e.l.f. Beauty (ELF)
Consumer Staples · Personal Care Products · NYSE
A fast-growing, multi-brand beauty company providing accessible, cruelty-free, and vegan cosmetics and skincare products across major retail channels.
What e.l.f. Beauty does
e.l.f. Beauty is a multi-brand beauty company that offers inclusive, accessible, clean, vegan, and cruelty-free cosmetics and skincare products. The company operates a portfolio including e.l.f. Cosmetics, e.l.f. SKIN, e.l.f. Hair, rhode, Naturium, and Well People, distributing its products through both physical retail channels and online platforms.
Themes: consumer staples, cosmetics, skincare, beauty and personal care, omnichannel retail
Fundamentals
- Price$113.78 as of 2026-10-21 close
- Market cap$6.7B as of 2026-07-30 (share count; price 2026-10-21)
- 1-year return-10.5% 2025-10-21 close $127.13 → 2026-10-21 close $113.78
- P/E116.10 as of 2026-10-21
- Net margin+1.6% FY2026, SEC XBRL
- Gross margin+70.7% FY2026, SEC XBRL
- ROE+2.3% FY2026, SEC XBRL
- ROIC+2.9% NOPAT / (debt + equity - cash), closing capital — 10-K FY2026 (year ended 2026-03-31)
- Debt / equity0.71 borrowings, leases excluded / equity — 10-Q/10-K balance sheet 2026-06-30
- Revenue growth (YoY)+24.6% FY2026, SEC XBRL
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+41.4% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.55 as of 2026-09-03
- Last reported earnings2026-08-05 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: at least 1 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How ELF compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiotop 10% 85 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-10-21
- net profit marginmiddle range 105 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-03
- operating marginmiddle range 98 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-03
- gross margintop 10% 93 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-03
- return on equitybottom 25% 106 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-03
- 3-year revenue CAGRtop 10% 109 covered Consumer Staples peers
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 110 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of FY2026
Position among covered Consumer Staples companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
ELF is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Top 10 score
49.2 #742 of 1,265 scored · #26 of 61 in Consumer Staples
Growth 90th (3-year revenue CAGR 41.4%, revenue growth year over year 24.6%) and trend 64th (trading above its 200-day average); weakest is valuation (18th, price to earnings 117.1, price to book 5.8).
Scores as of 20 Oct 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 4.
Quarterly results
| Quarter | Revenue | Gross profit | Operating income | Net income | Diluted EPS | Operating cash flow | Capex |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 FY2027 2026-06-30 | $479M | $399M | $102M | $67M | $1.12 | $112M | $1M |
| Q4 FY2026 2026-03-31 | $449M | $326M | -$50M† | -$49M | -$0.82 | $102M† | $2M† |
| Q3 FY2026 2025-12-31 | $490M | $347M | $68M | $39M | $0.65 | $59M† | $7M† |
| Q2 FY2026 2025-09-30 | $344M | $239M | $8M | $3M | $0.05 | $23M† | $7M† |
| Q1 FY2026 2025-06-30 | $354M | $245M | $49M | $33M | $0.58 | $27M | $7M |
| Q4 FY2025 2025-03-31 | $333M | $237M | $44M† | $28M | $0.49 | $136M† | $11M† |
| Q3 FY2025 2024-12-31 | $355M | $253M | $35M | $17M | $0.30 | -$15M† | $5M† |
| Q2 FY2025 2024-09-30 | $301M | $214M | $28M | $19M | $0.33 | $11M† | $2M† |
† Not filed as a discrete quarter: derived from the company's own year-to-date figures (for example the fourth quarter as the fiscal year minus the first nine months). A derived per-share figure is approximate, because the share count moves within the year.
Balance sheet at 2026-06-30
- Cash and equivalents$344M
- Total debt$834M borrowings only; leases excluded
- Net debt$490M total debt − cash − short-term investments
From the company's own SEC 10-Q and 10-K filings (XBRL), re-read every week. Figures in US dollars as filed; informational only — not financial advice.
