Ulta Beauty, Inc. (ULTA), headquartered in Bolingbrook, Illinois, is a specialty beauty retailer offering a wide range of branded and private label beauty products. With a market cap of $22.4 billion, the company offers cosmetics, fragrance, skin, and hair care products, as well as salon services.
Shares of this beauty giant have underperformed the broader market over the past year. ULTA has gained 25.5% over this time frame, while the broader S&P 500 Index ($SPX) has rallied nearly 27.9%. In 2026, ULTA stock is down 14.9%, compared to the SPX’s 9.2% rise on a YTD basis.