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

e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) reported Operating Income of -$50.3 million for Q1 2026, down 213.58% on a YoY basis from $44.3 million in Q1 2025, and down 174.52% quarter-over-quarter from $67.5 million in Q4 2025.

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

e.l.f. Beauty has reported Operating Income for 12 years, with the latest figure at -$50.3 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Income fell 213.58% year-over-year to -$50.3 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $73.6 million (down 53.41% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $73.6 million, down 53.41% from the prior year.
  • Operating Income for Q1 2026 stood at -$50.3 million, down from $67.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Income was $67.5 million in Q4 2025, with the low at -$50.3 million in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Operating Income has averaged $26.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $27.9 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Operating Income soared 268.02% — and 2026, when it tumbled 213.58%.
  • e.l.f. Beauty's Operating Income stood at $23.3 million in 2022, then surged by 36.69% to $31.8 million in 2023, then advanced by 10.21% to $35.1 million in 2024, then jumped by 92.5% to $67.5 million in 2025, then sank by 174.52% to -$50.3 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Income figures came in at -$50.3 million (Q1 2026), $67.5 million (Q4 2025), and $7.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Op. Inc (Qtr)
1 Tantech Holdings 611.49 Bn 611.46 Bn - -
2 Procter & Gamble 338.86 Bn 326.78 Bn 10.51 Bn 4.58 Bn
3 Unilever 142.58 Bn 132.10 Bn - 788.06 Mn
4 Colgate Palmolive 69.08 Bn 68.08 Bn 3.23 Bn 964.00 Mn
5 Kenvue 33.68 Bn 33.57 Bn 2.30 Bn 767.00 Mn
6 Kimberly Clark 32.46 Bn 32.04 Bn 1.53 Bn 753.00 Mn
7 Estee Lauder Companies 30.67 Bn 27.54 Bn 2.84 Bn 249.00 Mn
8 Church & Dwight 22.55 Bn 22.05 Bn 681.40 Mn 291.00 Mn
9 Clorox 11.54 Bn 10.51 Bn 722.00 Mn 466.00 Mn
10 e.l.f. Beauty 3.05 Bn 2.76 Bn 326.45 Mn -50.33 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -50.33 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 67.54 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 7.72 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 48.71 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 44.32 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 35.09 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 27.92 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 50.71 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 17.03 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 31.84 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 40.18 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 60.63 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 8.05 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 23.29 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 15.38 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 21.43 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 2.19 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 8.97 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 7.44 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 11.17 Mn