e.l.f. Beauty, Inc.
NYSE:ELF · New York Stock Exchange
+$2.33 today
Vol 2.55M · Avg 3.36M
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Cash Flow Statement
Annual data · 5 periods
| Metric | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | $54.6M -51.3% | $112.1M -12.2% | $127.7M +107.5% | $61.5M +182.6% | $21.8M | $498.8M | $487.6M | $476.4M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | $79.4M +79.9% | $44.1M +22.8% | $35.9M +62.0% | $22.2M -18.2% | $27.1M | $1.2B | $374.2M | $1.2B |
| Deferred Income Tax | -$3.5M -890.1% | $446.0K +113.6% | -$3.3M +48.8% | -$6.4M -73.0% | -$3.7M | $1.2B | $1.4B | -$1.5B |
| Stock-Based Compensation | $86.9M +21.1% | $71.8M +76.7% | $40.6M +39.5% | $29.1M +48.2% | $19.6M | $623.4M | $489.0M | $354.6M |
| Change in Working Capital | -$2.3M +97.8% | -$105.0M +15.1% | -$123.8M -2267.1% | -$5.2M +88.8% | -$46.7M | $484.8M | $350.4M | -$1.6B |
| Accounts Receivables | -$17.5M -538.4% | -$2.7M +94.5% | -$49.6M -121.1% | -$22.4M -300.8% | -$5.6M | $1.3B | $592.6M | $1.3B |
| Inventory | $7.3M +50.3% | $4.9M +105.2% | -$93.9M -3059.4% | $3.2M +111.5% | -$27.7M | $854.4M | $1.0B | $1.2B |
| Accounts Payables | $75.3M +421.8% | -$23.4M -128.8% | $81.2M +88.9% | $43.0M +2770.2% | $1.5M | $657.0M | $948.2M | -$1.5B |
| Other Working Capital | $7.8M +109.4% | -$83.8M -36.3% | -$61.4M -112.1% | -$29.0M -94.0% | -$14.9M | $1.3B | $567.4M | $1.3B |
| Other Non-Cash Items | -$4.8M -146.4% | $10.4M +273.4% | -$6.0M -958.3% | $701.0K -49.9% | $1.4M | $1.2B | $1.4B | -$1.5B |
| Operating Cash Flow | $212.5M +58.8% | $133.8M +88.1% | $71.2M -30.2% | $101.9M +422.1% | $19.5M | $5.5B | $7.2B | $8.9B |
| Capital Expenditures | -$22.4M -21.2% | -$18.5M -113.9% | -$8.7M -402.6% | -$1.7M +64.2% | -$4.8M | $1.0B | $664.0M | $1.4B |
| Acquisitions (Net) | -$581.7M | $0 +100.0% | -$275.0M | $0 | $0 | $769.0M | $937.0M | $1.1B |
| Purchases of Investments | $0 +100.0% | -$577.0K +43.9% | -$1.0M | $0 | $0 | $578.6M | $444.2M | $1.4B |
| Sales of Investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1.0B | $822.2M | $318.2M |
| Other Investing Activities | -$1.1M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $862.8M | $616.4M | $370.0M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -$605.2M -3069.3% | -$19.1M +93.3% | -$284.7M -16421.2% | -$1.7M +64.2% | -$4.8M | $3.1B | $4.8B | $6.4B |
| Debt Repayment | $585.0M +9535.5% | -$6.2M -103.2% | $196.6M +755.4% | -$30.0M -3.6% | -$28.9M | $602.4M | $680.8M | $759.2M |
| Common Stock Issued | $5.8M +508.3% | $953.0K -82.9% | $5.6M -30.9% | $8.1M +380.2% | $1.7M | $610.8M | $778.8M | $946.8M |
| Common Stock Repurchased | -$50.0M +25.5% | -$67.1M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $486.2M | $351.8M | -$1.6B |
| Dividends Paid | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | -$1.6B | $535.2M | $613.6M |
| Other Financing Activities | $533.9M +25049.5% | -$2.1M -72.4% | -$1.2M -57.5% | -$788.0K +57.2% | -$1.8M | $720.0M | -$1.6B | $1.3B |
| Financing Cash Flow | $533.9M +817.2% | -$74.4M -137.0% | $200.9M +983.9% | -$22.7M +21.9% | -$29.1M | $10.5B | $12.2B | $13.9B |
| Effect of Forex Changes | -$189.0K -187.9% | $215.0K +732.4% | -$34.0K | $0 | $0 | $1.4B | $1.3B | $1.1B |
| Net Change in Cash | $141.0M +248.1% | $40.5M +421.6% | -$12.6M -116.3% | $77.4M +637.1% | -$14.4M | -$15.5B | $3.2B | $4.9B |
| Free Cash Flow | $190.1M +64.8% | $115.3M +84.5% | $62.5M -37.6% | $100.2M +581.6% | $14.7M | $14.3B | $8.6B | -$16.8B |
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Does ELF generate free cash flow?
e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. (ELF) generated $190.06M of free cash flow in fiscal 2026.
How much operating cash flow does ELF produce?
Operating cash flow was $212.51M, before capital expenditures of $22.45M.
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