Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Estee Lauder Companies (EL) posted quarterly Gross Margin of 76.4% for Q1 2026, up 144.0% year-over-year from 31.31% in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from 76.5% in Q4 2025.
Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Estee Lauder Companies' Gross Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 76.4% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 144.0% year-over-year to 76.4%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 74.71% (up 86.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 73.97%, up 231.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 76.4%, roughly flat from 76.5% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Gross Margin was 76.58% in Q1 2022, with the low at 67.78% in Q2 2023.
- The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 73.03% (2023), against an average of 72.95%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Gross Margin tumbled 748 bps in 2023, then jumped 399 bps in 2024.
- Estee Lauder Companies' Gross Margin stood at 73.61% in 2022, then fell by 1 bps to 73.03% in 2023, then climbed by 4 bps to 76.1% in 2024, then advanced by 1 bps to 76.5% in 2025, then slipped by 0 bps to 76.4% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows EL's Gross Margin at 76.4% in Q1 2026, 76.5% in Q4 2025, and 73.37% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 334.68 Bn | 324.73 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 48.50% |
| 2 | Unilever | 135.06 Bn | 122.54 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Colgate Palmolive | 73.11 Bn | 71.74 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 61.48% |
| 4 | Kenvue | 36.14 Bn | 35.03 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 58.18% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 35.84 Bn | 34.89 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 38.27% |
| 6 | Estee Lauder Companies | 30.63 Bn | 27.51 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 76.40% |
| 7 | Church & Dwight | 23.49 Bn | 23.23 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 45.35% |
| 8 | Clorox | 12.90 Bn | 12.75 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 41.27% |
| 9 | Yatsen Holding | 5.79 Bn | 5.65 Bn | 153.20 Mn | 77.66% |
| 10 | e.l.f. Beauty | 5.48 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 398.84 Mn | 83.20% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 76.40% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 76.50% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 73.37% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 72.00% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 74.96% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 76.10% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 72.39% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 71.76% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 71.90% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 73.03% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 69.58% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 67.78% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 69.10% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 73.61% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 73.97% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 71.05% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 76.58% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 77.92% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 75.93% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 74.95% |