Company facts
- Industry
- Retail-Retail Stores, NEC
- Headquarters
- Bolingbrook, Illinois
- Most recent report
- 10-Q, filed Aug 27, 2026
- Incorporated
- N/A
- Filings on record
- 1,000+ filings
- On EDGAR
- CIK 1403568
- Fiscal year ends
- January
- Filer status
- Large accelerated filer
Financials 8 of 73
News 8 of 170
Prospectuses and Registrations 8 of 13
- S-8 POS Post-effective amendment to an employee plan registration Jun 10, 2026
- S-8 Registration statement for an employee plan Jun 10, 2026
- S-8 POS Post-effective amendment to an employee plan registration Jan 30, 2017
- S-8 POS Post-effective amendment to an employee plan registration Jan 30, 2017
- 25-NSE Notice that a security was delisted Jan 30, 2017
- 424B3 Prospectus supplement for an offering May 10, 2012
- POS AM Post-effective amendment to a registration May 7, 2012
- 424B5 Prospectus supplement for an offering May 7, 2012
Proxies 8 of 36
- DEFA14A Extra proxy material Jun 5, 2026
- DEFA14A Extra proxy material Apr 22, 2026
- DEF 14A Proxy statement for a shareholder vote Apr 22, 2026
- PRE 14A Preliminary proxy statement Apr 3, 2026
- DEF 14A Proxy statement for a shareholder vote Apr 23, 2025
- DEFA14A Extra proxy material Apr 23, 2025
- DEF 14A Proxy statement for a shareholder vote Apr 24, 2024
- DEFA14A Extra proxy material Apr 24, 2024
Ownership 8 of 672
- 4 Insider reported a trade Sep 21, 2026
- 144 Notice of a proposed sale of restricted stock Sep 17, 2026
- 4 Insider reported a trade Sep 14, 2026
- 144 Notice of a proposed sale of restricted stock Sep 11, 2026
- 4 Insider reported a trade Sep 3, 2026
- 4 Insider reported a trade Sep 2, 2026
- 3 Insider reported their initial holding Sep 2, 2026
- SCHEDULE 13G Large holder reported a passive stake Aug 4, 2026
Other 8 of 36
- ARS Annual report sent to shareholders Apr 22, 2026
- UPLOAD Comment letter from SEC staff Apr 22, 2026
- CORRESP Reply to SEC staff Apr 10, 2026
- PRER14A Apr 10, 2026
- UPLOAD Comment letter from SEC staff Apr 8, 2026
- ARS Annual report sent to shareholders Apr 23, 2025
- ARS Annual report sent to shareholders Apr 20, 2023
- UPLOAD Comment letter from SEC staff Jul 27, 2018
What to read: Aug 2026 10-Q
SECSift found 3 of 12 sections worth reading, with 1 positive, 9 notable, and 0 negative flags.
Financial Statements (Item 1)
Full financial statements and notes; reveals cash burn and debt-funded buybacks.Management's Discussion (Item 2)
Full MD&A with detailed financial results, segment data, and liquidity analysis.Notable- Net sales up 8.9% to $3.0B in Q2 2026, driven by 3.8% comparable sales growth and Space NK.
- Space NK acquisition contributed to net sales growth; its credit facility had $52.6M drawn at Q2 2026.
- Gross profit margin dipped to 39.1% in Q2 2026 from 39.2%, due to Space NK business mix.
- SG&A as % of sales improved to 26.4% in Q2 2026 from 26.6%, helped by lower incentive comp.
- Interest expense swung to $3.7M in Q2 2026 from interest income of $1.4M a year ago, due to higher borrowings.
- Equity net loss of affiliate (Mexico JV) rose to $2.1M in Q2 2026 from $0.6M a year ago.
- Credit facility borrowings rose to $339.6M at Q2 2026 from $62.3M at year-end, used for working capital and buybacks.
Unregistered Sales and Repurchases (Item 2)
Buyback pace and remaining authorization are material capital allocation data.
What changed: Aug 2026 vs. May 2026
About 11% of ULTA's Aug 2026 10-Q is new information. 23 paragraphs were added, 93 changed, and 18 removed. Below are the most important lines SECSift identified.
New
- Added weighted average interest rate of 6.05% and 6.89% for the 26 weeks ended August 1, 2026 and August 2, 2025 on the credit facility.
- Added Exhibit 10.2: Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the 2026 Incentive Award Plan.
- Added Exhibit 10.3: Form of Option Award Agreement under the 2026 Incentive Award Plan.
- Added disclosure of 3 performance-based restricted stock units issued during the 26 weeks ended August 1, 2026.
- Forward-looking statement now explicitly lists 'share repurchases' among topics covered.
Changed
- Exhibit 10.1 changed from a Stock Option Agreement for Kecia Steelman under the 2011 plan to the new 2026 Incentive Award Plan.
- Exhibit 3.1 now shows Certificate of Incorporation amended through June 9, 2026, filed herewith, instead of through June 1, 2023, incorporated by reference.
- Exhibit 31.2 certifier changed from Chief Financial Officer to Interim Chief Financial Officer.
- Gross profit margin increase for 26 weeks now includes 'partially offset by unfavorable channel and business mix', not present in prior Q1 analysis.
- Period covered changed to 13 weeks ended August 1, 2026 from May 2, 2026.
- Shares withheld for taxes fell to 188 from 20,140.
Everything here comes from Ulta Beauty, Inc.'s own filings on SEC EDGAR. The filing list is rechecked every hour. SECSift analysis was completed on Oct 29, 2026, from the 10-Q for Aug 2026.