Estee Lauder Companies (EL) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Estee Lauder Companies (EL) recorded quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.0 in Q1 2026, down 102.54% quarter-over-quarter from 0.13 in Q4 2025, and down 100.41% on a YoY basis from 0.79 in Q1 2025.

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

Estee Lauder Companies' FCF Payout Ratio history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.0 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 100.41% year-over-year to 0.0; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.17 (down 112.13% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.03, down 95.23% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.0 for Q1 2026 at Estee Lauder Companies, down from 0.13 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 7.18 in Q1 2023 to a low of 1.89 in Q2 2023.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.37 across 5 years, with a median of 0.0 in 2023.
  • Biggest YoY gain for FCF Payout Ratio was 27190.91% in 2023; the steepest drop was 703.69% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.0 in 2022, then decreased by 1.89% to 0.0 in 2023, then decreased by 20.32% to 0.0 in 2024, then jumped by 11833.04% to 0.13 in 2025, then tumbled by 102.54% to 0.0 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.0 (Q1 2026), 0.13 (Q4 2025), and 0.29 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Tantech Holdings 611.49 Bn 611.46 Bn - -
2 Procter & Gamble 338.86 Bn 326.78 Bn 10.51 Bn 0.84
3 Unilever 142.58 Bn 132.10 Bn - -
4 Colgate Palmolive 69.08 Bn 68.08 Bn 3.23 Bn 0.68
5 Kenvue 33.68 Bn 33.57 Bn 2.30 Bn 1.14
6 Kimberly Clark 32.46 Bn 32.04 Bn 1.53 Bn 1.30
7 Estee Lauder Companies 30.67 Bn 27.54 Bn 2.84 Bn 0.00
8 Church & Dwight 22.55 Bn 22.05 Bn 681.40 Mn 0.51
9 Clorox 11.54 Bn 10.51 Bn 722.00 Mn -0.92
10 e.l.f. Beauty 3.05 Bn 2.76 Bn 326.45 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.00
Dec 31, 2025 0.13
Sep 30, 2025 -0.29
Jun 30, 2025 -1.20
Mar 31, 2025 0.79
Dec 31, 2024 0.00
Sep 30, 2024 -0.30
Jun 30, 2024 1.41
Mar 31, 2024 0.66
Dec 31, 2023 0.00
Sep 30, 2023 -0.34
Jun 30, 2023 -1.89
Mar 31, 2023 7.18
Dec 31, 2022 0.00
Sep 30, 2022 -0.27
Jun 30, 2022 0.31
Mar 31, 2022 0.03
Sep 30, 2021 -0.67
Jun 30, 2021 -0.92
Mar 31, 2021 0.84