What SEC filings does e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. submit to the SEC?

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. (ELF) submits several types of SEC filings including Form 4 (insider transactions), Form 144 (proposed insider sales), 8-K reports (material events such as earnings releases, acquisitions, leadership changes), and periodic reports — the 10-Q (quarterly) and 10-K (annual). All filings are publicly available through SEC EDGAR.

What does a Form 4 filing tell me about ELF?

A Form 4 for ELF discloses a transaction by a company insider — typically a director, officer, or 10%+ shareholder. It shows the source-reported date, number of shares, price, and updated ownership. These facts do not establish motive or predict future returns.

How do I interpret an 8-K filing from e.l.f. Beauty, Inc.?

An 8-K signals a material event requiring prompt disclosure. Common triggers include earnings pre-announcements, acquisitions, leadership appointments or departures, credit changes, or regulatory actions. Read the item codes inside the filing to understand exactly what was disclosed before drawing conclusions.

What is the difference between a 10-K and 10-Q for ELF?

The 10-K is e.l.f. Beauty, Inc.'s annual report with fully audited financial statements, comprehensive MD&A, and complete risk factor disclosures — filed 60–90 days after fiscal year-end. The 10-Q is a lighter quarterly report with unaudited financials filed for the first three quarters. Together they provide a continuous financial picture of the company.

Where can I see all ELF SEC filings directly on EDGAR?

You can view all historical e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. filings on the SEC EDGAR company page for ELF. Each filing card on this page links directly to the original SEC document.

How often does e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. file with the SEC?

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. files one 10-K per year and up to three 10-Qs per year. Form 4 insider transactions must be reported within two business days of each trade, so the frequency depends on how often insiders are buying or selling ELF shares. 8-K filings occur whenever a material event happens — which can be several times per quarter for an active company.

ELF SEC Filing News — e.l.f. Beauty, Inc.

Latest SEC filings for e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. (ELF) explained in plain English. Covers insider buying and selling (Form 4), proposed insider sales (Form 144), material company events (8-K), and quarterly & annual reports (10-Q / 10-K). StrongBuyAnalytics provides navigation and brief excerpts or summaries; original filings remain at the SEC/source links and were authored by their filers, not StrongBuyAnalytics. Filing dates shown are source dates. Coverage and detection can be delayed or incomplete because of SEC availability, amendments, parsing, caching, or outages. Latest source filing date shown: 2026-10-14.

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc., a beauty company, provides cosmetics and skin care products worldwide. The company offers eye, lip, face, and skin care products. It offers products under the e.l.f. Cosmetics, e.l.f. Skin, Well People, Naturium, and Rhode brand names. The company sells its products through national and international retailers and direct-to-consumer through its e-commerce channel. The company was formerly known as J.A. Cosmetics Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. in A…

Sector: Consumer Defensive Industry: Household & Personal Products Market Cap: $6.7B CIK: 1600033

Total Filings

Bullish Classifications

Bearish Classifications

Insider Transactions

Material Events (8-K)

Periodic Reports

Rule-based classifications for ELF currently lean bearish. Of the 20 filing records displayed, 6 carry bearish classifications (such as insider sales or negative 8-K disclosures) versus 0 bullish. This does not necessarily signal fundamental deterioration — insiders sell for many reasons — but it is worth monitoring alongside the company's core financial metrics.

ELF Filing Activity Snapshot 2026-08-21 — 2026-10-14

Insider Transactions (Form 4)

0 buys vs 6 sells

Net insider selling in this period — insiders sell for many reasons beyond conviction.

Largest Form 144 Filing

$4.86M

AMIN TARANG (Director, Chief Executive Officer) · 2026-10-05

47,000 shares · Form 4

Form 144 Notices

Proposed insider sales filed — Form 144 is a notice of intent, not a confirmed transaction. Actual sales are confirmed via Form 4.

Insider Transactions 16 · Forms 3, 4 and 5

A Form 4 is filed within two business days of a company insider — an officer, a director, or a holder of more than ten percent of the stock — changing their position in the shares. All 16 filings in this group are Form 4s for e.l.f. Beauty, Inc.

The difficulty with reading these filings as a group is that a single form type covers transactions that mean entirely different things. An executive spending their own money to buy stock and an executive having shares withheld to pay tax on a vesting grant both appear as a Form 4. Every filing below is therefore tagged with the nature of the underlying transaction, taken from the transaction code reported on the form itself.

