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 2025 ·
Decision snapshot: ULTA stock price at discount vs LUV $564.16 current versus $1.29K 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 LUV'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 edge
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Multiple premium
Value edge
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: ULTA FY 2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026) · LUV FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025). Fiscal years are not aligned.
Trendline
Six 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 81% equity / 19% debt · EV / Revenue 0.74x · EV / EBITDA 20.96x
ULTA carries the larger enterprise value at $23.69B against $20.73B; LUV trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (0.74x vs 1.91x); ULTA on the lower EV / EBITDA (14.00x vs 20.96x).
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.
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. · implied price per share
Latest annual free cash flow must be positive to qualify the filing-backed baseline.
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
0.57x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
-0.26x
1.36x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$494.24M
$3.23B
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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