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

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

Ulta Beauty's (ULTA) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $38.4 million in Q3 2026, up 96.46% on a YoY basis from $19.6 million in Q3 2025, and down 81.12% quarter-over-quarter from $203.6 million in Q2 2026.

Analysis

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

Ulta Beauty (ULTA) has reported Free Cash Flow for 17 consecutive years, with $38.4 million the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q3 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 96.46% year-over-year to $38.4 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Aug 2026 stood at $1.1 billion (up 20.73% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $1.1 billion, up 10.77% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow slipped to $38.4 million in Q3 2026 per ULTA's latest filing, from $203.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $994.0 million in Q1 2024 and bottomed at -$177.1 million in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $266.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $104.3 million in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Free Cash Flow slumped 249.25% in 2023, then jumped 260.46% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at -$50.7 million in 2022, then plunged by 249.25% to -$177.1 million in 2023, then increased by 3.39% to -$171.1 million in 2024, then surged by 52.28% to -$81.6 million in 2025, then jumped by 147.09% to $38.4 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods registered $38.4 million, $203.6 million, and $989.0 million for Q3 2026, Q2 2026, and Q1 2026 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Ulta Beauty 23.16 Bn 22.94 Bn 1.19 Bn 38.44 Mn
2 Best Buy 19.53 Bn 17.27 Bn 2.34 Bn 737.00 Mn
3 Dick'S Sporting Goods 10.76 Bn 9.84 Bn 1.94 Bn 133.03 Mn
4 GameStop 10.16 Bn 5.10 Bn 345.00 Mn 60.70 Mn
5 Signet Jewelers 3.88 Bn 3.35 Bn 602.40 Mn 30.80 Mn
6 Academy Sports & Outdoors 3.00 Bn 2.70 Bn 665.90 Mn 116.06 Mn
7 National Vision Holdings 1.33 Bn 1.30 Bn 290.43 Mn -
8 Gold.com 1.32 Bn 490.26 Mn 110.30 Mn 1.07 Bn
9 Winmark 1.02 Bn 997.85 Mn 21.15 Mn 8.53 Mn
10 Barnes & Noble Education 369.06 Mn 361.25 Mn 57.05 Mn -56.40 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Aug 1, 2026 38.44 Mn
May 2, 2026 203.62 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 989.03 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 -81.63 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 19.57 Mn
May 3, 2025 140.99 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 962.64 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 -171.07 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 104.26 Mn
May 4, 2024 68.32 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 994.02 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 -177.08 Mn
Jul 29, 2023 28.93 Mn
Apr 29, 2023 195.14 Mn
Jan 28, 2023 800.32 Mn
Oct 29, 2022 -50.70 Mn
Jul 30, 2022 64.94 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 355.23 Mn
Jan 29, 2022 580.64 Mn
Oct 30, 2021 -37.67 Mn