Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026)
Estee Lauder Companies (EL) reported Cost of Revenue of $902 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026), down 2.7% from $927 million a year earlier but up 1.3% from the prior quarter.
Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Estee Lauder Companies' Cost of Revenue came in at $3.66 billion, down 1.8% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), it came in at $3.69 billion, down 1.1% from FY2025.
- Cost of Revenue has declined for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -0.8% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Cost of Revenue came in at $3.73 billion in FY2025 (-15.7%), $4.42 billion in FY2024 (-3.1%), $4.56 billion in FY2023 (+6.0%) and $4.31 billion in FY2022 (+12.3%).
- Five-year quarterly Cost of Revenue spans a low of $876 million in fiscal Q3 2026 and a high of $1.22 billion in fiscal Q2 2022.
- Year over year, Cost of Revenue has now declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average decline of 7.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Cost of Revenue in five years was fiscal Q3 2023 (growth of 16.6%); the low point was fiscal Q3 2025 (a decline of 19.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at $890 million (Q4 2026), $876 million (Q3 2026) and $994 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cost of Rev (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 384.13 Bn | 335.69 Bn | 11.60 Bn | 11.68 Bn |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 76.99 Bn | 71.47 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 2.14 Bn |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 40.05 Bn | 27.14 Bn | 2.81 Bn | 902.00 Mn |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.02 Bn | 32.73 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 1.57 Bn |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 36.07 Bn | 32.01 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 2.69 Bn |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 25.86 Bn | 24.25 Bn | 749.40 Mn | 852.70 Mn |
| 7 | Clorox | 12.14 Bn | 10.40 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 1.14 Bn |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 6.86 Bn | 5.68 Bn | 370.22 Mn | 150.59 Mn |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.08 Bn | 4.77 Bn | 236.00 Mn | 708.00 Mn |
| 10 | Bath & Body Works | 4.61 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 692.00 Mn | 822.00 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 902.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 890.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 876.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 994.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 927.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 955.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 889.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 957.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 928.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.09 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.11 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.15 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.07 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.16 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.16 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.22 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.02 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.03 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 994.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.22 Bn |
Estee Lauder Companies Cost of Revenue API
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