e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. short interest in 2026

In 2026, e.l.f. Beauty, Inc.'s disclosed short interest ran from 13.33% of shares outstanding on 15 Jan 2026 to 7.15% on 15 Sep 2026, a change of -6.18 percentage points. The year's high was 20.15% on 30 Jun 2026 and its low 7.10% on 14 Aug 2026, averaging 12.57% across 17 twice-monthly settlement dates. FINRA's days-to-cover figure peaked at 4.21 days on 15 Jan 2026. Full history: e.l.f. Beauty, Inc..

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Short position data for e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. short interest in 2026: FINRA, compiled by howshorted.com, settlement date 15 Sep 2026. https://howshorted.com/us/company/elf/2026/

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@misc{howshorted-e-l-f-beauty-inc-short-interest-in-2026-2026-09-15,
  title        = {e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. short interest in 2026 short position data},
  author       = {{HowShorted}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://howshorted.com/us/company/elf/2026/}},
  note         = {Data: FINRA, settlement date 15 Sep 2026; accessed 2026-10-13},
  year         = {2026}
}

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2026 in figures

Start of year: 13.33% (15 Jan 2026)
End of year: 7.15% (15 Sep 2026)
Change: -6.18 pp
High: 20.15% (30 Jun 2026)
Low: 7.10% (14 Aug 2026)
Average: 12.57%
Highest days to cover: 4.21 (15 Jan 2026)
SEC filings marked: 6

Every report in 2026

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. short interest in 2026
Settlement	Short interest	Days to cover	Filings since previous
15 Jan 2026	13.33%	4.21
30 Jan 2026	10.56%	3.63
13 Feb 2026	11.39%	2.15	results (8-K), 10-Q filed
27 Feb 2026	9.06%	2.65
13 Mar 2026	11.00%	2.76
31 Mar 2026	13.54%	3.47
15 Apr 2026	12.53%	2.91
30 Apr 2026	12.44%	3.44
15 May 2026	14.99%	2.66
29 May 2026	18.04%	2.01	results (8-K), 10-K filed
15 Jun 2026	18.43%	2.57
30 Jun 2026	20.15%	3.13
15 Jul 2026	12.86%	2.79
31 Jul 2026	13.59%	3.66
14 Aug 2026	7.10%	1.31	results (8-K), 10-Q filed
31 Aug 2026	7.50%	2.61
15 Sep 2026	7.15%	2.67

About this data

US short interest data: FINRA (finra.org), shown as reported shares short divided by SEC-reported shares outstanding for each settlement date. FINRA® is a registered trademark of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by FINRA or the SEC; displayed for personal reference, bulk redistribution is not permitted (see terms). Nothing here is investment advice. Method: methodology.