Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026)

Estee Lauder Companies' (EL) quarterly Deferred Taxes came in at -$33.0 million in Q1 2026, up 21.43% year-on-year from -$27.2 million in Q1 2025, and down 173.33% quarter-over-quarter from $45.0 million in Q4 2025.

Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Estee Lauder Companies' Deferred Taxes history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$33.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Deferred Taxes rose 21.43% year-over-year to -$33.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was -$84.0 million, a 80.65% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$396.0 million, down 49.43% from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes declined to -$33.0 million in Q1 2026 per EL's latest filing, from $45.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Deferred Taxes topped out at $45.0 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at -$213.0 million in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Deferred Taxes is -$53.0 million (2022), against an average of -$57.4 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Deferred Taxes slumped 719.23% in 2024 and soared 121.13% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Deferred Taxes stood at $22.0 million in 2022, then plunged by 218.18% to -$26.0 million in 2023, then slumped by 719.23% to -$213.0 million in 2024, then soared by 121.13% to $45.0 million in 2025, then plunged by 173.33% to -$33.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest EL Deferred Taxes figures stand at -$33.0 million (Q1 2026), $45.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$34.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Deferred Taxes (Qtr)
1 Procter & Gamble 341.94 Bn 329.86 Bn 10.51 Bn -18.00 Mn
2 Unilever 131.50 Bn 123.41 Bn - -
3 Colgate Palmolive 72.27 Bn 71.28 Bn 3.23 Bn -18.00 Mn
4 Kenvue 36.23 Bn 36.12 Bn 2.30 Bn 28.00 Mn
5 Kimberly Clark 35.62 Bn 35.19 Bn 1.53 Bn 36.00 Mn
6 Estee Lauder Companies 28.99 Bn 25.86 Bn 2.84 Bn -33.00 Mn
7 Church & Dwight 22.75 Bn 22.25 Bn 681.40 Mn 4.50 Mn
8 Clorox 12.26 Bn 11.23 Bn 722.00 Mn 43.00 Mn
9 Yatsen Holding 6.15 Bn 6.00 Bn 153.20 Mn -
10 e.l.f. Beauty 4.43 Bn 4.14 Bn 326.45 Mn -18.58 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -33.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 45.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -34.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -62.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -42.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -213.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -79.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -100.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -82.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -26.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -57.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -116.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -39.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 22.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -53.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -59.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -47.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 14.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -57.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -127.00 Mn