Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Estee Lauder Companies (EL) recorded quarterly Debt Ratio of 0.35 in Q1 2026, down 7.1% quarter-over-quarter from 0.37 in Q4 2025, and down 5.63% on a YoY basis from 0.37 in Q1 2025.
Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Estee Lauder Companies' Debt Ratio history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.35 for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Debt Ratio fell 5.63% year-over-year to 0.35; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.35 (down 5.63% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.37, up 9.68% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio was 0.35 for Q1 2026 at Estee Lauder Companies, down from 0.37 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Debt Ratio ranged from a high of 0.38 in Q3 2025 to a low of 0.23 in Q1 2023.
- Historically, Debt Ratio has averaged 0.31 across 5 years, with a median of 0.32 in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Debt Ratio fell 14.67% in 2022, then soared 41.77% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Debt Ratio shows it stood at 0.25 in 2022, then grew by 15.68% to 0.29 in 2023, then climbed by 29.11% to 0.37 in 2024, then increased by 1.24% to 0.37 in 2025, then fell by 7.1% to 0.35 in 2026.
- The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.35 (Q1 2026), 0.37 (Q4 2025), and 0.38 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tantech Holdings | 587.03 Bn | 587.00 Bn | - | 0.00 |
| 2 | Procter & Gamble | 346.82 Bn | 334.74 Bn | 10.51 Bn | 0.29 |
| 3 | Unilever | 145.94 Bn | 135.46 Bn | - | 0.40 |
| 4 | Colgate Palmolive | 70.39 Bn | 69.40 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 0.48 |
| 5 | Kenvue | 34.34 Bn | 34.23 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 0.32 |
| 6 | Kimberly Clark | 33.38 Bn | 32.96 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 0.41 |
| 7 | Estee Lauder Companies | 31.47 Bn | 28.34 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 0.35 |
| 8 | Church & Dwight | 22.92 Bn | 22.42 Bn | 681.40 Mn | 0.27 |
| 9 | Clorox | 11.90 Bn | 10.87 Bn | 722.00 Mn | 0.39 |
| 10 | e.l.f. Beauty | 3.24 Bn | 2.95 Bn | 326.45 Mn | 0.35 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.35 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.37 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.38 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.37 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.37 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.37 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.34 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.34 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.32 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.29 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.31 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.30 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.23 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.25 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.26 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.25 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.26 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.25 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.26 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.25 |