Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Estee Lauder Companies (EL) recorded quarterly Gross Margin of 76.4% in Q1 2026, little changed quarter-over-quarter from 76.5% in Q4 2025, and up 144.0% on a YoY basis from 31.31% in Q1 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 was 76.4% for Q1 2026 at Estee Lauder Companies, roughly flat from 76.5% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 76.58% in Q1 2022 to a low of 67.78% in Q2 2023.
- Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 72.95% across 5 years, with a median of 73.03% in 2023.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Gross Margin plunged 748 bps in 2023, then surged 399 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it 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.
- The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 76.4% (Q1 2026), 76.5% (Q4 2025), and 73.37% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tantech Holdings | 587.03 Bn | 587.00 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Procter & Gamble | 346.82 Bn | 334.74 Bn | 10.51 Bn | 49.51% |
| 3 | Unilever | 145.94 Bn | 135.46 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Colgate Palmolive | 70.39 Bn | 69.40 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 60.59% |
| 5 | Kenvue | 34.34 Bn | 34.23 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 58.89% |
| 6 | Kimberly Clark | 33.38 Bn | 32.96 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 36.85% |
| 7 | Estee Lauder Companies | 31.47 Bn | 28.34 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 76.40% |
| 8 | Church & Dwight | 22.92 Bn | 22.42 Bn | 681.40 Mn | 46.38% |
| 9 | Clorox | 11.90 Bn | 10.87 Bn | 722.00 Mn | 43.23% |
| 10 | e.l.f. Beauty | 3.24 Bn | 2.95 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% |