Estee Lauder Companies (EL) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Estee Lauder Companies (EL) posted FCF Payout Ratio of 0.3 for Q2 2026, down 27.63% on a QoQ basis from 0.41 in Q1 2026, and down 6.56% year-over-year from 0.32 in Q2 2025.
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Estee Lauder Companies (EL) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Estee Lauder Companies has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.3 in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio fell 6.56% year-over-year to 0.3 in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 0.39, a 58.17% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 0.39, down 58.15% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio was 0.3 for Q2 2026 at Estee Lauder Companies, down from 0.41 in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 7.18 in Q1 2023, with the low at 2.86 in Q1 2022.
- Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 0.42, with a median of 0.26 recorded in 2023.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: FCF Payout Ratio slumped 1080.85% in 2022, then soared 351.53% in 2023.
- Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.21 in 2022, then increased by 2.75% to 0.21 in 2023, then plunged by 35.56% to 0.14 in 2024, then dropped by 8.34% to 0.13 in 2025, then jumped by 135.58% to 0.3 in 2026.
- The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.3 (Q2 2026), 0.41 (Q1 2026), and 0.13 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estee Lauder Companies | 35.50 Bn | 32.00 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 0.30 |
| 2 | e.l.f. Beauty | 6.00 Bn | 5.66 Bn | 398.84 Mn | - |
| 3 | Interparfums | 3.57 Bn | 3.36 Bn | 223.53 Mn | 0.58 |
| 4 | Coty | 2.33 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 772.70 Mn | 0.13 |
| 5 | Olaplex Holdings | 1.39 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 71.66 Mn | - |
| 6 | Oddity Tech | 863.06 Mn | 567.35 Mn | 137.97 Mn | - |
| 7 | Betterware De Mexico, S.A.P.I. De C.V | 568.72 Mn | 538.51 Mn | 156.58 Mn | 0.24 |
| 8 | Yatsen Holding | 261.69 Mn | 107.36 Mn | 124.36 Mn | - |
| 9 | Nu Skin Enterprises | 229.86 Mn | 38.47 Mn | 218.33 Mn | 0.58 |
| 10 | Pitanium | 207.93 Mn | -2.70 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.30 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.41 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.13 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -0.29 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.32 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.79 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.14 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.30 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.35 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.66 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.21 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.34 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.66 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.18 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.21 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.27 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.31 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -2.86 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.13 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -0.67 |