Ulta Beauty (ULTA) Payables (2010 - 2026)

Ulta Beauty (ULTA) reported Payables of $748.2 million for Q1 2026, up 32.71% on a YoY basis from $563.8 million in Q1 2025, and down 42.92% quarter-over-quarter from $1.3 billion in Q4 2025.

Ulta Beauty (ULTA) Payables (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ulta Beauty has reported Payables for 17 years, with the latest figure at $748.2 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Payables rose 32.71% year-over-year to $748.2 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at $748.2 million (up 32.71% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $748.2 million, up 32.71% from the prior year.
  • Payables for Q1 2026 stood at $748.2 million, down from $1.3 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Payables was $1.3 billion in Q4 2025, with the low at $463.8 million in Q2 2024.
  • Historically, Payables has averaged $670.2 million across 5 years, with a median of $585.5 million in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Payables dropped 25.35% — and 2025, when it surged 76.0%.
  • Ulta Beauty's Payables stood at $647.1 million in 2022, then advanced by 22.51% to $792.8 million in 2023, then rose by 0.02% to $792.9 million in 2024, then surged by 65.3% to $1.3 billion in 2025, then plunged by 42.92% to $748.2 million in 2026.
  • The last three Payables figures came in at $748.2 million (Q1 2026), $1.3 billion (Q4 2025), and $997.8 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Payables (Qtr)
1 Caseys General Stores 27.84 Bn 27.38 Bn 1.01 Bn 603.35 Mn
2 Williams Sonoma 24.59 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.10 Bn 637.99 Mn
3 Ulta Beauty 20.75 Bn 20.25 Bn 1.48 Bn 748.17 Mn
4 Dick'S Sporting Goods 17.81 Bn 16.45 Bn 1.77 Bn 1.99 Bn
5 Tractor Supply 15.90 Bn 15.67 Bn 1.30 Bn 1.76 Bn
6 Best Buy 15.61 Bn 13.87 Bn 2.10 Bn 5.12 Bn
7 NaaS Technology 14.72 Bn 14.70 Bn - 32.55 Mn
8 Five Below 10.27 Bn 9.34 Bn 696.98 Mn 368.38 Mn
9 Murphy USA 10.20 Bn 10.08 Bn 3.98 Bn 1.02 Bn
10 GameStop 9.92 Bn 905.02 Mn 386.80 Mn 147.10 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 748.17 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 1.31 Bn
Aug 2, 2025 997.76 Mn
May 3, 2025 537.52 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 563.76 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 792.92 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 566.90 Mn
May 4, 2024 463.78 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 544.00 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 792.77 Mn
Jul 29, 2023 521.32 Mn
Apr 29, 2023 621.27 Mn
Jan 28, 2023 559.53 Mn
Oct 29, 2022 647.12 Mn
Jul 30, 2022 586.85 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 585.50 Mn
Jan 29, 2022 552.73 Mn
Oct 30, 2021 747.45 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 535.26 Mn
May 1, 2021 552.84 Mn