Ulta Beauty (ULTA) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026)

Ulta Beauty (ULTA) reported FCF Margin of 35.64% for Q1 2026, down 206.0% on a YoY basis from 33.62% in Q1 2025, and up 1347.45% quarter-over-quarter from 2.86% in Q4 2025.

Ulta Beauty (ULTA) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ulta Beauty has reported FCF Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 35.64% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Margin fell 206.0% year-over-year to 35.64%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at 11.85% (up 20.0% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 11.85%, up 20.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 35.64%, up from 2.86% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Margin was 37.69% in Q1 2025, with the low at 11.99% in Q4 2024.
  • Historically, FCF Margin has averaged 10.53% across 5 years, with a median of 6.73% in 2025.
  • The largest YoY upside for FCF Margin was 1171 bps in 2024 against a maximum downside of 1520 bps in 2024.
  • Ulta Beauty's FCF Margin stood at 1.76% in 2022, then jumped by 82 bps to 3.21% in 2023, then tumbled by 473 bps to 11.99% in 2024, then surged by 76 bps to 2.86% in 2025, then soared by 1347 bps to 35.64% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 35.64% (Q1 2026), 2.86% (Q4 2025), and 1.12% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Caseys General Stores 27.84 Bn 27.38 Bn 1.01 Bn -2.99%
2 Williams Sonoma 24.59 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.10 Bn 32.77%
3 Ulta Beauty 20.75 Bn 20.25 Bn 1.48 Bn 35.64%
4 Dick'S Sporting Goods 17.81 Bn 16.45 Bn 1.77 Bn 1.17%
5 Tractor Supply 15.90 Bn 15.67 Bn 1.30 Bn -3.10%
6 Best Buy 15.61 Bn 13.87 Bn 2.10 Bn 2.41%
7 NaaS Technology 14.72 Bn 14.70 Bn - -
8 Five Below 10.27 Bn 9.34 Bn 696.98 Mn 23.15%
9 Murphy USA 10.20 Bn 10.08 Bn 3.98 Bn 4.60%
10 GameStop 9.92 Bn 905.02 Mn 386.80 Mn 16.97%

Historic Data

Download Data
DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 35.64%
Nov 1, 2025 -2.86%
Aug 2, 2025 -1.12%
May 3, 2025 6.73%
Feb 1, 2025 37.69%
Nov 2, 2024 -11.99%
Aug 3, 2024 7.73%
May 4, 2024 3.95%
Feb 3, 2024 31.24%
Oct 28, 2023 3.21%
Jul 29, 2023 -2.02%
Apr 29, 2023 10.45%
Jan 28, 2023 19.53%
Oct 29, 2022 1.76%
Jul 30, 2022 4.33%
Apr 30, 2022 17.00%
Jan 29, 2022 17.78%
Oct 30, 2021 2.89%
Jul 31, 2021 2.47%
May 1, 2021 15.24%