Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Estee Lauder Companies' (EL) quarterly Debt Ratio came in at 0.37 in Q1 2026, up 1.28% year-on-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.
- On a quarterly basis, Debt Ratio rose 1.28% year-over-year to 0.37 in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.37, a 1.28% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.37, up 2.61% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio held at 0.37 in Q1 2026 per EL's latest filing, from 0.37 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Debt Ratio topped out at 0.38 in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 0.26 in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Debt Ratio is 0.36 (2023), against an average of 0.34.
- Across the five-year window, Debt Ratio decreased 14.67% in 2022 and surged 34.94% in 2023, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Debt Ratio stood at 0.26 in 2022, then soared by 34.94% to 0.35 in 2023, then climbed by 5.38% to 0.37 in 2024, then advanced by 1.22% to 0.37 in 2025, then fell by 0.29% to 0.37 in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest EL Debt Ratio figures stand at 0.37 (Q1 2026), 0.37 (Q4 2025), and 0.38 (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 341.94 Bn | 329.86 Bn | 10.51 Bn | 0.29 |
| 2 | Unilever | 131.50 Bn | 123.41 Bn | - | 0.40 |
| 3 | Colgate Palmolive | 72.27 Bn | 71.28 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 0.48 |
| 4 | Kenvue | 36.23 Bn | 36.12 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 0.32 |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 35.62 Bn | 35.19 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 0.41 |
| 6 | Estee Lauder Companies | 28.99 Bn | 25.86 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 0.37 |
| 7 | Church & Dwight | 22.75 Bn | 22.25 Bn | 681.40 Mn | 0.27 |
| 8 | Clorox | 12.26 Bn | 11.23 Bn | 722.00 Mn | 0.39 |
| 9 | Yatsen Holding | 6.15 Bn | 6.00 Bn | 153.20 Mn | 0.01 |
| 10 | e.l.f. Beauty | 4.43 Bn | 4.14 Bn | 326.45 Mn | 0.35 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |