Estee Lauder Companies EL
NYSE EL
$98.76 -2.93 (-2.88%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 9:55 AM EDT

Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026)

Estee Lauder Companies (EL) posted Cash from Investing Activities of -$185.0 million for Q2 2026, down 92.71% on a QoQ basis from -$96.0 million in Q1 2026, and up 13.95% year-over-year from -$162.3 million in Q2 2025.

Analysis

Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Estee Lauder Companies has reported Cash from Investing Activities for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$185.0 million in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Cash from Investing Activities rose 13.95% year-over-year to -$185.0 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was -$489.0 million, a 21.51% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at -$489.0 million, up 21.51% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities was -$185.0 million for Q2 2026 at Estee Lauder Companies, down from -$96.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Cash from Investing Activities was -$14.0 million in Q3 2022, with the low at -$2.7 billion in Q2 2023.
  • Average Cash from Investing Activities over 5 years is -$323.3 million, with a median of -$181.5 million recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Cash from Investing Activities sank 2007.14% in 2023, then surged 91.64% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$271.0 million in 2022, then climbed by 3.32% to -$262.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 48.85% to -$134.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 31.34% to -$92.0 million in 2025, then sank by 101.09% to -$185.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Cash from Investing Activities figures came in at -$185.0 million (Q2 2026), -$96.0 million (Q1 2026), and -$92.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Estee Lauder Companies 35.80 Bn 32.30 Bn 2.74 Bn -185.00 Mn
2 e.l.f. Beauty 6.01 Bn 5.66 Bn 398.84 Mn -1.67 Mn
3 Interparfums 3.54 Bn 3.32 Bn 223.53 Mn 114.96 Mn
4 Coty 2.33 Bn 2.15 Bn 772.70 Mn -74.10 Mn
5 Olaplex Holdings 1.39 Bn 1.06 Bn 71.66 Mn -288,000.00
6 Oddity Tech 880.81 Mn 585.10 Mn 137.97 Mn -23.49 Mn
7 Betterware De Mexico, S.A.P.I. De C.V 573.93 Mn 543.72 Mn 156.58 Mn -194.13 Mn
8 Yatsen Holding 263.69 Mn 109.37 Mn 124.36 Mn -
9 Nu Skin Enterprises 231.07 Mn 39.69 Mn 218.33 Mn -5.64 Mn
10 Pitanium 207.93 Mn -2.70 Bn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -185.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -96.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -92.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -116.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -215.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -114.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -134.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -160.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -225.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -178.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -262.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -295.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -2.69 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 -242.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -271.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -14.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -382.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -149.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -261.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -153.00 Mn