e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) Inventory Average (2016 - 2026)
e.l.f. Beauty's (ELF) quarterly Inventory Average came in at $220.4 million in Q1 2026, up 9.68% YoY from $201.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 5.8% on a QoQ basis from $234.0 million in Q4 2025.
e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) Inventory Average (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) has 11 years of Inventory Average data on file, last reported at $220.4 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Inventory Average rose 9.68% year-over-year to $220.4 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $220.4 million (up 9.68% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $203.7 million, up 7.59% from the prior year.
- Inventory Average fell to $220.4 million in Q1 2026, from $234.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Inventory Average ranged from a high of $234.0 million in Q4 2025 to a low of $75.8 million in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of $157.1 million and a median of $178.8 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Inventory Average.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Inventory Average jumped 143.58% — and 2025, when it declined 8.57%.
- Tracing ELF's Inventory Average over 5 years: stood at $81.3 million in 2022, then soared by 116.4% to $175.9 million in 2023, then climbed by 28.96% to $226.8 million in 2024, then increased by 3.18% to $234.0 million in 2025, then decreased by 5.8% to $220.4 million in 2026.
- The last three Inventory Average figures came in at $220.4 million (Q1 2026), $234.0 million (Q4 2025), and $208.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Inventory Avg. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 334.68 Bn | 324.73 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 8.01 Bn |
| 2 | Unilever | 135.06 Bn | 122.54 Bn | - | 4.98 Bn |
| 3 | Colgate Palmolive | 73.11 Bn | 71.74 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 2.13 Bn |
| 4 | Kenvue | 36.14 Bn | 35.03 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 1.70 Bn |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 35.84 Bn | 34.89 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 1.51 Bn |
| 6 | Estee Lauder Companies | 30.63 Bn | 27.51 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 1.91 Bn |
| 7 | Church & Dwight | 23.49 Bn | 23.23 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 590.15 Mn |
| 8 | Clorox | 12.90 Bn | 12.75 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 682.50 Mn |
| 9 | Yatsen Holding | 5.79 Bn | 5.65 Bn | 153.20 Mn | 34.71 Mn |
| 10 | e.l.f. Beauty | 5.48 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 398.84 Mn | 233.53 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 233.53 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 220.43 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 234.01 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 208.88 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 178.77 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 200.98 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 226.79 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 219.18 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 195.53 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 198.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 175.87 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 122.64 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 89.69 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 81.29 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 81.27 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 75.81 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 77.42 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 84.87 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 81.03 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 65.67 Mn |