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

Estee Lauder Companies (EL) recorded quarterly FCF Margin of 8.35% in Q1 2026, down 65.27% quarter-over-quarter from 24.05% in Q4 2025, and up 379.0% on a YoY basis from 1.74% in Q1 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.

  • In Q1 2026, FCF Margin rose 379.0% year-over-year to 8.35%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 8.66% (up 225.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 4.68%, down 456.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin was 8.35% for Q1 2026 at Estee Lauder Companies, down from 24.05% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 26.01% in Q4 2023 to a low of 24.13% in Q3 2024.
  • Historically, FCF Margin has averaged 5.89% across 5 years, with a median of 9.11% in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: FCF Margin sank 1895 bps in 2022, then surged 1160 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it 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 sank by 65 bps to 8.35% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 8.35% (Q1 2026), 24.05% (Q4 2025), and 12.53% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Tantech Holdings 587.03 Bn 587.00 Bn - -
2 Procter & Gamble 346.82 Bn 334.74 Bn 10.51 Bn 14.25%
3 Unilever 145.94 Bn 135.46 Bn - -
4 Colgate Palmolive 70.39 Bn 69.40 Bn 3.23 Bn 11.44%
5 Kenvue 34.34 Bn 34.23 Bn 2.30 Bn 8.95%
6 Kimberly Clark 33.38 Bn 32.96 Bn 1.53 Bn 7.71%
7 Estee Lauder Companies 31.47 Bn 28.34 Bn 2.84 Bn 8.35%
8 Church & Dwight 22.92 Bn 22.42 Bn 681.40 Mn 9.73%
9 Clorox 11.90 Bn 10.87 Bn 722.00 Mn -9.88%
10 e.l.f. Beauty 3.24 Bn 2.95 Bn 326.45 Mn 22.38%

Historic Data

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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%