Ulta Beauty (ULTA) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)

Ulta Beauty (ULTA) posted Free Cash Flow of $834.2 million for Q1 2026, up 4228.65% on a QoQ basis from -$20.2 million in Q4 2025, and down 13.34% year-over-year from $962.6 million in Q1 2025.

Ulta Beauty (ULTA) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ulta Beauty's Free Cash Flow history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $834.2 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 13.34% year-over-year to $834.2 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $1.1 billion (up 10.77% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $1.1 billion, up 10.77% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $834.2 million for Q1 2026 at Ulta Beauty, up from -$20.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $962.6 million in Q1 2025 and bottomed at -$303.3 million in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $298.0 million and a median of $191.7 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Peak annual rise in Free Cash Flow reached 581.62% in 2024, while the deepest fall reached 479.05% in 2024.
  • Ulta Beauty's Free Cash Flow stood at $119.3 million in 2022, then slumped by 32.92% to $80.0 million in 2023, then sank by 479.05% to -$303.3 million in 2024, then soared by 93.34% to -$20.2 million in 2025, then jumped by 4228.65% to $834.2 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ULTA's Free Cash Flow at $834.2 million in Q1 2026, -$20.2 million in Q4 2025, and $62.3 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Caseys General Stores 32.13 Bn 31.61 Bn 1.08 Bn 385.98 Mn
2 NaaS Technology 30.58 Bn 30.58 Bn - -
3 Williams Sonoma 28.34 Bn 27.33 Bn 1.10 Bn 772.38 Mn
4 Ulta Beauty 23.18 Bn 22.69 Bn 1.48 Bn 834.24 Mn
5 Best Buy 18.52 Bn 16.77 Bn 2.10 Bn 215.00 Mn
6 Dick'S Sporting Goods 16.59 Bn 15.24 Bn 1.77 Bn 1.65 Bn
7 MINISO Group Holding 16.05 Bn 14.98 Bn 414.86 Mn -
8 Tractor Supply 15.89 Bn 15.66 Bn 1.30 Bn -111.49 Mn
9 Five Below 12.09 Bn 11.16 Bn 696.98 Mn 400.11 Mn
10 Murphy USA 11.42 Bn 11.30 Bn -3.64 Bn 221.70 Mn

Historic Data

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Jan 31, 2026 834.24 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 834.24 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 -20.21 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 -20.21 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 62.27 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 62.27 Mn
May 3, 2025 191.65 Mn
May 3, 2025 191.65 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 962.64 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 962.64 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 -303.30 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 -303.30 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 197.16 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 197.16 Mn
May 4, 2024 107.65 Mn
May 4, 2024 107.65 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 736.92 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 736.92 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 80.02 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 80.02 Mn