Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Estee Lauder Companies' (EL) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $310.0 million in Q1 2026, up 91.36% year-on-year from $162.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 69.52% quarter-over-quarter from $1.0 billion in Q4 2025.

Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Estee Lauder Companies' Free Cash Flow history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $310.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow rose 91.36% year-over-year to $310.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $1.3 billion, a 35.55% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $670.0 million, down 53.5% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow slipped to $310.0 million in Q1 2026 per EL's latest filing, from $1.0 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $1.1 billion in Q4 2022 and bottomed at -$811.0 million in Q3 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $359.0 million (2024), against an average of $255.5 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow plunged 180.42% in 2022 and surged 987.88% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Free Cash Flow stood at $1.1 billion in 2022, then slipped by 1.85% to $1.1 billion in 2023, then decreased by 16.89% to $925.0 million in 2024, then rose by 9.95% to $1.0 billion in 2025, then plunged by 69.52% to $310.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest EL Free Cash Flow figures stand at $310.0 million (Q1 2026), $1.0 billion (Q4 2025), and -$436.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Procter & Gamble 345.55 Bn 333.24 Bn 10.51 Bn 3.03 Bn
2 Unilever 134.06 Bn 123.58 Bn - -
3 Colgate Palmolive 73.55 Bn 72.22 Bn 3.23 Bn 766.00 Mn
4 Kenvue 37.19 Bn 37.08 Bn 2.30 Bn 350.00 Mn
5 Kimberly Clark 36.87 Bn 36.33 Bn 1.53 Bn 321.00 Mn
6 Estee Lauder Companies 29.56 Bn 26.44 Bn 2.84 Bn 310.00 Mn
7 Church & Dwight 23.32 Bn 22.82 Bn 681.40 Mn 160.40 Mn
8 Clorox 11.73 Bn 10.55 Bn 722.00 Mn -165.00 Mn
9 Yatsen Holding 6.35 Bn 6.21 Bn 153.20 Mn -
10 e.l.f. Beauty 4.68 Bn 4.39 Bn 326.45 Mn 100.57 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 310.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 310.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 1.02 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.02 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -436.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -436.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 394.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 394.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 162.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 162.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 925.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 925.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -811.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -811.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 672.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 672.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 359.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 359.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 1.11 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.11 Bn