Investing.com - Ulta Beauty reported Thursday fourth-quarter results that topped Wall Street estimates following strong demand over the holiday quarter.

Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ: ULTA) shares gained 7% in after-hours trading following the report.

Ulta Beauty announced earnings per share of $8.46 on revenue of $3.5 billion. Analysts polled by Investing.com anticipated EPS of $7.11 on revenue of $3.46 billion.

Comparable sales increased 1.5%.

For the full-year 2025, EPS was guided in a range of $22.50 to $22.90 on revenue between $11.5B to $11.6B, compared with estimates for EPS of $24.04 on revenue of $11.26B Comparable sales are forecast at between 0% to 1%.

"Fiscal 2025 will be a pivotal year as we make purposeful investments to fuel our future growth and move quickly to optimize our business," the company said.