Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)
Estee Lauder Companies (EL) recorded Capital Expenditures of $151 million in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 27.1% from $207 million a year earlier but up 48.0% from the prior quarter.
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Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Estee Lauder Companies reported Capital Expenditures of $457 million, down 24.1% from FY2025.
- Annual Capital Expenditures has declined for four straight fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -6.4% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Capital Expenditures came in at $602 million in FY2025 (-34.5%), $919 million in FY2024 (-8.4%), $1 billion in FY2023 (-3.6%) and $1.04 billion in FY2022 (+63.3%).
- Quarterly Capital Expenditures has ranged from $96 million in fiscal Q1 2026 to $382 million in fiscal Q4 2022 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Capital Expenditures has declined for 11 consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 28.0% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Capital Expenditures in the last five years was growth of 94.1% in fiscal Q1 2024, against a decline of 52.2% in fiscal Q1 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $102 million (Q3 2026), $108 million (Q2 2026) and $96 million (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 346.43 Bn | 302.42 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 1.02 Bn |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 69.04 Bn | 64.10 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 128.00 Mn |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 34.63 Bn | 22.70 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 151.00 Mn |
| 4 | Kenvue | 34.35 Bn | 29.97 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 64.00 Mn |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 32.85 Bn | 30.17 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 352.00 Mn |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 22.69 Bn | 21.21 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 29.90 Mn |
| 7 | Clorox | 9.84 Bn | 8.28 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 86.00 Mn |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 6.00 Bn | 4.97 Bn | 398.84 Mn | 1.43 Mn |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 4.65 Bn | 4.32 Bn | 245.00 Mn | 57.00 Mn |
| 10 | Interparfums | 3.78 Bn | 3.58 Bn | 223.53 Mn | 1.03 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 151.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 102.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 108.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 96.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 207.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 122.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 132.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 141.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 217.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 175.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 232.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 295.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 351.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 233.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 267.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 152.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 382.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 199.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 254.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 205.00 Mn |
API Access
Estee Lauder Companies Capital Expenditures API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=EL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "capital-expenditures", "ticker": "EL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=EL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();