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Estée Lauder Companies

EL NYSE Personal Care Products Financials FY2017–FY2026

Estée Lauder Companies' revenue rose 5.0% to $15.0 billion in fiscal 2026. Its operating margin was 5.2%, up from −5.5% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $1.3 billion, up 96.4%. It paid out $578 million in dividends and buybacks, 44% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 1.3%.

Last close · Oct 23, 2026

$108.67

0.9%
Value it Compare
Revenue Total sales reported in the income statement.
$15.0B
5.0% vs prior year
Operating margin Operating income as a share of revenue.
5.2%
10.7 pts
Net income Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
$182M
Free cash flow Cash from operations minus capital spending.
$1.3B
96.4%
Return on capital After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
4.9%
11.8 pts
Market cap Last close times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate.
$39.6B
Oct 23 close
P/E Last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters.
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About these figures. Total debt is the balance sheet's long-term debt plus its current debt line.

What Estée Lauder Companies does

No business description yet.

Legal name
THE ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC.
Fiscal year ends
June 30, 2026
Latest annual report
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Accession · CIK
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Revenue and margins

Estée Lauder Companies had $15.0B of revenue in fiscal 2026, up 5.1% on the year before.

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Net income and earnings per share

From fiscal 2017 to 2026, diluted EPS grew −19.1% a year. Loss periods are shown in red.

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Returns on capital

After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.

Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
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Cash flow

Free cash flow was $1.3B in fiscal 2026, 8.7% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.

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Cash from operations vs capital spending
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Dividends, buybacks and share count

Estée Lauder Companies returned $578M to shareholders in fiscal 2026, 44% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 1.3%.

Dividends and buybacks
Dividends Buybacks
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Diluted shares outstanding (annual)

Value Estée Lauder Companies yourself

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Discounted cash flow

Value per share

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Adds net cash of −$3.8B and divides by 364.8M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.

Earnings multiple

Value per share

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Reference multiples: today — · peers 24.3x · sector 24.3x.

Balance sheet

Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Estée Lauder Companies can carry it.

Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Cash Debt
Fiscal year endFY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
Cash and short-term investments $4.0B$4.0B$3.4B$2.9B$3.5B
Debt incl. finance leases $5.4B$8.1B$7.8B$7.3B$7.3B
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x1.8x2.4x99.9x2.4x
Debt / equity 1.0x1.5x1.5x1.9x1.9x
Interest coverage 19.0x5.9x2.6x−2.2x2.3x
Current ratio 1.6x1.5x1.4x1.3x1.2x
Quick ratio 1.1x1.0x1.0x0.9x0.9x
Total assets $20.9B$23.4B$21.7B$19.9B$19.8B
Total liabilities $15.3B$17.8B$16.4B$16.0B$16.0B
Shareholders' equity $5.6B$5.6B$5.3B$3.9B$3.8B
Net debt (− = net cash) $1.5B$4.1B$4.4B$4.4B$3.8B

Insider trades

Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.

Bought, 12 months

$0.0M

0 insiders

Sold, 12 months

$1.0B

9 insiders

Of sales under plans

0%

$0.0M

DateInsiderTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Sep 14, 2026 Paul J FribourgDirector Sold 58,000 $98.17 $5.7M Form 4
Sep 11, 2026 Paul J FribourgDirector Sold 45,000 $96.78 $4.4M Form 4
Sep 9, 2026 Charlene BarshefskyDirector Sold 3,775 $98.82 $0.4M Form 4
Aug 28, 2026 Lande Rashida LaExec VP & General Counsel Sold 7,766 $103.32 $0.8M Form 4
Aug 21, 2026 Lande Rashida LaExec VP & General Counsel Sold 5,564 $99.55 $0.6M Form 4
Nov 26, 2025 Jane LauderDirector, 10% owner Sold 17,840 $94.38 $1.7M Form 4
Nov 26, 2025 Lande Rashida LaExec VP & General Counsel Sold 1,604 $94.45 $0.2M Form 4
Nov 18, 2025 Meridith WebsterExec VP GlobalComm/PubAffairs Sold 5,430 $87.84 $0.5M Form 4
Nov 11, 2025 Barry S SternlichtDirector Sold 3,972 $91.83 $0.4M Form 4
Nov 6, 2025 Evelyn H. Lauder 2012 Marital Trust Two10% owner Sold 2,845,283 $89.70 $255M Form 4
Nov 6, 2025 LAL 2015 ELF Trust10% owner Sold 5,670,000 $89.70 $509M Form 4
Nov 6, 2025 Leonard A. Lauder 2013 Revocable Trust10% owner Sold 2,786,040 $89.70 $250M Form 4

Piotroski F-score

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8–9 is strong, 0–2 weak.

