Estee Lauder Companies (EL) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Estee Lauder Companies' (EL) quarterly EBT Margin came in at 4.82% in Q1 2026, down 197.0% year-on-year from 4.97% in Q1 2025, and down 38.76% quarter-over-quarter from 7.87% in Q4 2025.
Estee Lauder Companies (EL) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Estee Lauder Companies' EBT Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 4.82% for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, EBT Margin fell 197.0% year-over-year to 4.82% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 1.15%, a 702.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 7.26%, down 1221.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin retreated to 4.82% in Q1 2026 per EL's latest filing, from 7.87% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, EBT Margin topped out at 16.56% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 16.23% in Q4 2024.
- The 5-year median for EBT Margin is 4.82% (2026), against an average of 3.41%.
- Across the five-year window, EBT Margin slumped 2836 bps in 2024 and surged 2411 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, EBT Margin stood at 11.52% in 2022, then advanced by 5 bps to 12.13% in 2023, then plunged by 234 bps to 16.23% in 2024, then surged by 149 bps to 7.87% in 2025, then sank by 39 bps to 4.82% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest EL EBT Margin figures stand at 4.82% (Q1 2026), 7.87% (Q4 2025), and 3.13% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 347.41 Bn | 335.11 Bn | 10.51 Bn | 23.49% |
| 2 | Unilever | 134.76 Bn | 124.28 Bn | - | 8.80% |
| 3 | Colgate Palmolive | 73.93 Bn | 72.60 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 16.75% |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.29 Bn | 37.18 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 17.19% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 37.00 Bn | 36.46 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 16.45% |
| 6 | Estee Lauder Companies | 29.66 Bn | 26.54 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 4.82% |
| 7 | Church & Dwight | 23.47 Bn | 22.96 Bn | 681.40 Mn | 18.55% |
| 8 | Clorox | 11.80 Bn | 10.61 Bn | 722.00 Mn | 15.33% |
| 9 | Yatsen Holding | 6.31 Bn | 6.17 Bn | 153.20 Mn | 0.32% |
| 10 | e.l.f. Beauty | 4.67 Bn | 4.38 Bn | 326.45 Mn | -13.47% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.82% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.87% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.13% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -13.22% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.79% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -16.23% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -5.36% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -7.21% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.34% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.13% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.31% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -1.33% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.46% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.52% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 16.11% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.35% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 16.56% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 25.06% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 20.42% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 26.68% |