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

Estee Lauder Companies (EL) recorded quarterly Cash from Investing Activities of -$96.0 million in Q1 2026, down 4.35% quarter-over-quarter from -$92.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 15.79% on a YoY basis from -$82.9 million in Q1 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.

  • In Q1 2026, Cash from Investing Activities rose 15.79% year-over-year to -$96.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$519.0 million (up 18.01% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$623.0 million, up 35.1% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities was -$96.0 million for Q1 2026 at Estee Lauder Companies, down from -$92.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cash from Investing Activities ranged from a high of -$14.0 million in Q3 2022 to a low of -$2.7 billion in Q2 2023.
  • Historically, Cash from Investing Activities has averaged -$331.5 million across 5 years, with a median of -$178.0 million in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Cash from Investing Activities slumped 2007.14% in 2023, then jumped 91.64% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Cash from Investing Activities shows it 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.
  • The last three Cash from Investing Activities figures came in at -$96.0 million (Q1 2026), -$92.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$116.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Tantech Holdings 587.03 Bn 587.00 Bn - -
2 Procter & Gamble 346.82 Bn 334.74 Bn 10.51 Bn -665.00 Mn
3 Unilever 145.94 Bn 135.46 Bn - -
4 Colgate Palmolive 70.39 Bn 69.40 Bn 3.23 Bn -122.00 Mn
5 Kenvue 34.34 Bn 34.23 Bn 2.30 Bn -167.00 Mn
6 Kimberly Clark 33.38 Bn 32.96 Bn 1.53 Bn -355.00 Mn
7 Estee Lauder Companies 31.47 Bn 28.34 Bn 2.84 Bn -96.00 Mn
8 Church & Dwight 22.92 Bn 22.42 Bn 681.40 Mn -33.50 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 -2.30 Mn

Historic Data

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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