TestFY24FY25FY26
Net income is positive ✓ ✕ ✓
Cash from operations is positive ✓ ✓ ✓
Return on assets rose ✕ ✕ ✓
Cash from operations exceeds net income ✓ ✓ ✓
Debt fell relative to assets ✓ ✕ ✕
Current ratio rose ✕ ✕ ✕
Share count didn't rise ✓ ✓ ✕
Gross margin rose ✓ ✓ ✓
Revenue rose relative to assets ✕ ✕ ✓
F-score 6 / 94 / 96 / 9
Accruals ratio −8.7%−11.6%−8.0%
Altman Z'' 3.332.442.84

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10 years of figures

US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.

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Fiscal yearFY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
Income statement
Revenue $11.8B $13.7B $14.9B $14.3B $16.2B $17.7B $15.9B $15.6B $14.3B $15.0B
Gross profit $9.4B $10.8B $11.5B $10.7B $12.4B $13.4B $11.3B $11.2B $10.6B $11.4B
Operating income $1.7B $2.1B $2.3B $606M $2.6B $3.2B $1.5B $970M −$785M $780M
Interest expense $103M $128M $133M $161M $173M $167M $255M $378M $357M $334M
Pretax income $1.6B $2.0B $2.3B $1.0B $3.3B $3.0B $1.4B $772M −$1.0B $517M
Income tax $361M $863M $513M $350M $456M $628M $387M $363M $93.0M $335M
Net income $1.2B $1.1B $1.8B $684M $2.9B $2.4B $1.0B $409M −$1.1B $182M
Diluted EPS $3.35 $2.95 $4.82 $1.86 $7.79 $6.55 $2.79 $1.08 −$3.15 $0.50
Diluted shares 0.37B 0.38B 0.37B 0.37B 0.37B 0.36B 0.36B 0.36B 0.36B 0.36B
Cash flow
Cash from operations $1.8B $2.6B $2.5B $2.3B $3.6B $3.0B $1.7B $2.4B $1.3B $1.8B
Capital expenditure $504M $629M $744M $623M $637M $1.0B $1.0B $919M $602M $457M
Free cash flow $1.3B $1.9B $1.8B $1.7B $3.0B $2.0B $728M $1.4B $670M $1.3B
Depreciation and amortization $464M $531M $557M $611M $651M $727M $744M $825M $829M $796M
Stock-based compensation $219M $236M $243M $213M $327M $331M $267M $325M $304M $310M
Acquisitions $1.7B $0.0M $0.0M $1.0B $1.1B $3.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $5.0M
Share buybacks $413M $759M $1.6B $893M $733M $2.3B $271M $35.0M $35.0M $70.0M
Dividends paid $486M $546M $609M $503M $753M $840M $925M $947M $618M $508M
Dividends and buybacks $899M $1.3B $2.2B $1.4B $1.5B $3.1B $1.2B $982M $653M $578M
Balance sheet
Cash and short-term investments $1.7B $2.7B — $5.0B $5.0B $4.0B $4.0B $3.4B $2.9B $3.5B
Total debt $3.6B $3.5B $3.4B $6.1B $5.6B $5.4B $8.1B $7.8B $7.3B $7.3B
Finance lease liabilities $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $13.0M $45.0M $23.0M $42.0M $32.0M $31.0M $28.0M
Current assets $5.0B $6.2B $7.2B $8.9B $9.8B $9.3B $9.1B $7.9B $7.1B $7.6B
Current liabilities $2.8B $3.3B $4.6B $5.2B $5.3B $5.8B $6.2B $5.7B $5.4B $6.2B
