What is e.l.f. Beauty's net margin?

e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) reported net margin of 1.6% in Q1 2026.

How has e.l.f. Beauty's net margin changed year-over-year?

e.l.f. Beauty's net margin decreased by 81.2% year-over-year, from 8.5% to 1.6%.

What is the long-term trend for e.l.f. Beauty's net margin?

Over 5 years (2021 to 2026), e.l.f. Beauty's net margin has grown at a -3.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 2% to 1.6%.

What does net margin mean?

Net income as a percentage of revenue (trailing twelve months). The bottom-line profitability measure after all costs, interest, and taxes.

e.l.f. Beauty ELF Net margin

Net margin at other companies

Procter & GamblePG

19.2%+0.7pp

Estee Lauder Companies Inc.EL

-1.7%—

Ulta Beauty, Inc.ULTA

9.4%-1.1pp

Colgate-PalmoliveCL

10.2%-4.3pp

KenvueKVUE

10.6%+3.7pp

CloroxCLX

11.2%+1.3pp

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$3.82B+1.1%

Enterprise value$4.44B+13.5%

P/E145×+111×

P/S2.3×-0.5×

Profitability

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Gross margin70.7%-0.5pp

Operating margin11.1%+1.0pp

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.

net income/total revenue=1.6%

Based on trailing twelve months.

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 net margin?: e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) reported net margin of 1.6% in Q1 2026.
How has e.l.f. Beauty's net margin changed year-over-year?: e.l.f. Beauty's net margin decreased by 81.2% year-over-year, from 8.5% to 1.6%.
What is the long-term trend for e.l.f. Beauty's net margin?: Over 5 years (2021 to 2026), e.l.f. Beauty's net margin has grown at a -3.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 2% to 1.6%.
What does net margin mean?: Net income as a percentage of revenue (trailing twelve months). The bottom-line profitability measure after all costs, interest, and taxes.