Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Invested Capital (2009 - 2026)
Estee Lauder Companies' Invested Capital came in at $11.29 billion for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026), up 0.7% from $11.21 billion a year earlier and up 1.6% from the prior quarter.
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Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Invested Capital (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Estee Lauder Companies' Invested Capital was $11.11 billion, down 0.6% from FY2025.
- Invested Capital has declined in each of the last three fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -1.0% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Invested Capital was $11.18 billion in FY2025 (-14.5%), $13.09 billion in FY2024 (-4.5%), $13.7 billion in FY2023 (+24.5%) and $11 billion in FY2022 (-5.6%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Invested Capital is $10.89 billion (fiscal Q1 2023) to $13.85 billion (fiscal Q2 2024).
- Year-over-year, Invested Capital increased in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 7.8%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Invested Capital over five years came in fiscal Q4 2023 (growth of 24.5%), and the weakest in fiscal Q2 2025 (a decline of 17.3%).
- Business Quant data shows EL's Invested Capital at $11.11 billion (Q4 2026), $11.31 billion (Q3 2026) and $11.35 billion (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Invested Cap. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 393.58 Bn | 345.38 Bn | 11.60 Bn | 94.26 Bn |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 79.23 Bn | 74.06 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 8.36 Bn |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 40.61 Bn | 27.71 Bn | 2.81 Bn | 11.29 Bn |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.02 Bn | 32.73 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 18.37 Bn |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 36.40 Bn | 32.48 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 9.57 Bn |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 26.67 Bn | 25.06 Bn | 749.40 Mn | 6.69 Bn |
| 7 | Clorox | 13.24 Bn | 11.66 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 5.28 Bn |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 6.97 Bn | 5.79 Bn | 370.22 Mn | 2.05 Bn |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.22 Bn | 4.91 Bn | 236.00 Mn | 3.86 Bn |
| 10 | Bath & Body Works | 4.32 Bn | 2.11 Bn | 692.00 Mn | 2.56 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 11.29 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 11.11 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.31 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.35 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.21 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.18 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.65 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.45 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.90 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 13.09 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.51 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.85 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 13.44 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.70 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 13.25 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.27 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.89 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.00 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.64 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.78 Bn |
API Access
Estee Lauder Companies Invested Capital API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=invested-capital&ticker=EL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "invested-capital", "ticker": "EL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=invested-capital&ticker=EL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();