e.l.f. Beauty Cash Flow Statement
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e.l.f. Beauty free cash flow
In fiscal 2026, e.l.f. Beauty generated $212.5 million of operating cash flow and spent $22.4 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $190.1 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 11.6% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 64.8% from the prior year's $115.3 million.
e.l.f. Beauty returned $50.0 million to shareholders through share repurchases, equal to 26% of free cash flow.
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e.l.f. Beauty cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20262026-03-31 | FY 20252025-03-31 | FY 20242024-03-31 | FY 20232023-03-31 | FY 20222022-03-31 | FY 20212021-03-31 | FY 20202020-03-31 | FY 20182018-12-31 | FY 20172017-12-31 | FY 20162016-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 26.32M | 112.09M | 127.66M | 61.53M | 21.77M | 6.23M | 17.88M | 15.53M | 33.48M | 5.31M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | -76.52% | -12.20% | +107.48% | +182.64% | +249.33% | -65.15% | +15.19% | -53.62% | +530.06% | +21.94% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 79.36M | 44.12M | 30.17M | 17.60M | 27.08M | 25.18M | 22.84M | 17.86M | 14.52M | 13.15M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 86.92M | 71.79M | 40.63M | 29.12M | 19.65M | 19.68M | 15.49M | 16.82M | 13.47M | 7.15M |
| Change in Working Capital | -2.34M | -105.03M | -123.75M | -5.23M | -46.69M | -16.91M | -9.98M | 5.05M | -38.20M | -9.48M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 212.51M | 133.84M | 71.15M | 101.88M | 19.51M | 29.48M | 44.31M | 55.58M | 12.38M | 2.12M |
| Capital Expenditures | -22.45M | -18.52M | -8.66M | -1.72M | -4.82M | -6.47M | -9.42M | -8.87M | -7.54M | -9.22M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -605.25M | -19.10M | -284.66M | -1.72M | -4.82M | -6.47M | -35.34M | -8.87M | -10.42M | -9.14M |
| Share Repurchases | -49.99M | -67.06M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7.90M | 0 | 0 | — |
| Debt Issued | 600.00M | 256.68M | 115.00M | 0 | 25.58M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.75M |
| Debt Repaid | -15.00M | -173.38M | -7.88M | -30.00M | -54.52M | -11.76M | -9.49M | -8.25M | -8.25M | -151.54M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 533.92M | -74.45M | 200.94M | -22.73M | -29.11M | -11.40M | -16.68M | -5.56M | -7.20M | 8.31M |
| Net Change in Cash | 140.99M | 40.51M | -12.60M | 77.42M | -14.41M | 11.60M | -7.71M | 41.15M | -5.24M | 1.29M |
| Free Cash Flow | 190.06M | 115.32M | 62.49M | 100.16M | 14.70M | 23.00M | 34.89M | 46.71M | 4.83M | -7.10M |
This table shows 10 annual periods of e.l.f. Beauty's cash flow statement, from FY 2026 back to FY 2016, across 13 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow ELF's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?