# e.l.f. Beauty Inc. (ELF) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Consumer Defensive / Household Products. Price $109.67, market value $6.5 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 111.9×** (5-yr avg 79.3×, 3-yr avg 86.4×). e.l.f. Beauty Inc. trades at 111.9× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 79.3×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Consumer Defensive median in the September 2026 study was 20.1×. Forward P/E is 28.7×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 3.7×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 3.7×.
- **Price / book: 24.6×**. The shares trade at 24.6× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **EV / EBITDA: 32.0×**. Enterprise value is 32.0× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; above 20× is demanding.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 4.3%** (5-yr avg 2.4%). Free cash flow equals 4.3% of the market value, above its five-year average of 2.4%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been.
- **Earnings yield: 0.9%**. The inverse of the P/E: 0.9% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 74.4%**. e.l.f. Beauty Inc. keeps 74.4% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, the kind of margin that comes with software, brands or pricing power.
- **Operating margin: 7.2%**. 7.2% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 1.6%**. 1.6% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 2.3%**. 2.3% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 6.0%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 6.0%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: 2.5%**. Each dollar of assets produces 2.5% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 24.6%** (3-yr 41.4%/yr, 5-yr 38.8%/yr). Revenue grew 24.6% over the last year, against 38.8% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -77.1%** (3-yr -26.5%/yr, 5-yr 29.7%/yr). Earnings per share fell 77.1%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 23.8%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 23.8% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.74**. Debt is 0.74 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 2.5×**. It would take 2.5 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Altman Z-score: 4.52**. A Z-score of 4.52 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 3/9**. 3 of 9 checks pass: weak or deteriorating financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. e.l.f. Beauty Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (16 analysts). 16 analysts cover e.l.f. Beauty Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $98.56 (-10% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -18.0%** (YTD 44.2%, 3-mo 121.2%). The shares are down 18.0% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -27.4%** (124.6% above the low). Trading 27% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 70**. An RSI of 70 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.81** (volatility 66%). Beta of 1.81 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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