How e.l.f. Beauty looks technically
E.l.f. Beauty (ELF) is trading 42.6% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 44 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. A strong uptrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 35, with buyers in control. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 68, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day high about 4 trading days ago. It is 18.9% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 42.6% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +42.6% |
|---|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $102.45 | $102.45 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $80.44 | $80.44 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been higher than the one before it and each dip has been shallower — the pattern chart-watchers call an uptrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | higher highs and higher lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 33 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 33 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five; the labelling fails if price closes below 91.4. It is one of several labellings that fit, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C. | possible upward five-wave sequence, in wave 3 (one of several readings) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 44 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 44 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a strong uptrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 35, with buyers in control | 34.5 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 68, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 67.9 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the upper half of its 14-day range ($101.40 to $118.29) — its "stochastic" reading is 79 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 79.0 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in positive territory (momentum leaning bullish) | 14 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $141.50 | $141.50 |
|---|---|---|
| From the 52-week high | it is 18.9% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -18.9% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 135.0% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +135.0% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 18.9% below its highest point of the past year | 18.9% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 4 trading days ago | 4 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 4 trading days ago | 4 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $221.83 (set on 2024-03-04) | $221.83 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($49.57 to $136.92), and it has recovered well over two thirds of its fall from last year’s high — 75% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $103.55 to $106.35. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 74.6% |
| From the all-time high | it is 48.3% below its all-time high | -48.3% |
| Nearest price level | it is sitting right on a resistance level at $114.91 — a price it turned at twice since 2024-10-29, most recently on 2025-06-23. Since 2024-10-21 it has 9 such levels below the current price and 5 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +0.1% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $6.71 (set on 2019-02-27) | $6.71 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 1611.3% above its all-time low | +1,611% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are narrower than usual versus its own recent 6-month history (tighter than about 74% of it) | 26th percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $3.98 between its high and its low — about 3.5% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $3.98 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $96.18 and $116.32 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $96.18 – $106.25 – $116.32 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 3.5% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 3.5% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 8.6 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (42.6% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 8.6 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.74× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts have raised their average price target by 0.7% since the prior reading | +0.7% |
|---|---|---|
| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a doji | 4 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 4 sessions ago |
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| Since a bullish engulfing | today it opened below the previous session's close and finished above that session's open — a "bullish engulfing" pair, where one up day more than undid the down day before it | today |
Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-20 0.4% below the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | -0.4% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 3.5% above the previous close 52 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 86.37 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | +3.5% |
| Gap filled | a 2.1% gap up opened on 2026-09-22 has been "filled" 16 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 4 sessions to close | 16 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 18.0 percentage points (the stock gained 19.0% while the market gained 1.0%) | +18.0% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 40.4 percentage points (the stock gained 44.1% while the market gained 3.6%) | +40.4% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock beat the market by 59.2 percentage points (the stock gained 67.7% while the market gained 8.5%) | +59.2% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 24.5 percentage points (the stock lost 10.0% while the market gained 14.6%) | -24.5% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 6 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, MACD momentum is positive, a strong uptrend, with buyers in control, outperforming the market over 6 months, trading above the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 6 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 0 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 0 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 14% above the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-14 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established uptrend, with the band below acting as the level that would have to give way. The band itself is thick, spanning 9.0% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that has held for a while and takes effort to cross. | +13.6% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 52% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $75.43 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 198 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +52.1% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 14% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-05 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $100.30 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 54 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +14.4% |
Price levels it has turned at before
ELF last closed at $114.74 on 2026-10-20. Since 2024-10-21 it has turned at 9 prices below its last close and 5 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $114.91 | Resistance | 0.1% above the last close | turned there twice · 2024-10-29 to 2025-06-23 |
| $123.95 | Resistance | 8.0% above the last close | turned there five times · 2024-12-19 to 2025-09-25 |
| $99.00 | Support | 13.7% below the last close | turned there twice · 2024-11-06 to 2026-08-07 |
| $132.20 | Resistance | 15.2% above the last close | turned there four times · 2024-12-27 to 2025-10-28 |
| $96.96 | Support | 15.5% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-01-23 to 2026-02-26 |
| $94.50 | Support | 17.6% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-08-07 to 2026-02-05 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $91.40.
This is one of several labellings that fit the same swings, so treat it as a reading rather than the reading. It was chosen from 2 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $112.06 and $124.83 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.
