ELF vs WNW vs EL Stock Comparison

e.l.f. Beauty, Meiwu Technology and Estee Lauder Companies Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
1 more company in this comparison (NUS) Create a free account to keep reading and compare up to 10 companies.
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
EL Estee Lauder Companies Inc
$105.42 +14.6% 1M +13.1% 1Y
Market cap
$40.78B
P/E
110.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.28B
Div. yield
0.01%
Cosmetics Consumer Staples
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

e.l.f. Beauty leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (e.l.f. Beauty 7, Estee Lauder Companies 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionELFWNWELLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.75B $43.32M $40.78B EL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 113.3x -2.3x 110.8x EL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.6x — 33.2x ELF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +31.2% — +5.8% ELF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.4% — 2.4% ELF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.6% — 4.4% ELF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x — 2.2x ELF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.8% -98.8% +13.1% EL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.9%/yr -90.5%/yr -20.9%/yr ELF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 70.2% 238.4% 48.5% EL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 — 49/100 ELF

Percentile Scorecard

ELFWNWEL

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

AxisELFWNWEL
Valuation 40 #31 of 51 56 #23 of 51 36 #33 of 51
Growth 85 #8 of 49 – 77 #12 of 49
Profitability 57 #20 of 45 – 59 #19 of 45
Financial Health 68 #18 of 54 100 #1 of 54 40 #33 of 54
Shareholder Returns 42 #19 of 32 – 32 #22 of 32
Overall 58 – 49
  • ELF ranked among 58 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • WNW ranked among 58 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • EL 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

PeriodELFWNWELSPY
1 month +6.4%-18.4%+14.6% -2.0%
3 months +26.9%-22.6%+21.2% -2.2%
6 months +87.6%-49.2%+27.2% +4.2%
Year to date +46.6%-98.6%+0.7% +10.6%
1 year -7.8%-98.8%+13.1% +10.4%
3 years +15.9%-100.0%-5.0% +73.6%
3 years, per year +5.0%-93.6%-1.7% +20.2%
5 years +268.9%-100.0%-69.0% +61.6%
5 years, per year +29.9%-90.5%-20.9% +10.1%
10 years +333.5%—+32.5% +261.3%
10 years, per year +15.8%—+2.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureELFWNWELSPY
Volatility, 1Y 70.2%238.4%48.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 82.9%283.1%51.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.671.011.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.11-0.410.27 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.3%-100.0%-86.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.8%-99.1%-11.9% -3.2%
52-week high $120.94$215.00$119.61 $779.14
52-week low $49.57$1.95$67.23 $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.

MultipleELFWNWEL
P/E now vs peer median 110.6xmedian 19.0x -2.3xmedian 19.0x 104.1xmedian 19.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.7x 6.1xmedian 1.7x 2.5xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 31.9xmedian 13.3x —median 13.3x 23.5xmedian 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.4xmedian 15.9x 4.8xmedian 15.9x 25.2xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 2.2x 0.8xmedian 2.2x 9.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -6.48median 0.87 —median 0.87 -8.08median 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 monthsELFWNWEL
Revenue $1.76B – $15.28B
Gross profit $1.31B – $11.62B
Operating income $127.36M – $1.02B
Net income $59.61M – $368.00M
Free cash flow $280.16M – $1.52B
EPS (diluted) $1.00 – $1.01
Cash & equivalents $344.24M $17.88M $3.20B
Total debt $832.00M – $7.25B
Shares (diluted) 59.73M 22.10M 366.10M
Enterprise value $5.73B -$54.39M $27.88B

