Growth Metrics

Ulta Beauty (ULTA) Return on Invested Capital (2016 - 2026)

Ulta Beauty's Return on Invested Capital history spans 16 years, with the latest figure at 0.38% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital fell 7.0% year-over-year to 0.38%; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached 0.38%, down 7.0%, while the annual FY2026 figure was 0.43%, 5.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital reached 0.38% in Q1 2026 per ULTA's latest filing, up from 0.38% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 0.66% in Q2 2022 to a low of 0.38% in Q4 2025.
  • Average Return on Invested Capital over 5 years is 0.54%, with a median of 0.56% recorded in 2022.
  • Peak YoY movement for Return on Invested Capital: soared 47bps in 2022, then dropped -12bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Invested Capital shows it stood at 0.65% in 2022, then fell by -11bps to 0.57% in 2023, then decreased by -13bps to 0.5% in 2024, then fell by -25bps to 0.38% in 2025, then rose by 1bps to 0.38% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for ULTA's Return on Invested Capital are 0.38% (Q1 2026), 0.38% (Q4 2025), and 0.43% (Q3 2025).