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

Estee Lauder Companies' (EL) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.41 in Q1 2026, up 3444.52% year-on-year from 0.01 in Q1 2025, and up 42092.26% quarter-over-quarter from 0.0 in Q4 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 0.41 for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio rose 3444.52% year-over-year to 0.41 in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.2, a 68.92% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.03, down 95.23% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio climbed to 0.41 in Q1 2026 per EL's latest filing, from 0.0 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 7.18 in Q1 2023 and bottomed at 2.86 in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.0 (2024), against an average of 0.15.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio slumped 63201.32% in 2022 and surged 15501.51% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.0 in 2022, then decreased by 1.89% to 0.0 in 2023, then jumped by 15501.51% to 0.14 in 2024, then slumped by 100.71% to 0.0 in 2025, then jumped by 42092.26% to 0.41 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest EL FCF Payout Ratio figures stand at 0.41 (Q1 2026), 0.0 (Q4 2025), and 0.29 (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Procter & Gamble 341.94 Bn 329.86 Bn 10.51 Bn 0.84
2 Unilever 131.50 Bn 123.41 Bn - -
3 Colgate Palmolive 72.27 Bn 71.28 Bn 3.23 Bn 0.54
4 Kenvue 36.23 Bn 36.12 Bn 2.30 Bn 1.14
5 Kimberly Clark 35.62 Bn 35.19 Bn 1.53 Bn 1.30
6 Estee Lauder Companies 28.99 Bn 25.86 Bn 2.84 Bn 0.41
7 Church & Dwight 22.75 Bn 22.25 Bn 681.40 Mn 0.45
8 Clorox 12.26 Bn 11.23 Bn 722.00 Mn -0.92
9 Yatsen Holding 6.15 Bn 6.00 Bn 153.20 Mn -
10 e.l.f. Beauty 4.43 Bn 4.14 Bn 326.45 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.41
Dec 31, 2025 0.00
Sep 30, 2025 -0.29
Mar 31, 2025 -0.01
Dec 31, 2024 0.14
Sep 30, 2024 -0.30
Jun 30, 2024 0.35
Mar 31, 2024 -0.01
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 -2.86
Sep 30, 2021 -0.67
Jun 30, 2021 -0.01
Mar 31, 2021 0.00
Dec 31, 2020 -0.12