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e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. ELF

NYSE · stock · Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations · website · IPO 2016-09-22 · LEI

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. statistics & valuation

P / E152.3×
P / S2.4×
P / B3.5×
P / FCF21.1×
Net margin1.6%
FCF margin11.6%
Net debt$552.0M
Net debt / EBITDA3.6×
Enterprise value USD$4.6B
EV / EBITDA29.8×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV1.6%
Return on capital3.6%
Graham number -85.2%$13.73

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($13.73); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
2.30% 12.40% 5.80% 6.30% 2.00% 5.60% 10.60% 12.50% 8.50% 1.60% 2016201720182020202120222023202420252026
Gross margin (%)
57.60% 61.00% 60.90% 64.00% 64.80% 64.20% 67.40% 70.70% 71.20% 70.70% 2016201720182020202120222023202420252026
Operating margin (%)
10.10% 12.30% 9.80% 10.60% 3.00% 7.60% 11.80% 14.60% 12.00% 4.50% 2016201720182020202120222023202420252026
Return on equity (%)
3.80% 17.30% 6.80% 7.40% 2.30% 7.00% 15.00% 19.90% 14.70% 2.30% 2016201720182020202120222023202420252026
Shares outstanding
45.3M 49.4M 49.3M 50.8M 52.0M 53.7M 55.3M 57.8M 58.3M 59.4M 2016201720182020202120222023202420252026
Net debt ($)
$552.0M 2016201720182020202120222023202420252026
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182020202120222023202420252026
Return on assets (%)
1.30% 8.00% 3.60% 3.90% 1.30% 4.40% 10.30% 11.30% 9.00% 1.10% 2016201720182020202120222023202420252026
Free cash flow margin (%)
-3.10% 1.80% 17.50% 12.30% 7.20% 3.70% 17.30% 6.10% 8.80% 11.60% 2016201720182020202120222023202420252026
Debt / equity (×)
0.74× 2016201720182020202120222023202420252026
EPS ($)
-$39.47 $0.68 $0.32 $0.35 $0.12 $0.41 $1.11 $2.21 $1.92 $0.44 2016201720182020202120222023202420252026

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. trades at about 210.5× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 26.2×–252.1×, median 59.3×).

26.2× 252.1×

Shaded band = 10-year range (26.2×–252.1×); dot = today's 210.5×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin70.7%71.2%70.7%67.4%64.2%64.8%64.0%60.9%61.0%57.6%
Operating margin4.5%12.0%14.6%11.8%7.6%3.0%10.6%9.8%12.3%10.1%
Net margin1.6%8.5%12.5%10.6%5.6%2.0%6.3%5.8%12.4%2.3%
FCF margin11.6%8.8%6.1%17.3%3.7%7.2%12.3%17.5%1.8%-3.1%
Return on assets1.1%9.0%11.3%10.3%4.4%1.3%3.9%3.6%8.0%1.3%
Return on equity2.3%14.7%19.9%15.0%7.0%2.3%7.4%6.8%17.3%3.8%
Debt / equity0.74×
Current ratio2.353.051.592.812.972.322.593.302.411.56

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-03-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.