Ulta Beauty (ULTA) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026)
Ulta Beauty (ULTA) reported FCF Margin of 1.27% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 0.56 percentage points from 0.70% a year earlier but down 5.17 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Ulta Beauty (ULTA) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Aug 1, 2026, Ulta Beauty's FCF Margin came in at 8.87%, up 0.70 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it was 8.62%, up 0.08 percentage points from FY2025.
- FCF Margin has a five-year change of -2.09 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, FCF Margin came in at 8.54% in FY2025 (-0.75 pp), 9.29% in FY2024 (-2.17 pp), 11.46% in FY2023 (+1.18 pp) and 10.28% in FY2022 (-0.43 pp).
- Five-year quarterly FCF Margin spans a low of -7.11% in fiscal Q3 2024 and a high of 27.97% in fiscal Q4 2024.
- Year over year, FCF Margin gained in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.35 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year FCF Margin in five years was fiscal Q3 2026 (a gain of 3.90 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q3 2022 (a drop of 14.99 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 came in at 6.44% (Q1 2027), 25.37% (Q4 2026) and -2.86% (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,686.58 Bn | 2,203.28 Bn | 104.83 Bn | -4.40% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 283.87 Bn | 277.11 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 9.42% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 145.82 Bn | 123.36 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 11.39% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 103.43 Bn | 96.39 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 12.01% |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 74.61 Bn | 57.54 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 9.97% |
| 6 | Target | 71.16 Bn | 65.74 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 9.17% |
| 7 | O Reilly Automotive | 69.71 Bn | 68.80 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 14.29% |
| 8 | Carvana | 68.78 Bn | 60.38 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 2.54% |
| 9 | Autozone | 46.23 Bn | 45.13 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 9.43% |
| 10 | Ulta Beauty | 23.38 Bn | 22.24 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 1.27% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 1.27% |
| May 2, 2026 | 6.44% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 25.37% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | -2.86% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 0.70% |
| May 3, 2025 | 4.95% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 27.60% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | -6.76% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 4.09% |
| May 4, 2024 | 2.51% |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 27.97% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | -7.11% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 1.14% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 7.41% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 24.80% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | -2.17% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 2.83% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 15.14% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 21.27% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | -1.89% |
Ulta Beauty FCF 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
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=ULTA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-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=fcf-margin&ticker=ULTA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();