# Ulta Beauty - Ulta Beauty, Inc. (ULTA)

Stock code ULTA · Yahoo ticker ULTA · Sector: Consumer Cyclical

Overall fundamentals score: 39/100 (Weak). Bottom 12% of scored stocks.

## Pillar scores

| Pillar | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Business Strength | 60/100 | Okay |
| Financial Safety | 50/100 | Okay |
| Cash & Dividends | 38/100 | Weak |
| Price Fairness | 0/100 | Weak |
| Risk | 50/100 | Okay |

## Every measure

Ulta Beauty (ULTA): Overall score: 39/100 (Weak)

Business Strength: 60/100 (Okay)
Return on Equity (ROE) 46% - Strong
4-Year Revenue Growth +5%/yr - Okay
4-Year Profit Growth -2%/yr - Weak
Net Profit Margin 9% - Okay
Quarterly Momentum +11% - Strong

Financial Safety: 50/100 (Okay)
Debt-to-Equity 1× - Okay
Current Ratio 1.4× - Okay

Cash & Dividends: 38/100 (Weak)
Dividend Quality No dividends paid - Weak
Operating Cash Flow Positive but bumpy - Okay
Free Cash Flow Positive & growing - Strong
Cash & Cash Equivalents Shrinking & thin - Weak

Price Fairness: 0/100 (Weak)
P/E Ratio 22.7× - Weak
P/B Ratio 10.4× - Weak
PEG Ratio n/m (growth not measurable) - Weak

Risk: 50/100 (Okay)
Earnings Consistency Uneven - Okay
Debt Trend (4yr) Rising - Weak
Share Count Trend (4yr) -4%/yr - Strong
Inventory vs Sales (4yr) +6.4 pp/yr vs sales - Okay
Asset Turnover Trend (4yr) -5.3% - Okay
Quarterly Consistency 2 of 4 quarters down - Okay

## Common questions

### What is Ulta Beauty's fundamentals score?

Ulta Beauty (ULTA) scores 39/100 (Weak) on Score Your Stock's educational fundamentals model: in the bottom 12% of 503 scored S&P 500 stocks.

### Which pillar is Ulta Beauty strongest and weakest on?

Its strongest pillar is Business Strength (60/100); its weakest is Price Fairness (0/100).

### How does Ulta Beauty rank against its sector?

Ulta Beauty ranks #48 of 54 scored Consumer Cyclical stocks on Score Your Stock.

### Does Ulta Beauty pay dividends?

Ulta Beauty (ULTA) has not paid a dividend in the last 12 months.

### How do I buy Ulta Beauty shares?

From Malaysia, open an account with a broker that offers US shares (many local and app-based brokers do), convert ringgit to US dollars, then buy ULTA. US shares trade one share at a time, not in lots of 100. Check the currency conversion fee and US dividend tax (usually 30% withheld for Malaysians) before you buy.

### How is this score calculated?

The overall score pools every measure across 5 weighted pillars: Business Strength, Financial Safety, Cash & Dividends, Price Fairness, and Risk. It uses the same rules as our Bursa scores. For banks, Financial Safety checks nonaccrual (impaired) loans, loan loss coverage and the CET1 capital ratio, from the FDIC call report of the group's main bank. Full methodology and the default weights: https://scoreyourstock.com/how. This is an educational tool, not investment advice.

### What is Ulta Beauty (ULTA), in plain English?

Ulta Beauty (ULTA) is a Consumer Cyclical company (Specialty Retail). On Score Your Stock's fundamentals check, it scores 39/100, rated Weak. Its biggest strength is Business Strength (60/100); its main watch-out is Price Fairness (0/100). Shares currently cost about 23 years of its current profit to buy (P/E 22.7×). Full breakdown and daily-updated score: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/ulta-ulta-beauty

Market data as of 31 Oct 2026.
Full page with charts and explanations: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/ulta-ulta-beauty
Educational tool, not investment advice. Data isn't real-time.