Alternate reading: The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C, which fails on a close below $91.40.
This reading has stood for 19 trading days, since 2026-09-24.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-20.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Trading above the 50-day moving average · in a strong, established uptrend (ADX) · beating the market · Printed a bullish engulfing pair · Stretched far above its 200-day average (6+ daily ranges) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-20. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (1.72 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 16 analysts
- Mean price target$105.75 range $65.00 – $130.00; median $112.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-15. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for ELF
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.5791 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-15
- Estimate change, 30 days-$0.0057 (-1.0%) from $0.5848, on 2026-09-10, 35-day window
- Readings revised upward33% of 9 comparable readings
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Significant reliance on manufacturing and sourcing in China, exposing the company to trade policy shifts and tariffs.","Highly competitive beauty industry requiring constant, successful product innovation.","Dependence on a limited number of major retail partners for a large portion of net sales."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of ELF's 10-Q filed 2026-08-06 against the prior one filed 2026-02-05.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Newer filing: Annual Report referenced is for year ended March 31, 2026 (older referenced year ended March 31, 2025).
- Newer filing: brand family list includes e.l.f. Hair; older list did not include e.l.f. Hair.
- Newer filing: retail customers list includes Sephora; older list included Ulta Beauty instead.
- Newer filing: section heading changed to 'Update on Tariffs' (older: 'Potential Impact of Tariffs').
- Newer filing: states many products sourced in China subject to tariffs ranging from 25% to 170% during 2025.
- Newer filing: describes July 31, 2025 Executive Order modifying reciprocal tariff regime under IEEPA.
- Newer filing: states February 2026 Supreme Court ruling that IEEPA does not authorize tariffs and tariffs paid are subject to refund.
- Newer filing: states approximately $60.3 million of IEEPA Tariffs paid as of June 30, 2026.
- Newer filing: states tariff refunds of approximately $51.1 million received, with $50.1 million and $1.0 million recognized as reduction in cost of sales and inventory respectively.
- Newer filing: states $2.1 million in applicable interest recognized as interest income during three months ended June 30, 2026.
- Newer filing: mentions monitoring CBP refund processing including CAPE system launch on April 20, 2026 and potential appeal of CIT order.
- Newer filing: states February 24, 2026 10% global tariff under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, up to 150 days, extendable by legislative action.
- Newer filing: states multiple legal challenges to Section 122 tariffs and May 7, 2026 CIT ruling that Section 122 tariffs are unlawful, injunction applies only to named plaintiffs, tariffs remain in effect for others pending appeal.
- Newer filing: risk factor title changed to 'Changes in the US and international trade policies, including tariffs, trade restrictions and retaliatory trade measures taken by other countries and resulting trade wars may have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations'.
- Removed:
- Older filing: brand family list included Keys Soulcare; newer list does not include Keys Soulcare.
- Older filing: retail customers list included Ulta Beauty; newer list does not include Ulta Beauty.
- Older filing: language about Trump administration announcing additional tariffs in March and April 2025, with some tariffs increased, reduced, or temporarily paused.
- Older filing: language that US tariff policies are continuing to evolve and risks and mitigation plans will continue to evolve.
- Older filing: language about determining incremental tariff cost exposure and timing to implement mitigation plans.
- Older filing: statement that Company raised prices globally for all products sold as of August 1, 2025.
- Older filing: language about shifting production outside China and sourcing same products in more than one region.
- Older filing: language about US imposing tariffs on other countries where products are sourced or sales made, and potential retaliatory actions and production cost increases.
- Older filing: risk factor title 'Additional US tariffs or other restrictions placed on imports, retaliatory trade measures taken by other countries and resulting trade wars may have a material adverse impact on our financial condition and results of operations'.
- Reworded:
- Newer filing changes 'The majority of our products are sourced' to 'Many of our products are sourced and manufactured in China'.
- Newer filing changes brand family list format from 'includes' to 'consists of' and reorders brands (e.l.f. Cosmetics, e.l.f. SKIN, e.l.f. Hair, rhode, Naturium and Well People vs. e.l.f. Cosmetics, e.l.f. SKIN, Naturium, Well People, Keys Soulcare, and rhode).
- Newer filing expands tariff discussion with specific IEEPA refund amounts, dates, and interest income not present in older filing.
