Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Estee Lauder Companies' Gross Margin came in at 75.72% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026), up 2.35 percentage points from 73.37% a year earlier and up 0.26 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Estee Lauder Companies reported Gross Margin of 76.04%, up 1.85 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), it was 75.50%, up 1.53 percentage points from FY2025.
- Gross Margin has increased in each of the last three fiscal years, though with a five-year change of -0.86 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Gross Margin was 73.97% in FY2025 (+2.31 pp), 71.66% in FY2024 (+0.34 pp), 71.31% in FY2023 (-4.42 pp) and 75.73% in FY2022 (-0.63 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Gross Margin is 67.78% (fiscal Q4 2023) to 77.92% (fiscal Q2 2022).
- Year-over-year, Gross Margin has increased for 11 consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.87 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Gross Margin over five years came in fiscal Q4 2024 (a gain of 3.99 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2023 (a drop of 7.48 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows EL's Gross Margin at 75.46% (Q4 2026), 76.40% (Q3 2026) and 76.50% (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 389.52 Bn | 341.08 Bn | 11.60 Bn | 49.83% |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 77.87 Bn | 72.35 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 60.22% |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 40.86 Bn | 27.95 Bn | 2.81 Bn | 75.72% |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.02 Bn | 32.73 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 59.55% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 36.57 Bn | 32.51 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 34.86% |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 26.26 Bn | 24.65 Bn | 749.40 Mn | 46.78% |
| 7 | Clorox | 12.68 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 40.42% |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 6.96 Bn | 5.78 Bn | 370.22 Mn | 71.09% |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.15 Bn | 4.85 Bn | 236.00 Mn | 25.00% |
| 10 | Bath & Body Works | 4.60 Bn | 1.80 Bn | 692.00 Mn | 45.71% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 75.72% |
| 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% |
Estee Lauder Companies Gross Margin API
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