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Estee Lauder Companies (The) financials

Yes. Estee Lauder Companies (The) earned 368.00M USD of net income over the last twelve months, 2.4% of its revenue. It made a profit in 31 of its 32 fiscal years since 1995. Its last loss was in fiscal year 2025.

Revenue (TTM)
15.28B USD
Net income (TTM)
368.00M USD
Free cash flow (TTM)
1.52B USD
Cash and short-term investments
3.20B USD
Total debt
9.20B USD
Shareholders' equity
4.04B USD

Cash, debt and equity as of 30 Sept 2026.

Estee Lauder Companies (The) earnings

Next earnings · Q2 FY2027
EPS estimate
1.21 USD
Revenue estimate
4.50B USD
Last quarter · Q1 FY2027
EPS0.72Beat +42.0%Revenue3.72BBeat +1.7%

Revenue

ReportedEstimate

EPS

ReportedEstimate
PeriodReport dateEPS estimateReported EPSSurpriseEPS growthRevenue estimateReported revenueSurpriseRevenue growth
Q1 FY20280.81——+12.30%3.87B——+4.16%
Q4 FY20270.47——+20.26%3.79B——+4.36%
Q3 FY20271.05——+15.00%3.90B——+4.98%
Q2 FY20271.21——+35.96%4.50B——+6.32%
Q1 FY20270.510.72+42.01%+125.00%3.65B3.72B+1.73%+6.75%
Q4 FY20260.320.39+22.22%+333.33%3.55B3.63B+2.31%+6.46%
Q3 FY20260.650.91+40.43%+40.00%3.69B3.71B+0.62%+4.56%
Q2 FY20260.840.89+6.59%+43.55%4.23B4.23B+0.09%+5.62%
Q1 FY20260.180.32+82.13%+128.57%3.38B3.48B+2.94%+3.57%
Q4 FY20250.090.09+4.25%-85.94%3.39B3.41B+0.36%-11.99%

Estee Lauder Companies (The) growth and profitability

Full income statement
Revenue (TTM)
15.28B USD
Net income (TTM)
368.00M USD
Gross margin
76.04%
Operating margin
6.67%
Net margin
2.41%

Revenue / Net income

Revenue Net income Net margin
PeriodRevenueGrowthNet incomeGrowthGross marginOperating marginNet marginEBITDAGrowth
FY202615.05B+5.05%182.00M—75.50%5.18%1.21%1.65B+1,028.08%
FY202514.33B-8.21%-1.13B-390.51%73.97%-5.48%-7.91%146.00M-92.61%
FY202415.61B-1.90%390.00M-61.23%71.66%6.21%2.50%1.98B-17.57%
FY202315.91B-10.30%1.01B-57.91%71.31%9.48%6.32%2.40B-39.03%
FY202217.74B+9.39%2.39B-16.72%75.73%17.87%13.47%3.93B-5.42%

How Estee Lauder Companies (The) makes its money

Skin Care7.34B 48.8%
Makeup4.28B 28.4%
Fragrance2.78B 18.5%
Hair Care565.00M 3.8%
Revenue15.05B 100.0%
Cost of revenue3.69B 24.5%
Gross profit11.36B 75.5%
Selling and administration9.69B 64.4%
Other operating expenses897.00M 6.0%
Operating income780.00M 5.2%
Tax335.00M 2.2%
Other expense263.00M 1.7%
Net income182.00M 1.2%

FY2026, in USD. Each band is as wide as its money; the percentage is its share of revenue.

Estee Lauder Companies (The) revenue breakdown

By product

FY2026
Skin Care: 49.1%Makeup: 28.6%Fragrance: 18.6%Hair Care: 3.8%49.1%Skin Care28.6%Makeup18.6%Fragrance3.8%Hair Care
SegmentRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
Skin Care7.34B49.1%+5.4%
Makeup4.28B28.6%+1.7%
Fragrance2.78B18.6%+11.6%
Hair Care565.00M3.8%0.0%

By region

FY2026
United States: 54.4%Asia Pacific: 45.6%54.4%United States45.6%Asia Pacific
RegionRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
United States4.46B54.4%+1.2%
Asia Pacific3.75B45.6%-17.4%

Operating and free cash flow

Full cash flow statement
Operating cash flow Free cash flow
Fiscal yearOperating cash flowFree cash flow
FY20261.77B1.32B
FY20251.27B670.00M
FY20242.36B1.44B
FY20231.73B-1.56B
FY20223.04B2.00B
FY20213.63B2.99B
FY20202.28B1.66B
FY20192.52B1.77B
FY20182.56B1.93B
FY20171.79B1.29B

Estee Lauder Companies (The) financial health

Full balance sheet
Cash and short-term investments
3.20B USD
Total debt
9.20B USD
Net cash
-6.00B USD
Free cash flow (TTM)
1.52B USD
Current ratio
1.25
Debt to equity
2.28
Piotroski score
7 / 9
Altman Z-score
3.35

