e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2016 - 2026)
e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 6.09% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 8.13 percentage points from 14.23% a year earlier but up 2.45 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Mar 31, 2026), e.l.f. Beauty's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 4.96%, down 10.66 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of +2.59 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, e.l.f. Beauty's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 15.62% in FY2025 (-10.95 pp), 26.57% in FY2024 (+10.98 pp), 15.59% in FY2023 (+8.60 pp) and 6.99% in FY2022 (+4.62 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has run from a low of 3.64% in fiscal Q4 2026 to a high of 24.03% in fiscal Q2 2024 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined in each of the last nine quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -6.79 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2024, with a gain of 13.51 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2026, with a drop of 11.00 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior fiscal quarters was 3.64% (Q4 2026), 8.14% (Q3 2026) and 8.73% (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 383.82 Bn | 335.63 Bn | 11.60 Bn | 23.37% |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 77.64 Bn | 72.70 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 29.67% |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 39.02 Bn | 27.10 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 5.79% |
| 4 | Kenvue | 38.19 Bn | 33.81 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 12.57% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 37.36 Bn | 34.68 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 23.10% |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 25.82 Bn | 24.35 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 14.08% |
| 7 | Clorox | 10.72 Bn | 9.16 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 38.28% |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 6.78 Bn | 5.75 Bn | 398.84 Mn | 6.09% |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 4.98 Bn | 4.64 Bn | 245.00 Mn | 12.75% |
| 10 | Bath & Body Works | 4.36 Bn | 2.02 Bn | 692.00 Mn | 33.27% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.09% |
| 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% |
API Access
e.l.f. Beauty Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=ELF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "ELF", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=ELF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();