Ulta Beauty (ULTA) Operating Income (2010 - 2026)
Ulta Beauty (ULTA) posted Operating Income of $379.64 million for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 10.1% from $344.85 million a year earlier but down 15.3% from the prior quarter.
Ulta Beauty (ULTA) Operating Income (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Aug 1, 2026, Operating Income at Ulta Beauty was $1.61 billion, up 2.1% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it was $1.53 billion, down 2.0% from FY2025.
- Annual Operating Income shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 45.3% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Ulta Beauty's Operating Income was $1.56 billion in FY2025 (-6.7%), $1.68 billion in FY2024 (+2.4%), $1.64 billion in FY2023 (+26.3%) and $1.3 billion in FY2022 (+447.9%).
- Quarterly Operating Income has run from a low of $284.24 million in fiscal Q3 2022 to a high of $517.09 million in fiscal Q4 2024 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Income increased in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 1.7%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Income in the past five years was fiscal Q3 2022, with growth of 180.7%; the weakest was fiscal Q2 2025, with a decline of 15.9%.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Income for the three prior fiscal quarters was $448.26 million (Q1 2027), $476.94 million (Q4 2026) and $309.42 million (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Op. Inc (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,659.84 Bn | 2,176.54 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 27.46 Bn |
| 2 | Home Depot | 287.59 Bn | 280.83 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 6.84 Bn |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 147.38 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 1.99 Bn |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 105.03 Bn | 97.99 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 3.55 Bn |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 74.93 Bn | 57.86 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 1.10 Bn |
| 6 | Target | 71.05 Bn | 65.64 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 2.56 Bn |
| 7 | O Reilly Automotive | 70.25 Bn | 69.33 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 985.75 Mn |
| 8 | Carvana | 69.96 Bn | 61.56 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 680.00 Mn |
| 9 | Autozone | 46.92 Bn | 45.82 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 923.76 Mn |
| 10 | Ulta Beauty | 23.45 Bn | 22.32 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 379.64 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 379.64 Mn |
| May 2, 2026 | 448.26 Mn |
| 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 |
Ulta Beauty Operating Income API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-income&ticker=ULTA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-income", "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=operating-income&ticker=ULTA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();