Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026)
Estee Lauder Companies' Cash from Operations was -$166 million in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026), compared with -$340 million a year earlier.
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Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Estee Lauder Companies' Cash from Operations was $1.95 billion through Sep 30, 2026, up 21.5% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), it came in at $1.77 billion, up 39.4% from FY2025.
- Cash from Operations shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -13.4% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Cash from Operations was $1.27 billion in FY2025 (-46.1%), $2.36 billion in FY2024 (+36.3%), $1.73 billion in FY2023 (-43.1%) and $3.04 billion in FY2022 (-16.3%).
- Quarterly Cash from Operations has moved between -$670 million (fiscal Q1 2025) and $1.93 billion (fiscal Q2 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Cash from Operations was higher in two of the last six quarters, with an average decline of 8.9%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Cash from Operations over five years was fiscal Q3 2023 (growth of 116.3%); the worst was fiscal Q3 2022 (a decline of 84.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, EL's Cash from Operations in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was $576 million (Q4 2026), $412 million (Q3 2026) and $1.13 billion (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Ops. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 393.58 Bn | 345.38 Bn | 11.60 Bn | 5.77 Bn |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 79.23 Bn | 74.06 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 1.17 Bn |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 40.61 Bn | 27.71 Bn | 2.81 Bn | -166.00 Mn |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.02 Bn | 32.73 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 700.00 Mn |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 36.40 Bn | 32.48 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 755.00 Mn |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 26.67 Bn | 25.06 Bn | 749.40 Mn | 379.60 Mn |
| 7 | Clorox | 13.24 Bn | 11.66 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 143.00 Mn |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 6.97 Bn | 5.79 Bn | 370.22 Mn | 14.65 Mn |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.22 Bn | 4.91 Bn | 236.00 Mn | 51.00 Mn |
| 10 | Bath & Body Works | 4.32 Bn | 2.11 Bn | 692.00 Mn | 72.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -166.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 576.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 412.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.13 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -340.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 601.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 284.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.06 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -670.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 889.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 534.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.35 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -408.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 714.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 266.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.40 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -650.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.07 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 123.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.93 Bn |
API Access
Estee Lauder Companies Cash from Operations API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-operations&ticker=EL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-operations", "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-from-operations&ticker=EL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();