Ulta Beauty ULTA
NASDAQ ULTA
$521.46 +6.32 (+1.23%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Ulta Beauty's (ULTA) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $834.2 million in Q1 2026, down 13.34% YoY from $962.6 million in Q1 2025, and up 4228.65% on a QoQ basis from -$20.2 million in Q4 2025.

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

Ulta Beauty (ULTA) has 17 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $834.2 million in 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 advanced to $834.2 million in Q1 2026, from -$20.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $962.6 million in Q1 2025 to a low of -$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.
  • The widest YoY moves for Free Cash Flow: up 581.62% in 2024, down 479.05% in 2024.
  • Tracing ULTA's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $119.3 million in 2022, then plunged by 32.92% to $80.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 479.05% to -$303.3 million in 2024, then jumped by 93.34% to -$20.2 million in 2025, then surged by 4228.65% to $834.2 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $834.2 million (Q1 2026), -$20.2 million (Q4 2025), and $62.3 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Caseys General Stores 30.86 Bn 30.34 Bn 1.08 Bn 207.43 Mn
2 Williams Sonoma 28.83 Bn 27.81 Bn 1.10 Bn 515.99 Mn
3 Ulta Beauty 22.86 Bn 22.64 Bn 1.27 Bn 203.62 Mn
4 Tractor Supply 18.25 Bn 18.02 Bn 1.68 Bn 328.91 Mn
5 Best Buy 18.12 Bn 16.37 Bn 2.10 Bn 215.00 Mn
6 Dick'S Sporting Goods 16.18 Bn 15.18 Bn 1.68 Bn -84.23 Mn
7 Five Below 13.82 Bn 12.71 Bn 478.64 Mn 190.04 Mn
8 Murphy USA 10.46 Bn 10.28 Bn 746.50 Mn 123.30 Mn
9 Bath & Body Works 4.03 Bn 3.08 Bn 1.24 Bn 814.00 Mn
10 MINISO Group Holding 3.38 Bn 2.41 Bn 414.86 Mn -

Historic Data

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May 2, 2026 203.62 Mn
May 2, 2026 203.62 Mn
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