On the filings, Ulta Beauty (ULTA) is the stronger stock right now — higher on our blended fundamentals-plus-verdict read, and we currently rate it BUY.
Best-in-class beauty retailer at a cheap 17.8x with 41% ROE; margin slippage is the offset, valuation does the work.
A 74%-gross-margin franchise mid-turnaround: too damaged to buy, too cash-generative to dump at the lows — own, don't add.
| Metric | ULTA | EL |
|---|---|---|
| Fundamentals score | 71 | 33 |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +9.7% | -8.2% |
| Net income growth (YoY) | -4.0% | -377.0% |
| Net margin | 9.3% | -7.9% |
| Return on equity | 41.1% | -29.3% |
| ROIC (est.) | 42.3% | -12.5% |
| Liabilities / Equity | 1.50 | 2.26 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
Bold green = the stronger figure. All rows derive from SEC XBRL filings — no market-price data on this page.
AI-generated analysis, produced by our proprietary engine from SEC filing data.
Investment recommendation produced by TENK/calls (tenkcalls.com), Luxembourg. Completed Jun 21, 2026, 4:42 PM ET. Ratings & methodology: definitions · All recommendations to date: track record · Conflicts: disclosures. Not investment advice.
AI-generated analysis, produced by our proprietary engine from SEC filing data.
Investment recommendation produced by TENK/calls (tenkcalls.com), Luxembourg. Completed Jun 21, 2026, 12:47 PM ET. Ratings & methodology: definitions · All recommendations to date: track record · Conflicts: disclosures. Not investment advice.
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