Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026)

Estee Lauder Companies' (EL) quarterly Cost of Revenue came in at $876.0 million in Q1 2026, down 1.46% year-on-year from $889.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 11.87% quarter-over-quarter from $994.0 million in Q4 2025.

Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Estee Lauder Companies' Cost of Revenue history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $876.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Cost of Revenue fell 1.46% year-over-year to $876.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $3.8 billion, a 2.97% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $3.7 billion, down 15.71% from the prior year.
  • Cost of Revenue eased to $876.0 million in Q1 2026 per EL's latest filing, from $994.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cost of Revenue topped out at $1.2 billion in Q4 2022 and bottomed at $876.0 million in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Cost of Revenue is $1.0 billion (2022), against an average of $1.0 billion.
  • Across the five-year window, Cost of Revenue increased 16.6% in 2023 and decreased 19.69% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Cost of Revenue stood at $1.2 billion in 2022, then decreased by 5.33% to $1.2 billion in 2023, then dropped by 17.07% to $957.0 million in 2024, then rose by 3.87% to $994.0 million in 2025, then slipped by 11.87% to $876.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest EL Cost of Revenue figures stand at $876.0 million (Q1 2026), $994.0 million (Q4 2025), and $927.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cost of Rev (Qtr)
1 Procter & Gamble 345.95 Bn 333.64 Bn 10.51 Bn 10.72 Bn
2 Unilever 134.07 Bn 123.59 Bn - -
3 Colgate Palmolive 73.64 Bn 72.30 Bn 3.23 Bn 2.10 Bn
4 Kenvue 37.28 Bn 37.17 Bn 2.30 Bn 1.61 Bn
5 Kimberly Clark 36.96 Bn 36.42 Bn 1.53 Bn 2.63 Bn
6 Estee Lauder Companies 30.06 Bn 26.94 Bn 2.84 Bn 876.00 Mn
7 Church & Dwight 23.36 Bn 22.86 Bn 681.40 Mn 787.90 Mn
8 Clorox 11.85 Bn 10.66 Bn 722.00 Mn 948.00 Mn
9 Yatsen Holding 6.39 Bn 6.25 Bn 153.20 Mn 44.06 Mn
10 e.l.f. Beauty 4.86 Bn 4.57 Bn 326.45 Mn 122.84 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 876.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 876.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 994.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 994.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 927.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 927.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 955.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 955.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 889.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 889.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 957.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 957.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 928.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 928.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 1.09 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.09 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.11 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.11 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.15 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.15 Bn