Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)

Estee Lauder Companies (EL) recorded quarterly Capital Expenditures of $102.0 million in Q1 2026, down 5.56% quarter-over-quarter from $108.0 million in Q4 2025, and down 16.39% on a YoY basis from $122.0 million in Q1 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.

  • In Q1 2026, Capital Expenditures fell 16.39% year-over-year to $102.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $513.0 million (down 16.18% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $602.0 million, down 34.49% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures was $102.0 million for Q1 2026 at Estee Lauder Companies, down from $108.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Capital Expenditures ranged from a high of $382.0 million in Q2 2022 to a low of $96.0 million in Q3 2025.
  • Historically, Capital Expenditures has averaged $200.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $199.0 million in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Capital Expenditures surged 94.08% in 2023, then sank 52.2% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Capital Expenditures shows it stood at $267.0 million in 2022, then dropped by 13.11% to $232.0 million in 2023, then sank 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.
  • The last three Capital Expenditures figures came in at $102.0 million (Q1 2026), $108.0 million (Q4 2025), and $96.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capital Expenditures (Qtr)
1 Tantech Holdings 587.03 Bn 587.00 Bn - -
2 Procter & Gamble 346.82 Bn 334.74 Bn 10.51 Bn 1.02 Bn
3 Unilever 145.94 Bn 135.46 Bn - -
4 Colgate Palmolive 70.39 Bn 69.40 Bn 3.23 Bn 138.00 Mn
5 Kenvue 34.34 Bn 34.23 Bn 2.30 Bn 139.00 Mn
6 Kimberly Clark 33.38 Bn 32.96 Bn 1.53 Bn 424.00 Mn
7 Estee Lauder Companies 31.47 Bn 28.34 Bn 2.84 Bn 102.00 Mn
8 Church & Dwight 22.92 Bn 22.42 Bn 681.40 Mn 31.90 Mn
9 Clorox 11.90 Bn 10.87 Bn 722.00 Mn 43.00 Mn
10 e.l.f. Beauty 3.24 Bn 2.95 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