e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) Deferred Taxes (2015 - 2026)

e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) reported Deferred Taxes of -$18.6 million for Q1 2026, down 503.98% on a YoY basis from $4.6 million in Q1 2025, and down 407.48% quarter-over-quarter from -$3.7 million in Q4 2025.

e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) Deferred Taxes (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

e.l.f. Beauty has reported Deferred Taxes for 12 years, with the latest figure at -$18.6 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Deferred Taxes fell 503.98% year-over-year to -$18.6 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$3.5 million (down 890.13% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was -$3.5 million, down 890.13% from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes for Q1 2026 stood at -$18.6 million, down from -$3.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Deferred Taxes was $14.2 million in Q2 2025, with the low at -$18.6 million in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Deferred Taxes has averaged -$944411.8 across 5 years, with a median of -$2.8 million in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Deferred Taxes jumped 388.88% — and 2026, when it slumped 503.98%.
  • e.l.f. Beauty's Deferred Taxes stood at -$2.9 million in 2022, then climbed by 0.63% to -$2.8 million in 2023, then tumbled by 92.65% to -$5.5 million in 2024, then jumped by 33.16% to -$3.7 million in 2025, then slumped by 407.48% to -$18.6 million in 2026.
  • The last three Deferred Taxes figures came in at -$18.6 million (Q1 2026), -$3.7 million (Q4 2025), and $4.5 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Deferred Taxes (Qtr)
1 Tantech Holdings 587.03 Bn 587.00 Bn - -
2 Procter & Gamble 346.82 Bn 334.74 Bn 10.51 Bn -18.00 Mn
3 Unilever 145.94 Bn 135.46 Bn - -
4 Colgate Palmolive 70.39 Bn 69.40 Bn 3.23 Bn -18.00 Mn
5 Kenvue 34.34 Bn 34.23 Bn 2.30 Bn 28.00 Mn
6 Kimberly Clark 33.38 Bn 32.96 Bn 1.53 Bn 36.00 Mn
7 Estee Lauder Companies 31.47 Bn 28.34 Bn 2.84 Bn -33.00 Mn
8 Church & Dwight 22.92 Bn 22.42 Bn 681.40 Mn 4.50 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 -18.58 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -18.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -3.66 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 4.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 14.22 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 4.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -5.48 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -3.78 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 5.11 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -1.59 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -2.84 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -954,000.00
Jun 30, 2023 2.11 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -4.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -2.86 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -2.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 3.95 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -3.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -2.04 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -2.64 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 4.27 Mn