Ulta Beauty (ULTA) Net Margin (2010 - 2026)
Ulta Beauty (ULTA) reported Net Margin of 9.29% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), down 0.07 percentage points from 9.36% a year earlier and down 1.47 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Ulta Beauty (ULTA) Net Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Aug 1, 2026, Ulta Beauty's Net Margin came in at 9.34%, down 0.97 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it was 9.31%, down 1.33 percentage points from FY2025.
- Net Margin has declined for three consecutive fiscal years, though with a five-year change of +6.45 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Net Margin came in at 10.63% in FY2025 (-0.89 pp), 11.52% in FY2024 (-0.65 pp), 12.17% in FY2023 (+0.75 pp) and 11.42% in FY2022 (+8.56 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Net Margin spans a low of 8.08% in fiscal Q3 2026 and a high of 14.13% in fiscal Q1 2023.
- Year over year, Net Margin gained in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.65 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Net Margin in five years was fiscal Q3 2022 (a gain of 5.97 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q4 2026 (a drop of 2.13 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 came in at 10.76% (Q1 2027), 9.15% (Q4 2026) and 8.08% (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,686.58 Bn | 2,203.28 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 31.23% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 283.87 Bn | 277.11 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 9.96% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 145.82 Bn | 123.36 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 10.01% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 103.43 Bn | 96.39 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 9.24% |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 74.61 Bn | 57.54 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 13.59% |
| 6 | Target | 71.16 Bn | 65.74 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 7.07% |
| 7 | O Reilly Automotive | 69.71 Bn | 68.80 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 14.62% |
| 8 | Carvana | 68.78 Bn | 60.38 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 4.20% |
| 9 | Autozone | 46.23 Bn | 45.13 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 13.25% |
| 10 | Ulta Beauty | 23.38 Bn | 22.24 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 9.29% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 9.29% |
| May 2, 2026 | 10.76% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 9.15% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 8.08% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 9.36% |
| May 3, 2025 | 10.71% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 11.28% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 9.57% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 9.90% |
| May 4, 2024 | 11.49% |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 11.10% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 10.02% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 11.86% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 13.17% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 10.56% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 11.74% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 12.87% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 14.13% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 10.60% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 10.79% |
Ulta Beauty Net Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-margin&ticker=ULTA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
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params = {"slug": "net-margin", "ticker": "ULTA", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-margin&ticker=ULTA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();