- Newer filing replaces general tariff mitigation discussion with specific Supreme Court and CIT rulings and CBP refund process details.
- Notes:
- Newer MD&A text is truncated mid-sentence at 'included as part of' and does not include full risk factor discussion; comparison limited to available text.
- Filing URLs include future dates beyond current knowledge; comparison based solely on provided text.
Risk Factors
- Added:
- Newer filing adds the sentence: 'For example, in June 2026, we expanded into haircare with the launch of e.l.f. Hair.'
- Newer filing adds the phrase 'Our growth depends on the continued success of existing products, the successful identification, development and launch of innovative and differentiated new products and the expansion into adjacent categories, channels of distribution or geographies.'
- Newer filing adds the phrase 'considerable costs, effort and' to describe what each new product launch involves.
- Newer filing adds the sentence: 'In the course of launching new products, we could be subject to claims of intellectual property infringement and, even if we are not found to infringe a third party’s intellectual property rights, such claims of infringement could adversely affect us, including by increasing costs and by delaying the launch of new products.'
- Newer filing adds the phrase 'This category expansion and other' before 'product launches in adjacent product categories'.
- Removed:
- Older filing contains the words 'future growth and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations' at the end of the final displayed paragraph, which are cut off in the newer filing text.
- Reworded:
- Newer filing changes 'each new product launch involves risks' to 'each new product launch involves considerable costs, effort and risk'.
- Newer filing changes 'The success of product launches in adjacent product categories' to 'The success of this category expansion and other product launches in adjacent product categories'.
- Notes:
- The provided texts are truncated mid-sentence at the end of both the newer and older sections. The older text ends after a sentence being cut off, and the newer text ends mid-sentence in a paragraph that begins before the cutoff. Changes occurring after the displayed cutoff points could not be assessed.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 14 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-16. The 6 days since 2026-10-16 have not been checked yet.
- Last 30 days · read to 2026-10-160 buys · 5 sells ($7M) — 2 selling insiders
- Last 90 days · read to 2026-10-160 buys · 14 sells ($11M) — 5 selling insiders
- Last 180 days · read to 2026-10-160 buys · 41 sells ($32M) — 7 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-10-15. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-16; anything filed since is not yet included.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about ELF's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
U.S. House trading disclosures
U.S. House members publicly disclose their own, their spouse's, and dependent children's stock transactions under the STOCK Act. We hold 2 matched disclosures for ELF from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings.
U.S. House trading disclosures →Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding ELF as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 12,895,297
- Reported value $954,149,244
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 0 new, 3 increased, 2 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Short interest (FINRA)
ELF had 4,108,333 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-30 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
ELF had 6.96% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-09-30 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 3.15 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 4,108,333
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 6.96%
- Prior settlement (shares) 4,217,601
- Reported change -2.59%
- Days to cover (reported) 3.15
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-30 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- L'Oréal (LRLCY)
- The Estée Lauder Companies (EL)
- Procter & Gamble (PG)
- Coty (COTY)
- Ulta Beauty (ULTA)
- Bath & Body Works (BBWI)
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Frequently asked questions
What does e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) do?
e.l.f. Beauty is a multi-brand beauty company that offers inclusive, accessible, clean, vegan, and cruelty-free cosmetics and skincare products. The company operates a portfolio including e.l.f. Cosmetics, e.l.f. SKIN, e.l.f. Hair, rhode, Naturium, and Well People, distributing its products through both physical retail channels and online platforms.
What sector is e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) in?
e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) is classified in the Consumer Staples sector. Its industry is Personal Care Products. It trades on NYSE.
Who are e.l.f. Beauty's (ELF) competitors?
Notable peers of e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) include L'Oréal, The Estée Lauder Companies, Procter & Gamble, Coty and Ulta Beauty. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Has there been recent U.S. House stock trading in ELF?
Yes — we hold 2 matched STOCK Act disclosures for ELF from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings. These are legally-required disclosures (often filed 30–45 days after the trade), may belong to a U.S. House member, their spouse, or a dependent child, and are not an indicator of company performance or investment advice.
Is e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) overbought or oversold right now?
e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 68, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-20). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on ELF come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-03; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.