Growth Metrics

Ulta Beauty (ULTA) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Ulta Beauty filings provide 17 years of Free Cash Flow readings, the most recent being $1.4 billion for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow rose 5.68% to $1.4 billion in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Jan 2026 was $1.5 billion, a 11.56% increase, with the full-year FY2026 number at $1.5 billion, up 11.56% from a year prior.
  • Free Cash Flow hit $1.4 billion in Q1 2026 for Ulta Beauty, up from -$81.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $1.4 billion in Q1 2026 to a low of -$303.3 million in Q4 2024.
  • Median Free Cash Flow over the past 5 years was $191.7 million (2025), compared with a mean of $344.3 million.
  • The widest YoY moves for Free Cash Flow: up 485.02% in 2024, down 479.05% in 2024.
  • Ulta Beauty's Free Cash Flow stood at $41.2 million in 2022, then surged by 94.08% to $80.0 million in 2023, then plummeted by 479.05% to -$303.3 million in 2024, then surged by 73.08% to -$81.6 million in 2025, then surged by 1801.77% to $1.4 billion in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Free Cash Flow were $1.4 billion (Q1 2026), -$81.6 million (Q4 2025), and -$31.1 million (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.