What is e.l.f. Beauty's EV / sales?

e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) reported EV / sales of 2.6× in Q1 2026.

How has e.l.f. Beauty's EV / sales changed year-over-year?

e.l.f. Beauty's EV / sales decreased by 8.9% year-over-year, from 2.8× to 2.6×.

What is the long-term trend for e.l.f. Beauty's EV / sales?

Over 5 years (2021 to 2026), e.l.f. Beauty's EV / sales has grown at a -11.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 4.7× to 2.6×.

What does EV / sales mean?

Enterprise value at the quarter end divided by trailing-twelve-month revenue. A capital-structure-neutral revenue multiple, useful when earnings are negative.

e.l.f. Beauty ELF EV / sales

EV / sales at other companies

Procter & GamblePG

4×-1.1×

Estee Lauder Companies Inc.EL

2.1×+0.1×

Ulta Beauty, Inc.ULTA

1.9×+0.1×

Colgate-PalmoliveCL

3.6×-0.6×

KenvueKVUE

2.7×-0.9×

CloroxCLX

2.3×-0.6×

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$449.3M+35.1%

Gross profit$326.5M+37.7%

Operating income$67.5M+92.5%

Net income-$49.4M-275%

EPS (diluted)-$0.82-267%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$289.7M+94.8%

Total debt$916.9M+193%

Total equity$1.1B+48.6%

Total assets$2.4B+91.8%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$102.5M-24.7%

CapEx$1.9M-83.0%

Free cash flow$100.6M-19.6%

Valuation

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Market cap$3.77B+1.1%

Profitability

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Gross margin70.7%-0.5pp

Operating margin11.1%+1.0pp

Net margin1.6%-6.9pp

FCF margin11.6%+2.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity2.8%-13.2pp

Debt / equity0.8×+0.4×

Current ratio2.3×-0.7×

Where this comes from

Calculated from e.l.f. Beauty’s reported figures.

enterprise value/total revenue=2.6×

Based on the most recent quarter.

The official record: e.l.f. Beauty’s 10-K, filed May 21, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is e.l.f. Beauty's EV / sales?: e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) reported EV / sales of 2.6× in Q1 2026.
How has e.l.f. Beauty's EV / sales changed year-over-year?: e.l.f. Beauty's EV / sales decreased by 8.9% year-over-year, from 2.8× to 2.6×.
What is the long-term trend for e.l.f. Beauty's EV / sales?: Over 5 years (2021 to 2026), e.l.f. Beauty's EV / sales has grown at a -11.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 4.7× to 2.6×.
What does EV / sales mean?: Enterprise value at the quarter end divided by trailing-twelve-month revenue. A capital-structure-neutral revenue multiple, useful when earnings are negative.