Ulta Beauty (ULTA) Change in Inventory (2010 - 2026)

Ulta Beauty (ULTA) reported Change in Inventory of -$566.9 million for Q1 2026, down 42.8% on a YoY basis from -$991.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 268.42% quarter-over-quarter from $336.6 million in Q4 2025.

Ulta Beauty (ULTA) Change in Inventory (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ulta Beauty has reported Change in Inventory for 17 years, with the latest figure at -$566.9 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Change in Inventory fell 42.8% year-over-year to -$566.9 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at $135.8 million (down 39.93% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $135.8 million, down 39.93% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory for Q1 2026 stood at -$566.9 million, down from $336.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Change in Inventory was $505.8 million in Q4 2023, with the low at -$579.2 million in Q1 2024.
  • Historically, Change in Inventory has averaged $11.0 million across 5 years, with a median of $95.6 million in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Change in Inventory tumbled 61.51% — and 2025, when it soared 130.67%.
  • Ulta Beauty's Change in Inventory stood at $448.5 million in 2022, then grew by 12.76% to $505.8 million in 2023, then retreated by 27.46% to $366.9 million in 2024, then decreased by 8.26% to $336.6 million in 2025, then plunged by 268.42% to -$566.9 million in 2026.
  • The last three Change in Inventory figures came in at -$566.9 million (Q1 2026), $336.6 million (Q4 2025), and $212.8 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Caseys General Stores 28.23 Bn 27.77 Bn 1.01 Bn -9.52 Mn
2 Williams Sonoma 25.94 Bn 24.92 Bn 1.10 Bn -70.19 Mn
3 Ulta Beauty 21.42 Bn 20.93 Bn 1.48 Bn -566.88 Mn
4 Dick'S Sporting Goods 18.30 Bn 16.95 Bn 1.77 Bn -752.33 Mn
5 Best Buy 15.81 Bn 14.06 Bn 2.10 Bn 367.00 Mn
6 Tractor Supply 15.78 Bn 15.56 Bn 1.30 Bn 499.52 Mn
7 NaaS Technology 14.29 Bn 14.27 Bn - -
8 Five Below 10.51 Bn 9.58 Bn 696.98 Mn -265.65 Mn
9 Murphy USA 10.28 Bn 10.16 Bn 3.98 Bn -
10 GameStop 9.98 Bn 965.44 Mn 386.80 Mn -229.20 Mn

Historic Data

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Jan 31, 2026 -566.88 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 -566.88 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 336.59 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 336.59 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 212.79 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 212.79 Mn
May 3, 2025 153.31 Mn
May 3, 2025 153.31 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 -396.97 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 -396.97 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 366.90 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 366.90 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 92.25 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 92.25 Mn
May 4, 2024 163.90 Mn
May 4, 2024 163.90 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 -579.17 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 -579.17 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 505.77 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 505.77 Mn