Estee Lauder Companies (EL) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Estee Lauder Companies (EL) recorded EBIT Margin of 10.98% in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026), up 6.13 percentage points from 4.85% a year earlier and up 12.06 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Estee Lauder Companies (EL) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Estee Lauder Companies' EBIT Margin came in at 6.67% as of Sep 30, 2026, up 10.09 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), it came in at 5.18%, up 10.66 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual EBIT Margin has a five-year change of -10.96 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, EBIT Margin came in at -5.48% in FY2025 (-11.69 pp), 6.21% in FY2024 (-3.27 pp), 9.48% in FY2023 (-8.39 pp) and 17.87% in FY2022 (+1.73 pp).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure is the highest quarterly EBIT Margin since fiscal Q3 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBIT Margin rose in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.10 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for EBIT Margin in the last five years was a gain of 23.97 percentage points in fiscal Q2 2026, against a drop of 27.90 percentage points in fiscal Q2 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at -1.08% (Q4 2026), 6.71% (Q3 2026) and 9.48% (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 385.85 Bn | 337.41 Bn | 11.60 Bn | 25.51% |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 77.62 Bn | 72.10 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 20.26% |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 41.03 Bn | 28.13 Bn | 2.81 Bn | 10.98% |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.02 Bn | 32.73 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 18.17% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 36.20 Bn | 32.14 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 12.48% |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 26.09 Bn | 24.48 Bn | 749.40 Mn | 18.19% |
| 7 | Clorox | 12.34 Bn | 10.60 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 23.67% |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 7.07 Bn | 5.89 Bn | 370.22 Mn | 10.07% |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.06 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 236.00 Mn | 13.77% |
| 10 | Bath & Body Works | 4.79 Bn | 1.99 Bn | 692.00 Mn | 14.27% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 10.98% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -1.08% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.71% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.48% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.85% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -11.43% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.62% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -14.49% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -3.60% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -6.02% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.48% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.41% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.79% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.14% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.92% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.03% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 16.82% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.22% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 17.39% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 25.60% |
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