Estee Lauder Companies EL
NYSE EL
$98.01 +13.74 (+16.30%)
At close: Aug 19, 2026 · 4:00 PM UTC

Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026)

Estee Lauder Companies (EL) posted quarterly Debt Ratio of 0.37 for Q1 2026, up 1.28% year-over-year from 0.37 in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from 0.37 in Q4 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 0.37 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Debt Ratio rose 1.28% year-over-year to 0.37; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.37 (up 1.28% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.37, up 2.61% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.37, roughly flat from 0.37 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt Ratio was 0.38 in Q3 2025, with the low at 0.26 in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Debt Ratio is 0.36 (2023), against an average of 0.34.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Debt Ratio declined 14.67% in 2022, then surged 34.94% in 2023.
  • Estee Lauder Companies' Debt Ratio stood at 0.26 in 2022, then surged by 34.94% to 0.35 in 2023, then advanced by 5.38% to 0.37 in 2024, then gained by 1.22% to 0.37 in 2025, then declined by 0.29% to 0.37 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows EL's Debt Ratio at 0.37 in Q1 2026, 0.37 in Q4 2025, and 0.38 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Procter & Gamble 334.68 Bn 324.73 Bn 10.28 Bn 0.27
2 Unilever 135.06 Bn 122.54 Bn - 0.42
3 Colgate Palmolive 73.11 Bn 71.74 Bn 3.30 Bn 0.47
4 Kenvue 36.14 Bn 35.03 Bn 2.30 Bn 0.32
5 Kimberly Clark 35.84 Bn 34.89 Bn 1.60 Bn 0.35
6 Estee Lauder Companies 30.63 Bn 27.51 Bn 2.84 Bn 0.37
7 Church & Dwight 23.49 Bn 23.23 Bn 693.90 Mn 0.25
8 Clorox 12.90 Bn 12.75 Bn 804.00 Mn 0.51
9 Yatsen Holding 5.79 Bn 5.65 Bn 153.20 Mn 0.01
10 e.l.f. Beauty 5.48 Bn 5.13 Bn 398.84 Mn 0.35

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.37
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 0.37
Jun 30, 2024 0.36
Mar 31, 2024 0.34
Dec 31, 2023 0.35
Sep 30, 2023 0.36
Jun 30, 2023 0.35
Mar 31, 2023 0.32
Dec 31, 2022 0.26
Sep 30, 2022 0.27
Jun 30, 2022 0.26
Mar 31, 2022 0.26
Dec 31, 2021 0.25
Sep 30, 2021 0.26
Jun 30, 2021 0.25