Ulta Beauty (ULTA) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2026)
Ulta Beauty's EBIT Margin came in at 12.51% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 0.14 percentage points from 12.37% a year earlier but down 1.66 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Ulta Beauty (ULTA) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Aug 1, 2026, Ulta Beauty reported EBIT Margin of 12.46%, down 1.11 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it was 12.37%, down 1.48 percentage points from FY2025.
- EBIT Margin has declined in each of the last three fiscal years, though with a five-year change of +8.52 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, EBIT Margin was 13.85% in FY2025 (-1.12 pp), 14.97% in FY2024 (-1.08 pp), 16.05% in FY2023 (+1.02 pp) and 15.03% in FY2022 (+11.18 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly EBIT Margin is 10.83% (fiscal Q3 2026) to 18.66% (fiscal Q1 2023).
- Year-over-year, EBIT Margin increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.70 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in EBIT Margin over five years came in fiscal Q3 2022 (a gain of 7.72 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q2 2025 (a drop of 2.58 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows ULTA's EBIT Margin at 14.17% (Q1 2027), 12.23% (Q4 2026) and 10.83% (Q3 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,659.84 Bn | 2,176.54 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 13.69% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 287.59 Bn | 280.83 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 14.29% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 147.38 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 13.09% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 105.03 Bn | 97.99 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 13.67% |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 74.93 Bn | 57.86 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 17.62% |
| 6 | Target | 71.05 Bn | 65.64 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 9.65% |
| 7 | O Reilly Automotive | 70.25 Bn | 69.33 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 20.15% |
| 8 | Carvana | 69.96 Bn | 61.56 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 9.22% |
| 9 | Autozone | 46.92 Bn | 45.82 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 19.08% |
| 10 | Ulta Beauty | 23.45 Bn | 22.32 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 12.51% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 12.51% |
| May 2, 2026 | 14.17% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 12.23% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 10.83% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 12.37% |
| May 3, 2025 | 14.11% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 14.80% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 12.59% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 12.90% |
| May 4, 2024 | 14.71% |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 14.55% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 13.15% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 15.48% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 16.78% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 13.87% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 15.47% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 17.04% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 18.66% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 13.76% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 14.24% |
Ulta Beauty EBIT Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit-margin&ticker=ULTA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "ticker": "ULTA", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit-margin&ticker=ULTA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();