Growth Metrics

Ulta Beauty (ULTA) Return on Sales (2016 - 2026)

Ulta Beauty's Return on Sales history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at 0.09% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Sales fell 1.0% year-over-year to 0.09%; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached 0.09%, down 1.0%, while the annual FY2026 figure was 0.09%, 1.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Sales reached 0.09% in Q1 2026 per ULTA's latest filing, up from 0.08% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Sales ranged from a high of 0.14% in Q2 2022 to a low of 0.08% in Q4 2025.
  • Average Return on Sales over 5 years is 0.11%, with a median of 0.11% recorded in 2022.
  • Peak YoY movement for Return on Sales: rose 3bps in 2022, then dropped -2bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Sales shows it stood at 0.12% in 2022, then fell by -15bps to 0.1% in 2023, then dropped by -5bps to 0.1% in 2024, then decreased by -15bps to 0.08% in 2025, then rose by 13bps to 0.09% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for ULTA's Return on Sales are 0.09% (Q1 2026), 0.08% (Q4 2025), and 0.09% (Q3 2025).