e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) Cash from Investing Activities (2015 - 2026)

e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) reported Cash from Investing Activities of -$2.3 million for Q1 2026, up 79.77% on a YoY basis from -$1.3 million in Q1 2025, and up 71.05% quarter-over-quarter from -$7.9 million in Q4 2025.

e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) Cash from Investing Activities (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

e.l.f. Beauty has reported Cash from Investing Activities for 12 years, with the latest figure at -$2.3 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Cash from Investing Activities rose 79.77% year-over-year to -$2.3 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$605.2 million (down 3069.34% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was -$605.2 million, down 3069.34% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities for Q1 2026 stood at -$2.3 million, up from -$7.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Cash from Investing Activities was -$76000.0 in Q1 2023, with the low at -$587.5 million in Q3 2025.
  • Historically, Cash from Investing Activities has averaged -$53.6 million across 5 years, with a median of -$1.6 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Cash from Investing Activities soared 98.13% — and 2025, when it tumbled 36095.44%.
  • e.l.f. Beauty's Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$953000.0 in 2022, then sank by 29227.6% to -$279.5 million in 2023, then soared by 98.13% to -$5.2 million in 2024, then plunged by 51.59% to -$7.9 million in 2025, then jumped by 71.05% to -$2.3 million in 2026.
  • The last three Cash from Investing Activities figures came in at -$2.3 million (Q1 2026), -$7.9 million (Q4 2025), and -$587.5 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Tantech Holdings 587.03 Bn 587.00 Bn - -
2 Procter & Gamble 346.82 Bn 334.74 Bn 10.51 Bn -665.00 Mn
3 Unilever 145.94 Bn 135.46 Bn - -
4 Colgate Palmolive 70.39 Bn 69.40 Bn 3.23 Bn -122.00 Mn
5 Kenvue 34.34 Bn 34.23 Bn 2.30 Bn -167.00 Mn
6 Kimberly Clark 33.38 Bn 32.96 Bn 1.53 Bn -355.00 Mn
7 Estee Lauder Companies 31.47 Bn 28.34 Bn 2.84 Bn -96.00 Mn
8 Church & Dwight 22.92 Bn 22.42 Bn 681.40 Mn -33.50 Mn
9 Clorox 11.90 Bn 10.87 Bn 722.00 Mn -43.00 Mn
10 e.l.f. Beauty 3.24 Bn 2.95 Bn 326.45 Mn -2.30 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -2.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -2.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -7.94 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -7.94 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -587.45 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -587.45 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -7.56 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -7.56 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -11.36 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -11.36 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -5.24 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -5.24 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -1.62 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -1.62 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -879,000.00
Jun 30, 2024 -879,000.00
Mar 31, 2024 -3.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -3.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -279.49 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -279.49 Mn