Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Estee Lauder Companies' (EL) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 76.4% in Q1 2026, up 144.0% year-on-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.
- On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin rose 144.0% year-over-year to 76.4% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 74.71%, a 86.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 73.97%, up 231.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin steadied at 76.4% in Q1 2026 per EL's latest filing, from 76.5% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 76.58% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 67.78% in Q2 2023.
- The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 73.03% (2023), against an average of 72.95%.
- Across the five-year window, Gross Margin plunged 748 bps in 2023 and jumped 399 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Gross Margin stood at 73.61% in 2022, then retreated by 1 bps to 73.03% in 2023, then grew by 4 bps to 76.1% in 2024, then climbed by 1 bps to 76.5% in 2025, then dropped by 0 bps to 76.4% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest EL Gross Margin figures stand at 76.4% (Q1 2026), 76.5% (Q4 2025), and 73.37% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 345.95 Bn | 333.64 Bn | 10.51 Bn | 49.51% |
| 2 | Unilever | 134.07 Bn | 123.59 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Colgate Palmolive | 73.64 Bn | 72.30 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 60.59% |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.28 Bn | 37.17 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 58.89% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 36.96 Bn | 36.42 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 36.85% |
| 6 | Estee Lauder Companies | 30.06 Bn | 26.94 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 76.40% |
| 7 | Church & Dwight | 23.36 Bn | 22.86 Bn | 681.40 Mn | 46.38% |
| 8 | Clorox | 11.85 Bn | 10.66 Bn | 722.00 Mn | 43.23% |
| 9 | Yatsen Holding | 6.39 Bn | 6.25 Bn | 153.20 Mn | 77.66% |
| 10 | e.l.f. Beauty | 4.86 Bn | 4.57 Bn | 326.45 Mn | 72.66% |
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% |