secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Ulta Beauty, Inc. (ULTA)
CIK:        0001403568
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-08-28T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001558370-25-011803
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Ulta Beauty Q2 net sales up 9.3% to $2.79B; raises FY2025 outlook
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- Net sales $2.79B, +9.3% YoY; comparable sales +6.7%; diluted EPS $5.78 vs $5.30.
- Operating margin 12.4% vs 12.9%; net income up 3.3% to $260.9M.
- FY2025 guidance raised: net sales $12.0-$12.1B, comps 2.5%-3.5%, EPS $23.85-$24.30.
- Inventory up 20.5% to $2.4B partly from Space NK acquisition; short-term debt $289.1M.
- Repurchased 1.2M shares in H1 for $468.3M; $2.2B remaining under buyback program.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1403568/000155837025011803/0001558370-25-011803-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1403568/000155837025011803/ulta-20250828x8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-25-011803

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