Ulta Beauty Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Ulta Beauty's CEO is Kecia Steelman, appointed in Sep 2023, has a tenure of 1.67 years. total yearly compensation is $6.30M, comprised of 18% salary and 82% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.031% of the company’s shares, worth €5.19M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.4 years and 5.7 years respectively.
Key information
Kecia Steelman
Chief executive officer
US$6.3m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 18.03% |
| CEO tenure | 1.7yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.03% |
| Management average tenure | 1.4yrs |
| Board average tenure | 5.7yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 01 2025 | US$6m | US$1m | US$1b |
| Nov 02 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Aug 03 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| May 04 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Feb 03 2024 | US$6m | US$1m | US$1b |
| Oct 28 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Jul 29 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Apr 29 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Jan 28 2023 | US$9m | US$1m | US$1b |
| Oct 29 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Jul 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Apr 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Jan 29 2022 | US$4m | US$783k | US$986m |
Compensation vs Market: Kecia's total compensation ($USD6.30M) is above average for companies of similar size in the Austrian market ($USD4.58M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Kecia's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Kecia Steelman (53 yo)
1.7yrs
Tenure
US$6,300,394
Compensation
Ms. Kecia L. Steelman is President, CEO & Director of Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc since January 2025. Ms. Steelman serves as President at Ulta Beauty, Inc. (formerly known as ULTA Salon, Cosmeti...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 1.7yrs | US$6.30m | 0.031% € 5.2m | |
| Chief Financial Officer | 1.1yrs | US$2.59m | 0.0050% € 844.5k | |
| Chief Human Resources Officer | 3.1yrs | US$1.75m | 0.0076% € 1.3m | |
| Chief Technology & Transformation Officer | 1.9yrs | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Legal Officer | less than a year | no data | 0.000010% € 1.7k | |
| Chief Marketing Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Chief Merchandising Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Retail Officer | 4.7yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Supply Chain Officer | 1.2yrs | no data | no data |
1.4yrs
Average Tenure
53yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: ULTA's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.4 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | less than a year | US$6.30m | 0.031% € 5.2m | |
| Independent Director | 10.6yrs | US$294.92k | 0.012% € 2.1m | |
| Independent Director | 9.7yrs | US$318.15k | 0.0044% € 740.8k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Chair | 15.9yrs | US$487.83k | 0.014% € 2.4m | |
| Independent Director | 12.6yrs | US$305.55k | 0.0031% € 525.1k | |
| Independent Director | 5.5yrs | US$320.75k | 0.0049% € 812.8k | |
| Independent Director | 13.3yrs | US$305.55k | 0.0035% € 580.3k | |
| Independent Director | 3.3yrs | US$320.75k | 0.0020% € 337.8k | |
| Independent Director | 5.7yrs | US$294.92k | 0.0043% € 714.1k | |
| Independent Director | 2.4yrs | US$294.92k | 0.0012% € 207.4k | |
| Independent Director | 3.3yrs | US$294.92k | 0.0020% € 337.8k |
5.7yrs
Average Tenure
61yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: ULTA's board of directors are considered experienced (5.7 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/05/18 03:32 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/05/16 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/02/01 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/02/01 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Ulta Beauty, Inc. is covered by 46 analysts. 27 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Deborah Ciervo | Argus Research Company |
| Mark Altschwager | Baird |
| Ishan Majumdar | Baptista Research |