Ulta Beauty, Inc. (ULTA) Options Risk Score

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Is it risky to sell options on Ulta Beauty, Inc. (ULTA) right now?

Over a 4-week expiry window, Ulta Beauty, Inc. (ULTA) scores 48 out of 100 for options catalyst risk (MEDIUM). What pushes it there: 9 recent news items, 10 active legal filings and 2 recent SEC events, all landing inside the 4-week window. A mid-range score (45–69) means ULTA is neither clear nor obviously dangerous over this window — check which specific date is driving it before choosing a strike. The number reflects event exposure only.

ULTA shows an IV Rank of 52, putting implied volatility in the middle of its one-year range — options are moderately priced, with a current implied volatility of about 43%. Read IV Rank alongside the catalyst score: it says how expensive ULTA options are, while the score says whether that price is justified by a scheduled event.

ULTA does not report again until 2026-08-27, so near-dated expiries avoid it.

Ulta Beauty, Inc. (ULTA) current implied volatility and IV Rank

ULTA is trading at an IV Rank of 52 with implied volatility around 43%, alongside a TickerRisk options-risk score of 48/100. That's moderate — options are fairly priced versus the past year, so there's no strong volatility edge in either direction right now; trade the direction, not the vol.

IV Rank is an index, not a percentage — it says where ULTA's implied volatility sits inside its own 1-year range. How to read IV Rank →

Ulta Beauty, Inc. (ULTA) next earnings date — 2026-08-27

Ulta Beauty, Inc. (ULTA) next reports earnings on 2026-08-27. That's outside the nearest options expiry window, so it isn't an immediate catalyst — but it's worth tracking, since implied volatility typically starts building one to two weeks ahead of the report. ULTA's IV Rank is currently 52.

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