Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Estee Lauder Companies' Free Cash Flow came in at -$235 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026), compared with -$436 million a year earlier.
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Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Estee Lauder Companies reported Free Cash Flow of $1.52 billion, up 45.2% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), it came in at $1.32 billion, up 96.4% from FY2025.
- Free Cash Flow carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -15.2% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Free Cash Flow was $670 million in FY2025 (-53.5%), $1.44 billion in FY2024 (+97.9%), $728 million in FY2023 (-63.6%) and $2 billion in FY2022 (-33.2%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Free Cash Flow is -$811 million (fiscal Q1 2025) to $1.67 billion (fiscal Q2 2022).
- Year-over-year, Free Cash Flow increased in three of the last six quarters, with an average decline of 0.7%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Free Cash Flow over five years came in fiscal Q3 2024 (growth of 987.9%), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2025 (a decline of 54.9%).
- Business Quant data shows EL's Free Cash Flow at $425 million (Q4 2026), $310 million (Q3 2026) and $1.02 billion (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 390.78 Bn | 342.58 Bn | 11.60 Bn | 4.40 Bn |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 77.96 Bn | 72.79 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 41.21 Bn | 28.31 Bn | 2.81 Bn | -235.00 Mn |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.02 Bn | 32.73 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 620.00 Mn |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 36.84 Bn | 32.92 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 492.00 Mn |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 26.38 Bn | 24.77 Bn | 749.40 Mn | 349.80 Mn |
| 7 | Clorox | 12.88 Bn | 11.29 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 105.00 Mn |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 7.00 Bn | 5.82 Bn | 370.22 Mn | 12.10 Mn |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.26 Bn | 4.95 Bn | 236.00 Mn | 9.00 Mn |
| 10 | Bath & Body Works | 4.38 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 692.00 Mn | 23.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -235.00 Mn |
| 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 |
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Estee Lauder Companies Free Cash Flow API
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url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "ticker": "EL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=EL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();