Ulta Beauty (ULTA) Change in Inventory (2010 - 2026)
Ulta Beauty (ULTA) posted Change in Inventory of -$566.9 million for Q1 2026, down 268.42% on a QoQ basis from $336.6 million in Q4 2025, and down 42.8% year-over-year from -$991.0 million in Q1 2025.
Ulta Beauty (ULTA) Change in Inventory (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ulta Beauty's Change in Inventory history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$566.9 million for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Change in Inventory fell 42.8% year-over-year to -$566.9 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $135.8 million (down 39.93% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $135.8 million, down 39.93% from the prior year.
- Change in Inventory was -$566.9 million for Q1 2026 at Ulta Beauty, down from $336.6 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Change in Inventory topped out at $505.8 million in Q4 2023 and bottomed at -$579.2 million in Q1 2024.
- A 5-year average of $11.0 million and a median of $95.6 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Change in Inventory.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Change in Inventory slumped 61.51% — and 2025, when it soared 130.67%.
- Ulta Beauty's Change in Inventory stood at $448.5 million in 2022, then rose by 12.76% to $505.8 million in 2023, then slipped by 27.46% to $366.9 million in 2024, then dropped by 8.26% to $336.6 million in 2025, then slumped by 268.42% to -$566.9 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows ULTA's Change in Inventory at -$566.9 million in Q1 2026, $336.6 million in Q4 2025, and $212.8 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change in Inventory (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caseys General Stores | 32.35 Bn | 31.83 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 115.02 Mn |
| 2 | NaaS Technology | 30.76 Bn | 30.76 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Williams Sonoma | 28.07 Bn | 27.05 Bn | 1.10 Bn | -70.19 Mn |
| 4 | Ulta Beauty | 22.98 Bn | 22.49 Bn | 1.48 Bn | -566.88 Mn |
| 5 | Best Buy | 18.17 Bn | 16.42 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 367.00 Mn |
| 6 | Dick'S Sporting Goods | 16.47 Bn | 15.12 Bn | 1.77 Bn | -752.33 Mn |
| 7 | Tractor Supply | 15.98 Bn | 15.76 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 499.52 Mn |
| 8 | MINISO Group Holding | 15.79 Bn | 14.72 Bn | 414.86 Mn | - |
| 9 | Five Below | 11.82 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 696.98 Mn | -265.65 Mn |
| 10 | Murphy USA | 11.28 Bn | 11.16 Bn | -3.64 Bn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |