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ELF · NYSE

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc.

Household & Personal Products · United States

USD 118.46-0.0% daily changeQuote 2026-11-11 · USD
Market cap (USD)
US$7.01B
Trailing P/E
83.42x
Forward P/E
28.25x
Quarterly revenue growth
51.4%
Trailing net margin
4.5%
Indicated dividend yield
—

Snapshot 2026-11-11 · Latest financial period 2026-09-30 · Yahoo Finance. Quotes may be delayed; reporting periods can differ.

Next earnings: 2027-02-03 (provider estimate; issuer confirmation unavailable here).

Company background

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc., a beauty company, provides cosmetics and skin care products worldwide. The company offers eye, lip, face, and skin care products. It offers products under the e.l.f. Cosmetics, e.l.f. Skin, Well People, Naturium, and Rhode brand names. The company sells its products through national and international retailers and direct-to-consumer through its e-commerce channel. The company was formerly known as J.A. Cosmetics Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. in April 2016. e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Oakland, California.

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Q4 FY2026

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ELF Stock: HOLD Call - Down 65% On Growth Reset Q4 FY2026

Published 2026-05-21

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MetricELFe.l.f. Beauty, Inc.Snapshot 2026-11-11Financial period: 2026-09-30COTYCoty Inc.Snapshot 2026-11-11Financial period: 2026-09-30SPBSpectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.Snapshot 2026-11-11Financial period: 2026-06-28
Market capMarket value, converted to USDUS$7.01BUS$3.58BUS$2.03B
Forward P/EProvider forward earnings estimate28.25x14.74x15.29x
EV / EBITDAEnterprise value / trailing EBITDA28.01x8.97x9.22x
Revenue growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter51.4%-1.4%7.7%
Operating marginLatest reported quarter11.0%5.2%6.3%
Free cash flow yieldTrailing cash flow / market cap4.0%19.5%11.5%
Net debt / EBITDANet debt / trailing EBITDA2.10x3.59x1.74x
Debt / equityTotal debt / positive book equity0.75x0.86x0.39x
Trailing P/ETrailing twelve-month earnings83.42x—26.59x
Price / bookPrice / positive book equity per share5.71x1.15x1.10x
EV / salesEnterprise value / trailing revenue3.91x1.21x0.90x
Earnings growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter900.0%71.4%—
Gross marginTrailing twelve months71.8%62.6%37.5%
Net marginTrailing twelve months4.5%-9.7%2.8%
Return on equityProvider trailing return; positive equity only7.3%-14.6%4.5%
Free cash flow marginTrailing free cash flow / revenue14.4%12.1%8.2%
Dividend yieldIndicated annual dividend / price——2.1%
Earnings payoutProvider trailing dividend payout0.0%0.0%56.6%
Current ratioCurrent assets / current liabilities2.57x0.75x2.41x
BetaProvider historical market sensitivity1.580.850.81

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