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Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Estee Lauder Companies has reported Free Cash Flow over the past 18 years, most recently at $310.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 91.36% year-over-year to $310.0 million; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached $1.3 billion, up 35.55%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $670.0 million, 53.5% down from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 was $310.0 million at Estee Lauder Companies, down from $1.0 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $1.1 billion in Q4 2022 and troughed at -$811.0 million in Q3 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $255.5 million and a median of $359.0 million in 2024 define the central range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Free Cash Flow: crashed 180.42% in 2022 and later soared 987.88% in 2024.
  • Year by year, Free Cash Flow stood at $1.1 billion in 2022, then decreased by 1.85% to $1.1 billion in 2023, then dropped by 16.89% to $925.0 million in 2024, then increased by 9.95% to $1.0 billion in 2025, then crashed by 69.52% to $310.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Free Cash Flow for EL at $310.0 million in Q1 2026, $1.0 billion in Q4 2025, and -$436.0 million in Q3 2025.