Ulta Beauty (LTS:0LIB) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: $17.54 (As of Apr. 2026)

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LTS:0LIB Ulta Beauty Inc LTS:0LIB
93 GF Score
Price $508.28
GF Value $557.33
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is Ulta Beauty Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Ulta Beauty LTS:0LIB -1.11% 93 Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is $17.54 as of Apr. 2026. GuruFocus rates LTS:0LIB with a GF Score™ of 93/100 and a GF Value™ of $557.33 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review.

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

Ulta Beauty's adjusted free cash flow per share for the three months ended in Apr. 2026 was $4.631. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is $17.54 for the trailing ten years ended in Apr. 2026.

During the past 12 months, Ulta Beauty's average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 18.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 19.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 25.10% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 38.70% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate using Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate of Ulta Beauty was 76.50% per year. The lowest was 19.10% per year. And the median was 32.50% per year.

As of today (2026-08-02), Ulta Beauty's current stock price is $508.28. Ulta Beauty's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2026 was $17.54. Ulta Beauty's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is 28.98.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Ulta Beauty was 444.98. The lowest was 24.26. And the median was 54.01.


Ulta Beauty  (LTS:0LIB) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share may underestimate the company's free cash flow. Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can seem to be too high even the actual Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is low.

For the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, the free cash flow per share of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/FCF calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is also called CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Ulta Beauty's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=508.28/17.54
=28.98

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Ulta Beauty was 444.98. The lowest was 24.26. And the median was 54.01.


Be Aware

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real free cash flow value.


Ulta Beauty Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Related Terms


Ulta Beauty Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Ulta Beauty's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Ulta Beauty Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Chart

Ulta Beauty Annual Data
Trend Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24 Jan25 Jan26
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.42 10.08 12.43 14.43 16.84

Ulta Beauty Quarterly Data
Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25 Apr25 Jul25 Oct25 Jan26 Apr26
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 14.64 15.23 14.94 16.84 17.54

LTS:0LIB vs DKS, BBY, TSCO: Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Comparison

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Ulta Beauty's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Ulta Beauty Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF vs Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Ulta Beauty's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ulta Beauty's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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Ulta Beauty Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

What is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share? How do we calculate Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the free cash flow per share from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the 2001 free cash flow per share data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent free cash flow in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent free cash flow in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 free cash flow in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent free cash flow per share of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by the count to get Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

For example, Ulta Beauty's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Apr. 2026 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare= Free Cash Flow per Share /CPI of Apr. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Apr. 2026)
=4.631/333.0200*333.0200
=4.631

Current CPI (Apr. 2026) = 333.0200.

Ulta Beauty Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201607 -0.678 240.628 -0.938
201610 -0.450 241.729 -0.620
201701 3.500 242.839 4.800
201704 1.581 244.524 2.153
201707 -1.158 244.786 -1.575
201710 -0.573 246.663 -0.774
201801 5.663 247.867 7.608
201804 3.333 250.546 4.430
201807 0.717 252.006 0.947
201810 0.657 252.885 0.865
201901 5.905 251.712 7.812
201904 3.388 255.548 4.415
201907 1.647 256.571 2.138
201910 0.351 257.346 0.454
202001 8.499 257.971 10.972
202004 -1.166 256.389 -1.515
202007 0.083 259.101 0.107
202010 3.597 260.388 4.600
202101 9.110 261.582 11.598
202104 5.261 267.054 6.561
202107 0.883 273.003 1.077
202110 -0.689 276.589 -0.830
202201 10.848 281.148 12.849
202204 6.756 289.109 7.782
202207 1.251 296.276 1.406
202210 -0.986 298.012 -1.102
202301 15.672 299.170 17.445
202304 3.866 303.363 4.244
202307 0.580 305.691 0.632
202310 -3.597 307.671 -3.893
202401 20.350 308.417 21.973
202404 1.412 313.548 1.500
202407 2.187 314.540 2.315
202410 -3.633 315.664 -3.833
202501 20.708 317.671 21.709
202504 3.098 320.795 3.216
202507 0.434 323.048 0.447
202510 -1.818 0.000
202601 22.220 325.252 22.751
202604 4.631 333.020 4.631

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

What does a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of $17.54 mean?
Ulta Beauty (LTS:0LIB) has a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of $17.54 as of Apr. 2026. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Ulta Beauty and its competitors.
Is Ulta Beauty's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share too high?
Ulta Beauty's current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is $17.54. Overall, Ulta Beauty has a GF Score™ of 93/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Ulta Beauty's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share compare to DKS and BBY?
Ulta Beauty's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of $17.54 can be compared against companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for a Retail - Cyclical company?
A good Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share depends on the Retail - Cyclical industry context. However, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share mean?
A high Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Ulta Beauty and its competitors. Ulta Beauty's current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is $17.54. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Ulta Beauty stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Ulta Beauty (LTS:0LIB) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $557.33, compared to a current price of $508.28 — trading 8.8% below its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is $17.54. Ulta Beauty's overall GF Score™ is 93/100 with 2 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share calculated?
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Ulta Beauty (LTS:0LIB), the current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is $17.54 as of Apr. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Ulta Beauty (LTS:0LIB) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Ulta Beauty stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $508.28 is trading 8.8% below its estimated GF Value™ of $557.33. GuruFocus considers Ulta Beauty to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for LTS:0LIB:

  • Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: $17.54
  • GF Value™: $557.33 vs. price of $508.28 (8.8% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 93/100 with 2 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the LTS:0LIB stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Ulta Beauty Business Description

Address 1000 Remington Boulevard, Suite 120, Bolingbrook, IL, USA, 60440
Ulta Beauty is the largest specialized beauty retailer in the US with more than 1,500 freestanding stores. The firm offers cosmetics (38% of 2025 sales), fragrances (13%), skin care (24%), and hair care products (19%). It also has salon services, including hair, makeup, skin, and brow, that account for 4% of its revenue and drive customer traffic. Outside of the US, Ulta operates premium beauty retailer Space NK (86 stores at year-end 2025 in the UK and Ireland) and has franchised stores in Mexico, and a joint venture in the Middle East. Ulta was founded in 1990 and is based in Bolingbrook, Illinois.
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