e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) Free Cash Flow (2015 - 2026)
e.l.f. Beauty's (ELF) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $100.6 million in Q1 2026, down 28.64% YoY from $140.9 million in Q1 2025, and up 90.53% on a QoQ basis from $52.8 million in Q4 2025.
e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) Free Cash Flow (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) has 12 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $100.6 million in 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 rose to $100.6 million in Q1 2026, from $52.8 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $140.9 million in Q1 2025 to a low of -$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 slumped 186.59% — and 2025, when it jumped 3968.28%.
- Tracing ELF's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $25.0 million in 2022, then sank by 186.59% to -$21.6 million in 2023, then advanced by 8.73% to -$19.8 million in 2024, then jumped by 367.12% to $52.8 million in 2025, then soared by 90.53% to $100.6 million in 2026.
- The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $100.6 million (Q1 2026), $52.8 million (Q4 2025), and $16.6 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 334.68 Bn | 324.73 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 4.11 Bn |
| 2 | Unilever | 135.06 Bn | 122.54 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Colgate Palmolive | 73.11 Bn | 71.74 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 867.00 Mn |
| 4 | Kenvue | 36.14 Bn | 35.03 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 624.00 Mn |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 35.84 Bn | 34.89 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 556.00 Mn |
| 6 | Estee Lauder Companies | 30.63 Bn | 27.51 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 310.00 Mn |
| 7 | Church & Dwight | 23.49 Bn | 23.23 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 256.90 Mn |
| 8 | Clorox | 12.90 Bn | 12.75 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 244.00 Mn |
| 9 | Yatsen Holding | 5.79 Bn | 5.65 Bn | 153.20 Mn | - |
| 10 | e.l.f. Beauty | 5.48 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 398.84 Mn | 110.23 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 110.23 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 110.23 Mn |
| 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 |