e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) Return on Equity [ROE] (2016 - 2026)
e.l.f. Beauty's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 5.18% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 7.31 percentage points from 12.50% a year earlier but up 2.89 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) Return on Equity [ROE] (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Mar 31, 2026), e.l.f. Beauty's Return on Equity [ROE] was 2.78%, down 13.19 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Equity [ROE] carries a five-year change of +0.35 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Equity [ROE] was 15.97% in FY2025 (-8.26 pp), 24.23% in FY2024 (+7.22 pp), 17.01% in FY2023 (+9.53 pp) and 7.48% in FY2022 (+5.04 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] is 2.30% (fiscal Q4 2026) to 24.60% (fiscal Q2 2024).
- Year-over-year, Return on Equity [ROE] has declined for nine consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -7.63 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Equity [ROE] over five years came in fiscal Q2 2024 (a gain of 14.76 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2026 (a drop of 12.37 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows ELF's Return on Equity [ROE] at 2.30% (Q4 2026), 9.03% (Q3 2026) and 8.42% (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 337.81 Bn | 293.80 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 29.61% |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 68.01 Bn | 63.06 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 410.84% |
| 3 | Kenvue | 33.93 Bn | 29.54 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 15.67% |
| 4 | Estee Lauder Companies | 33.63 Bn | 21.70 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 4.67% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 32.41 Bn | 29.73 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 105.02% |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 22.35 Bn | 20.88 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 17.46% |
| 7 | Clorox | 9.80 Bn | 8.24 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 349.42% |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 5.95 Bn | 4.92 Bn | 398.84 Mn | 5.18% |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 4.56 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 245.00 Mn | 23.39% |
| 10 | Interparfums | 3.55 Bn | 3.36 Bn | 223.53 Mn | 18.62% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.18% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.30% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.03% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.42% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.50% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 14.67% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.16% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 15.09% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 18.16% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 20.31% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 22.88% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 24.60% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 22.66% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.45% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.61% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.83% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.66% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.05% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.73% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.34% |
API Access
e.l.f. Beauty Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=ELF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=ELF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();