Ulta Beauty, Inc. (ULTA) stock price, quote and key numbers
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:52 ET
Ulta Beauty, Inc. (ULTA) closed at $545.20 on 25 September 2026, down 0.7%. That leaves it up 0.8% over a week, up 0.4% over a month and up 1.8% over a year. That is 37% of the way up its 52 week range of $443.60 to $714.97. The median analyst price target of $633 sits 16.1% above the close.
The price
Changes compare dividend and split adjusted closes over trading sessions, so the one year figure is the last close against the close 252 sessions earlier. The 52 week range uses the daily highs and lows of the same window. Read the guide: How to read a stock quote.
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Trend and range
ULTA trades above its 50 day average of $528.44 but below its 200 day average of $557.00: the recent move is up against a longer decline. The 50 day average sits below the 200 day average. Its beta against the S&P 500 over the last year is 0.52, a stock that moves less than the market. It is 23.7% below its 52 week high and 22.9% above its 52 week low.
Moving averages smooth the closes of the last 50 and 200 sessions; being above or below them describes the trend, it does not predict it. Beta is how much the stock moved for each move in the S&P 500 over the year. Read the guide: Moving averages, the 52 week range and beta.
What analysts say
In the last 90 days 9 firms recorded 10 actions on ULTA: 8 kept a view, 1 upgrade and 1 new initiation. Price targets: 5 raised and 3 lowered. The most recent targets from 18 firms run from $500 to $731, with a median of $633, 16.1% above the last close.
| Date | Firm | Action | Price target |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep 2026 | Wells Fargo | Upgrades to Equal-Weight from Underweight | $450.00 to $525.00 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | DA Davidson | Maintains Buy | $625.00 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | BMO Capital | Initiates Coverage On Market Perform | $580.00 |
| 28 Aug 2026 | UBS | Maintains Buy | $735.00 to $710.00 |
| 28 Aug 2026 | Citigroup | Maintains Neutral | $560.00 to $580.00 |
| 28 Aug 2026 | Barclays | Maintains Overweight | $647.00 to $645.00 |
A target is one firm's guess at the price a year out, and the average runs optimistic. The useful reading is the mood: high targets and a wall of buys mean high expectations. Read the guide: What analyst ratings and price targets tell you.
Earnings
The next report is on the calendar for 3 December 2026 for Q3 2026, with earnings per share expected at $5.60. The last report, on 27 August 2026 for Q2 2026, showed EPS of $6.55 against $6.25 expected, a beat of 4.8%, on revenue of $3.0 billion. Ulta Beauty, Inc. beat the EPS estimate in 7 of its last 7 reported quarters.
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The numbers
Over the trailing twelve months Ulta Beauty, Inc. shows revenue growth of 11.16%, a gross margin of 39.32%, an operating margin of 12.46% and a return on equity of 46.10%.
| Measure | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth, TTM | 11.2% | 64th |
| Net income growth, TTM | 0.7% | 43rd |
| Gross margin | 39.3% | 50th |
| Operating margin | 12.5% | 69th |
| Free cash flow margin | 8.9% | 63rd |
| Return on equity | 46.1% | 95th |
| Return on assets | 17.8% | 95th |
| Debt to equity | 0.13 | 44th |
| Current ratio | 1.35 | 55th |
| Effective tax rate | 24.2% | 80th |
The percentile ranks the company against every US company the data covers; a high percentile means most companies score lower.
Margins say how much of each dollar of sales becomes profit, returns say how hard the balance sheet works, and debt to equity says how much of it is borrowed. The valuation ratios, price to earnings and the rest, are in the app on the stock page. Read the guide: The valuation ratios on a stock page.
About Ulta Beauty, Inc.
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Sector
- Consumer Discretionary
- Industry
- Retail
- Headquarters
- BOLINGBROOK, Illinois
- Chief executive
- David C. Kimbell
- Employees
- 40,500
- Website
- ulta.com
Ulta Beauty, Inc. operates as a retailer of beauty products in the United States. The company's stores offer cosmetics, fragrances, skincare and haircare products, bath and body products. As of March 10, 2022, the company operated 1,308 retail stores across 50 states.
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Learn
- How to read a stock quote
- Reading a price chart from one day to one year
- Moving averages, the 52 week range and beta
- What analyst ratings and price targets tell you
- The valuation ratios on a stock page
- Price alerts, targets and percent moves
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