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

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

  • In Q1 2026, Cost of Revenue fell 1.46% year-over-year to $876.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $3.8 billion (down 2.97% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $3.7 billion, down 15.71% from the prior year.
  • Cost of Revenue was $876.0 million for Q1 2026 at Estee Lauder Companies, down from $994.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cost of Revenue ranged from a high of $1.2 billion in Q4 2022 to a low of $876.0 million in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Cost of Revenue has averaged $1.0 billion across 5 years, with a median of $1.0 billion in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Cost of Revenue climbed 16.6% in 2023, then fell 19.69% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Cost of Revenue shows it 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.
  • The last three Cost of Revenue figures came in at $876.0 million (Q1 2026), $994.0 million (Q4 2025), and $927.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cost of Rev (Qtr)
1 Tantech Holdings 647.80 Bn 647.76 Bn - -
2 Procter & Gamble 348.75 Bn 336.67 Bn 10.51 Bn 10.72 Bn
3 Unilever 149.22 Bn 138.74 Bn - -
4 Colgate Palmolive 72.11 Bn 71.12 Bn 3.23 Bn 2.10 Bn
5 Kenvue 34.70 Bn 34.59 Bn 2.30 Bn 1.61 Bn
6 Kimberly Clark 33.80 Bn 33.38 Bn 1.53 Bn 2.63 Bn
7 Estee Lauder Companies 30.99 Bn 27.86 Bn 2.84 Bn 876.00 Mn
8 Church & Dwight 23.22 Bn 22.71 Bn 681.40 Mn 787.90 Mn
9 Clorox 12.10 Bn 11.07 Bn 722.00 Mn 948.00 Mn
10 e.l.f. Beauty 3.39 Bn 3.10 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