Ulta Beauty (ULTA) Retained Earnings (2010 - 2026)
Ulta Beauty's (ULTA) quarterly Retained Earnings came in at $1.6 billion in Q3 2026, little changed on a YoY basis from $1.6 billion in Q3 2025, and up 3.01% quarter-over-quarter from $1.5 billion in Q2 2026.
Analysis
Ulta Beauty (ULTA) Retained Earnings (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ulta Beauty (ULTA) has reported Retained Earnings for 17 consecutive years, with $1.6 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q3 2026, Retained Earnings changed 0.21% year-over-year to $1.6 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Aug 2026 stood at $1.6 billion (changed 0.21% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $1.7 billion, up 17.85% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings advanced to $1.6 billion in Q3 2026 per ULTA's latest filing, from $1.5 billion in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at $1.7 billion in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $653.4 million in Q1 2022.
- Historically, Retained Earnings has averaged $1.2 billion across 5 years, with a median of $1.3 billion in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Retained Earnings sank 45.07% in 2022, then soared 52.4% in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Retained Earnings stood at $983.1 million in 2022, then climbed by 6.99% to $1.1 billion in 2023, then increased by 26.46% to $1.3 billion in 2024, then increased by 18.61% to $1.6 billion in 2025, then retreated by 0.6% to $1.6 billion in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Retained Earnings over the past three periods registered $1.6 billion, $1.5 billion, and $1.7 billion for Q3 2026, Q2 2026, and Q1 2026 respectively.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ulta Beauty | 23.16 Bn | 22.94 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 1.57 Bn |
| 2 | Best Buy | 19.53 Bn | 17.27 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 2.78 Bn |
| 3 | Dick'S Sporting Goods | 10.76 Bn | 9.84 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 7.24 Bn |
| 4 | GameStop | 10.16 Bn | 5.10 Bn | 345.00 Mn | 893.50 Mn |
| 5 | Signet Jewelers | 3.88 Bn | 3.35 Bn | 602.40 Mn | 4.04 Bn |
| 6 | Academy Sports & Outdoors | 3.00 Bn | 2.70 Bn | 665.90 Mn | 1.92 Bn |
| 7 | National Vision Holdings | 1.33 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 290.43 Mn | 848.15 Mn |
| 8 | Gold.com | 1.32 Bn | 490.26 Mn | 110.30 Mn | 523.74 Mn |
| 9 | Winmark | 1.02 Bn | 997.85 Mn | 21.15 Mn | -60.73 Mn |
| 10 | Barnes & Noble Education | 369.06 Mn | 361.25 Mn | 57.05 Mn | -708.61 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 1.57 Bn |
| May 2, 2026 | 1.52 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 1.74 Bn |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 1.58 Bn |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 1.57 Bn |
| May 3, 2025 | 1.42 Bn |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 1.47 Bn |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 1.33 Bn |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 1.35 Bn |
| May 4, 2024 | 1.31 Bn |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 1.29 Bn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 1.05 Bn |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 1.08 Bn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 1.06 Bn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 995.77 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 983.14 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 846.01 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 851.94 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 653.38 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 1.12 Bn |