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Sally Beauty

Sells professional beauty products through Sally stores and BSG salon channels.

$16.55
After-hours close−0.02 (−0.12%)
At close$16.57(+0.91%)
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Profile

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.SBHConsumer Discretionary

Runs two professional-beauty supply segments: Sally serves retail customers and salon professionals, while BSG supplies salons and licensed professionals through CosmoProf, Armstrong McCall, direct sales, and digital channels. Hair color and hair care are the core categories across the business.

Sells professional beauty products through two segments: Sally, an omnichannel retail business for consumers and salon professionals, and BSG, a professional-only distributor for salons and licensed beauty professionals. Sally stores and e-commerce carry hair color, hair care, skin, nails, styling tools, and proprietary brands including Ion and Generic Value Products.

BSG reaches salon customers through CosmoProf and Armstrong McCall stores, e-commerce platforms, direct sales consultants, and franchised units. The footprint is concentrated in North America with selected operations in Europe, South America, and Puerto Rico.

Execution depends on store availability, product assortment, service, inventory, e-commerce checkout and delivery, and access to professional brands. Hair color and hair care make up the main product base.

Company facts

CEODenise A. Paulonis
ListedNov 16, 2006
ExchangeNYSE
HeadquartersPlano, TX
CountryUnited States
Employees27,000
CIK0001368458
ISINUS79546E1047

Key statistics

Market cap$1.58B
EPS (ttm)$1.92
P/E (ttm)8.62
ROE23.1%
P/B1.81
P/S0.4234
Dividend yield
Beta0.87vs XLY 1.05

Year to date +14.4% · Average volume (30d) 1.3M

Analysts

Price target, next 12 months$16.00−3.3%Median of 30 analysts · vs the Aug 28 close
ConsensusHold9 of 30 analysts rate it buy or better

Ratings

Target range

Latest analyst notes

DateFirmActionPrior ratingRatingPrior targetTarget
Feb 10, 2026Morgan StanleyReiterateUnderweight$14$16
Feb 10, 2026Canaccord GenuityReiterateBuy$20
Jan 21, 2026Raymond JamesUpgradeMarket PerformOutperform$19
Jan 15, 2026Morgan StanleyTarget$13$14
Jan 14, 2026JefferiesTarget$14.50$16

Earnings

EPS

Estimate$0.61
ReportedDue Nov 12, 2026

Revenue

Estimate$951.0M
ReportedDue Nov 12, 2026

History

Report dateEPS estEPSSurpriseRevenue estRevenueSurpriseNext session
Aug 3, 2026Q3 FY26$0.55$0.55+0.9%$938.4M$935.5M−0.3%+7.75%
May 11, 2026Q2 FY26$0.41$0.44+7.3%$901.4M$903.4M+0.2%−3.70%
Feb 9, 2026Q1 FY26$0.47$0.48+2.1%$940.2M$943.2M+0.3%−8.24%
Nov 13, 2025Q4 FY25$0.48$0.55+15.1%$933.2M$947.1M+1.5%−1.87%
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Financial highlights

12 quartersQ2 FY25Q3 FY25Q4 FY25Q1 FY26Q2 FY26Q3 FY26
Revenue$883.1M$933.3M$947.1M$943.2M$903.4M$935.5M
Gross profit$458.8M$481.0M$494.1M$483.3M$475.3M$490.2M
Operating income$69.4M$78.2M$79.9M$75.9M$72.5M$86.4M
Net income$39.2M$45.7M$49.9M$45.6M$42.7M$54.1M
Diluted EPS$0.38$0.44$0.49$0.45$0.43$0.55
Gross margin52.0%51.5%52.2%51.2%52.6%52.4%
Operating margin7.9%8.4%8.4%8.1%8.0%9.2%

Fiscal years (4-quarter sums)FY21 $3.87B · FY22 $3.82B · FY23 $3.73B · FY24 $3.72B · FY25 $3.70B

Revenue by product · Q3 FY26

Sally Beauty Supply$538.6M · 58%
Beauty Systems Group$396.9M · 42%

Revenue by geography · FY25

United States$3.03B · 82%
Other Countries$672.3M · 18%

Balance sheet, Jun 30, 2026Cash & short-term investments $173.1M · Total debt $1.52B · Total assets $2.88B · Shareholders' equity $871.5M

Dividends

No dividends on record.

Ownership

Institutions 112.29%Insiders 1.25%

A 13F quarter can total more than the shares outstanding — sub-advisers file the same block twice, and a filer's own share count can be a quarter stale. No split is drawn from it.

Shares outstanding 95.41M · Float 94.09M · 98.6% free float

Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4

HolderShares% outstandingFormFiled
BlackRock, Inc.15.78M16.54%13FAug 7, 2026
Schroder Investment Management Group8.44M8.60%13GFeb 13, 2026
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC6.43M6.74%13FAug 13, 2026
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP6.05M6.35%13FAug 11, 2026
LSV Asset Management4.46M4.67%13FAug 6, 2026

Insider tradesForm 4

DateInsiderRoleSharesAvg price
Jun 8, 2026Marlo Michelle Cormier Platzofficer: Former SVP & CFO−42,771$12.70
Dec 11, 2025Kim McIntoshofficer: GVP, CONTROLLER & CAO−5,900$15.71
Dec 1, 2025Scott C. Shermanofficer: SVP, CLO and CHRO−15,000$16.27
Sep 4, 2025Max R. Rangeldirector+3,500$14.07
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Peers

  • Ulta Beauty

    Specialty beauty retail, haircare, and salon-services overlap

  • Amazon

    Online marketplace pressure across beauty and haircare

  • Walmart

    Mass beauty retail and omnichannel price pressure

  • Target

    Beauty-category and Ulta shop-in-shop overlap

  • CVS Health

    Drugstore beauty and haircare front-store overlap

CompareAfter-hours close

CompanyPriceChange
Sally Beauty$16.55−0.12%$1.58B8.67.50.4+0.2%
Ulta Beauty$517.11−0.08%$22.25B18.817.11.7+8.9%
Amazon$266.10−0.11%$2.87T21.428.53.7+19.6%
Walmart$103.07−0.03%$820.40B37.234.51.1+5.9%
Target$163.23+0.05%$74.10B16.917.60.7+5.3%
CVS Health$93.07+0.02%$118.74B24.611.50.3+7.3%
Median21.417.61.1+7.3%