Growth Metrics

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

Ulta Beauty's Free Cash Flow history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at $1.4 billion for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 5.68% year-over-year to $1.4 billion; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached $1.5 billion, up 11.56%, while the annual FY2026 figure was $1.5 billion, 11.56% up from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow reached $1.4 billion in Q1 2026 per ULTA's latest filing, 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.
  • Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $344.3 million, with a median of $191.7 million recorded in 2025.
  • The largest YoY upside for Free Cash Flow was 485.02% in 2024 against a maximum downside of 479.05% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it 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.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for ULTA's Free Cash Flow are $1.4 billion (Q1 2026), -$81.6 million (Q4 2025), and -$31.1 million (Q3 2025).