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

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

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

e.l.f. Beauty's Operating Income history runs 12 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$50.3 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Income fell 213.58% year-over-year to -$50.3 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $73.6 million (down 53.41% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $73.6 million, down 53.41% from the prior year.
  • Operating Income was -$50.3 million for Q1 2026 at e.l.f. Beauty, down from $67.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Income topped out at $67.5 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at -$50.3 million in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of $26.6 million and a median of $27.9 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Income.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Operating Income soared 268.02% — and 2026, when it slumped 213.58%.
  • e.l.f. Beauty's Operating Income stood at $23.3 million in 2022, then jumped by 36.69% to $31.8 million in 2023, then grew by 10.21% to $35.1 million in 2024, then soared by 92.5% to $67.5 million in 2025, then tumbled by 174.52% to -$50.3 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ELF's Operating Income at -$50.3 million in Q1 2026, $67.5 million in Q4 2025, and $7.7 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Op. Inc (Qtr)
1 Procter & Gamble 341.94 Bn 329.86 Bn 10.51 Bn 4.58 Bn
2 Unilever 131.50 Bn 123.41 Bn - 788.06 Mn
3 Colgate Palmolive 72.27 Bn 71.28 Bn 3.23 Bn 964.00 Mn
4 Kenvue 36.23 Bn 36.12 Bn 2.30 Bn 767.00 Mn
5 Kimberly Clark 35.62 Bn 35.19 Bn 1.53 Bn 753.00 Mn
6 Estee Lauder Companies 28.99 Bn 25.86 Bn 2.84 Bn 249.00 Mn
7 Church & Dwight 22.75 Bn 22.25 Bn 681.40 Mn 291.00 Mn
8 Clorox 12.26 Bn 11.23 Bn 722.00 Mn 466.00 Mn
9 Yatsen Holding 6.15 Bn 6.00 Bn 153.20 Mn -1.81 Mn
10 e.l.f. Beauty 4.43 Bn 4.14 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