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ULTA vs V // OPERATING MARGIN
Ulta Beauty Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Visa Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: ULTA 5
— V 8
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: V
LAST: $648.28 (+4.69%) • MKT CAP: $27.72B
operating-margins
12.40%
LAST: $410.54 (+2.48%) • MKT CAP: $733.53B
operating-margins
60.00%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (ULTA VS. V)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | ULTA | V | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 39.10% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 29.20% | 32.30% | -3.10 | V | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 15.3x | 28.9x | -13.60 | ULTA | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.85% | 2.90% | +0.95 | ULTA | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | 12.40% | 60.00% | -47.60 | V | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 9.30% | 50.10% | -40.80 | V | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 9.70% | 11.30% | -1.60 | V | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.63% | -0.63 | V | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 6.96 | 9.09 | -2.13 | V | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 9/9 | -1.00 | V | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 70.2 | 65.6 | +4.60 | ULTA | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.10 | 1.06 | +0.04 | ULTA | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 22.3x | 34.0x | -11.70 | ULTA | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $27.72B | $733.53B | -$705.82B | V | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | ULTA REV | V REV | ULTA GROSS % | V GROSS % | ULTA FCF | V FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $12.39B | $40.00B | 39.1% | — | $1.07B | $21.26B |
| FY 2024 | $11.30B | $35.93B | 38.8% | — | $964.1M | $18.33B |
| FY 2023 | $11.21B | $32.65B | — | — | $971.9M | $19.29B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
ULTA // BETA 1.10
V // BETA 1.06