e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)
e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) posted Return on Capital Employed of 3.64% for Q1 2026, down 55.29% on a QoQ basis from 8.14% in Q4 2025, and down 1100.0% year-over-year from 0.36% in Q1 2025.
e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
e.l.f. Beauty's Return on Capital Employed history runs 11 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 3.64% for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 1100.0% year-over-year to 3.64% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 3.64% (down 1100.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 4.96%, down 1066.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 3.64% for Q1 2026 at e.l.f. Beauty, down from 8.14% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 24.03% in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 3.64% in Q1 2026.
- A 5-year average of 13.72% and a median of 14.01% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed soared 1351 bps — and 2026, when it slumped 1100 bps.
- e.l.f. Beauty's Return on Capital Employed stood at 13.5% in 2022, then soared by 67 bps to 22.52% in 2023, then slumped by 39 bps to 13.66% in 2024, then plunged by 40 bps to 8.14% in 2025, then slumped by 55 bps to 3.64% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows ELF's Return on Capital Employed at 3.64% in Q1 2026, 8.14% in Q4 2025, and 8.73% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 341.94 Bn | 329.86 Bn | 10.51 Bn | 22.49% |
| 2 | Unilever | 131.50 Bn | 123.41 Bn | - | 9.90% |
| 3 | Colgate Palmolive | 72.27 Bn | 71.28 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 30.32% |
| 4 | Kenvue | 36.23 Bn | 36.12 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 12.45% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 35.62 Bn | 35.19 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 24.16% |
| 6 | Estee Lauder Companies | 28.99 Bn | 25.86 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 3.12% |
| 7 | Church & Dwight | 22.75 Bn | 22.25 Bn | 681.40 Mn | 14.22% |
| 8 | Clorox | 12.26 Bn | 11.23 Bn | 722.00 Mn | 62.17% |
| 9 | Yatsen Holding | 6.15 Bn | 6.00 Bn | 153.20 Mn | -5.54% |
| 10 | e.l.f. Beauty | 4.43 Bn | 4.14 Bn | 326.45 Mn | 3.64% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.64% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.14% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.73% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 14.23% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 14.64% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.66% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.01% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.11% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 18.26% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 22.52% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 24.03% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 20.76% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 14.57% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 13.50% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.52% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.05% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.96% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.99% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.43% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 4.28% |