Last 41 quarters of trend data · Consumer Defensive · Household & Personal Products
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
e.l.f. Beauty, Inc.'s quarterly P/E stands at 29.2x, down 72.0% year-over-year — suggesting improving earnings relative to price. EV/EBITDA has compressed 66.7% YoY to 14.9x, reflecting multiple compression or accelerating EBITDA.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 32.18 | 29.25 | 585.64 | 53.64 | 32.04 | 104.63 | 82.60 | 65.04 | 196.03 | 78.45 | 47.34 | 30.71 | 70.99 |
| — | -72.0% | +609.0% | -17.5% | -83.7% | +33.4% | +74.5% | +111.8% | +176.1% | +92.9% | +5.7% | +8.1% | -67.0% | |
| P/S Ratio | 2.62 | 2.34 | 5.10 | 5.07 | 2.75 | 5.15 | 5.29 | 9.51 | 8.93 | 7.73 | 7.32 | 7.55 | 6.22 |
| — | -54.7% | -3.6% | -46.6% | -69.2% | -33.3% | -27.7% | +26.0% | +43.4% | +46.7% | +73.0% | +124.1% | +88.4% | |
| P/B Ratio | 4.74 | 3.94 | 6.16 | 8.92 | 4.81 | 9.55 | 8.76 | 17.54 | 17.84 | 13.64 | 12.22 | 13.85 | 11.35 |
| — | -58.7% | -29.6% | -49.1% | -73.0% | -30.0% | -28.3% | +26.6% | +57.2% | +70.2% | +110.6% | +179.5% | +155.2% | |
| P/FCF | 29.86 | 21.68 | 105.97 | 89.10 | 7.32 | — | 167.01 | 6231.29 | 83.47 | — | 58.27 | 71.81 | 35.55 |
| — | — | -36.5% | -98.6% | -91.2% | — | +186.6% | +8577.6% | +134.8% | — | +35.2% | +427.6% | +17.4% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 17.85 | 14.91 | 74.35 | 29.57 | 16.63 | 44.82 | 40.54 | 52.43 | 101.48 | 53.77 | 33.20 | 24.40 | 84.33 |
| — | -66.7% | +83.4% | -43.6% | -83.6% | -16.6% | +22.1% | +114.8% | +20.3% | +100.1% | +31.3% | +56.5% | +106.4% | |
| EV / EBIT | 22.83 | 20.24 | 374.97 | 34.06 | 19.25 | 63.43 | 51.88 | 61.56 | 148.80 | 66.26 | 38.72 | 26.67 | 115.75 |
| — | -68.1% | +622.7% | -44.7% | -87.1% | -4.3% | +34.0% | +130.8% | +28.5% | +104.8% | +13.6% | +35.0% | -56.5% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
e.l.f. Beauty, Inc.'s operating margin was 14.0% in Q3 2026, up 11.7 pp QoQ and up 4.1 pp YoY. The trailing four-quarter average of 10.8% lags the current quarter, suggesting the recent improvement is above-trend.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 71.2% | 71.0% | 69.4% | 69.1% | 71.3% | 71.3% | 71.1% | 71.3% | 70.7% | 70.8% | 70.7% | 70.5% | 68.9% |
| — | -0.4% | -2.3% | -3.0% | +0.7% | +0.6% | +0.6% | +1.1% | +2.7% | +5.2% | +8.7% | +4.2% | +7.3% | |
| Operating Margin | 12.0% | 14.0% | 2.2% | 13.8% | 13.3% | 9.9% | 9.3% | 15.6% | 5.3% | 11.8% | 18.6% | 28.0% | 4.3% |
| — | +41.5% | -75.8% | -11.9% | +151.2% | -16.0% | -50.3% | -44.2% | +23.5% | -26.1% | +48.3% | +60.3% | +106.5% | |
| Net Margin | 8.5% | 8.0% | 0.9% | 9.4% | 8.5% | 4.9% | 6.3% | 14.7% | 4.5% | 9.9% | 15.4% | 24.5% | 8.7% |
| — | +65.6% | -86.2% | -35.7% | +87.8% | -51.0% | -59.1% | -40.2% | -47.8% | -23.9% | +61.3% | +107.5% | +485.9% |
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 16.0% | 3.4% | 0.3% | 4.3% | 3.7% | 2.3% | 2.7% | 7.1% | 2.3% | 4.8% | 6.7% | 12.0% | 4.1% |
| — | +48.2% | -88.4% | -39.8% | +59.9% | -51.5% | -60.5% | -41.1% | -43.3% | -7.6% | +98.5% | +167.9% | +710.2% | |
| ROA | 9.4% | 1.7% | 0.2% | 2.6% | 2.2% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 4.1% | 1.3% | 2.9% | 4.7% | 8.5% | 2.8% |
| — | +22.9% | -89.4% | -36.2% | +73.2% | -52.4% | -67.1% | -51.8% | -54.0% | -16.7% | +113.6% | +194.6% | +793.5% | |
| ROIC | 13.5% | 2.7% | 0.4% | 3.9% | 3.4% | 2.7% | 2.3% | 4.4% | 1.5% | 3.8% | 7.2% | 11.6% | 1.6% |
| — | -0.9% | -82.0% | -11.7% | +124.0% | -28.0% | -68.2% | -62.1% | -3.7% | -17.2% | +136.5% | +175.9% | +278.9% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
e.l.f. Beauty, Inc.'s Debt/EBITDA ratio is 10.9x, down from 35.2x last quarter — elevated, raising questions about debt serviceability. The current ratio has improved 45.0% YoY to 2.76x, strengthening the short-term liquidity position. Debt/Equity has risen for 3 consecutive quarters, indicating increasing financial leverage that investors should watch closely.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.41 | 0.84 | 0.81 | 0.39 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.48 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.20 |
| — | +109.0% | +94.6% | -9.6% | -9.0% | -15.4% | +161.7% | +156.1% | +126.2% | +117.3% | -49.6% | -50.9% | -46.6% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 1.55 | 10.92 | 35.24 | 5.09 | 5.44 | 7.35 | 7.42 | 5.09 | 10.13 | 7.34 | 1.74 | 1.20 | 5.99 |
| — | +48.4% | +374.8% | -0.1% | -46.3% | +0.1% | +325.7% | +323.6% | +69.0% | +148.9% | -67.7% | -71.5% | -54.2% | |
| Current Ratio | 3.05 | 2.76 | 2.70 | 3.26 | 3.05 | 1.90 | 1.78 | 1.77 | 1.59 | 1.50 | 2.86 | 3.38 | 2.81 |
| — | +45.0% | +51.5% | +84.3% | +91.4% | +26.7% | -37.6% | -47.6% | -43.2% | -50.0% | -16.9% | -3.8% | -5.4% | |
| Quick Ratio | 2.00 | 1.89 | 1.76 | 2.34 | 2.00 | 1.17 | 1.01 | 1.10 | 0.95 | 0.83 | 1.89 | 2.48 | 2.06 |
| — | +61.5% | +73.2% | +111.9% | +109.0% | +41.7% | -46.4% | -55.5% | -53.6% | -60.2% | -18.1% | +4.8% | +23.2% | |
| Interest Coverage | 9.20 | 5.54 | 0.84 | 18.51 | 15.50 | 9.95 | 7.42 | 13.84 | 4.26 | 7.99 | — | — | 75.90 |
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e.l.f. Beauty, Inc.'s current P/E is 32.2x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 175.1x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
e.l.f. Beauty, Inc.'s current operating margin is 12.0%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking e.l.f. Beauty, Inc.'s business trajectory between earnings reports.