e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) Free Cash Flow (2015 - 2026)

e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) posted Free Cash Flow of $100.6 million for Q1 2026, up 90.53% on a QoQ basis from $52.8 million in Q4 2025, and down 28.64% year-over-year from $140.9 million in Q1 2025.

e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) Free Cash Flow (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

e.l.f. Beauty's Free Cash Flow history runs 12 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $100.6 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 28.64% year-over-year to $100.6 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $190.1 million (up 44.85% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $190.1 million, up 44.85% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $100.6 million for Q1 2026 at e.l.f. Beauty, up from $52.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $140.9 million in Q1 2025 and bottomed at -$21.6 million in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $29.2 million and a median of $22.7 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Free Cash Flow sank 186.59% — and 2025, when it jumped 3968.28%.
  • e.l.f. Beauty's Free Cash Flow stood at $25.0 million in 2022, then tumbled by 186.59% to -$21.6 million in 2023, then grew by 8.73% to -$19.8 million in 2024, then soared by 367.12% to $52.8 million in 2025, then surged by 90.53% to $100.6 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ELF's Free Cash Flow at $100.6 million in Q1 2026, $52.8 million in Q4 2025, and $16.6 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Procter & Gamble 345.78 Bn 333.48 Bn 10.51 Bn 3.03 Bn
2 Unilever 134.24 Bn 123.76 Bn - -
3 Colgate Palmolive 73.52 Bn 72.19 Bn 3.23 Bn 766.00 Mn
4 Kenvue 37.22 Bn 37.11 Bn 2.30 Bn 350.00 Mn
5 Kimberly Clark 36.90 Bn 36.36 Bn 1.53 Bn 321.00 Mn
6 Estee Lauder Companies 29.67 Bn 26.55 Bn 2.84 Bn 310.00 Mn
7 Church & Dwight 23.37 Bn 22.86 Bn 681.40 Mn 160.40 Mn
8 Clorox 11.78 Bn 10.59 Bn 722.00 Mn -165.00 Mn
9 Yatsen Holding 6.41 Bn 6.26 Bn 153.20 Mn -
10 e.l.f. Beauty 4.72 Bn 4.43 Bn 326.45 Mn 100.57 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 100.57 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 100.57 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 52.79 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 52.79 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 16.57 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 16.57 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 20.14 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 20.14 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 140.93 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 140.93 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -19.76 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -19.76 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 9.55 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 9.55 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 495,000.00
Jun 30, 2024 495,000.00
Mar 31, 2024 34.34 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 34.34 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -21.65 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -21.65 Mn