Ulta Beauty (ULTA) Selling, General & Administrative (2010 - 2026)
Ulta Beauty (ULTA) reported Selling, General & Administrative of $802.78 million for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 8.2% from $741.74 million a year earlier but down 1.5% from the prior quarter.
Ulta Beauty (ULTA) Selling, General & Administrative (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Aug 1, 2026, Ulta Beauty's Selling, General & Administrative came in at $3.46 billion, up 17.3% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it was $3.3 billion, up 17.4% from FY2025.
- Selling, General & Administrative has increased for five consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 15.8% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Selling, General & Administrative came in at $2.81 billion in FY2025 (+4.2%), $2.69 billion in FY2024 (+12.5%), $2.4 billion in FY2023 (+16.2%) and $2.06 billion in FY2022 (+30.2%).
- Five-year quarterly Selling, General & Administrative spans a low of $500.97 million in fiscal Q1 2023 and a high of $1 billion in fiscal Q4 2026.
- Year over year, Selling, General & Administrative has now increased in each of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 11.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Selling, General & Administrative in five years was fiscal Q4 2022 (growth of 26.4%); the low point was fiscal Q4 2025 (a decline of 0.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 came in at $814.7 million (Q1 2027), $1 billion (Q4 2026) and $840.92 million (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | SG&A (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,699.85 Bn | 2,216.54 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 2.79 Bn |
| 2 | Home Depot | 327.03 Bn | 320.28 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 8.42 Bn |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 162.28 Bn | 139.83 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 3.09 Bn |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 114.66 Bn | 107.62 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 4.46 Bn |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 75.66 Bn | 58.58 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 1.02 Bn |
| 6 | O Reilly Automotive | 75.09 Bn | 74.17 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 1.53 Bn |
| 7 | Target | 71.82 Bn | 66.41 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 5.73 Bn |
| 8 | Carvana | 64.53 Bn | 56.13 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 704.00 Mn |
| 9 | Autozone | 53.43 Bn | 52.33 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 1.60 Bn |
| 10 | Ulta Beauty | 27.18 Bn | 26.05 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 802.78 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 802.78 Mn |
| May 2, 2026 | 814.70 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 1.00 Bn |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 840.92 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 741.74 Mn |
| May 3, 2025 | 710.61 Mn |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 815.60 Mn |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 682.26 Mn |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 644.82 Mn |
| May 4, 2024 | 665.91 Mn |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 820.36 Mn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 661.38 Mn |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 600.69 Mn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 612.13 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 762.71 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 597.16 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 534.46 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 500.97 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 649.97 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 503.40 Mn |
Ulta Beauty Selling, General & Administrative API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=ULTA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "selling-general-and-administrative", "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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=ULTA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();