Ulta Beauty ULTA
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$535.63 -6.23 (-1.15%)
As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Ulta Beauty (ULTA) Share-based Compensation (2010 - 2026)

Ulta Beauty's (ULTA) quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at $10.6 million in Q3 2026, up 18.53% on a YoY basis from $8.9 million in Q3 2025, and up 0.79% quarter-over-quarter from $10.5 million in Q2 2026.

Analysis

Ulta Beauty (ULTA) Share-based Compensation (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ulta Beauty (ULTA) has reported Share-based Compensation for 17 consecutive years, with $10.6 million the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q3 2026, Share-based Compensation rose 18.53% year-over-year to $10.6 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Aug 2026 stood at $38.2 million (down 13.0% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $41.1 million, down 3.88% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation climbed to $10.6 million in Q3 2026 per ULTA's latest filing, from $10.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $15.1 million in Q1 2025 and bottomed at $7.1 million in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Share-based Compensation has averaged $10.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $10.4 million in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Share-based Compensation surged 96.39% in 2022, then plunged 52.95% in 2026.
  • Over 5 years, Share-based Compensation stood at $9.7 million in 2022, then increased by 23.34% to $11.9 million in 2023, then declined by 29.48% to $8.4 million in 2024, then advanced by 18.61% to $10.0 million in 2025, then grew by 5.88% to $10.6 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Share-based Compensation over the past three periods registered $10.6 million, $10.5 million, and $7.1 million for Q3 2026, Q2 2026, and Q1 2026 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Ulta Beauty 23.01 Bn 22.80 Bn 1.19 Bn 10.57 Mn
2 Best Buy 18.63 Bn 16.37 Bn 2.34 Bn 34.00 Mn
3 Dick'S Sporting Goods 11.84 Bn 10.93 Bn 1.94 Bn 91.58 Mn
4 Signet Jewelers 3.91 Bn 3.31 Bn 556.50 Mn 7.50 Mn
5 Academy Sports & Outdoors 3.50 Bn 3.16 Bn 479.35 Mn 92.71 Mn
6 National Vision Holdings 1.36 Bn 1.32 Bn 290.43 Mn -
7 Gold.com 1.26 Bn 677.41 Mn 176.58 Mn 1.30 Mn
8 Winmark 1.11 Bn 1.08 Bn 21.15 Mn 614,200.00
9 GameStop 1.04 Bn -7.33 Bn 340.30 Mn 8.50 Mn
10 Barnes & Noble Education 377.78 Mn 369.97 Mn 57.05 Mn 1.08 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Aug 1, 2026 10.57 Mn
May 2, 2026 10.49 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 7.10 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 9.99 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 8.92 Mn
May 3, 2025 11.42 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 15.10 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 8.42 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 9.19 Mn
May 4, 2024 10.08 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 14.77 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 11.94 Mn
Jul 29, 2023 11.82 Mn
Apr 29, 2023 9.72 Mn
Jan 28, 2023 10.49 Mn
Oct 29, 2022 9.68 Mn
Jul 30, 2022 12.52 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 10.36 Mn
Jan 29, 2022 9.04 Mn
Oct 30, 2021 19.12 Mn