ELF vs NUS vs WNW Stock Comparison

e.l.f. Beauty, Nu Skin Enterprises and Meiwu Technology Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ELF e.l.f. Beauty, Inc.
$111.45 +6.4% 1M -7.8% 1Y
Market cap
$6.75B
P/E
113.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.76B
Div. yield
–
Cosmetics Consumer Staples
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

e.l.f. Beauty leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (e.l.f. Beauty 7, Nu Skin Enterprises 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionELFNUSWNWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.75B $244.19M $43.32M ELF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 113.3x -1.1x -2.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.6x 6.0x — NUS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +31.2% -15.4% — ELF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.4% -15.7% — ELF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.6% -1.2% — ELF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 0.6x — NUS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.05% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.8% -56.1% -98.8% ELF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.9%/yr -35.7%/yr -90.5%/yr ELF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 70.2% 48.0% 238.4% NUS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 53/100 — ELF

Percentile Scorecard

ELFNUSWNW

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

AxisELFNUSWNW
Valuation 40 #31 of 51 86 #8 of 51 56 #23 of 51
Growth 85 #8 of 49 13 #43 of 49 –
Profitability 57 #20 of 45 39 #28 of 45 –
Financial Health 68 #18 of 54 60 #22 of 54 100 #1 of 54
Shareholder Returns 42 #19 of 32 68 #11 of 32 –
Overall 58 53 –
  • ELF ranked among 58 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • NUS ranked among 58 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • WNW ranked among 58 companies in Household and Personal Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodELFNUSWNWSPY
1 month +6.4%+2.0%-18.4% -2.0%
3 months +26.9%-11.7%-22.6% -2.2%
6 months +87.6%-35.9%-49.2% +4.2%
Year to date +46.6%-51.1%-98.6% +10.6%
1 year -7.8%-56.1%-98.8% +10.4%
3 years +15.9%-73.9%-100.0% +73.6%
3 years, per year +5.0%-36.1%-93.6% +20.2%
5 years +268.9%-89.0%-100.0% +61.6%
5 years, per year +29.9%-35.7%-90.5% +10.1%
10 years +333.5%-92.0%— +261.3%
10 years, per year +15.8%-22.4%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureELFNUSWNWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 70.2%48.0%238.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 82.9%57.5%283.1% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.670.591.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.11-1.17-0.41 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.3%-91.9%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.8%-59.3%-99.1% -3.2%
52-week high $120.94$11.54$215.00 $779.14
52-week low $49.57$4.53$1.95 $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.

MultipleELFNUSWNW
P/E now vs peer median 110.6xmedian 19.0x -1.1xmedian 19.0x -2.3xmedian 19.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.7x 0.2xmedian 1.7x 6.1xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 31.9xmedian 13.3x 6.3xmedian 13.3x —median 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.4xmedian 15.9x 21.2xmedian 15.9x 4.8xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 2.2x 0.4xmedian 2.2x 0.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -6.48median 0.87 0.01median 0.87 —median 0.87

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 monthsELFNUSWNW
Revenue $1.76B $1.38B –
Gross profit $1.31B $951.49M –
Operating income $127.36M -$10.41M –
Net income $59.61M -$216.39M –
Free cash flow $280.16M $10.78M –
EPS (diluted) $1.00 $-4.45 –
Cash & equivalents $344.24M $189.64M $17.88M
Total debt $832.00M $213.66M –
Shares (diluted) 59.73M 48.60M 22.10M
Enterprise value $5.73B -$640.43M -$54.39M

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
MetricELFNUSWNW
P/E 110.6x -1.1x -2.3x
P/FCF 23.4x 21.2x 4.8x
P/Operating cash flow 22.1x 4.5x –
P/S 3.7x 0.2x 6.1x
P/B 5.6x 0.4x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 10.5x 0.5x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 31.9x 6.3x –
EV/EBIT 55.4x -24.1x –
EV/Revenue 4.0x 0.2x –
EV/FCF 25.2x 23.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 23.8x 4.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -6.48 0.01 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricELFNUSWNW
Revenue growth (1Y) 31.2% -15.4% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 37.9% -12.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 38.2% -13.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 41.8% -13.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -18.4% 25.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.9% -29.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) -39.1% -314.6% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -15.9% -72.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) -41.2% -318.6% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -17.1% -73.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 85.8% -45.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 46.4% -9.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 107.6% -81.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 44.7% 76.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricELFNUSWNW
Gross margin 74.4% 69.2% –
EBITDA margin 12.6% 2.9% –
Operating margin 7.2% -0.8% –
Pretax margin 4.7% -1.9% –
Net margin 3.4% -15.7% –
FCF margin 15.9% 0.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 16.9% 3.7% –
Return on equity 5.2% -32.4% –
Return on assets 2.5% -17.3% –
Return on invested capital 4.6% -1.2% –
Return on capital employed 6.1% -1.0% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.0x -0.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 5.5% 0.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricELFNUSWNW
Debt / assets 33.8% 19.1% –
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 0.6x –
Debt / FCF 3.0x 19.8x –
Liabilities / assets 52.5% 51.6% –
Equity / assets 47.5% 48.4% 100.0%
Interest coverage – -0.7x –
Current ratio 2.5x 2.0x 15.8x
Quick ratio 1.5x 0.9x 14.3x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.7x 13.6x
Altman Z-score 4.14 3.71 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricELFNUSWNW
Dividend yield – 5.1% –
Net buyback yield 1.4% 10.9% –
Shareholder yield 1.4% 16.0% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – -5.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 108.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -2.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -46.8% –

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.

ConsensusELFNUSWNW
Forward P/E 32.6xFY2026 6.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.42FY2026 $0.78FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +9.3%FY2026 -38.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +7.9% +43.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.10BFY2026 $1.24BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +27.8%FY2026 -17.1%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -2.8% +24.7% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersELFNUSWNW
Held by institutions 87.3% 74.1% –
Institutions holding 432 163 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -9.9% -0.9% –
Institutions buying 214 77 –
Institutions selling 160 61 –
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.26 –

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.

ELFNUSWNW
ELF 1.00 0.27 0.00
NUS 0.27 1.00 -0.02
WNW 0.00 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ELF, NUS and WNW?

e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) is the largest by market capitalisation: e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) $6.75B, Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS) $244.19M, Meiwu Technology (WNW) $43.32M.

Which company is growing faster?

e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) +31.2%, Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS) -15.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) has the highest net margin (e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) 3.4%, Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS) -15.7%). On return on invested capital, e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) leads (e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) 4.6%, Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS) -1.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) returned the most: e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) -7.8%, Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS) -56.1%, Meiwu Technology (WNW) -98.8%. Over five years, e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) compounded fastest (e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) +29.9%/yr, Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS) -35.7%/yr, Meiwu Technology (WNW) -90.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) 0.00%, Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS) 0.05%, Meiwu Technology (WNW) 0.00%. e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) and Meiwu Technology (WNW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS) has been the steadiest (e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) 70.2%, Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS) 48.0%, Meiwu Technology (WNW) 238.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ELF, NUS and WNW?

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 7. 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.