Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026)
Estee Lauder Companies' Cash & Current Investments was $3.5 billion in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 19.8% from $2.92 billion a year earlier and up 11.9% from the prior quarter.
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Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
From fiscal Q4 2009 onward, Estee Lauder Companies has reported Cash & Current Investments for 69 quarters.
- Cash & Current Investments shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -6.7% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Cash & Current Investments was $2.92 billion in FY2025 (-14.0%), $3.4 billion in FY2024 (-15.7%), $4.03 billion in FY2023 (+1.8%) and $3.96 billion in FY2022 (-20.2%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Cash & Current Investments since fiscal Q3 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Cash & Current Investments has increased for three straight quarters, with an average decline of 6.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Cash & Current Investments over five years was fiscal Q3 2023 (growth of 44.2%); the worst was fiscal Q3 2022 (a decline of 40.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, EL's Cash & Current Investments in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 was $3.13 billion (Q3 2026), $3.08 billion (Q2 2026) and $2.22 billion (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Current Investments (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 336.76 Bn | 292.75 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 9.94 Bn |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 67.18 Bn | 62.24 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 1.37 Bn |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 33.32 Bn | 21.40 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 3.50 Bn |
| 4 | Kenvue | 33.09 Bn | 28.70 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 1.11 Bn |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 31.38 Bn | 28.71 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 956.00 Mn |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 22.37 Bn | 20.90 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 254.80 Mn |
| 7 | Clorox | 9.72 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 143.00 Mn |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 6.17 Bn | 5.15 Bn | 398.84 Mn | 344.24 Mn |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 4.71 Bn | 4.37 Bn | 245.00 Mn | 66.00 Mn |
| 10 | Interparfums | 3.65 Bn | 3.46 Bn | 223.53 Mn | 41.64 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.50 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.13 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.08 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.22 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.92 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.63 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.59 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.35 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.40 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.70 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.94 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.09 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.03 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.53 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.73 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.94 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.96 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.84 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.60 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.00 Bn |
API Access
Estee Lauder Companies Cash & Current Investments API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=EL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-current-investments", "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=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=EL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();