Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Inventory Average (2010 - 2026)
Estee Lauder Companies' (EL) quarterly Inventory Average came in at $1.9 billion in Q1 2026, down 3.76% year-on-year from $2.0 billion in Q1 2025, and down 3.66% quarter-over-quarter from $2.0 billion in Q4 2025.
Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Inventory Average (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Estee Lauder Companies' Inventory Average history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.9 billion for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Inventory Average fell 3.76% year-over-year to $1.9 billion in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $1.9 billion, a 3.76% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $2.1 billion, down 17.56% from the prior year.
- Inventory Average declined to $1.9 billion in Q1 2026 per EL's latest filing, from $2.0 billion in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Inventory Average topped out at $3.1 billion in Q1 2023 and bottomed at $1.9 billion in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for Inventory Average is $2.5 billion (2024), against an average of $2.5 billion.
- Across the five-year window, Inventory Average climbed 28.05% in 2022 and retreated 26.23% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Inventory Average stood at $3.0 billion in 2022, then retreated by 10.2% to $2.7 billion in 2023, then decreased by 22.12% to $2.1 billion in 2024, then dropped by 7.05% to $2.0 billion in 2025, then retreated by 3.66% to $1.9 billion in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest EL Inventory Average figures stand at $1.9 billion (Q1 2026), $2.0 billion (Q4 2025), and $2.1 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Inventory Avg. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 341.94 Bn | 329.86 Bn | 10.51 Bn | 7.84 Bn |
| 2 | Unilever | 131.50 Bn | 123.41 Bn | - | 5.47 Bn |
| 3 | Colgate Palmolive | 72.27 Bn | 71.28 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 2.06 Bn |
| 4 | Kenvue | 36.23 Bn | 36.12 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 1.67 Bn |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 35.62 Bn | 35.19 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 1.48 Bn |
| 6 | Estee Lauder Companies | 28.99 Bn | 25.86 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 1.91 Bn |
| 7 | Church & Dwight | 22.75 Bn | 22.25 Bn | 681.40 Mn | 556.60 Mn |
| 8 | Clorox | 12.26 Bn | 11.23 Bn | 722.00 Mn | 598.00 Mn |
| 9 | Yatsen Holding | 6.15 Bn | 6.00 Bn | 153.20 Mn | 34.71 Mn |
| 10 | e.l.f. Beauty | 4.43 Bn | 4.14 Bn | 326.45 Mn | 220.43 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.91 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.98 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.07 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.02 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.98 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.13 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.22 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.24 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.46 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.73 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.92 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.04 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.08 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.04 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.97 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.88 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.72 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.62 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.57 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.32 Bn |