e.l.f. Beauty ELF
NYSE ELF
$104.20 -5.47 (-4.99%)
As of: Sep 8, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) Operating Expenses (2015 - 2026)

e.l.f. Beauty's (ELF) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $280.3 million in Q2 2026, up 43.14% on a YoY basis from $195.8 million in Q2 2025, and down 12.16% quarter-over-quarter from $319.1 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) Operating Expenses (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) has reported Operating Expenses for 12 consecutive years, with $280.3 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Operating Expenses rose 43.14% year-over-year to $280.3 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at $1.1 billion (up 40.06% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $1.0 billion, up 31.94% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses slipped to $280.3 million in Q2 2026 per ELF's latest filing, from $319.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $319.1 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $61.6 million in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $169.2 million across 5 years, with a median of $183.4 million in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Operating Expenses soared 112.27% in 2023, then fell 8.3% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $75.4 million in 2022, then jumped by 112.27% to $160.1 million in 2023, then soared by 36.28% to $218.2 million in 2024, then rose by 28.29% to $280.0 million in 2025, then increased by 0.13% to $280.3 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $280.3 million, $319.1 million, and $280.0 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Estee Lauder Companies 37.62 Bn 34.12 Bn 2.74 Bn 2.78 Bn
2 e.l.f. Beauty 6.47 Bn 6.12 Bn 398.84 Mn 280.32 Mn
3 Interparfums 3.74 Bn 3.75 Bn 223.53 Mn 174.58 Mn
4 Coty 2.58 Bn 2.58 Bn 772.70 Mn 741.30 Mn
5 Olaplex Holdings 1.39 Bn 1.06 Bn 71.66 Mn 76.77 Mn
6 Oddity Tech 782.63 Mn 486.92 Mn 137.97 Mn 163.46 Mn
7 Betterware De Mexico, S.A.P.I. De C.V 588.48 Mn 558.17 Mn 156.58 Mn 117.44 Mn
8 Yatsen Holding 499.34 Mn 345.22 Mn 124.36 Mn -143.80 Mn
9 Nu Skin Enterprises 235.59 Mn 44.21 Mn 218.33 Mn 277.64 Mn
10 Pitanium 207.93 Mn -2.70 Bn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 280.32 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 319.14 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 279.96 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 231.14 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 195.83 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 192.72 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 218.22 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 186.14 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 180.58 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 210.17 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 160.12 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 112.19 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 91.94 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 121.08 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 75.43 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 64.18 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 61.56 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 65.31 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 55.37 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 50.54 Mn