Estee Lauder Companies (EL) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Estee Lauder Companies' (EL) quarterly EBIT Margin came in at 6.71% in Q1 2026, down 191.0% year-on-year from 7.37% in Q1 2025, and down 29.26% quarter-over-quarter from 9.48% in Q4 2025.
Estee Lauder Companies (EL) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Estee Lauder Companies' EBIT Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 6.71% for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, EBIT Margin fell 191.0% year-over-year to 6.71% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 2.89%, a 714.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 5.48%, down 1169.0% from the prior year.
- EBIT Margin fell to 6.71% in Q1 2026 per EL's latest filing, from 9.48% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, EBIT Margin topped out at 17.39% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 14.49% in Q4 2024.
- The 5-year median for EBIT Margin is 6.71% (2026), against an average of 4.71%.
- Across the five-year window, EBIT Margin tumbled 2790 bps in 2024 and surged 2397 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, EBIT Margin stood at 12.03% in 2022, then increased by 11 bps to 13.41% in 2023, then sank by 208 bps to 14.49% in 2024, then jumped by 165 bps to 9.48% in 2025, then dropped by 29 bps to 6.71% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest EL EBIT Margin figures stand at 6.71% (Q1 2026), 9.48% (Q4 2025), and 4.85% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 341.94 Bn | 329.86 Bn | 10.51 Bn | 21.55% |
| 2 | Unilever | 131.50 Bn | 123.41 Bn | - | 8.80% |
| 3 | Colgate Palmolive | 72.27 Bn | 71.28 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 18.11% |
| 4 | Kenvue | 36.23 Bn | 36.12 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 19.62% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 35.62 Bn | 35.19 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 18.09% |
| 6 | Estee Lauder Companies | 28.99 Bn | 25.86 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 6.71% |
| 7 | Church & Dwight | 22.75 Bn | 22.25 Bn | 681.40 Mn | 19.81% |
| 8 | Clorox | 12.26 Bn | 11.23 Bn | 722.00 Mn | 27.90% |
| 9 | Yatsen Holding | 6.15 Bn | 6.00 Bn | 153.20 Mn | -0.92% |
| 10 | e.l.f. Beauty | 4.43 Bn | 4.14 Bn | 326.45 Mn | -11.20% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 21.29% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 5.95% |