Ulta Beauty (ULTA) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Kecia L. Steelman, President Chief Executive Officer, was paid $15.4M in fiscal 2025, up 144% from $6.3M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 1,296:1, on median employee pay of $11,883.

Filed
April 22, 2026
Annual meeting
June 9, 2026
Pay year
fiscal 2025
Named executives
7
CEO total pay
$15.4M+144% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
1,296:1median $11,883
CEO pay in equity
62%$9.6M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
90%of votes cast
CEO Total Compensation
$15,403,663Fiscal 2025 total pay
CEO Prior Year Total
$6,300,394Fiscal 2024 total pay
CEO to Median Pay Ratio
1296:1Based on U.S. median associate
Median Employee Pay
$11,883Annual total compensation

How Steelman was paid

$15.4M in total for fiscal 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary9%Stock awards31%Option awards31%Non-equity incentive28%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Kecia L. SteelmanPresident Chief Executive Officer$15,403,663
Christopher J. DelOreficeChief Financial Officer$4,469,098
Rene G. CásaresChief Legal Officer$4,210,828
Anita J. RyanChief Human Resources Officer$4,187,481
Paula M. OyiboFormer Chief Financial Officer$3,125,714
Christopher LialiosFormer Interim Chief Financial Officer$1,455,069
Jodi J. CaroFormer General Counsel and Chief Risk and Compliance Officer$192,670

What changed and why

  • $15.4MKecia L. Steelman received total compensation of $15,403,663 for fiscal 2025, representing an increase from the prior year.
  • $1MChristopher J. DelOrefice received a cash sign-on bonus of $1,000,000 and equity awards upon joining as Chief Financial Officer.
  • $1.3MRene G. Cásares received hire payments totaling $1,250,000 in cash and equity grants upon appointment as Chief Legal Officer.
  • $754KPaula M. Oyibo received separation benefits including $754,000 in severance and $438,810 in bonus per separation agreement.
  • 90%Stockholders approved the executive compensation program with approximately 90 percent support at the 2025 annual meeting.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.