E.l.f. Beauty sees $50 million windfall in tariff refunds as profits surge 100%

Cnbc · Aug 05, 2026 · 679 words · By Gabrielle Fonrouge

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Beauty's profits nearly doubled during its fiscal first quarter thanks to a windfall of cash it received in tariff refunds from the federal government, the company said Wednesday.

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What happened

Beauty's profits nearly doubled during its fiscal first quarter thanks to a windfall of cash it received in tariff refunds from the federal government, the company said Wednesday.

Why it matters

received about $50 million in tariff refunds, plus some interest payments related to the duties that were struck down by the Supreme Court, leading its net income to grow by about 100% and its gross margin to grow by 14 percentage points compared to the prior…

Common ground

"Our plan is to fully reinvest that money in both pricing, to have a superior value proposition, as well as increased marketing across our entire portfolio of brands," CEO Tarang Amin told CNBC in an interview.

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/05/elf-beauty-elf-q1-2027-earnings.html

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 15 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “the company is still waiting for around $8 million in additional refunds”

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One source mentions a total of $58 million in refunds to be reinvested, which implies $8 million remaining if $50 million was already received, but this specific 'waiting for $8 million' phrasing is not independently corroborated by a second source.

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web search NEUTRAL — E.l.f. Beauty received $50 million in tariff refunds during its fiscal first quarter, leading profits to nearly double.
https://netzender.com/elf-beauty-sees-50-million-windfall-in…

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web search NEUTRAL — E.l.f. Beauty to reinvest estimated $58 million in US tariff refunds. US President Trump to introduce 15% global tariffs after Supreme Court ruling. Updated: The beauty brands escalating prices as Tru…
https://www.cosmeticsbusiness.com/donald-trump-imposes-sweep…

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web search NEUTRAL — E.l.f. Beauty CEO Tarang Amin said the LA wildfires and looming TikTok ban lowered social media conversions for sales, which the company says is a key reason for why the company is lowering its fiscal…
https://fortune.com/2025/02/08/elf-beauty-ceo-tarang-amin-bl…

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Claim 2: “E.l.f. Beauty's profits nearly doubled during its fiscal first quarter thanks to a windfall of cash it received in tariff refunds from the federal government”

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Multiple independent web sources (CNBC via Dailymotion and another news report) confirm that E.l.f. Beauty's profits nearly doubled in the fiscal first quarter due to federal tariff refunds.

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web search NEUTRAL — E.l.f. Beauty's profits nearly doubled during its fiscal first quarter thanks to a windfall of cash it received in tariff refunds from the federal government, the company said Wednesday.
https://netzender.com/elf-beauty-sees-50-million-windfall-in…

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web search NEUTRAL — 00:02Elf Beauty's fiscal first quarter profits nearly doubled after the company received. 00:06federal tariff refunds, according to CNBC.
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xavizpu

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web search NEUTRAL — Tariff Refund -- $50 million received from the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which management intends to fully reinvest into the business. Marketing and Digital Investment -- 22% of net…
https://www.fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2026/08/12/el…

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Claim 3: “Amin said the company's gross margin still would have been up by about 3.5 percentage points without it [the tariff refund]”

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Claim 4: “leading its net income to grow by about 100% and its gross margin to grow by 14 percentage points compared to the prior year”

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The Motley Fool earnings call transcript explicitly confirms a 14 percentage point increase in gross margin. While the '100% net income growth' is described as 'nearly doubled' in other sources, the margin figure is precise.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. is an American cosmetics brand based in Oakland, California. It was founded by Joseph Shamah and Scott Vincent Borba in 2004. The company sells bath and skin-care products, mineral…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.l.f.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An elf (pl. elves) is a type of humanoid supernatural being in Germanic folklore. Elves appear especially in North Germanic mythology, being mentioned in the Icelandic Poetic Edda and the Prose Edda. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elf

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Scott-Vincent Borba (born June 23, 1973) is an American Catholic priest of the Diocese of Fresno in California. He is a former esthetician, model, singer, actor and businessman. He founded e.l.f. Beau…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott-Vincent_Borba

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Claim 5: “Sales rose to $479.4 million, up about 36% from $353.7 million a year earlier.”

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Although the 'Evidence gathered' section for claim 8 says 'No evidence found', the evidence provided for claim 6 explicitly states: 'Net sales rose 36% to $479.4 million'. This confirms the sales figure and growth percentage.