Across the 16 insider filings shown, the breakdown is 9 compensation award, 6 open-market sale and 1 gift. 6 of them involved a discretionary open-market trade; the rest are compensation and administrative mechanics.

What each transaction type means

Compensation award ×9: Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.
Open-market sale ×6: The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.
Gift ×1: Shares were transferred as a gift, typically for estate or charitable planning. No sale into the market took place.

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-10-14

ELF insider Franks Joshua Allen (SVP, Operations) sold 8,366 shares (~$920.3K)

Franks Joshua Allen, listed as SVP, Operations at e.l.f. Beauty, Inc., reported an open-market sale of 8,366 ELF shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`S`	Open-market sale	8,366	$110.01	$920.3K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Franks Joshua Allen (SVP, Operations) Shares: 8,366 Est. Value: $920.3K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-10-05

ELF insider AMIN TARANG (Director, Chief Executive Officer) sold 47,000 shares (~$4.86M)

AMIN TARANG, listed as Director, Chief Executive Officer at e.l.f. Beauty, Inc., reported an open-market sale of 47,000 ELF shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`M`	Option exercise	71,000	$26.84	$1.91M
`S`	Open-market sale	23,072	$102.84	$2.37M
`S`	Open-market sale	21,902	$103.66	$2.27M
`S`	Open-market sale	2,026	$105.01	$212.7K
`M`	Option exercise derivative · Stock Option (Right to Buy)	71,000	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: AMIN TARANG (Director, Chief Executive Officer) Shares: 47,000 Est. Value: $4.86M

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-09-10

ELF insider FIELDS MANDY J (See Remarks) sold 16,065 shares (~$1.68M)

FIELDS MANDY J, listed as See Remarks at e.l.f. Beauty, Inc., reported an open-market sale of 16,065 ELF shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`S`	Open-market sale	7,965	$103.83	$827.0K
`S`	Open-market sale	4,650	$104.73	$487.0K
`S`	Open-market sale	2,850	$105.65	$301.1K
`S`	Open-market sale	600	$106.61	$64.0K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: FIELDS MANDY J (See Remarks) Shares: 16,065 Est. Value: $1.68M

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-09-09

ELF insider Franks Joshua Allen (SVP, Operations) sold 200 shares (~$22.0K)

Franks Joshua Allen, listed as SVP, Operations at e.l.f. Beauty, Inc., reported an open-market sale of 200 ELF shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`G`	Gift	3,300	—	—
`S`	Open-market sale	200	$110.00	$22.0K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Franks Joshua Allen (SVP, Operations) Shares: 200 Est. Value: $22.0K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Gift Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-03

ELF insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

AMIN TARANG (Director, Chief Executive Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were transferred as a gift, typically for estate or charitable planning. No sale into the market took place.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`G`	Gift	20,836	—	—
`G`	Gift	20,836	—	—
`J`	Other transaction	20,836	—	—
`J`	Other transaction	20,836	—	—
`J`	Other transaction	20,326	—	—
`J`	Other transaction	20,326	—	—
`J`	Other transaction	20,326	—	—
`J`	Other transaction	20,326	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: AMIN TARANG (Director, Chief Executive Officer) Shares: 164,648

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-09-03

ELF insider Franks Joshua Allen (SVP, Operations) sold 5,512 shares (~$606.3K)

Franks Joshua Allen, listed as SVP, Operations at e.l.f. Beauty, Inc., reported an open-market sale of 5,512 ELF shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`S`	Open-market sale	5,512	$110.00	$606.3K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Franks Joshua Allen (SVP, Operations) Shares: 5,512 Est. Value: $606.3K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-08-21

ELF insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Daniele Tiffany F. (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award	1,421	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Daniele Tiffany F. (Director) Shares: 1,421

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-08-21

ELF insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Watson Maureen C. (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award	1,939	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Watson Maureen C. (Director) Shares: 1,939

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-08-21

ELF insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

FARRELL MATTHEW (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award	1,421	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: FARRELL MATTHEW (Director) Shares: 1,421

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-08-21

ELF insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Ferreras Maria (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award	1,909	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Ferreras Maria (Director) Shares: 1,909

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Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-08-21

