Ulta Beauty (ULTA) Projected to Post Earnings on Thursday

Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ:ULTA) will likely be releasing its Q2 2026 results after the market closes on Thursday, August 28th. Analysts expect Ulta Beauty to post earnings of $4.92 per share and revenue of $2.6591 billion for the quarter. Ulta Beauty has set its FY 2025 guidance at 22.650-23.200 EPS.Individuals may review the information on the company’s upcoming Q2 2026 earningreport for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 4:30 PM ET.

Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ:ULTA) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 29th. The specialty retailer reported $6.70 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $5.73 by $0.97. Ulta Beauty had a net margin of 10.45% and a return on equity of 49.73%. The firm had revenue of $2.85 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.79 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $6.47 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 4.5% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect Ulta Beauty to post $24 EPS for the current fiscal year and $24 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Ulta Beauty Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ULTA opened at $516.69 on Thursday. Ulta Beauty has a one year low of $309.01 and a one year high of $534.10. The company has a 50 day moving average of $491.57 and a 200-day moving average of $420.54. The stock has a market cap of $23.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.18, a P/E/G ratio of 3.11 and a beta of 1.12.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently commented on ULTA shares. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Ulta Beauty in a research report on Thursday, August 14th. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their price objective on Ulta Beauty from $542.00 to $600.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Oppenheimer raised their price objective on Ulta Beauty from $510.00 to $600.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 12th. Loop Capital restated a “hold” rating and set a $510.00 price objective on shares of Ulta Beauty in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of Ulta Beauty from $460.00 to $550.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 30th. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Ulta Beauty has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $475.17.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ulta Beauty

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in ULTA. Darwin Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Ulta Beauty in the 2nd quarter valued at about $50,000. Occudo Quantitative Strategies LP purchased a new stake in Ulta Beauty in the 2nd quarter valued at about $794,000. Quantinno Capital Management LP increased its stake in Ulta Beauty by 45.0% in the 2nd quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 72,010 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $33,688,000 after buying an additional 22,342 shares during the last quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in Ulta Beauty in the 2nd quarter valued at about $262,000. Finally, Ieq Capital LLC increased its stake in Ulta Beauty by 138.4% in the 2nd quarter. Ieq Capital LLC now owns 37,269 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $17,435,000 after buying an additional 21,635 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.39% of the company’s stock.

Ulta Beauty Company Profile

Ulta Beauty, Inc operates as a specialty beauty retailer in the United States. 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.