Growth Metrics

Estee Lauder Companies (EL) FCF Margin (2016 - 2026)

Estee Lauder Companies has reported FCF Margin over the past 18 years, most recently at 8.35% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, FCF Margin rose 379.0% year-over-year to 8.35%; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 8.66%, up 225.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 4.68%, 456.0% down from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 was 8.35% at Estee Lauder Companies, down from 24.05% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Margin peaked at 26.01% in Q4 2023 and troughed at 24.13% in Q3 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 5.89% and a median of 9.11% in 2024 define the central range for FCF Margin.
  • Biggest five-year swings in FCF Margin: tumbled -1895bps in 2022 and later surged 1160bps in 2025.
  • Year by year, FCF Margin stood at 24.55% in 2022, then rose by 6bps to 26.01% in 2023, then decreased by -11bps to 23.1% in 2024, then rose by 4bps to 24.05% in 2025, then crashed by -65bps to 8.35% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows FCF Margin for EL at 8.35% in Q1 2026, 24.05% in Q4 2025, and 12.53% in Q3 2025.