Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Change in Account Payables (2009 - 2026)

Estee Lauder Companies' (EL) quarterly Change in Account Payables came in at $71.0 million in Q1 2026, up 4.41% year-on-year from $68.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 302.86% quarter-over-quarter from -$35.0 million in Q4 2025.

Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Change in Account Payables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Estee Lauder Companies' Change in Account Payables history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $71.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Change in Account Payables rose 4.41% year-over-year to $71.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $83.0 million, a 295.24% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $21.0 million, up 155.26% from the prior year.
  • Change in Account Payables grew to $71.0 million in Q1 2026 per EL's latest filing, from -$35.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Change in Account Payables topped out at $409.0 million in Q2 2022 and bottomed at -$375.0 million in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Change in Account Payables is -$3.0 million (2023), against an average of -$15.8 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Change in Account Payables tumbled 1887.5% in 2022 and surged 1355.0% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Change in Account Payables stood at $65.0 million in 2022, then slumped by 93.85% to $4.0 million in 2023, then soared by 875.0% to $39.0 million in 2024, then plunged by 189.74% to -$35.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 302.86% to $71.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest EL Change in Account Payables figures stand at $71.0 million (Q1 2026), -$35.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$204.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Account Payables (Qtr)
1 Procter & Gamble 348.03 Bn 335.72 Bn 10.51 Bn -43.00 Mn
2 Unilever 134.73 Bn 124.25 Bn - -
3 Colgate Palmolive 74.00 Bn 72.66 Bn 3.23 Bn -
4 Kenvue 37.32 Bn 37.22 Bn 2.30 Bn -
5 Kimberly Clark 37.03 Bn 36.49 Bn 1.53 Bn -
6 Estee Lauder Companies 29.65 Bn 26.52 Bn 2.84 Bn 71.00 Mn
7 Church & Dwight 23.44 Bn 22.94 Bn 681.40 Mn 2.30 Mn
8 Clorox 11.80 Bn 10.62 Bn 722.00 Mn -
9 Yatsen Holding 6.31 Bn 6.17 Bn 153.20 Mn -
10 e.l.f. Beauty 4.69 Bn 4.40 Bn 326.45 Mn -

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 71.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 71.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -35.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -35.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -204.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -204.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 251.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 251.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 68.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 68.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 39.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 39.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -337.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -337.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 251.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 251.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -38.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -38.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 4.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 4.00 Mn