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

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

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

e.l.f. Beauty has reported Free Cash Flow for 12 years, with the latest figure at $100.6 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 28.64% year-over-year to $100.6 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $190.1 million (up 44.85% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $190.1 million, up 44.85% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at $100.6 million, up from $52.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $140.9 million in Q1 2025, with the low at -$21.6 million in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $29.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $22.7 million in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Free Cash Flow slumped 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 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.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Tantech Holdings 587.03 Bn 587.00 Bn - -
2 Procter & Gamble 346.82 Bn 334.74 Bn 10.51 Bn 3.03 Bn
3 Unilever 145.94 Bn 135.46 Bn - -
4 Colgate Palmolive 70.39 Bn 69.40 Bn 3.23 Bn 609.00 Mn
5 Kenvue 34.34 Bn 34.23 Bn 2.30 Bn 350.00 Mn
6 Kimberly Clark 33.38 Bn 32.96 Bn 1.53 Bn 321.00 Mn
7 Estee Lauder Companies 31.47 Bn 28.34 Bn 2.84 Bn 310.00 Mn
8 Church & Dwight 22.92 Bn 22.42 Bn 681.40 Mn 142.90 Mn
9 Clorox 11.90 Bn 10.87 Bn 722.00 Mn -165.00 Mn
10 e.l.f. Beauty 3.24 Bn 2.95 Bn 326.45 Mn 100.57 Mn

Historic Data

Download Data
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 41.37 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 41.37 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -21.65 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -21.65 Mn