1.07 Bn
9 Winmark 1.02 Bn 997.85 Mn 21.15 Mn 10.73 Mn
10 Barnes & Noble Education 369.06 Mn 361.25 Mn 57.05 Mn -52.87 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Aug 1, 2026 119.70 Mn
May 2, 2026 261.89 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 1.18 Bn
Nov 1, 2025 5.64 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 96.52 Mn
May 3, 2025 220.02 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 1.04 Bn
Nov 2, 2024 -56.84 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 199.54 Mn
May 4, 2024 159.34 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 1.12 Bn
Oct 28, 2023 -70.80 Mn
Jul 29, 2023 123.91 Mn
Apr 29, 2023 304.90 Mn
Jan 28, 2023 908.49 Mn
Oct 29, 2022 32.76 Mn
Jul 30, 2022 114.36 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 426.30 Mn
Jan 29, 2022 644.41 Mn
Oct 30, 2021 13.44 Mn