Ulta Beauty, Inc.
$23.69B- Market cap
- $24.12B
- Debt
- +$62.29M
- Cash
- −$494.24M
Capital structure 100% equity / 0% debt · EV / Revenue 1.91x · EV / EBITDA 14.00x
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FY 2026 · Mkt cap
Decision snapshot: ULTA stock price near parity vs GEN $564.12 current versus $500.55 implied using P/E multiple.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at GEN's multiple
Implied fair value · at ULTA's multiple
Snapshot Sep 4, 4:00 PM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth lag
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Multiple discount
Expensive
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: ULTA FY 2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026) · GEN FY 2026 (ended Apr 3, 2026). Fiscal years are not aligned.
Trendline
Five fiscal years of revenue, earnings, and margins before underwriting a re-rating.
Price framework
Market cap plus debt, less cash.
Capital structure 100% equity / 0% debt · EV / Revenue 1.91x · EV / EBITDA 14.00x
Capital structure 69% equity / 31% debt · EV / Revenue 5.29x · EV / EBITDA 11.23x
GEN carries the larger enterprise value at $26.44B against $23.69B; ULTA trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (1.91x vs 5.29x); GEN on the lower EV / EBITDA (11.23x vs 14.00x).
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
ULTA BEAUTY, INC. · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
Gen Digital Inc. · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
Balance sheet health
Financial health checks to separate durable balance sheets from potential value traps.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Debt / equity
Total debt against shareholders' equity
0.02x
3.21x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
-0.26x
3.44x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$494.24M
$283.00M
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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