Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Change in Cash (2009 - 2026)
Estee Lauder Companies' (EL) quarterly Change in Cash came in at $44.0 million in Q1 2026, down 2.22% year-on-year from $45.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 94.9% quarter-over-quarter from $863.0 million in Q4 2025.
Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Change in Cash (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Estee Lauder Companies' Change in Cash history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $44.0 million for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Change in Cash fell 2.22% year-over-year to $44.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $495.0 million, a 146.26% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$474.0 million, up 25.24% from the prior year.
- Change in Cash eased to $44.0 million in Q1 2026 per EL's latest filing, from $863.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Change in Cash topped out at $1.8 billion in Q1 2023 and bottomed at -$1.5 billion in Q2 2023.
- The 5-year median for Change in Cash is $44.0 million (2026), against an average of -$86.9 million.
- Biggest YoY gain for Change in Cash was 335.46% in 2023; the steepest drop was 1341.32% in 2023.
- Year by year, Change in Cash stood at $787.0 million in 2022, then increased by 7.88% to $849.0 million in 2023, then sank by 72.2% to $236.0 million in 2024, then soared by 265.68% to $863.0 million in 2025, then slumped by 94.9% to $44.0 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest EL Change in Cash figures stand at $44.0 million (Q1 2026), $863.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$702.0 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change in Cash (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 345.64 Bn | 333.34 Bn | 10.51 Bn | 1.48 Bn |
| 2 | Unilever | 134.09 Bn | 123.61 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Colgate Palmolive | 73.54 Bn | 72.20 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 47.00 Mn |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.21 Bn | 37.10 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 13.00 Mn |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 36.88 Bn | 36.34 Bn | 1.53 Bn | -142.00 Mn |
| 6 | Estee Lauder Companies | 29.50 Bn | 26.37 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 44.00 Mn |
| 7 | Church & Dwight | 23.33 Bn | 22.83 Bn | 681.40 Mn | 94.40 Mn |
| 8 | Clorox | 11.75 Bn | 10.56 Bn | 722.00 Mn | 958.00 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 | 92.86 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 44.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 863.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -702.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 290.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 45.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 236.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -1.05 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -306.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -238.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 849.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -939.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -1.50 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.81 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 787.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -1.02 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 121.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -767.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 608.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -963.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -1.44 Bn |