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

Estee Lauder Companies (EL) recorded quarterly Free Cash Flow of $310.0 million in Q1 2026, down 69.52% quarter-over-quarter from $1.0 billion in Q4 2025, and up 91.36% on a YoY basis from $162.0 million in Q1 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.

  • In Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 91.36% year-over-year to $310.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.3 billion (up 35.55% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $670.0 million, down 53.5% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $310.0 million for Q1 2026 at Estee Lauder Companies, down from $1.0 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $1.1 billion in Q4 2022 to a low of -$811.0 million in Q3 2024.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $255.5 million across 5 years, with a median of $359.0 million in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Free Cash Flow plunged 180.42% in 2022, then soared 987.88% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it 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 slumped by 69.52% to $310.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $310.0 million (Q1 2026), $1.0 billion (Q4 2025), and -$436.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Tantech Holdings 587.03 Bn 587.00 Bn - -
2 Procter & Gamble 346.82 Bn 334.74 Bn 10.51 Bn 3.03 Bn
3 Unilever 145.94 Bn 135.46 Bn - -
4 Colgate Palmolive 70.39 Bn 69.40 Bn 3.23 Bn 609.00 Mn
5 Kenvue 34.34 Bn 34.23 Bn 2.30 Bn 350.00 Mn
6 Kimberly Clark 33.38 Bn 32.96 Bn 1.53 Bn 321.00 Mn
7 Estee Lauder Companies 31.47 Bn 28.34 Bn 2.84 Bn 310.00 Mn
8 Church & Dwight 22.92 Bn 22.42 Bn 681.40 Mn 142.90 Mn
9 Clorox 11.90 Bn 10.87 Bn 722.00 Mn -165.00 Mn
10 e.l.f. Beauty 3.24 Bn 2.95 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