Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026)

Estee Lauder Companies' (EL) quarterly Change in Inventory came in at $44.0 million in Q1 2026, up 153.01% year-on-year from $17.4 million in Q1 2025, and up 125.43% quarter-over-quarter from -$173.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

Estee Lauder Companies' Change in Inventory history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $44.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Change in Inventory rose 153.01% year-over-year to $44.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was -$104.0 million, a 68.29% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$184.0 million, up 75.98% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory grew to $44.0 million in Q1 2026 per EL's latest filing, from -$173.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Change in Inventory topped out at $234.0 million in Q1 2022 and bottomed at -$343.0 million in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Change in Inventory is -$62.0 million (2023), against an average of -$34.3 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Change in Inventory soared 333.33% in 2022 and tumbled 12300.0% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Change in Inventory stood at -$73.0 million in 2022, then sank by 369.86% to -$343.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 58.6% to -$142.0 million in 2024, then decreased by 21.83% to -$173.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 125.43% to $44.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest EL Change in Inventory figures stand at $44.0 million (Q1 2026), -$173.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$6.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Procter & Gamble 345.78 Bn 333.48 Bn 10.51 Bn 91.00 Mn
2 Unilever 134.24 Bn 123.76 Bn - -
3 Colgate Palmolive 73.52 Bn 72.19 Bn 3.23 Bn 41.00 Mn
4 Kenvue 37.22 Bn 37.11 Bn 2.30 Bn 19.00 Mn
5 Kimberly Clark 36.90 Bn 36.36 Bn 1.53 Bn -
6 Estee Lauder Companies 29.67 Bn 26.55 Bn 2.84 Bn 44.00 Mn
7 Church & Dwight 23.37 Bn 22.86 Bn 681.40 Mn 45.10 Mn
8 Clorox 11.78 Bn 10.59 Bn 722.00 Mn -19.00 Mn
9 Yatsen Holding 6.41 Bn 6.26 Bn 153.20 Mn -
10 e.l.f. Beauty 4.72 Bn 4.43 Bn 326.45 Mn 78,000.00

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 44.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 44.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -173.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -173.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -6.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -6.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 31.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 31.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -83.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -83.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -142.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -142.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 10.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 10.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -113.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -113.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -248.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -248.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -343.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -343.00 Mn