What is e.l.f. Beauty's price / earnings?

e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) reported price / earnings of 136× in Q1 2026.

How has e.l.f. Beauty's price / earnings changed year-over-year?

e.l.f. Beauty's price / earnings increased by 330.5% year-over-year, from 31.6× to 136×.

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

Over 5 years (2021 to 2026), e.l.f. Beauty's price / earnings has grown at a -9.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 224× to 136×.

What does price / earnings mean?

Market capitalization at the quarter end divided by trailing-twelve-month net income. The price the market pays for each dollar of trailing earnings.

e.l.f. Beauty ELF Price / earnings

Price / earnings at other companies

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20.2×-5.6×

Estee Lauder Companies Inc.EL

79.5×-1.1×

Ulta Beauty, Inc.ULTA

18.6×+2.7×

Colgate-PalmoliveCL

32.2×+6.0×

KenvueKVUE

20.4×-23.0×

CloroxCLX

16.6×-9.6×

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$3.82B+1.1%

Enterprise value$4.44B+13.5%

P/S2.3×-0.5×

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.

market cap/net income=136×

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 price / earnings?: e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) reported price / earnings of 136× in Q1 2026.
How has e.l.f. Beauty's price / earnings changed year-over-year?: e.l.f. Beauty's price / earnings increased by 330.5% year-over-year, from 31.6× to 136×.
What is the long-term trend for e.l.f. Beauty's price / earnings?: Over 5 years (2021 to 2026), e.l.f. Beauty's price / earnings has grown at a -9.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 224× to 136×.
What does price / earnings mean?: Market capitalization at the quarter end divided by trailing-twelve-month net income. The price the market pays for each dollar of trailing earnings.