Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Ending Cash Balance (2017 - 2026)
Estee Lauder Companies' Ending Cash Balance was $3.2 billion in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026), up 44.1% from $2.22 billion a year earlier but down 8.6% from the prior quarter.
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Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Ending Cash Balance (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Ending Cash Balance at Estee Lauder Companies came in at $3.5 billion, up 19.8% from FY2025.
- Ending Cash Balance shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -6.7% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Ending Cash Balance was $2.92 billion in FY2025 (-14.0%), $3.4 billion in FY2024 (-15.7%), $4.03 billion in FY2023 (+1.8%) and $3.96 billion in FY2022 (-20.2%).
- Quarterly Ending Cash Balance has moved between $2.22 billion (fiscal Q1 2026) and $5.53 billion (fiscal Q3 2023) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Ending Cash Balance has increased for four straight quarters, with growth averaging 2.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Ending Cash Balance over five years was fiscal Q3 2023 (growth of 44.2%); the worst was fiscal Q3 2022 (a decline of 40.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, EL's Ending Cash Balance in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was $3.5 billion (Q4 2026), $3.13 billion (Q3 2026) and $3.08 billion (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Ending Cash Balance (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 384.13 Bn | 335.69 Bn | 11.60 Bn | 15.37 Bn |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 76.99 Bn | 71.47 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 1.53 Bn |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 40.05 Bn | 27.14 Bn | 2.81 Bn | 3.20 Bn |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.02 Bn | 32.73 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 36.07 Bn | 32.01 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 1.87 Bn |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 25.86 Bn | 24.25 Bn | 749.40 Mn | 446.90 Mn |
| 7 | Clorox | 12.14 Bn | 10.40 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 187.00 Mn |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 6.86 Bn | 5.68 Bn | 370.22 Mn | 350.80 Mn |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.08 Bn | 4.77 Bn | 236.00 Mn | 25.00 Mn |
| 10 | Bath & Body Works | 4.61 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 692.00 Mn | 794.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 3.20 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.50 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.13 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.08 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.22 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.92 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.63 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.59 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.35 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.40 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.70 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.94 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.09 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.03 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.53 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.73 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.94 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.96 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.84 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.60 Bn |
API Access
Estee Lauder Companies Ending Cash Balance API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ending-cash-balance&ticker=EL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ending-cash-balance", "ticker": "EL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ending-cash-balance&ticker=EL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();