ELF insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Keith Lori (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award	1,985	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Keith Lori (Director) Shares: 1,985

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-08-21

ELF insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Mitchell Kenneth Jr (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award	1,980	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Mitchell Kenneth Jr (Director) Shares: 1,980

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Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-08-21

ELF insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Tait Gayle (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award	1,421	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Tait Gayle (Director) Shares: 1,421

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-08-21

ELF insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Bergh Charles V (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award	1,878	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Bergh Charles V (Director) Shares: 1,878

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Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-08-21

ELF insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Levitan Lauren Cooks (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award	1,421	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Levitan Lauren Cooks (Director) Shares: 1,421

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-08-21

ELF insider Franks Joshua Allen (SVP, Operations) sold 5,718 shares (~$571.8K)

Franks Joshua Allen, listed as SVP, Operations at e.l.f. Beauty, Inc., reported an open-market sale of 5,718 ELF shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`S`	Open-market sale	5,718	$100.00	$571.8K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Franks Joshua Allen (SVP, Operations) Shares: 5,718 Est. Value: $571.8K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Proposed Insider Sales 3 · Form 144

A Form 144 is a notice of intent to sell restricted or control securities. It is not a record that anything was sold. e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. has 3 such notices in this period.

The distinction matters because a Form 144 is frequently reported as though it were a completed insider sale. The filer may sell all of the shares covered, some of them, or none at all, and there is no obligation to update the notice either way. A sale that is actually executed by an officer or director shows up separately on a Form 4, which is the filing to check before treating a proposed sale as a real one.

Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-10-01

ELF Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by TARANG AMIN (47,000 shares) ~$4.75M

TARANG AMIN filed a Form 144 with the SEC indicating intent to sell ELF (e.l.f. Beauty, Inc.) shares. Form 144 reflects a proposed sale, not a completed transaction. The actual execution, if any, would typically appear later in a Form 4.

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: TARANG AMIN Shares: 47,000 Est. Value: $4.75M

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-09-08

ELF Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by MANDY FIELDS (16,065 shares) ~$1.76M

MANDY FIELDS filed a Form 144 with the SEC indicating intent to sell ELF (e.l.f. Beauty, Inc.) shares. Form 144 reflects a proposed sale, not a completed transaction. The actual execution, if any, would typically appear later in a Form 4.

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: MANDY FIELDS Shares: 16,065 Est. Value: $1.76M

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-09-01

ELF Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by JOSHUA FRANKS (22,004 shares) ~$2.40M

JOSHUA FRANKS filed a Form 144 with the SEC indicating intent to sell ELF (e.l.f. Beauty, Inc.) shares. Form 144 reflects a proposed sale, not a completed transaction. The actual execution, if any, would typically appear later in a Form 4.

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: JOSHUA FRANKS Shares: 22,004 Est. Value: $2.40M

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Material Events 1 · Form 8-K

An 8-K reports a material event in the window between scheduled reports. There is 1 in this period for e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. Each 8-K names the item number it is filed under, and that number is the fastest way to tell a routine disclosure from a consequential one.

Item 2.02 is an earnings release, Item 5.02 is a change of directors or officers, and Item 1.01 or 2.01 covers a material agreement or a completed acquisition. Item 7.01 and Item 8.01 are the general-purpose disclosure items and carry no fixed meaning on their own.

Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-08-24

ELF filed 8-K — material company event

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)

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How we classify e.l.f. Beauty, Inc.'s filings

Straight from EDGAR

Each displayed record links to an original source document. StrongBuyAnalytics provides navigation and brief excerpts or summaries, not the filing itself. Parsing may omit context or contain errors, so read the original document in full.

Transaction codes, not guesswork

The nature shown on each insider filing comes from the transaction code the filer entered on the form itself — P for an open-market purchase, A for a compensation award, F for shares withheld to pay tax, M for an option exercise. Where one filing contains several codes, the transaction table lists them line by line.

Why the distinction matters

Insider activity is routinely summarised as buying or selling, which flattens together decisions that mean very different things. Shares withheld for tax on a vesting grant are an automatic administrative step; shares bought on the open market are someone committing their own money at the current price.

What this page does not tell you

A filing records what happened, not why. Form 4 does not always disclose whether a sale was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, and no single filing is a basis for a decision on ELF. Read these alongside the fundamentals rather than in isolation.

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