Estee Lauder Companies EL
NYSE EL
$98.76 -2.93 (-2.88%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 9:53 AM EDT

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

Estee Lauder Companies (EL) posted Free Cash Flow of $425.0 million for Q2 2026, up 37.1% on a QoQ basis from $310.0 million in Q1 2026, and up 7.87% year-over-year from $394.0 million in Q2 2025.

Analysis

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

Estee Lauder Companies has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 years, with the latest figure at $425.0 million in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow rose 7.87% year-over-year to $425.0 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $1.3 billion, a 96.42% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $1.3 billion, up 96.42% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $425.0 million for Q2 2026 at Estee Lauder Companies, up from $310.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $1.1 billion in Q4 2022, with the low at -$811.0 million in Q3 2024.
  • Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $264.9 million, with a median of $361.0 million recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Free Cash Flow tumbled 180.42% in 2022, then jumped 987.88% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at $1.1 billion in 2022, then dropped by 1.85% to $1.1 billion in 2023, then slipped by 16.89% to $925.0 million in 2024, then gained by 9.95% to $1.0 billion in 2025, then sank by 58.21% to $425.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $425.0 million (Q2 2026), $310.0 million (Q1 2026), and $1.0 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Estee Lauder Companies 35.80 Bn 32.30 Bn 2.74 Bn 425.00 Mn
2 e.l.f. Beauty 6.01 Bn 5.66 Bn 398.84 Mn 110.23 Mn
3 Interparfums 3.54 Bn 3.32 Bn 223.53 Mn 44.56 Mn
4 Coty 2.33 Bn 2.15 Bn 772.70 Mn 72.60 Mn
5 Olaplex Holdings 1.39 Bn 1.06 Bn 71.66 Mn 7.35 Mn
6 Oddity Tech 880.81 Mn 585.10 Mn 137.97 Mn -19.38 Mn
7 Betterware De Mexico, S.A.P.I. De C.V 573.93 Mn 543.72 Mn 156.58 Mn 47.49 Mn
8 Yatsen Holding 263.69 Mn 109.37 Mn 124.36 Mn -
9 Nu Skin Enterprises 231.07 Mn 39.69 Mn 218.33 Mn 4.99 Mn
10 Pitanium 207.93 Mn -2.70 Bn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 425.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 310.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 1.02 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -436.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 394.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 162.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 925.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -811.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 672.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 359.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 1.11 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 -703.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 363.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 33.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 1.13 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 -802.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 689.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -76.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 1.67 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 -286.00 Mn