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
MetricELFWNWEL
P/E 110.6x -2.3x 104.1x
P/FCF 23.4x 4.8x 25.2x
P/Operating cash flow 22.1x – 19.7x
P/S 3.7x 6.1x 2.5x
P/B 5.6x 0.8x 9.5x
P/Tangible book 10.5x 2.1x 83.8x
EV/EBITDA 31.9x – 23.5x
EV/EBIT 55.4x – 41.6x
EV/Revenue 4.0x – 2.8x
EV/FCF 25.2x – 27.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.8x – 21.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -6.48 – -8.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricELFWNWEL
Revenue growth (1Y) 31.2% – 5.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 37.9% – -0.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 38.2% – 8.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 41.8% – 2.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -18.4% – 305.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.9% – 2.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -39.1% – 139.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -15.9% – -12.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -41.2% – 139.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -17.1% – -12.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 85.8% – 21.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 46.4% – -0.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 107.6% – 45.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 44.7% – 22.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricELFWNWEL
Gross margin 74.4% – 76.0%
EBITDA margin 12.6% – 11.8%
Operating margin 7.2% – 6.7%
Pretax margin 4.7% – 4.9%
Net margin 3.4% – 2.4%
FCF margin 15.9% – 9.9%
Operating cash flow margin 16.9% – 12.7%
Return on equity 5.2% – 9.4%
Return on assets 2.5% – 1.9%
Return on invested capital 4.6% – 4.4%
Return on capital employed 6.1% – 7.5%
Asset turnover 0.7x – 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.0x – 5.3x
Stock comp / revenue 5.5% – 1.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricELFWNWEL
Debt / assets 33.8% – 36.3%
Debt / equity 0.7x – 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x – 2.2x
Debt / FCF 3.0x – 4.8x
Liabilities / assets 52.5% – 79.8%
Equity / assets 47.5% 100.0% 20.2%
Interest coverage – – 3.1x
Current ratio 2.5x 15.8x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.5x 14.3x 0.8x
Cash ratio 1.0x 13.6x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 4.14 – 3.27

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricELFWNWEL
Dividend yield – – 1.3%
Net buyback yield 1.4% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 1.4% – 1.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 137.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 33.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -18.8%

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.

ConsensusELFWNWEL
Forward P/E 32.6xFY2026 – 33.2xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $3.42FY2026 – $3.18FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +9.3%FY2026 – +28.7%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +7.9% – +17.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.10BFY2026 – $16.39BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +27.8%FY2026 – +8.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -2.8% – -1.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersELFWNWEL
Held by institutions 87.3% – 63.3%
Institutions holding 432 – 835
Change in shares held, QoQ -9.9% – 0.0%
Institutions buying 214 – 442
Institutions selling 160 – 282
Buyers to sellers 1.34 – 1.57

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.

ELFWNWEL
ELF 1.00 0.00 0.47
WNW 0.00 1.00 0.01
EL 0.47 0.01 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ELF, WNW and EL?

Estee Lauder Companies (EL) is the largest by market capitalisation: e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) $6.75B, Meiwu Technology (WNW) $43.32M, Estee Lauder Companies (EL) $40.78B.

Which stock is cheaper, ELF, WNW and EL?

Estee Lauder Companies (EL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) 113.3x, Meiwu Technology (WNW) -2.3x, Estee Lauder Companies (EL) 110.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) is cheapest (e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) 32.6x, Estee Lauder Companies (EL) 33.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

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%, Estee Lauder Companies (EL) +5.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) has the highest net margin (e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) 3.4%, Estee Lauder Companies (EL) 2.4%). On return on invested capital, e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) leads (e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) 4.6%, Estee Lauder Companies (EL) 4.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Estee Lauder Companies (EL) returned the most: e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) -7.8%, Meiwu Technology (WNW) -98.8%, Estee Lauder Companies (EL) +13.1%. Over five years, e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) compounded fastest (e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) +29.9%/yr, Meiwu Technology (WNW) -90.5%/yr, Estee Lauder Companies (EL) -20.9%/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%, Meiwu Technology (WNW) 0.00%, Estee Lauder Companies (EL) 0.01%. e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) and Meiwu Technology (WNW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Estee Lauder Companies (EL) has been the steadiest (e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) 70.2%, Meiwu Technology (WNW) 238.4%, Estee Lauder Companies (EL) 48.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.