Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Debt to Equity (2010 - 2026)

Estee Lauder Companies (EL) recorded quarterly Debt to Equity of $1.71 in Q1 2026, down 99.84% quarter-over-quarter from $1045.6 in Q4 2025, and up 1.54% on a YoY basis from $1.68 in Q1 2025.

Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Debt to Equity (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Estee Lauder Companies' Debt to Equity history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.71 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Debt to Equity rose 1.54% year-over-year to $1.71; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.71 (up 1.54% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $1.89, down 99.84% from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity was $1.71 for Q1 2026 at Estee Lauder Companies, down from $1045.6 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt to Equity ranged from a high of $1218.5 in Q3 2024 to a low of -$7.76 in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Debt to Equity has averaged $307.92 across 5 years, with a median of $1.27 in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Debt to Equity plunged 1010.63% in 2023, then surged 236861.12% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Debt to Equity shows it stood at $0.85 in 2022, then slumped by 1010.63% to -$7.76 in 2023, then jumped by 113.62% to $1.06 in 2024, then surged by 98895.9% to $1045.6 in 2025, then sank by 99.84% to $1.71 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt to Equity figures came in at $1.71 (Q1 2026), $1045.6 (Q4 2025), and $915.0 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt/Equity (Qtr)
1 Tantech Holdings 587.03 Bn 587.00 Bn - 0.00
2 Procter & Gamble 346.82 Bn 334.74 Bn 10.51 Bn 0.68
3 Unilever 145.94 Bn 135.46 Bn - 1.82
4 Colgate Palmolive 70.39 Bn 69.40 Bn 3.23 Bn 16.33
5 Kenvue 34.34 Bn 34.23 Bn 2.30 Bn 0.82
6 Kimberly Clark 33.38 Bn 32.96 Bn 1.53 Bn 3.70
7 Estee Lauder Companies 31.47 Bn 28.34 Bn 2.84 Bn 1.71
8 Church & Dwight 22.92 Bn 22.42 Bn 681.40 Mn 0.57
9 Clorox 11.90 Bn 10.87 Bn 722.00 Mn 27.03
10 e.l.f. Beauty 3.24 Bn 2.95 Bn 326.45 Mn 0.74

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 1.71
Dec 31, 2025 1,045.57
Sep 30, 2025 915.00
Jun 30, 2025 1.89
Mar 31, 2025 1.68
Dec 31, 2024 1.06
Sep 30, 2024 1,218.50
Jun 30, 2024 1,211.17
Mar 31, 2024 -7.16
Dec 31, 2023 -7.76
Sep 30, 2023 0.51
Jun 30, 2023 1.27
Mar 31, 2023 854.67
Dec 31, 2022 0.85
Sep 30, 2022 -4.74
Jun 30, 2022 -0.38
Mar 31, 2022 0.88
Dec 31, 2021 -0.44
Jun 30, 2021 -19.27
Mar 31, 2021 1.07