Growth Metrics

Ulta Beauty (ULTA) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2026)

Ulta Beauty filings provide 17 years of Share-based Compensation readings, the most recent being $7.1 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Share-based Compensation fell 52.95% to $7.1 million in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Jan 2026 was $37.4 million, a 12.53% decrease, with the full-year FY2026 number at $37.4 million, down 12.53% from a year prior.
  • Share-based Compensation hit $7.1 million in Q1 2026 for Ulta Beauty, down 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.
  • Median Share-based Compensation over the past 5 years was $10.1 million (2024), compared with a mean of $10.6 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Share-based Compensation: soared 96.39% in 2022 and later crashed 52.95% in 2026.
  • 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 decreased by 29.48% to $8.4 million in 2024, then increased by 18.61% to $10.0 million in 2025, then fell by 28.88% to $7.1 million in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Share-based Compensation were $7.1 million (Q1 2026), $10.0 million (Q4 2025), and $8.9 million (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.