Ulta Beauty (ULTA) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)

Ulta Beauty (ULTA) posted Gross Margin of 38.06% for Q1 2026, down 5.89% on a QoQ basis from 40.44% in Q4 2025, and down 18.0% year-over-year from 46.41% in Q1 2025.

Ulta Beauty (ULTA) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ulta Beauty's Gross Margin history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 38.06% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin fell 18.0% year-over-year to 38.06% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 39.1% (up 26.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 39.1%, up 26.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 38.06% for Q1 2026 at Ulta Beauty, down from 40.44% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 41.17% in Q4 2022 and bottomed at 37.58% in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 39.18% and a median of 39.25% in 2024 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Gross Margin surged 257 bps — and 2023, when it tumbled 131 bps.
  • Ulta Beauty's Gross Margin stood at 41.17% in 2022, then slipped by 3 bps to 39.86% in 2023, then fell by 0 bps to 39.75% in 2024, then increased by 2 bps to 40.44% in 2025, then slipped by 6 bps to 38.06% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ULTA's Gross Margin at 38.06% in Q1 2026, 40.44% in Q4 2025, and 39.15% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Caseys General Stores 32.13 Bn 31.61 Bn 1.08 Bn 23.63%
2 NaaS Technology 30.58 Bn 30.58 Bn - -
3 Williams Sonoma 28.34 Bn 27.33 Bn 1.10 Bn 46.87%
4 Ulta Beauty 23.18 Bn 22.69 Bn 1.48 Bn 38.06%
5 Best Buy 18.52 Bn 16.77 Bn 2.10 Bn 23.52%
6 Dick'S Sporting Goods 16.59 Bn 15.24 Bn 1.77 Bn 28.43%
7 MINISO Group Holding 16.05 Bn 14.98 Bn 414.86 Mn 46.39%
8 Tractor Supply 15.89 Bn 15.66 Bn 1.30 Bn 36.22%
9 Five Below 12.09 Bn 11.16 Bn 696.98 Mn 40.32%
10 Murphy USA 11.42 Bn 11.30 Bn -3.64 Bn -644.25%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 38.06%
Nov 1, 2025 40.44%
Aug 2, 2025 39.15%
May 3, 2025 39.12%
Feb 1, 2025 38.24%
Nov 2, 2024 39.75%
Aug 3, 2024 38.33%
May 4, 2024 39.25%
Feb 3, 2024 37.72%
Oct 28, 2023 39.86%
Jul 29, 2023 39.28%
Apr 29, 2023 40.04%
Jan 28, 2023 37.58%
Oct 29, 2022 41.17%
Jul 30, 2022 40.41%
Apr 30, 2022 40.11%
Jan 29, 2022 37.64%
Oct 30, 2021 39.56%
Jul 31, 2021 40.56%
May 1, 2021 38.88%