Growth Metrics

Ulta Beauty (ULTA) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2026)

Ulta Beauty filings provide 17 years of Operating Expenses readings, the most recent being $1.0 billion for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 23.17% to $1.0 billion in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Jan 2026 was $3.3 billion, a 17.36% increase, with the full-year FY2026 number at $3.3 billion, up 17.36% from a year prior.
  • Operating Expenses hit $1.0 billion in Q1 2026 for Ulta Beauty, up from $846.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $1.0 billion in Q1 2026 to a low of $503.3 million in Q2 2022.
  • Median Operating Expenses over the past 5 years was $668.8 million (2024), compared with a mean of $699.7 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Operating Expenses: rose 26.21% in 2022 and later fell 0.75% in 2025.
  • Ulta Beauty's Operating Expenses stood at $601.0 million in 2022, then grew by 10.63% to $664.8 million in 2023, then increased by 3.35% to $687.1 million in 2024, then rose by 23.15% to $846.2 million in 2025, then grew by 18.96% to $1.0 billion in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Operating Expenses were $1.0 billion (Q1 2026), $846.2 million (Q4 2025), and $746.8 million (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.