Inventory $1.5B $1.6B $2.0B $2.1B $2.5B $2.9B $3.0B $2.2B $2.1B $2.0B
Property and equipment, net $1.7B $1.8B $2.1B $2.1B $2.3B $2.7B $3.2B $3.1B $3.2B $2.8B
Total assets $11.6B $12.6B $13.2B $17.8B $22.0B $20.9B $23.4B $21.7B $19.9B $19.8B
Total liabilities $7.2B $7.9B $8.7B $13.8B $15.9B $15.3B $17.8B $16.4B $16.0B $16.0B
Shareholders' equity $4.4B $4.7B $4.4B $3.9B $6.1B $5.6B $5.6B $5.3B $3.9B $3.8B
Margins
Gross margin 79.4% 79.2% 77.2% 75.2% 76.4% 75.7% 71.3% 71.7% 74.0% 75.5%
Operating margin 14.4% 15.0% 15.6% 4.2% 16.2% 17.9% 9.5% 6.2% −5.5% 5.2%
EBITDA margin 18.3% 18.9% 19.3% 8.5% 20.2% 22.0% 14.2% 11.5% 0.3% 10.5%
Net margin 10.6% 8.1% 12.0% 4.8% 17.7% 13.6% 6.4% 2.6% −7.9% 1.2%
FCF margin 10.9% 14.1% 11.9% 11.6% 18.5% 11.3% 4.6% 9.2% 4.7% 8.7%
Returns
Return on capital 24.8% 19.7% — — 38.4% 36.6% 13.1% 5.3% −6.9% 4.9%
Return on capital employed 22.3% 22.8% 26.0% 5.7% 17.9% 20.0% 9.4% 5.9% −5.2% 5.6%
Return on equity 31.4% 24.4% 39.3% 16.4% 57.6% 41.4% 18.1% 7.5% −24.7% 4.8%
Return on assets 12.0% 9.2% 13.9% 4.4% 14.5% 11.2% 4.6% 1.8% −5.5% 0.9%
Growth
Revenue growth 5.0% 15.7% 8.6% −3.8% 13.4% 9.4% −10.3% −1.9% −8.2% 5.1%
Net income growth 12.0% −11.3% 61.1% −61.7% 320.3% −16.2% −58.1% −59.5% −377.0% —
EPS growth 13.2% −11.9% 63.4% −61.4% 318.8% −15.9% −57.4% −61.3% −391.7% —
FCF growth 1.7% 50.3% −8.3% −6.5% 80.7% −33.2% −63.6% 97.9% −53.5% 96.4%
Share count change −1.0% 0.7% −1.4% −0.9% 0.4% −0.9% −1.1% −0.0% −0.2% 1.3%
Financial health
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 0.3x — 0.9x 0.2x 0.4x 1.8x 2.4x 99.9x 2.4x
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.8x 0.8x 1.6x 0.9x 1.0x 1.5x 1.5x 1.9x 1.9x
Interest coverage 16.5x 16.1x 17.4x 3.8x 15.1x 19.0x 5.9x 2.6x −2.2x 2.3x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.9x 1.6x 1.7x 1.8x 1.6x 1.5x 1.4x 1.3x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.4x 1.1x 1.3x 1.4x 1.1x 1.0x 1.0x 0.9x 0.9x
Capital allocation
Capex / revenue 4.3% 4.6% 5.0% 4.4% 3.9% 5.9% 6.3% 5.9% 4.2% 3.0%
Stock comp / revenue 1.9% 1.7% 1.6% 1.5% 2.0% 1.9% 1.7% 2.1% 2.1% 2.1%
Payouts / FCF 69.9% 67.5% 122.1% 84.3% 49.6% 157.5% 164.3% 68.2% 97.5% 43.9%
Quality scores
Piotroski F-score 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 7.0 5.0 4.0 6.0 4.0 6.0
Altman Z'' 5.2 5.6 5.5 3.8 4.4 4.7 3.5 3.3 2.4 2.8
Accruals ratio −5.2% −12.1% −5.7% −10.3% −3.8% −3.0% −3.3% −8.7% −11.6% −8.0%

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001001250). Data updated October 9, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.

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