Ulta Beauty (ULTA) Share-based Compensation (2010 - 2026)
Ulta Beauty's (ULTA) quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at $7.1 million in Q1 2026, down 52.95% YoY from $15.1 million in Q1 2025, and down 28.88% on a QoQ basis from $10.0 million in Q4 2025.
Ulta Beauty (ULTA) Share-based Compensation (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ulta Beauty (ULTA) has 17 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at $7.1 million in 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 slipped to $7.1 million in Q1 2026, from $10.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $15.1 million in Q1 2025 to a low of $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 tumbled 52.95%.
- Tracing ULTA's Share-based Compensation over 5 years: stood at $9.7 million in 2022, then climbed by 23.34% to $11.9 million in 2023, then slipped by 29.48% to $8.4 million in 2024, then rose by 18.61% to $10.0 million in 2025, then retreated by 28.88% to $7.1 million in 2026.
- The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $7.1 million (Q1 2026), $10.0 million (Q4 2025), and $8.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| 1 | Caseys General Stores | 30.65 Bn | 30.13 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 16.62 Mn |
| 2 | Williams Sonoma | 28.63 Bn | 27.61 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 29.37 Mn |
| 3 | Ulta Beauty | 23.03 Bn | 22.81 Bn | 1.27 Bn | 10.49 Mn |
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| 5 | Best Buy | 18.25 Bn | 16.50 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 40.00 Mn |
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| 7 | Five Below | 13.60 Bn | 12.49 Bn | 478.64 Mn | 8.98 Mn |
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| 9 | Bath & Body Works | 4.05 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 6.00 Mn |
| 10 | MINISO Group Holding | 3.37 Bn | 2.40 Bn | 414.86 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | 10.49 Mn |
| May 2, 2026 | 10.49 Mn |
| 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 |