Ulta Beauty Q1 sales rise 4.5% to $2.8 billion; raises fiscal 2025 EPS outlook
Ulta Beauty reported first-quarter fiscal 2025 results for the period ended May 3, 2025, with net sales up 4.5% to $2.8 billion and diluted earnings per share of $6.70, versus $6.47 a year earlier. Net income fell to $305.1 million from $313.1 million, and operating margin declined to 14.1% from 14.7%. The company raised its fiscal 2025 diluted EPS outlook to $22.65 to $23.20 from $22.50 to $22.90.
Key points
- Net sales rose 4.5% to $2.8 billion; comparable sales increased 2.9%, driven by a 2.3% rise in average ticket and a 0.6% rise in transactions.
- Diluted EPS was $6.70 versus $6.47, while net income declined to $305.1 million from $313.1 million and the effective tax rate rose to 24.6% from 23.2%.
- Fiscal 2025 outlook: diluted EPS raised to $22.65 to $23.20 from $22.50 to $22.90; net sales raised to $11.5 billion to $11.7 billion; comparable sales raised to 0% to 1.5%.
- Share repurchases of $358.7 million in the quarter; $2.3 billion remained under the $3.0 billion program as of May 3, 2025.
The filing
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