Estee Lauder Companies (EL) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)

Estee Lauder Companies' (EL) quarterly EBITDA 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) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Estee Lauder Companies' EBITDA Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 6.71% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, EBITDA 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.
  • EBITDA Margin fell to 6.71% in Q1 2026 per EL's latest filing, from 9.48% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EBITDA Margin topped out at 17.39% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 14.49% in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for EBITDA Margin is 6.71% (2026), against an average of 4.71%.
  • Across the five-year window, EBITDA Margin tumbled 2790 bps in 2024 and surged 2397 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, EBITDA 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 EBITDA 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) EBITDA 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

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DateValue
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%