Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)
Estee Lauder Companies' (EL) quarterly Capital Expenditures came in at $102.0 million in Q1 2026, down 16.39% year-on-year from $122.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 5.56% quarter-over-quarter from $108.0 million in Q4 2025.
Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Estee Lauder Companies' Capital Expenditures history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $102.0 million for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Capital Expenditures fell 16.39% year-over-year to $102.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $513.0 million, a 16.18% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $602.0 million, down 34.49% from the prior year.
- Capital Expenditures retreated to $102.0 million in Q1 2026 per EL's latest filing, from $108.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Capital Expenditures topped out at $382.0 million in Q2 2022 and bottomed at $96.0 million in Q3 2025.
- The 5-year median for Capital Expenditures is $199.0 million (2022), against an average of $200.6 million.
- Across the five-year window, Capital Expenditures jumped 94.08% in 2023 and sank 52.2% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Capital Expenditures stood at $267.0 million in 2022, then dropped by 13.11% to $232.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 43.1% to $132.0 million in 2024, then declined by 18.18% to $108.0 million in 2025, then declined by 5.56% to $102.0 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest EL Capital Expenditures figures stand at $102.0 million (Q1 2026), $108.0 million (Q4 2025), and $96.0 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capital Expenditures (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 345.77 Bn | 333.46 Bn | 10.51 Bn | 1.02 Bn |
| 2 | Unilever | 134.40 Bn | 123.92 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Colgate Palmolive | 73.66 Bn | 72.32 Bn | 3.23 Bn | -19.00 Mn |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.28 Bn | 37.17 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 139.00 Mn |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 36.91 Bn | 36.37 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 424.00 Mn |
| 6 | Estee Lauder Companies | 29.58 Bn | 26.46 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 102.00 Mn |
| 7 | Church & Dwight | 23.28 Bn | 22.78 Bn | 681.40 Mn | 14.40 Mn |
| 8 | Clorox | 11.77 Bn | 10.58 Bn | 722.00 Mn | 43.00 Mn |
| 9 | Yatsen Holding | 6.35 Bn | 6.21 Bn | 153.20 Mn | - |
| 10 | e.l.f. Beauty | 4.69 Bn | 4.40 Bn | 326.45 Mn | 1.89 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 102.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 102.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 108.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 108.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 96.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 96.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 207.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 207.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 122.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 122.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 132.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 132.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 141.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 141.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 217.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 217.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 175.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 175.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 232.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 232.00 Mn |