Growth Metrics

Ulta Beauty (ULTA) Gross Margin (2016 - 2026)

Ulta Beauty filings provide 17 years of Gross Margin readings, the most recent being 38.06% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin fell 18.0% to 38.06% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Jan 2026 was 39.1%, a 26.0% increase, with the full-year FY2026 number at 39.1%, up 26.0% from a year prior.
  • Gross Margin hit 38.06% in Q1 2026 for Ulta Beauty, down from 40.44% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 41.17% in Q4 2022 to a low of 37.58% in Q1 2023.
  • Median Gross Margin over the past 5 years was 39.25% (2024), compared with a mean of 39.18%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Gross Margin: skyrocketed 257bps in 2022 and later tumbled -131bps in 2023.
  • Ulta Beauty's Gross Margin stood at 41.17% in 2022, then fell by -3bps to 39.86% in 2023, then fell by 0bps to 39.75% in 2024, then increased by 2bps to 40.44% in 2025, then fell by -6bps to 38.06% in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Gross Margin were 38.06% (Q1 2026), 40.44% (Q4 2025), and 39.15% (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.