Estee Lauder Companies (EL) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Estee Lauder Companies' (EL) FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.30 for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 6.6% from 0.32 a year earlier and down 26.5% from the prior quarter.
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Estee Lauder Companies (EL) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Estee Lauder Companies' FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.39, down 58.2% from FY2025.
- In prior fiscal years, Estee Lauder Companies' FCF Payout Ratio was 0.92 in FY2025 (+40.4%), 0.66 in FY2024 (-48.3%), 1.27 in FY2023 (+202.5%) and 0.42 in FY2022 (+67.0%).
- Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio has run from a low of 0.13 in fiscal Q2 2026 to a high of 7.15 in fiscal Q3 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, FCF Payout Ratio has declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average decline of 14.9% over the last six quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for FCF Payout Ratio in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2023, with growth of 109.1%; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2024, with a decline of 90.8%.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 344.85 Bn | 300.84 Bn | 10.28 Bn | - |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 68.93 Bn | 63.99 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 0.53 |
| 3 | Kenvue | 34.39 Bn | 30.01 Bn | 2.30 Bn | - |
| 4 | Estee Lauder Companies | 34.18 Bn | 22.26 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 0.30 |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 32.92 Bn | 30.25 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 0.76 |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 22.52 Bn | 21.05 Bn | 693.90 Mn | - |
| 7 | Clorox | 9.87 Bn | 8.31 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 0.61 |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 5.99 Bn | 4.97 Bn | 398.84 Mn | - |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 4.65 Bn | 4.32 Bn | 245.00 Mn | - |
| 10 | Interparfums | 3.69 Bn | 3.49 Bn | 223.53 Mn | 0.58 |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.30 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.41 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.13 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.32 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.78 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.14 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.35 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.66 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.21 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.66 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.15 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.21 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.31 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.13 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.32 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.29 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.13 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 0.72 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 0.01 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 0.34 |
API Access
Estee Lauder Companies FCF Payout Ratio API
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