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Claim 6: “It's now expecting adjusted earnings per share to be between $3.50 and $3.55, beating expectations of $3.33 and up from a prior range of between $3.27 to $3.32.”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 7: “Revenue: $479 million vs. $430 million expected”

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While other sources confirm the revenue was $479.4 million, the specific LSEG expectation of $430 million is not corroborated by a second independent source in the provided evidence.

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web search NEUTRAL — Revenue was $324 million, beating expectations of $305 million. For the quarter ended June 30, Elf reported net income of $47.6 million, or 81 cents a share, down slightly from $53 million, or 93 cent…
https://ravellomagazine.com/elf-beauty-revenue-increases-50-…

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web search NEUTRAL — PagerDuty reported adjusted earnings of 22 cents on $121.4 million in revenue for the fourth quarter, while analysts forecasted by LSEG were betting on 16 cents per share in earnings on $120 million i…
https://prismmarketview.com/prism-stocks-making-the-biggest-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Discover the power of LSEG. LSEG is a leading global financial infrastructure and data provider. We play a vital social and economic role in the world's financial system.
https://www.lseg.com/

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Claim 8: “Earnings per share: $1.75 adjusted vs. 71 cents expected”

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The adjusted earnings of $1.75 per share and the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 71 cents are reported in the provided search results.

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web search NEUTRAL — ELF posted adjusted earnings of $1.75 per share, which jumped significantly from the year-ago period's earnings of 89 cents and also beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 71 cents.
https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/e-l-f-beauty-q1-150300252.…

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web search NEUTRAL — Analysts were expecting guidance of $674 million. Doximity — Shares jumped more than 38% after the digital health company reported first-quarter earnings that surpassed expectations.
https://conews.co.in/2024/08/09/sg-docs-elf-and-more/

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web search NEUTRAL — Analysts surveyed by LSEG had called for adjusted earnings of $2.02 per share on revenue of $2.04 billion. Visa — The global payments company beat earnings and revenue expectations for the fiscal four…
https://londonwallet.co.uk/stocks-making-the-biggest-moves-a…

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Claim 9: “Adjusting for non-recurring charges related to taxes and stock-based compensation, E.l.f. posted earnings of $1.75 per share.”

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The adjusted earnings of $1.75 per share are confirmed across multiple search results.

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web search NEUTRAL — Expectations for Adjusted Net Income per share and GAAP EPS per share include an anticipated increase in tax rate for the remainder of 2013. Third Quarter 2013. Revenue of $44 - $45 million.
https://pr.liveperson.com/index.php?s=43&item=387

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web search NEUTRAL — Adjusted EPS and adjusted net income for the second quarter 2007 and 2006 exclude stock option expense, certain expenses related to acquisitions, asset impairments and certain other items. These expen…
https://www.amgen.com/newsroom/press-releases/2007/07/amgens…

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Claim 10: “The company's reported net income for the three-month period that ended June 30 was $66.6 million, or $1.12 per share, compared with $33.3 million, or 58 cents per share, a year earlier.”

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The specific figures ($66.6 million net income, $1.12 per share vs $33.3 million, 58 cents per share) are explicitly confirmed in the alphai report of the Q1 fiscal 2027 results.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — HRBeauty LLC, d.b.a. rhode (stylized in all lowercase), is an American skincare brand founded by model and entrepreneur Hailey Bieber, alongside Michael D. and Lauren Ratner, in 2022. It is based in B…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_(brand)

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Claim 11: “it found that lower prices on the vast majority of the assortment, around 90%, didn't have an impact on units sold and only about 10% of the assortment could benefit from a price reduction to stimulate volume.”

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Claim 12: “the company conducted a pricing study across 80% of its assortment, where it walked back prices on average by $1”

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Claim 13: “The brand is now expecting sales to be between $1.94 billion and $1.97 billion, beating expectations of $1.86 billion and up from a prior range of between $1.84 billion and $1.87 billion, according to LSEG.”

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The updated net sales guidance of $1.94 billion - $1.97 billion is explicitly mentioned in the BeautyMatter report.

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Claim 14: “volume growth for E.l.f.'s best selling Power Grip Primer didn't really budge when the price was reduced, but the company did see a change when it reduced its Cream Glide Lip Liner from $3 to $2.”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 15: “In the three months ended June 30, E.l.f. received about $50 million in tariff refunds, plus some interest payments”

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The $50 million tariff refund is explicitly mentioned in both a news report and the Motley Fool earnings call transcript.

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