e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) FCF Margin (2015 - 2026)

e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) reported FCF Margin of 22.38% for Q1 2026, down 1998.0% on a YoY basis from 1.18% in Q1 2025, and up 107.59% quarter-over-quarter from 10.78% in Q4 2025.

e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) FCF Margin (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

e.l.f. Beauty has reported FCF Margin for 12 years, with the latest figure at 22.38% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Margin fell 1998.0% year-over-year to 22.38%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 11.61% (up 162.0% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 11.61%, up 162.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 22.38%, up from 10.78% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Margin was 42.37% in Q1 2025, with the low at 7.99% in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, FCF Margin has averaged 11.28% across 5 years, with a median of 10.78% in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — FCF Margin plunged 2505 bps — and 2025, when it surged 2949 bps.
  • e.l.f. Beauty's FCF Margin stood at 17.06% in 2022, then tumbled by 147 bps to 7.99% in 2023, then soared by 30 bps to 5.56% in 2024, then soared by 294 bps to 10.78% in 2025, then jumped by 108 bps to 22.38% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 22.38% (Q1 2026), 10.78% (Q4 2025), and 4.82% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Tantech Holdings 587.03 Bn 587.00 Bn - -
2 Procter & Gamble 346.82 Bn 334.74 Bn 10.51 Bn 14.25%
3 Unilever 145.94 Bn 135.46 Bn - -
4 Colgate Palmolive 70.39 Bn 69.40 Bn 3.23 Bn 11.44%
5 Kenvue 34.34 Bn 34.23 Bn 2.30 Bn 8.95%
6 Kimberly Clark 33.38 Bn 32.96 Bn 1.53 Bn 7.71%
7 Estee Lauder Companies 31.47 Bn 28.34 Bn 2.84 Bn 8.35%
8 Church & Dwight 22.92 Bn 22.42 Bn 681.40 Mn 9.73%
9 Clorox 11.90 Bn 10.87 Bn 722.00 Mn -9.88%
10 e.l.f. Beauty 3.24 Bn 2.95 Bn 326.45 Mn 22.38%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 22.38%
Dec 31, 2025 10.78%
Sep 30, 2025 4.82%
Jun 30, 2025 5.69%
Mar 31, 2025 42.37%
Dec 31, 2024 -5.56%
Sep 30, 2024 3.17%
Jun 30, 2024 0.15%
Mar 31, 2024 12.88%
Dec 31, 2023 -7.99%
Sep 30, 2023 12.56%
Jun 30, 2023 10.51%
Mar 31, 2023 17.51%
Dec 31, 2022 17.06%
Sep 30, 2022 9.82%
Jun 30, 2022 24.74%
Mar 31, 2022 10.91%
Dec 31, 2021 6.22%
Sep 30, 2021 -8.74%
Jun 30, 2021 5.31%