BRAND_ANALYSIS #ULTA_BEAUTY FASHION & RETAIL #6 OF 202 IN FASHION & RETAIL INTERESTING

Ulta Beauty

· Public · Updated 23 Aug 2026 07:27 UTC
#109 of 1208 overall by tension · #6 of 202 in Fashion & Retail
25 Interesting
The Silent Giant
Analysis

Ulta Beauty runs a tight C=50/B=75 with 0.20 sentiment and a 9.1% stock gain — the beauty retail category's quiet survivor. It never got the cultural cachet of Sephora's cool-girl reputation, but it captured the suburban market and never let go.

IN THE NEWS (100 articles this week)
Target finalizes divorce from Ulta, signaling shift in beauty market - Retail Dive
K-Beauty Has Conquered the World. China’s Proya Wants C-Beauty to Be Next. - WSJ
Whole Foods, Ulta Beauty lead openings at new Skillman shopping center - NJ.com
Cultural Score
50 / 100
Business Score
75 / 100
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CULTURAL BREAKDOWN
Wikipedia Momentum 15/40
News Presence 36/35
Search InterestRedistributed to other dimensions
BUSINESS BREAKDOWN
Stock Momentum 24/30
Market Position 16/25
Revenue Growth 22/25
Earnings Health 13/20
STOCK DATA
Price$521.46
30d Change+9.1%
Market Cap$22.4B
Profit Margin9.3%
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Sociology of Capitalism
Mike Litman