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Walmart, e.l.f. Beauty, and Tractor Supply are among companies directing billions in refunds toward lower prices rather than profits

Beauty, Walmart and Tractor Supply are funding price cuts with refund payments due to them after the Supreme Court earlier this year struck down President Trump’s global tariffs. The price cuts are aimed at boosting sales at a time when many consumers are looking for value, stretched thin from years of rising costs. Tariff refunds are also helping companies protect their profit margins amid a spike in inflation.

E.L.F. Beauty shares rally on $50 million tariff refunds and blowout Q2 earnings. Here’s how you should play ELF shares after the quarterly print.

About 1,050 of the 1,400 basis points of margin gain came from one-time tariff refunds

Linda Bolton Weiser, Water Tower Research Managing Director explains how Procter & Gamble (PG), e.l.f. Beauty (ELF), and Estée Lauder (EL) leverage brand equity, product innovation, and the "lipstick effect" to maintain strong pricing power and stay inflation-proof.

Following a “pronounced decline” in unit volume, CEO Tarang Amin said the company was testing adjustments to its tariff-driven strategy.

Full-year net sales reach $1.636 billion, while gross margin contracts on tariff pressures

e.l.f. Beauty Inc (ELF) reports a robust 35% increase in Q4 net sales, driven by strategic acquisitions and international expansion, despite facing tariff pressures and slower innovation.

This came as E.l.f. surpassed Wall Street estimates on top and bottom lines.