e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) Return on Invested Capital (2016 - 2026)
e.l.f. Beauty's (ELF) quarterly Return on Invested Capital came in at 0.01% in Q1 2026, little changed YoY from 0.01% in Q1 2025, and down 46.96% on a QoQ basis from 0.01% in Q4 2025.
e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) Return on Invested Capital (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) has 11 years of Return on Invested Capital data on file, last reported at 0.01% in 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 fell to 0.01% in Q1 2026, from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 0.06% in Q3 2023 to a low of 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 increased 4 bps — and 2024, when it slipped 5 bps.
- Tracing ELF's Return on Invested Capital over 5 years: stood at 0.02% in 2022, then retreated by 14 bps to 0.02% in 2023, then tumbled by 85 bps to 0.0% in 2024, then soared by 387 bps to 0.01% in 2025, then plunged by 47 bps to 0.01% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Invested Capital figures came in at 0.01% (Q1 2026), 0.01% (Q4 2025), and 0.01% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 334.68 Bn | 324.73 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 0.00% |
| 2 | Unilever | 135.06 Bn | 122.54 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Colgate Palmolive | 73.11 Bn | 71.74 Bn | 3.30 Bn | - |
| 4 | Kenvue | 36.14 Bn | 35.03 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 0.00% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 35.84 Bn | 34.89 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 0.01% |
| 6 | Estee Lauder Companies | 30.63 Bn | 27.51 Bn | 2.84 Bn | -0.02% |
| 7 | Church & Dwight | 23.49 Bn | 23.23 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 0.01% |
| 8 | Clorox | 12.90 Bn | 12.75 Bn | 804.00 Mn | - |
| 9 | Yatsen Holding | 5.79 Bn | 5.65 Bn | 153.20 Mn | -0.01% |
| 10 | e.l.f. Beauty | 5.48 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 398.84 Mn | 0.01% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.01% |
| 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% |