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$XAU Exceeds expectations with Artel (aiaei"
Sales and stock rise
Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ:ULTA) announced second-quarter results that beat analysts’ expectations, with both earnings and revenue coming in above estimates, while the cosmetics retailer reported strong growth. The shares rose 2% in after-hours trading on Thursday.
The company reported adjusted earnings per share of $6.55, beating analysts’ expectations of $6.17 by $0.38. Revenue rose 8.9% to $3.04 billion, compared with $2.79 billion in the same period last year, surpassing estimates of $2.98 billion. Comparable sales increased 3.8%, although this was lower than the 6.7% growth recorded in the same quarter last year. Read the report with an upgrade to InvestingPro - get a 55% discount today—operating income rose 10.1% to $379.6 million, while gross profit as a percentage of net sales edged down slightly to 39.1% from 39.2%, mainly due to the impact of Space NK’s business mix. The company repurchased 1.4 million shares at a total cost of $791.1 million during the first six months of fiscal 2026.
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$XAU Exceeds expectations with Artel (aiaei"
Sales and stock rise
Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ:ULTA) announced second-quarter results that beat analysts’ expectations, with both earnings and revenue coming in above estimates, while the cosmetics retailer reported strong growth. The shares rose 2% in after-hours trading on Thursday.
The company reported adjusted earnings per share of $6.55, beating analysts’ expectations of $6.17 by $0.38. Revenue rose 8.9% to $3.04 billion, compared with $2.79 billion in the same period last year, surpassing estimates of $2.98 billion. Comparable sales increased 3.8%, although this was lower than the 6.7% growth recorded in the same quarter last year. Read the report with an upgrade to InvestingPro - get a 55% discount today—operating income rose 10.1% to $379.6 million, while gross profit as a percentage of net sales edged down slightly to 39.1% from 39.2%, mainly due to the impact of Space NK’s business mix. The company repurchased 1.4 million shares at a total cost of $791.1 million during the first six months of fiscal 2026.
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