Ulta Beauty ULTA
NASDAQ ULTA
$540.98 -2.75 (-0.51%)
At close: Sep 18, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Ulta Beauty's (ULTA) quarterly Net Cash Flow came in at -$7.6 million in Q3 2026, up 96.44% on a YoY basis from -$3.8 million in Q3 2025, and up 97.07% quarter-over-quarter from -$257.8 million in Q2 2026.

Analysis

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

Ulta Beauty (ULTA) has reported Net Cash Flow for 17 consecutive years, with -$7.6 million the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q3 2026, Net Cash Flow rose 96.44% year-over-year to -$7.6 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Aug 2026 stood at -$84.1 million (up 50.89% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was -$279.2 million, down 340.48% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow grew to -$7.6 million in Q3 2026 per ULTA's latest filing, from -$257.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Net Cash Flow topped out at $644.8 million in Q1 2024 and bottomed at -$266.8 million in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Net Cash Flow has averaged -$23.5 million across 5 years, with a median of -$173.5 million in 2022.
  • The widest YoY moves for Net Cash Flow: up 380.85% in 2023, down 145.5% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Net Cash Flow stood at -$183.6 million in 2022, then plunged by 45.33% to -$266.8 million in 2023, then gained by 11.48% to -$236.2 million in 2024, then surged by 83.99% to -$37.8 million in 2025, then jumped by 80.04% to -$7.6 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Net Cash Flow over the past three periods registered -$7.6 million, -$257.8 million, and $219.0 million for Q3 2026, Q2 2026, and Q1 2026 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Ulta Beauty 23.16 Bn 22.94 Bn 1.19 Bn -7.55 Mn
2 Best Buy 19.53 Bn 17.27 Bn 2.34 Bn 501.00 Mn
3 Dick'S Sporting Goods 10.76 Bn 9.84 Bn 1.94 Bn -82.52 Mn
4 GameStop 10.16 Bn 5.10 Bn 345.00 Mn -2.55 Bn
5 Signet Jewelers 3.88 Bn 3.35 Bn 602.40 Mn -72.30 Mn
6 Academy Sports & Outdoors 3.00 Bn 2.70 Bn 665.90 Mn -39.60 Mn
7 National Vision Holdings 1.33 Bn 1.30 Bn 290.43 Mn -
8 Gold.com 1.32 Bn 490.26 Mn 110.30 Mn 434.37 Mn
9 Winmark 1.02 Bn 997.85 Mn 21.15 Mn 6.06 Mn
10 Barnes & Noble Education 369.06 Mn 361.25 Mn 57.05 Mn -6.67 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Aug 1, 2026 -7.55 Mn
May 2, 2026 -257.75 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 219.05 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 -37.82 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 -211.88 Mn
May 3, 2025 -248.57 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 525.42 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 -236.18 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 -110.63 Mn
May 4, 2024 -242.00 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 644.78 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 -266.82 Mn
Jul 29, 2023 -247.82 Mn
Apr 29, 2023 -101.43 Mn
Jan 28, 2023 487.25 Mn
Oct 29, 2022 -183.60 Mn
Jul 30, 2022 -220.26 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 222.93 Mn
Jan 29, 2022 -173.49 Mn
Oct 30, 2021 -165.09 Mn