e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) Return on Invested Capital (2016 - 2026)
e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) posted Return on Invested Capital of 0.01% for Q1 2026, down 46.96% on a QoQ basis from 0.01% in Q4 2025, and little changed year-over-year from 0.01% in Q1 2025.
e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) Return on Invested Capital (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
e.l.f. Beauty's Return on Invested Capital history runs 11 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.01% for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.01% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.01% (changed 0.0% YoY) and the FY2024 annual result came in at 0.03%, down 9.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital was 0.01% for Q1 2026 at e.l.f. Beauty, down from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.06% in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 0.0% in Q4 2024.
- A 5-year average of 0.01% and a median of 0.01% in 2026 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Invested Capital advanced 4 bps — and 2024, when it fell 5 bps.
- e.l.f. Beauty's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.02% in 2022, then slipped by 14 bps to 0.02% in 2023, then sank by 85 bps to 0.0% in 2024, then surged by 387 bps to 0.01% in 2025, then slumped by 47 bps to 0.01% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows ELF's Return on Invested Capital at 0.01% in Q1 2026, 0.01% in Q4 2025, and 0.01% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 347.73 Bn | 335.42 Bn | 10.51 Bn | 0.00% |
| 2 | Unilever | 135.08 Bn | 124.60 Bn | - | 0.00% |
| 3 | Colgate Palmolive | 73.94 Bn | 72.60 Bn | 3.23 Bn | - |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.36 Bn | 37.26 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 0.00% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 37.08 Bn | 36.54 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 0.01% |
| 6 | Estee Lauder Companies | 29.61 Bn | 26.48 Bn | 2.84 Bn | -0.02% |
| 7 | Church & Dwight | 23.41 Bn | 22.91 Bn | 681.40 Mn | 0.02% |
| 8 | Clorox | 11.80 Bn | 10.61 Bn | 722.00 Mn | - |
| 9 | Yatsen Holding | 6.28 Bn | 6.13 Bn | 153.20 Mn | -0.01% |
| 10 | e.l.f. Beauty | 4.66 Bn | 4.37 Bn | 326.45 Mn | 0.01% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.02% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.06% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.05% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.03% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.02% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.00% |