Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Estee Lauder Companies' (EL) Debt Ratio stood at 0.37 in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 0.5% from 0.37 a year earlier but down 0.6% from the prior quarter.
Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Starting with fiscal Q4 2010, Estee Lauder Companies' Debt Ratio history includes 65 quarters.
- Annual Debt Ratio has increased for five straight fiscal years.
- Across earlier fiscal years, Debt Ratio came in at 0.37 in FY2025 (+2.6%), 0.36 in FY2024 (+3.5%), 0.35 in FY2023 (+33.9%) and 0.26 in FY2022 (+2.1%).
- Quarterly Debt Ratio has ranged from 0.25 in fiscal Q2 2022 to 0.38 in fiscal Q1 2026 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Debt Ratio has increased for 17 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 3.0% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Debt Ratio in the last five years was growth of 34.9% in fiscal Q2 2024, against a decline of 14.7% in fiscal Q3 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 0.37 (Q3 2026), 0.37 (Q2 2026) and 0.38 (Q1 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 371.53 Bn | 327.28 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 0.27 |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 75.49 Bn | 70.22 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 0.47 |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 38.41 Bn | 26.49 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 0.37 |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.04 Bn | 32.65 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 0.32 |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 35.98 Bn | 33.18 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 0.35 |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 25.05 Bn | 23.58 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 0.25 |
| 7 | Clorox | 10.64 Bn | 8.92 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 0.65 |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 6.78 Bn | 5.75 Bn | 398.84 Mn | 0.34 |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 4.84 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 245.00 Mn | 0.30 |
| 10 | Bath & Body Works | 4.44 Bn | 2.09 Bn | 692.00 Mn | 0.70 |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.37 |
| 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 |
Estee Lauder Companies Debt Ratio API
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