Ulta Beauty, Inc.
Hot onWhy it's trendingX mentions rising faster than the marketStrong bullish X conversationBacked by solid revenue growth$592.94-2.7%YTD-9.4%1Y+10.4%
Price updated 7h ago·X counts updated 5d ago
On X
The complete picture of $ULTA on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.
113X posts · last 7 days
Chatter Meter
1.4×
How loud $ULTA's conversation on X is versus its own normal — 1× is typical, higher means busier. Right now it's about its usual level, louder than 94% of tracked names.
AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data
TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $ULTA — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.
What it does
Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.
Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data
Where Specialty Retail sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $ULTA.
Specialty Retail
No material change from last week — Consumer discretionary bifurcation deepens as XRT falls -7.
What this means for $ULTA
Neutral — US specialty beauty retailer combining drugstore and prestige cosmetics, skincare, and haircare with in-store salon services.
Top industry ETF
$XRTSPDR S&P Retail ETF
-4.3%YTD
+3.6%1Y
Fundamentals & catalyst
Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.
Key ratios
P/E
17.2How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.ROIC
23.9%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.Op margin
12.5%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.FCF yield
5.2%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).P/S
1.6Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.ROE
44.8%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.Gross margin
39.3%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.D/E
0.9Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.Past earnings
QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 27, 2026$6.55$6.22+5.3%
Q1 2026Jun 2, 2026$7.74$6.89+12.3%
Q4 2025Mar 12, 2026$8.01$8.10-1.1%
Q3 2025Dec 4, 2025$5.14$4.61+11.5%
Next earningsThu, Dec 3·consensus EPS $5.60
Quarterly trend
QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$3.2B+11.1%40.1%14.2%$7.78$203.6M
Q4 FY25$3.9B+11.8%38.1%12.3%$8.04$907.4M
Q3 FY25$2.9B+12.9%40.4%11.0%$5.16$-82.4M
Q2 FY25$2.8B+9.3%39.2%12.6%$5.80$19.6M
Forward consensus
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY27$13.3B$13.2B – $13.3B$28.98$28.75 – $29.1520
FY28$14.0B$13.8B – $14.1B$32.11$31.58 – $33.0520
FY29$14.7B$14.3B – $14.9B$35.35$32.48 – $36.9312
FY30$15.1B$14.9B – $15.3B$37.44$36.76 – $38.106
FY31$16.4B$16.1B – $16.6B$44.40$43.60 – $45.189
Setup & momentum
Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.
Right now
Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.0×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.55%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+8.6%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+7.0%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.
Float & profile
FloatLow float · 42.6M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today1.1% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β0.845-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.
Insider activity
Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.
SEC filings
Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.
Recent material filings
3New insider — initial holdingsSep 23
AI summary
8-KOfficer or director changeAug 178-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 8.01: Other event
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8-KOfficer or director changeJul 148-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
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8-KOfficer or director changeJun 98-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 5.03: Charter amendment · Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary
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Recent news
Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.
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