Ulta Beauty Q1 2026 Results: 11% Sales Growth, Raised EPS Outlook
The company achieved a strong gross margin of 40.1% and an operating income of $448M, driven by strategic investments and market expansion.
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Ulta Beauty is an American chain of beauty stores headquartered in Bolingbrook, Illinois. Ulta Beauty carries cosmetics and skincare brands, men’s and women’s fragrances, nail products, bath and body products, beauty tools, and haircare products. Each store is also equipped with a salon, Benefit brow bar, and Dermalogica skin bar. Ulta Beauty was founded in 1990 by Richard E. George, the former President of Osco Drug, Inc., with the company’s first store opening in Schaumburg, Illinois. It has since grown to become one of the largest beauty retailers in the United States, offering a unique combination of over 25,000 products across a wide range of categories and price points, including its own private label. Ulta Beauty also operates an e-commerce website, which provides a full-service salon in every store.
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Inside The ELC–Ulta Fireside Chat Where Two Presidents Share What it Really Takes to Lead With Purpose
Building lasting partnerships, Kecia Steelmans and Tara Simont shared their inspiring journeys from sales floors to leadership roles.
AG1 Brings Its Greens and Sleep Drink to More Than 1,500 Ulta Beauty Stores
AG1 is entering the beauty aisle for the first time through a nationwide partnership with Ulta Beauty, bringing its greens powder and new sleep drink AGZ to more than 1,500 stores, ulta.com and the Ulta app starting this May. The move cements the idea that beauty, wellness…
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Therabody is massively scaling its retail footprint in the United States, expanding its partnership with Ulta Beauty from a few hundred locations to more than 1,000 stores nationwide and Ulta.com. The move significantly broadens access to the brand’s science backed…
Voesh brings Science Backed K beauty Body Care to 450 plus Ulta Beauty Stores
VOESH has officially landed at Ulta Beauty, bringing its science backed K beauty body care line, powered by next generation actives and made in Korea, to Ulta.com and more than 450 stores across the United States. The rollout marks a…
K Beauty World Brings 17 Viral Korean Beauty Brands to Ulta Beauty Marketplace in as Little as 9 Weeks
K Beauty World, the curated retail concept created by Landing International in partnership with Ulta Beauty, is expanding its presence on the Ulta Beauty Marketplace with 17 must have Korean beauty brands. The move gives U.S. shoppers faster access to…
Ulta Beauty Reports Q4, Fiscal 2025 Results and Fiscal 2026 Guidance
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Mediheal’s PDRN Collection Launches Nationwide at Ulta Beauty Stores
Mediheal is scaling up in the United States with a nationwide launch of its high performance PDRN Collection into more than 1,400 Ulta Beauty stores as of February 11, 2026. The move deepens the Korean derma cosmetic brand’s U.S. presence…
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Australian Self Tan Brand Luna Bronze Lands in Ulta Beauty Stores Nationwide
Luna Bronze is entering U.S. retail with a nationwide launch at Ulta Beauty, marking the Australian sunless tanning brand’s first major bricks and mortar partnership in the market. The brand is known for its “skin-first approach to self tanning and…