Ulta Beauty, Inc.

BIT:1ULTA Stock Report

Market Cap: €17.2b

Ulta Beauty Valuation

Is 1ULTA undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Future Cash Flow Value

What is the Fair Price of 1ULTA when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: 1ULTA (€410.6) is trading below our estimate of future cash flow value (€472.07)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: 1ULTA is trading below future cash flow value, but not by a significant amount.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 1ULTA?

Key metric: As 1ULTA is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 1ULTA. This is calculated by dividing 1ULTA's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 1ULTA's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio17.3x
EarningsUS$1.19b
Market CapUS$19.90b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 1ULTA's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 1ULTA vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average21.3x
DKS DICK'S Sporting Goods
21.7x13.25%US$19.1b
TSCO Tractor Supply
14.5x7.57%US$15.8b
601888 China Tourism Group Duty Free
30.2x16.76%CN¥119.3b
1929 Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group
18.8x20.39%HK$111.2b
1ULTA Ulta Beauty
17.3x5.60%€19.9b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 1ULTA is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17.3x) compared to the peer average (21.2x).

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio compares a stock's price to its earnings over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 1ULTA's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Specialty Retail Industry?

3 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
1ULTA 17.3xIndustry Avg. 15.6xNo. of Companies13PE01020304050+
3 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 1ULTA is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17.3x) compared to the European Specialty Retail industry average (15.5x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 1ULTA's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

1ULTA PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio17.3x
Fair PE Ratio18.5x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 1ULTA is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17.3x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18.5x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst 1ULTA forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€410.60
€542.93
+32.23%
12.41%€637.47€390.29n/a24
Jun ’27€431.60
€583.90
+35.29%
12.89%€696.68€408.55n/a24
May ’27€458.00
€583.70
+27.45%
13.00%€693.77€406.84n/a24
Apr ’27€464.80
€591.53
+27.26%
12.28%€703.40€412.49n/a24
Mar ’27€584.60
€579.85
-0.81%
13.75%€678.64€373.25n/a24
Feb ’27€532.00
€559.50
+5.17%
13.51%€655.23€364.94n/a24
Jan ’27€518.80
€528.02
+1.78%
11.38%€619.22€375.80n/a23
Dec ’26€478.10
€497.18
+3.99%
10.81%€585.75€348.87n/a23
Nov ’26€446.90
€494.37
+10.62%
10.75%€583.85€347.73n/a23
Oct ’26€467.00
€490.85
+5.11%
11.16%€580.92€345.99n/a23
Sep ’26€423.10
€489.82
+15.77%
11.85%€581.33€329.14n/a22
Aug ’26€441.80
€433.84
-1.80%
12.13%€518.16€302.26n/a22
Jul ’26€404.00
€408.79
+1.19%
10.55%€469.81€298.97n/a23
Jun ’26€414.00
€418.09
+0.99%
10.80%€484.44€308.28€431.6023
May ’26€340.60
€365.27
+7.24%
13.97%€463.93€264.60€458.0025
Apr ’26n/a
€384.43
0%
13.64%€487.55€287.34€464.8026
Mar ’26n/a
€442.92
0%
10.82%€520.89€348.55€584.6026
Feb ’26n/a
€439.99
0%
10.66%€517.02€347.04€532.0026
Jan ’26n/a
€422.93
0%
12.35%€492.10€318.42€518.8026
Dec ’25n/a
€376.80
0%
11.91%€446.04€283.50€478.1026
Nov ’25n/a
€366.44
0%
12.29%€436.51€277.44€446.9026
Oct ’25n/a
€363.29
0%
12.06%€458.04€272.10€467.0026
Sep ’25n/a
€368.22
0%
11.05%€456.92€271.44€423.1025
Aug ’25n/a
€432.88
0%
12.89%€509.33€299.88€441.8025
Jul ’25n/a
€449.89
0%
12.80%€568.11€326.73€404.0025
Jun ’25n/a
€449.56
0%
12.01%€560.99€322.63€414.0025
€537.84
Fair Value
23.7% undervalued intrinsic discount
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Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price and analysts are within a statistically confident range of agreement.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/06/09 18:35
End of Day Share Price 2026/06/09 00:00
Earnings2026/05/02
Annual Earnings2026/01/31

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.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • 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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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Ulta Beauty, Inc. is covered by 35 analysts. 25 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
Adrienne Yih-TennantBarclays