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

Estee Lauder Companies' (EL) quarterly Cash from Investing Activities came in at -$96.0 million in Q1 2026, up 15.79% year-on-year from -$82.9 million in Q1 2025, and down 4.35% quarter-over-quarter from -$92.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

Estee Lauder Companies' Cash from Investing Activities history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$96.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Cash from Investing Activities rose 15.79% year-over-year to -$96.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was -$519.0 million, a 18.01% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$623.0 million, up 35.1% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities fell to -$96.0 million in Q1 2026 per EL's latest filing, from -$92.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cash from Investing Activities topped out at -$14.0 million in Q3 2022 and bottomed at -$2.7 billion in Q2 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Cash from Investing Activities is -$178.0 million (2024), against an average of -$331.5 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Cash from Investing Activities slumped 2007.14% in 2023 and soared 91.64% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$271.0 million in 2022, then advanced by 3.32% to -$262.0 million in 2023, then soared by 48.85% to -$134.0 million in 2024, then soared by 31.34% to -$92.0 million in 2025, then retreated by 4.35% to -$96.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest EL Cash from Investing Activities figures stand at -$96.0 million (Q1 2026), -$92.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$116.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Procter & Gamble 346.35 Bn 334.05 Bn 10.51 Bn -665.00 Mn
2 Unilever 134.22 Bn 123.74 Bn - -
3 Colgate Palmolive 73.71 Bn 72.37 Bn 3.23 Bn -122.00 Mn
4 Kenvue 37.20 Bn 37.09 Bn 2.30 Bn -167.00 Mn
5 Kimberly Clark 36.88 Bn 36.34 Bn 1.53 Bn -355.00 Mn
6 Estee Lauder Companies 29.63 Bn 26.51 Bn 2.84 Bn -96.00 Mn
7 Church & Dwight 23.37 Bn 22.87 Bn 681.40 Mn -33.50 Mn
8 Clorox 11.73 Bn 10.54 Bn 722.00 Mn -43.00 Mn
9 Yatsen Holding 6.34 Bn 6.20 Bn 153.20 Mn -
10 e.l.f. Beauty 4.67 Bn 4.38 Bn 326.45 Mn -2.30 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -96.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -96.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -92.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -92.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -116.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -116.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -215.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -215.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -114.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -114.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -134.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -134.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -160.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -160.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -225.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -225.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -178.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -178.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -262.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -262.00 Mn