ABLV vs ELF vs MLKMF Stock Comparison

Able View Global, e.l.f. Beauty and Waldencast Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ABLV Able View Global Inc.
$2.02 +55.4% 1M +117.2% 1Y
Market cap
$101.22M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Cosmetics Consumer Staples
1 win
ELF e.l.f. Beauty, Inc.
$112.97 +13.5% 1M -8.0% 1Y
Market cap
$6.67B
P/E
112.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.76B
Div. yield
–
Cosmetics Consumer Staples
3 wins
MLKMF Waldencast plc
$0.85 -17.5% 1M -55.7% 1Y
Market cap
$93.54M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Cosmetics Consumer Staples

Head to Head

4 decided of 12

e.l.f. Beauty leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (e.l.f. Beauty 3, Able View Global 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABLVELFMLKMFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $101.22M $6.67B $93.54M ELF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 112.0x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 33.1x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +31.2% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 3.4% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 4.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.2x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +117.2% -8.0% -55.7% ABLV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +29.0%/yr -38.6%/yr ELF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 131.5% 70.6% 100.6% ELF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 60/100 — –

Percentile Scorecard

ABLVELFMLKMF

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisABLVELFMLKMF
Valuation – 41 #31 of 52 –
Growth – 86 #8 of 50 –
Profitability – 64 #17 of 45 –
Financial Health 46 #31 of 56 67 #19 of 56 66 #20 of 56
Shareholder Returns – 40 #19 of 31 –
Overall – 60 –
  • ABLV ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • ELF ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • MLKMF ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodABLVELFMLKMFSPY
1 month +55.4%+13.5%-17.5% -0.8%
3 months +132.2%+34.5%-50.6% +3.5%
6 months +179.5%+77.3%+10.4% +7.0%
Year to date +199.0%+48.6%-54.8% +12.2%
1 year +117.2%-8.0%-55.7% +13.0%
3 years -18.9%+10.5%-90.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year -6.7%+3.4%-54.2% +23.1%
5 years —+257.3%-91.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+29.0%-38.6% +11.0%
10 years —+323.7%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+15.5%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureABLVELFMLKMFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 131.5%70.6%100.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 134.2%82.7%88.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.201.691.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.89-0.11-0.55 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.5%-77.3%-93.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.3%-14.2%-72.4% -1.8%
52-week high $2.74$131.70$3.08 $779.14
52-week low $0.58$49.57$0.75 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleABLVELFMLKMF
P/E now vs peer median —median 18.6x 112.1xmedian 18.6x —median 18.6x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.6x 3.8xmedian 1.6x —median 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.0x 32.3xmedian 13.0x —median 13.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 18.4x 23.8xmedian 18.4x —median 18.4x
P/B now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 2.1x 5.7xmedian 2.1x 0.2xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.97 -6.57median 0.97 —median 0.97

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsABLVELFMLKMF
Revenue – $1.76B –
Gross profit – $1.31B –
Operating income – $127.36M –
Net income – $59.61M –
Free cash flow – $280.16M –
EPS (diluted) – $1.00 –
Cash & equivalents $4.07M $344.24M $7.82M
Total debt $38.52M $832.00M $631.43M
Shares (diluted) 49.39M 59.73M 114.07M
Enterprise value $66.66M $5.65B $31.57M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricABLVELFMLKMF
P/E – 112.1x –
P/FCF – 23.8x –
P/Operating cash flow – 22.4x –
P/S – 3.8x –
P/B 12.0x 5.7x 0.2x
P/Tangible book 12.0x 10.6x 0.3x
EV/EBITDA – 32.3x –
EV/EBIT – 56.1x –
EV/Revenue – 4.1x –
EV/FCF – 25.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 24.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -6.57 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABLVELFMLKMF
Revenue growth (1Y) – 31.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 37.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 38.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 41.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -18.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 5.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) – -39.1% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -15.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) – -41.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -17.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 85.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 46.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 107.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 44.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABLVELFMLKMF
Gross margin – 74.4% –
EBITDA margin – 12.6% –
Operating margin – 7.2% –
Pretax margin – 4.7% –
Net margin – 3.4% –
FCF margin – 15.9% –
Operating cash flow margin – 16.9% –
Return on equity – 5.2% –
Return on assets – 2.5% –
Return on invested capital – 4.6% –
Return on capital employed – 6.1% –
Asset turnover – 0.7x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 5.0x –
Stock comp / revenue – 5.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABLVELFMLKMF
Debt / assets 34.8% 33.8% 23.1%
Debt / equity 1.4x 0.7x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.2x –
Debt / FCF – 3.0x –
Liabilities / assets 75.3% 52.5% 39.5%
Equity / assets 24.7% 47.5% 60.5%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.6x 2.5x 4.8x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.5x 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 1.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 4.18 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABLVELFMLKMF
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 1.4% –
Shareholder yield – 1.4% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusABLVELFMLKMF
Forward P/E – 33.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year – $3.41FY2026 $-0.51FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +8.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +7.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $2.10BFY2026 $272.64MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +27.8%FY2026 +0.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -3.3% +10.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABLVELFMLKMF
Held by institutions – 87.3% –
Institutions holding – 430 –
Change in shares held, QoQ – -9.9% –
Institutions buying – 214 –
Institutions selling – 158 –
Buyers to sellers – 1.35 –

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ABLVELFMLKMF
ABLV 1.00 -0.01 0.02
ELF -0.01 1.00 0.07
MLKMF 0.02 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABLV, ELF and MLKMF?

e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Able View Global (ABLV) $101.22M, e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) $6.67B, Waldencast (MLKMF) $93.54M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Able View Global (ABLV) returned the most: Able View Global (ABLV) +117.2%, e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) -8.0%, Waldencast (MLKMF) -55.7%. Over five years, e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) compounded fastest (e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) +29.0%/yr, Waldencast (MLKMF) -38.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) has been the steadiest (Able View Global (ABLV) 131.5%, e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) 70.6%, Waldencast (MLKMF) 100.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABLV, ELF and MLKMF?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) leads on 3. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.