Ulta Beauty Quarterly Cash Flow Statement
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Ulta Beauty free cash flow
In the quarter ended Aug 1, 2026, Ulta Beauty generated $119.7 million of operating cash flow and spent $81.3 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $38.4 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 1.3% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 96.5% from the prior year's $19.6 million.
Ulta Beauty returned $247.9 million to shareholders through share repurchases, equal to 645% of free cash flow.
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Ulta Beauty cash flow statement (quarterly)
| Quarter (USD) | Q2 20262026-08-01 | Q1 20262026-05-02 | Q4 20252026-01-31 | Q3 20252025-11-01 | Q2 20252025-08-02 | Q1 20252025-05-03 | Q4 20242025-02-01 | Q3 20242024-11-02 | Q2 20242024-08-03 | Q1 20242024-05-04 | Q4 20232024-02-03 | Q3 20232023-10-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 282.01M | 340.47M | 356.68M | 230.88M | 260.88M | 305.05M | 393.27M | 242.18M | 252.56M | 313.11M | 394.37M | 249.48M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | +8.10% | +11.61% | -9.30% | -4.67% | +3.29% | -2.57% | -0.28% | -2.93% | -15.84% | -9.78% | +15.74% | -9.14% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 81.33M | 81.40M | 81.79M | 75.79M | 71.17M | 72.03M | 69.97M | 67.02M | 65.31M | 64.74M | 62.57M | 61.41M |
| Change in Working Capital | -95.92M | -286.15M | 678.90M | -302.94M | -78.35M | -259.78M | 517.37M | -360.74M | 15.11M | -326.14M | 571.46M | -395.89M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 119.70M | 261.89M | 1.18B | 5.64M | 96.52M | 220.02M | 1.04B | -56.84M | 199.54M | 159.34M | 1.12B | -70.80M |
| Capital Expenditures | -81.26M | -58.28M | -191.57M | -87.27M | -76.96M | -79.03M | -73.92M | -114.23M | -95.28M | -91.02M | -124.24M | -106.28M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -85.75M | -48.23M | -275.85M | -95.59M | -473.53M | -86.38M | -76.44M | -115.25M | -97.81M | -93.59M | -125.53M | -109.47M |
| Share Repurchases | -247.88M | -545.30M | -197.43M | -224.72M | -109.46M | -369.79M | -237.94M | -263.62M | -212.34M | -289.43M | -155.19M | -281.54M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -41.49M | -471.42M | -685.70M | 52.12M | 165.13M | -382.22M | -434.70M | -64.09M | -212.37M | -307.75M | -347.95M | -86.55M |
| Net Change in Cash | -7.85M | -257.94M | 219.32M | -37.82M | -211.88M | -248.57M | 525.42M | -236.18M | -110.63M | -242.00M | 644.78M | -266.82M |
| Free Cash Flow | 38.44M | 203.62M | 989.03M | -81.63M | 19.57M | 140.99M | 962.64M | -171.07M | 104.26M | 68.32M | 994.02M | -177.08M |
This table shows 12 quarterly periods of Ulta Beauty's cash flow statement, from Q2 2026 back to Q3 2023, across 13 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow ULTA's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?