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e.l.f. Beauty ELF Return on equity

Return on equity at other companies

Estee Lauder Companies Inc. logo
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-5.9%
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Ulta Beauty, Inc.ULTA
47.4%-3.0pp
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836.2%-141pp
Kenvue logo
KenvueKVUE
15.7%+5.5pp
Clorox logo
CloroxCLX
249.6%+147pp
AbbVie logo
AbbVieABBV
89%+32.7pp

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
Net margin1.6%-6.9pp
FCF margin11.6%+2.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Debt / equity0.8×+0.4×
Current ratio2.3×-0.7×

Where this comes from

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

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 return on equity?
e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) reported return on equity of 2.8% in Q1 2026.
How has e.l.f. Beauty's return on equity changed year-over-year?
e.l.f. Beauty's return on equity decreased by 82.6% year-over-year, from 16% to 2.8%.
What is the long-term trend for e.l.f. Beauty's return on equity?
Over 5 years (2021 to 2026), e.l.f. Beauty's return on equity has grown at a 2.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 2.4% to 2.8%.
What does return on equity mean?
Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by average shareholders' equity (average of the start and end of the trailing-twelve-month window). Measures the profit generated on each dollar of shareholder capital.