Ulta Beauty (ULTA) Operating Income (2010 - 2026)
Ulta Beauty (ULTA) posted Operating Income of $476.9 million for Q1 2026, up 54.14% on a QoQ basis from $309.4 million in Q4 2025, and down 7.63% year-over-year from $516.3 million in Q1 2025.
Ulta Beauty (ULTA) Operating Income (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ulta Beauty's Operating Income history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $476.9 million for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Income fell 7.63% year-over-year to $476.9 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $1.5 billion (down 2.04% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $1.5 billion, down 2.04% from the prior year.
- Operating Income was $476.9 million for Q1 2026 at Ulta Beauty, up from $309.4 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Income topped out at $517.1 million in Q1 2024 and bottomed at $309.4 million in Q4 2025.
- A 5-year average of $399.4 million and a median of $391.6 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Income.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Income jumped 67.49% — and 2024, when it decreased 15.94%.
- Ulta Beauty's Operating Income stood at $361.9 million in 2022, then slipped by 9.57% to $327.2 million in 2023, then fell by 2.67% to $318.5 million in 2024, then slipped by 2.85% to $309.4 million in 2025, then soared by 54.14% to $476.9 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows ULTA's Operating Income at $476.9 million in Q1 2026, $309.4 million in Q4 2025, and $344.9 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Op. Inc (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caseys General Stores | 32.13 Bn | 31.61 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 350.33 Mn |
| 2 | NaaS Technology | 30.58 Bn | 30.58 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Williams Sonoma | 28.34 Bn | 27.33 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 477.81 Mn |
| 4 | Ulta Beauty | 23.18 Bn | 22.69 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 476.94 Mn |
| 5 | Best Buy | 18.52 Bn | 16.77 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 370.00 Mn |
| 6 | Dick'S Sporting Goods | 16.59 Bn | 15.24 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 184.51 Mn |
| 7 | MINISO Group Holding | 16.05 Bn | 14.98 Bn | 414.86 Mn | 130.22 Mn |
| 8 | Tractor Supply | 15.89 Bn | 15.66 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 233.43 Mn |
| 9 | Five Below | 12.09 Bn | 11.16 Bn | 696.98 Mn | 310.88 Mn |
| 10 | Murphy USA | 11.42 Bn | 11.30 Bn | -3.64 Bn | 205.20 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 476.94 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 309.42 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 344.85 Mn |
| May 3, 2025 | 401.78 Mn |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 516.32 Mn |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 318.50 Mn |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 329.20 Mn |
| May 4, 2024 | 400.95 Mn |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 517.09 Mn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 327.23 Mn |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 391.64 Mn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 442.07 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 447.62 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 361.86 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 391.43 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 437.71 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 375.62 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 284.24 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 332.31 Mn |
| May 1, 2021 | 305.32 Mn |