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Ulta Beauty, Inc. ULTA
Ulta Beauty, Inc. (ULTA) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 0.30% (safety: no dividend). FY2026 revenue was $12.4B at a 9.3% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.38 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-09 | TD Cowen | Buy (main) |
| 2026-06-04 | Citigroup | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-06-03 | UBS | Buy (main) |
| 2026-06-03 | B. Riley Securities | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-06-03 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-06-03 | Goldman Sachs | Buy (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Forward estimates · earnings calendar →
Consensus analyst estimates and scheduled dates — forward-looking, may change.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Retail Trade · percentile among 238 companies
Percentile vs other Retail Trade companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.131 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.248 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.219 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.668 |
Sector peers · similar-size Retail Trade companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ULTA | Ulta Beauty, Inc. | 5/9 | 3.84 | 18.2 | +9.7% |
| BBWI | Bath & Body Works, Inc. | 5/9 | 0.91 | 7.1 | -0.2% |
| SBH | Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. | 8/9 | 3.85 | 7 | -0.4% |
| TITN | Titan Machinery Inc. | 5/9 | 2.47 | — | -10.2% |
| SGU | STAR GROUP, L.P. | 7/9 | — | 5.8 | +1% |
| FLWS | 1 800 FLOWERS COM INC | 3/9 | -0.43 | — | -8% |
| NEGG | Newegg Commerce, Inc. | 4/9 | 0.62 | — | +16.9% |
About Ulta Beauty, Inc.
Ulta Beauty, Inc. operates as a specialty beauty retailer in the United States, Mexico, and Kuwait. The company offers branded and private label beauty products, including cosmetics, fragrance, haircare, skincare, bath and body products, professional hair products, and salon styling tools through its Ulta Beauty stores, shop-in-shops, Ulta.com website, and its mobile applications. It also provides wellness products. The company was formerly known as ULTA Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. and changed its name to Ulta Beauty, Inc. in January 2017. Ulta Beauty, Inc. was incorporated in 1990 and is based in Bolingbrook, Illinois.
FAQ
Is ULTA financially healthy?
Ulta Beauty, Inc.'s Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does ULTA pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. Ulta Beauty, Inc. pays a dividend yielding about 0.30% with a None payout ratio, rated “no dividend” for safety.
How profitable is ULTA?
In FY2026, Ulta Beauty, Inc. had a net margin of 9.3% and a return on equity of 41.1%.
Is ULTA overvalued or undervalued?
Ulta Beauty, Inc. trades at about 20.7× trailing earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 14.5×–103.6×, median 22.7×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for ULTA?
The average Wall-Street price target for Ulta Beauty, Inc. is $623.42, about 17.2% above the recent price, from 24 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is ULTA a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Ulta Beauty, Inc.: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 18.2×, a dividend yield of 0.30%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-01-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.