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

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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