Estee Lauder Companies EL
NYSE EL
$98.46 -3.24 (-3.18%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 10:34 AM EDT

Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Estee Lauder Companies (EL) posted Gross Margin of 75.46% for Q2 2026, down 1.23% on a QoQ basis from 76.4% in Q1 2026, and up 346.0% year-over-year from 16.92% in Q2 2025.

Analysis

Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Estee Lauder Companies has reported Gross Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 75.46% in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin rose 346.0% year-over-year to 75.46% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 75.5%, a 153.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 75.5%, up 153.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 75.46% for Q2 2026 at Estee Lauder Companies, down from 76.4% 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.
  • Average Gross Margin over 5 years is 73.09%, with a median of 73.2% recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Gross Margin tumbled 748 bps in 2023, then soared 399 bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 73.61% in 2022, then decreased by 1 bps to 73.03% in 2023, then increased by 4 bps to 76.1% in 2024, then grew by 1 bps to 76.5% in 2025, then slipped by 1 bps to 75.46% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 75.46% (Q2 2026), 76.4% (Q1 2026), and 76.5% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Estee Lauder Companies 35.65 Bn 32.15 Bn 2.74 Bn 75.46%
2 e.l.f. Beauty 6.05 Bn 5.70 Bn 398.84 Mn 83.20%
3 Interparfums 3.58 Bn 3.37 Bn 223.53 Mn 65.54%
4 Coty 2.34 Bn 2.17 Bn 772.70 Mn 60.88%
5 Olaplex Holdings 1.39 Bn 1.06 Bn 71.66 Mn 72.12%
6 Oddity Tech 873.70 Mn 577.99 Mn 137.97 Mn 69.70%
7 Betterware De Mexico, S.A.P.I. De C.V 571.74 Mn 541.53 Mn 156.58 Mn 65.49%
8 Yatsen Holding 267.28 Mn 112.95 Mn 124.36 Mn 73.88%
9 Nu Skin Enterprises 230.10 Mn 38.72 Mn 218.33 Mn 68.20%
10 Pitanium 207.93 Mn -2.70 Bn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 75.46%
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%