Superworthe.l.f. Beauty profit margin ELF
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2015.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 3.4%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 7.2%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- −3.9 pts
- Peer median
- 10.8%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, e.l.f. Beauty kept 3.4% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 7.2% and a gross margin of 74.4%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 3.7%.
The median for 7 household and personal products stocks of a similar size is 10.8%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 1.6% | 4.5% | 70.7% |
| FY2025 | 8.5% | 12.0% | 71.2% |
| FY2024 | 12.5% | 14.6% | 70.7% |
| FY2023 | 10.6% | 11.8% | 67.4% |
| FY2022 | 5.6% | 7.6% | 64.2% |
| FY2021 | 2.0% | 3.0% | 64.8% |
| FY2020 | 6.3% | 10.6% | 64.0% |
| FY2018 | 5.8% | 9.8% | 60.9% |
| FY2017 | 12.4% | 12.3% | 61.0% |
| FY2016 | 2.3% | 10.1% | 57.6% |
| FY2015 | 2.3% | n/a | 52.4% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 FY27 | 3.4% | −3.9 pts | 7.2% | |
| Q4 FY26 | 1.6% | −6.9 pts | 4.5% | |
| Q3 FY26 | 6.8% | −0.7 pts | 11.1% | |
| Q2 FY26 | 5.9% | −3.0 pts | 9.8% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 7.3% | −3.5 pts | 11.6% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 8.5% | −3.9 pts | 12.0% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 7.6% | −7.0 pts | 10.0% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 8.9% | −7.0 pts | 10.5% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 10.8% | −4.1 pts | 12.3% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 12.5% | +1.8 pts | 14.6% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 14.5% | +5.1 pts | 15.8% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 15.9% | +8.3 pts | 17.3% |
Against its peers
Companies in Household & Personal Products nearest e.l.f. Beauty's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| ELFe.l.f. Beauty | 3.4% |
| REYNReynolds Consumer Products | 9.1% |
| IPARInterparfums | 11.2% |
| AVYAvery Dennison | 7.6% |
| CHDChurch & Dwight | 12.0% |
| KMBKimberly-Clark | 11.8% |
| KVUEKenvue | 10.8% |
| ELEstée Lauder Companies | 1.2% |
| Peer median | 10.8% |
Where e.l.f. Beauty ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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