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ULTA vs DKS // OPERATING MARGIN
Ulta Beauty Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Dick's Sporting Goods Inc (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: ULTA 10
— DKS 4
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: ULTA
LAST: $648.28 (+4.69%) • MKT CAP: $27.72B
operating-margins
12.40%
LAST: $142.00 (+4.28%) • MKT CAP: $12.63B
operating-margins
6.40%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (ULTA VS. DKS)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | ULTA | DKS | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 39.10% | 32.90% | +6.20 | ULTA | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 29.20% | 11.20% | +18.00 | ULTA | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 15.3x | 7.2x | +8.10 | DKS | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.85% | 3.17% | +0.68 | ULTA | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | 12.40% | 6.40% | +6.00 | ULTA | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 9.30% | 4.90% | +4.40 | ULTA | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 9.70% | 28.10% | -18.40 | DKS | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 3.28% | -3.28 | DKS | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 6.96 | 2.82 | +4.14 | ULTA | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 7/9 | +1.00 | ULTA | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 70.2 | 51.2 | +19.00 | ULTA | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.10 | 0.90 | +0.20 | ULTA | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 22.3x | 12.5x | +9.80 | DKS | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $27.72B | $12.63B | $15.09B | ULTA | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | ULTA REV | DKS REV | ULTA GROSS % | DKS GROSS % | ULTA FCF | DKS FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $12.39B | $17.22B | 39.1% | 32.9% | $1.07B | $400.2M |
| FY 2024 | $11.30B | $13.44B | 38.8% | 35.9% | $964.1M | $509.3M |
| FY 2023 | $11.21B | $12.98B | — | — | $971.9M | $943.0M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
ULTA // BETA 1.10
DKS // BETA 0.90