Valuation

ULTAUlta Beauty

StockNasdaqUnited StatesConsumer discretionaryEU retail investors: available

−0.1% today · +28.6% over a year

9/10 A 1–10 summary of how an instrument compares with similar ones (same sector and region) by published rules. It describes today's data; it is not a price forecast. More in the glossary → «Balanced» — higher than 86% of the instruments we score

Quality: among the best of its peers; priced higher than most peers (P/E 23.5). No dividend.

Ulta Beauty (ULTA) valuation against sector peers: P/E 23.5 (sector median 18.3), P/B 10.7, EV/EBIT 17.7, free-cash-flow yield 4.0%, P/S 2.2.

Ratios vs sector

Medians of Consumer discretionary companies in the same region (stocks and REITs).

Lower P/E, P/B, P/S and EV/EBIT mean cheaper; higher yields, returns and margins mean more for the price. Negative multiples (losses) are left out of the medians.
MetricULTASector medianvs median
P/E23.518.3 · n=19328% above
P/B10.72.6 · n=203307% above
P/S2.21.2 · n=22987% above
EV/EBIT17.715.4 · n=17315% above
Free-cash-flow yield4.0%5.7% · n=22429% below
Dividend yield0.00%0.00% · n=245—
Return on equity46.1%14.1% · n=210227% above
Return on invested capital44.7%12.0% · n=195272% above
Gross margin39.3%40.5% · n=195near the median
Net debt / EBITDA0.071.13 · n=17694% below

Value factor: 35 of 100 within the peer group. Full score breakdown →

Sector peers

The largest companies of the same sector and region.

AMZNAmazon.com21.74.828.7−1.6%0.0%4/10
TSLATesla466.516.8422.50.2%0.0%1/10
HDThe Home Depot24.621.118.94.3%2.6%6/10
MCDMcDonald’s22.1—18.23.8%2.6%7/10
TJXTJX24.814.1—3.9%1.6%8/10
LOWLowe's19.6—16.05.4%2.1%3/10
SBUXStarbucks Corporation63.2—45.32.9%2.3%4/10
BKNGBooking16.5—13.37.8%1.0%9/10
ABNBAirbnb, Inc34.812.032.3—0.0%8/10
MARMarriott International41.6—29.23.2%0.7%8/10

Fiscal-year history

From annual SEC filings; each bar is a fiscal year, labelled by the year it ended.

Filings: U.S. SEC EDGAR · ratios computed by AI-Stock Invest from public filings and end-of-day prices · latest period 01 Aug 2026 · filed 27 Aug 2026