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

Estee Lauder Companies' (EL) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 8.35% in Q1 2026, up 379.0% year-on-year from 1.74% in Q1 2025, and down 65.27% quarter-over-quarter from 24.05% in Q4 2025.

Estee Lauder Companies (EL) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Estee Lauder Companies' FCF Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 8.35% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Margin rose 379.0% year-over-year to 8.35% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 8.66%, a 225.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 4.68%, down 456.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin slipped to 8.35% in Q1 2026 per EL's latest filing, from 24.05% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 26.01% in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 24.13% in Q3 2024.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 9.11% (2024), against an average of 5.89%.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Margin sank 1895 bps in 2022 and jumped 1160 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, FCF Margin stood at 24.55% in 2022, then gained by 6 bps to 26.01% in 2023, then fell by 11 bps to 23.1% in 2024, then gained by 4 bps to 24.05% in 2025, then tumbled by 65 bps to 8.35% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest EL FCF Margin figures stand at 8.35% (Q1 2026), 24.05% (Q4 2025), and 12.53% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Procter & Gamble 341.94 Bn 329.86 Bn 10.51 Bn 14.25%
2 Unilever 131.50 Bn 123.41 Bn - -
3 Colgate Palmolive 72.27 Bn 71.28 Bn 3.23 Bn 14.39%
4 Kenvue 36.23 Bn 36.12 Bn 2.30 Bn 8.95%
5 Kimberly Clark 35.62 Bn 35.19 Bn 1.53 Bn 7.71%
6 Estee Lauder Companies 28.99 Bn 25.86 Bn 2.84 Bn 8.35%
7 Church & Dwight 22.75 Bn 22.25 Bn 681.40 Mn 10.92%
8 Clorox 12.26 Bn 11.23 Bn 722.00 Mn -9.88%
9 Yatsen Holding 6.15 Bn 6.00 Bn 153.20 Mn -
10 e.l.f. Beauty 4.43 Bn 4.14 Bn 326.45 Mn 22.38%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 8.35%
Dec 31, 2025 24.05%
Sep 30, 2025 -12.53%
Jun 30, 2025 11.55%
Mar 31, 2025 4.56%
Dec 31, 2024 23.10%
Sep 30, 2024 -24.13%
Jun 30, 2024 17.36%
Mar 31, 2024 9.11%
Dec 31, 2023 26.01%
Sep 30, 2023 -19.98%
Jun 30, 2023 10.06%
Mar 31, 2023 0.88%
Dec 31, 2022 24.55%
Sep 30, 2022 -20.41%
Jun 30, 2022 19.35%
Mar 31, 2022 -1.79%
Dec 31, 2021 30.20%
Sep 30, 2021 -6.51%
Jun 30, 2021 15.32%