ELF

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc.

Consumer Defensive · $5.9B market cap

Verdict

Share price

$104.68

close of Oct 3, 2026

Fair value

$28.33

Sticker Price

Payback Price

$11.33

buy price

Overpriced

ELF is Overpriced: at $104.68 it trades 270% above its fair value of $28.33. Its buy price (Payback Price) is $11.33, 89% below today's price. Business quality is strong: 4 of 5 key numbers clear the 10% bar.

How we valued it

Earnings Power. Our 10-year earnings projection came out at less than a fifth of the share price, too far from reality to publish. So we use a simpler measure: today's normal earnings at the price-to-earnings ratio it has typically traded at.

Business quality

4 of 5 clear the 10% bar. What are the Big Five?

Earnings per share growth16.5% a year✓
Equity per share growth19.8% a year✓
Sales growth23.8% a year✓
Free cash flow growth23.8% a year✓
Return on invested capital9.9%✗

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Insider activity

Since Jul 1, 2026: no open-market purchases, 6 sales worth $2.3M and 5 other filings (stock awards, tax withholding and similar). Why purchases matter

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About e.l.f. Beauty, Inc.

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc., a beauty company, provides cosmetics and skin care products worldwide. The company offers eye, lip, face, paw, and skin care products. It offers products under the e.l.f. Cosmetics, e.l.f. Skin, Well People, Naturium, and Keys Soulcare brand names. The company sells its products through national and international retailer and direct-to-consumer through its e-commerce channel. e.l.f. Beauty, Inc…

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Fair value and Payback Price are estimates from the company's reported financials, not investment advice. Prices as of the close of Oct 3, 2026. How the Payback Price works