Cash, debt and free cash flow

Cash and short-term investments Total debt Free cash flow
Fiscal yearCash and short-term investmentsTotal debtFree cash flow
FY20263.50B9.25B1.32B
FY20252.92B9.47B670.00M
FY20243.40B9.83B1.44B
FY20234.03B10.17B-1.56B
FY20223.96B7.65B2.00B

Assets, liabilities and equity

Total assets Total liabilities Shareholders' equity
Fiscal yearTotal assetsTotal liabilitiesShareholders' equity
FY202619.76B15.96B3.81B
FY202519.89B16.03B3.87B
FY202421.68B16.36B5.31B
FY202323.42B17.00B5.59B
FY202220.91B14.48B5.59B
FY202121.97B15.02B6.06B
FY202017.78B13.82B3.94B
FY201913.16B8.75B4.39B
FY201812.57B7.86B4.69B
FY201711.57B7.17B4.38B

Estee Lauder Companies (The) valuation

Price to earnings ratio (TTM)
109.89
Forward P/E (FY2027)
32.60
Price to sales (TTM)
2.66
Price to book
10.06
EV / EBITDA (TTM)
24.91

Capital structure

Market capitalization
40.61B USD
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Total debt
9.20B USD
−
Cash and short-term investments
3.20B USD
=
Enterprise value
46.62B USD

Valuation over time

P/EForward P/EForward P/E · EstimateEstimate
Fiscal yearP/EForward P/EP/SP/BEV/EBITDA
FY2029 (est.)23.99————
FY2028 (est.)27.4823.99———
FY2027 (est.)32.6027.48———
Now (TTM)109.8930.482.6610.0624.91
FY2026157.9035.601.907.5220.86
FY2025-25.6533.152.037.53244.12
FY202496.68126.592.427.1222.41
FY202369.89126.594.4212.5831.90
FY202238.3575.735.1716.4024.27

Estee Lauder Companies (The) against its own history

Each figure in the latest fiscal year against the same figure from FY2022 to FY2026: the range, its median (the line) and the latest (the dot, green on the good side of the median). The P/E is today's against its daily readings of five years.

Its peers: Kimberly-Clark, Church & Dwight Co., Colgate-Palmolive, The Clorox, e.l.f. Beauty, and Reynolds Consumer Products, the US Household & Personal Products companies closest to it in size, each in its own latest fiscal year: their median (the line) and its rank among them, first being the best.

  • Gross marginAbove its median75.5%
    71.3%75.7%
    Against its peers: 1 of 7Peers' median 43.5%
  • Operating marginBelow its median5.2%
    -5.5%17.9%
    Against its peers: 7 of 7Peers' median 15.3%
  • Net marginBelow its median1.2%
    -7.9%13.5%
    Against its peers: 7 of 7Peers' median 9.6%
  • Return on equityBelow its median4.8%
    -29.3%42.8%
    Against its peers: 6 of 7Peers' median 76.5%
  • Free cash flow marginAt its median8.7%
    -9.8%11.3%
    Against its peers: 5 of 7Peers' median 10.6%
  • Revenue growthAbove its median5.0%
    -10.3%9.4%
    Against its peers: 2 of 7Peers' median 1.1%
  • Debt to EBITDAAbove its median5.61×
    1.95×64.84×
    Against its peers: 6 of 7Peers' median 2.54×
  • Current ratioLowest in 5 years1.22
    1.221.60
    Against its peers: 3 of 7Peers' median 0.95

Peers: US companies of the same industry (of its sector when the industry has too few) from a tenth to ten times its market value, the six closest in size. Updated weekly.

Estee Lauder Companies (The) dividends

Annual dividend
1.40 USD
Dividend yield (indicated)
1.25%
Payout ratio
171.57%
Frequency
Quarterly
Next payment
0.35 USD
Next ex-dividend date
30 Nov 2026
Next payment date
15 Dec 2026

Dividends per share

Year2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Dividends per share1.402.332.642.462.191.491.771.571.401.24

Estee Lauder Companies (The) ownership

Institutions
63.76%
Institutional holders
891 (-16)
Free float
99.52%

Who owns the shares

Institutions 63.8% Others 36.2%
As of 30 Jun 2026

Shares free to trade

Free float 360.59M shares ·99.5% Closely held 1.74M shares ·0.5%

Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.

Insider trading

QuarterPurchasesSalesShares acquiredShares disposed of
Q4 20260181.82K126.49K
Q3 202607512.89K156.01K
Q2 2026004.77M4.77M
Q1 20260061.64K15.30K

Shares outstanding

Basic shares Diluted shares Change in diluted shares
Fiscal yearBasic sharesDiluted sharesChange in diluted shares
FY2026362.30M364.80M+1.31%
FY2025360.10M360.10M-0.19%
FY2024359.00M360.80M-0.03%
FY2023357.90M360.90M-1.10%
FY2022360.00M364.90M-0.90%

Common questions about Estee Lauder Companies (The)'s financials

Source: Financial Modeling Prep