Ulta Beauty, Inc.

DB:34U Stock Report

Market Cap: €19.7b

Ulta Beauty Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 3/6

Ulta Beauty has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 23.1%, while the Specialty Retail industry saw earnings growing at 14.3% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 13% per year. Ulta Beauty's return on equity is 51.6%, and it has net margins of 10.6%.

Key information

23.1%

Earnings growth rate

26.6%

EPS growth rate

Specialty Retail Industry Growth4.1%
Revenue growth rate13.0%
Return on equity51.6%
Net Margin10.6%
Next Earnings Update15 Mar 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Ulta Beauty makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

DB:34U Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
02 Nov 2411,3621,2023,2610
03 Aug 2411,3211,2103,2390
04 May 2411,2991,2573,1920
03 Feb 2411,2071,2913,1360
28 Oct 2310,8801,2373,0500
29 Jul 2310,7301,2622,9860
29 Apr 2310,4971,2582,9210
28 Jan 2310,2091,2422,8120
29 Oct 229,7111,1912,6860
30 Jul 229,3681,1322,5900
30 Apr 229,0381,0872,5190
29 Jan 228,6319862,4600
30 Oct 218,1008682,3230
31 Jul 217,6567272,2410
01 May 216,9174852,0990
30 Jan 216,1521761,9830
31 Oct 206,2592272,0180
01 Aug 206,3902822,0500
02 May 206,8284352,1240
01 Feb 207,3987062,1460
02 Nov 197,2176981,7200
03 Aug 197,0946991,6680
04 May 196,9166861,6120
02 Feb 196,7176591,5550
03 Nov 186,5296521,5000
04 Aug 186,3126261,4270
05 May 186,1135911,3750
03 Feb 185,8855551,3120
28 Oct 175,5274871,2280
29 Jul 175,3174701,1850
29 Apr 175,0964461,1370
28 Jan 174,8554101,0920
29 Oct 164,5423771,0410
30 Jul 164,3223619790
30 Apr 164,1303459260
30 Jan 163,9243208780
31 Oct 153,7032998210
01 Aug 153,5382887840
02 May 153,3962747570
31 Jan 153,2412577260
01 Nov 143,0622416940
02 Aug 142,9352276650
03 May 142,8022116420
01 Feb 142,6712036140

Quality Earnings: 34U has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: 34U's current net profit margins (10.6%) are lower than last year (11.4%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: 34U's earnings have grown significantly by 23.1% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: 34U's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: 34U had negative earnings growth (-3.1%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Specialty Retail industry average (72.7%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: 34U's Return on Equity (51.6%) is considered outstanding.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/02 04:01
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/02 00:00
Earnings2024/11/02
Annual Earnings2024/02/03

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
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  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Ulta Beauty, Inc. is covered by 48 analysts. 29 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Deborah CiervoArgus Research Company
Mark AltschwagerBaird
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research