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

Ulta Beauty (ULTA) posted Share-based Compensation of $7.1 million for Q1 2026, down 28.88% on a QoQ basis from $10.0 million in Q4 2025, and down 52.95% year-over-year from $15.1 million in Q1 2025.

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

Ulta Beauty's Share-based Compensation history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $7.1 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Share-based Compensation fell 52.95% year-over-year to $7.1 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $37.4 million (down 12.53% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $37.4 million, down 12.53% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation was $7.1 million for Q1 2026 at Ulta Beauty, down from $10.0 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.
  • A 5-year average of $10.6 million and a median of $10.1 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Share-based Compensation jumped 96.39% — and 2026, when it slumped 52.95%.
  • Ulta Beauty's 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 slipped by 28.88% to $7.1 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ULTA's Share-based Compensation at $7.1 million in Q1 2026, $10.0 million in Q4 2025, and $8.9 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Caseys General Stores 32.13 Bn 31.61 Bn 1.08 Bn 20.38 Mn
2 NaaS Technology 30.58 Bn 30.58 Bn - -
3 Williams Sonoma 28.34 Bn 27.33 Bn 1.10 Bn -3.35 Mn
4 Ulta Beauty 23.18 Bn 22.69 Bn 1.48 Bn 7.10 Mn
5 Best Buy 18.52 Bn 16.77 Bn 2.10 Bn 40.00 Mn
6 Dick'S Sporting Goods 16.59 Bn 15.24 Bn 1.77 Bn 2.58 Mn
7 MINISO Group Holding 16.05 Bn 14.98 Bn 414.86 Mn -
8 Tractor Supply 15.89 Bn 15.66 Bn 1.30 Bn 17.63 Mn
9 Five Below 12.09 Bn 11.16 Bn 696.98 Mn -16.96 Mn
10 Murphy USA 11.42 Bn 11.30 Bn -3.64 Bn 21.80 Mn

Historic Data

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Jan 31, 2026 7.10 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 7.10 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 9.99 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 9.99 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 8.92 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 8.92 Mn
May 3, 2025 11.42 Mn
May 3, 2025 11.42 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 15.10 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 15.10 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 8.42 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 8.42 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 9.19 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 9.19 Mn
May 4, 2024 10.08 Mn
May 4, 2024 10.08 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 14.77 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 14.77 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 11.94 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 11.94 Mn