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Estee Lauder Companies vs e.l.f. Beauty: revenue, profit, margins and growth compared

Estee Lauder Companies brought in $15B of revenue in fiscal 2026, e.l.f. Beauty $1.6B in fiscal 2026. Revenue changed by +5.0% at Estee Lauder Companies and +24.6% at e.l.f. Beauty on the year before, so e.l.f. Beauty grew faster. Estee Lauder Companies kept 1.2% of its revenue as net profit, e.l.f. Beauty 1.6%. Free cash flow was $1.3B at Estee Lauder Companies and $190.1M at e.l.f. Beauty.

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Side by side, latest fiscal year

ELELF
Fiscal year endedFY2026 (June 30, 2026)FY2026 (March 31, 2026)
Revenue$15B$1.6B
Revenue growth+5.0%+24.6%
Net income$182M$26.3M
Net margin1.2%1.6%
Free cash flow$1.3B$190.1M
Free cash flow margin8.7%11.6%
Earnings per share (diluted)$0.50$0.44
Cash$3.5B$289.7M
Debt$6.8B$841.7M
Price to earnings188.9226.2
Market value$34.2B$5.9B
Dividend yield1.48%n/a
Rank by revenue in sector#88 of 778 · Consumer discretionary#387 of 778 · Consumer discretionary

Over the years

Revenue
EL FY2019: $14.9BEL FY2020: $14.3BEL FY2021: $16.2BEL FY2022: $17.7BEL FY2023: $15.9BEL FY2024: $15.6BEL FY2025: $14.3BEL FY2026: $15BELF FY2018: $267.4MELF FY2020: $282.9MELF FY2021: $318.1MELF FY2022: $392.2MELF FY2023: $578.8MELF FY2024: $1BELF FY2025: $1.3BELF FY2026: $1.6BFY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
EL $15BELF $1.6B
Net income
EL FY2019: $1.8BEL FY2020: $684MEL FY2021: $2.9BEL FY2022: $2.4BEL FY2023: $1BEL FY2024: $390MEL FY2025: -$1.1BEL FY2026: $182MELF FY2018: $15.5MELF FY2020: $17.9MELF FY2021: $6.2MELF FY2022: $21.8MELF FY2023: $61.5MELF FY2024: $127.7MELF FY2025: $112.1MELF FY2026: $26.3MFY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
EL $182MELF $26.3M
Net margin
EL FY2019: 12.0%EL FY2020: 4.8%EL FY2021: 17.7%EL FY2022: 13.5%EL FY2023: 6.3%EL FY2024: 2.5%EL FY2025: -7.9%EL FY2026: 1.2%ELF FY2018: 5.8%ELF FY2020: 6.3%ELF FY2021: 2.0%ELF FY2022: 5.6%ELF FY2023: 10.6%ELF FY2024: 12.5%ELF FY2025: 8.5%ELF FY2026: 1.6%FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
EL 1.2%ELF 1.6%
Revenue growth
EL FY2020: -3.8%EL FY2021: +13.4%EL FY2022: +9.4%EL FY2023: -10.3%EL FY2024: -1.9%EL FY2025: -8.2%EL FY2026: +5.0%ELF FY2021: +12.5%ELF FY2022: +23.3%ELF FY2023: +47.6%ELF FY2024: +76.9%ELF FY2025: +28.3%ELF FY2026: +24.6%FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
EL +5.0%ELF +24.6%
Free cash flow
EL FY2019: $1.8BEL FY2020: $1.7BEL FY2021: $3BEL FY2022: $2BEL FY2023: $728MEL FY2024: $1.4BEL FY2025: $670MEL FY2026: $1.3BELF FY2018: $46.7MELF FY2020: $34.9MELF FY2021: $23MELF FY2022: $14.7MELF FY2023: $100.2MELF FY2024: $62.5MELF FY2025: $115.3MELF FY2026: $190.1MFY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
EL $1.3BELF $190.1M

Fiscal years as each company reports them; the two may end in different months.

Questions about Estee Lauder Companies and e.l.f. Beauty

Which is bigger by revenue, Estee Lauder Companies or e.l.f. Beauty?

Estee Lauder Companies is bigger by revenue: $15B in fiscal 2026, against $1.6B for e.l.f. Beauty in fiscal 2026.

Which keeps more of its revenue as profit, Estee Lauder Companies or e.l.f. Beauty?

Estee Lauder Companies had a net margin of 1.2% in fiscal 2026; e.l.f. Beauty had 1.6% in fiscal 2026.

Which grew revenue faster, Estee Lauder Companies or e.l.f. Beauty?

In their latest fiscal years revenue changed by +5.0% at Estee Lauder Companies and +24.6% at e.l.f. Beauty.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the annual reports each company files with the SEC (10-K, or 20-F and 40-F for foreign companies), read from their XBRL data. Margins and growth are simple arithmetic on those figures. Nothing here is a recommendation.

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