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

Ulta Beauty (ULTA) Cost of Revenue (2010 - 2026)

Ulta Beauty's (ULTA) quarterly Cost of Revenue came in at $1.8 billion in Q3 2026, up 8.96% on a YoY basis from $1.7 billion in Q3 2025, and down 2.51% quarter-over-quarter from $1.9 billion in Q2 2026.

Analysis

Ulta Beauty (ULTA) Cost of Revenue (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ulta Beauty (ULTA) has reported Cost of Revenue for 17 consecutive years, with $1.8 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q3 2026, Cost of Revenue rose 8.96% year-over-year to $1.8 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Aug 2026 stood at $7.9 billion (up 10.58% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $7.5 billion, up 9.25% from the prior year.
  • Cost of Revenue declined to $1.8 billion in Q3 2026 per ULTA's latest filing, from $1.9 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cost of Revenue topped out at $2.4 billion in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $1.4 billion in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, Cost of Revenue has averaged $1.7 billion across 5 years, with a median of $1.7 billion in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Cost of Revenue gained 19.22% in 2022, then dropped 2.7% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Cost of Revenue stood at $1.4 billion in 2022, then climbed by 8.79% to $1.5 billion in 2023, then grew by 1.84% to $1.5 billion in 2024, then gained by 11.64% to $1.7 billion in 2025, then grew by 8.62% to $1.8 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Cost of Revenue over the past three periods registered $1.8 billion, $1.9 billion, and $2.4 billion for Q3 2026, Q2 2026, and Q1 2026 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cost of Rev (Qtr)
1 Ulta Beauty 23.16 Bn 22.94 Bn 1.19 Bn 1.85 Bn
2 Best Buy 19.53 Bn 17.27 Bn 2.34 Bn 7.44 Bn
3 Dick'S Sporting Goods 10.76 Bn 9.84 Bn 1.94 Bn 3.64 Bn
4 GameStop 10.16 Bn 5.10 Bn 345.00 Mn 445.20 Mn
5 Signet Jewelers 3.88 Bn 3.35 Bn 602.40 Mn 925.70 Mn
6 Academy Sports & Outdoors 3.00 Bn 2.70 Bn 665.90 Mn 981.38 Mn
7 National Vision Holdings 1.33 Bn 1.30 Bn 290.43 Mn 208.37 Mn
8 Gold.com 1.32 Bn 490.26 Mn 110.30 Mn 4.89 Bn
9 Winmark 1.02 Bn 997.85 Mn 21.15 Mn 818,500.00
10 Barnes & Noble Education 369.06 Mn 361.25 Mn 57.05 Mn 233.55 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Aug 1, 2026 1.85 Bn
May 2, 2026 1.90 Bn
Jan 31, 2026 2.41 Bn
Nov 1, 2025 1.70 Bn
Aug 2, 2025 1.70 Bn
May 3, 2025 1.73 Bn
Feb 1, 2025 2.15 Bn
Nov 2, 2024 1.52 Bn
Aug 3, 2024 1.57 Bn
May 4, 2024 1.66 Bn
Feb 3, 2024 2.21 Bn
Oct 28, 2023 1.50 Bn
Jul 29, 2023 1.54 Bn
Apr 29, 2023 1.58 Bn
Jan 28, 2023 2.01 Bn
Oct 29, 2022 1.38 Bn
Jul 30, 2022 1.37 Bn
Apr 30, 2022 1.40 Bn
Jan 29, 2022 1.70 Bn
Oct 30, 2021 1.21 Bn