Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Invested Capital (2010 - 2026)
Estee Lauder Companies' Invested Capital came in at $11.11 billion for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 0.6% from $11.18 billion a year earlier and down 1.7% from the prior quarter.
Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Invested Capital (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Going back to fiscal Q4 2010, Estee Lauder Companies' Invested Capital data covers 65 quarters.
- 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 fiscal Q4 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Invested Capital since fiscal Q1 2023.
- Year-over-year, Invested Capital has declined for nine consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 8.4% over the last eight quarters.
- 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 $11.31 billion (Q3 2026), $11.35 billion (Q2 2026) and $11.21 billion (Q1 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Invested Cap. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 337.81 Bn | 293.80 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 88.45 Bn |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 68.01 Bn | 63.06 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 8.42 Bn |
| 3 | Kenvue | 33.93 Bn | 29.54 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 19.03 Bn |
| 4 | Estee Lauder Companies | 33.63 Bn | 21.70 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 11.11 Bn |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 32.41 Bn | 29.73 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 8.39 Bn |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 22.35 Bn | 20.88 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 6.60 Bn |
| 7 | Clorox | 9.80 Bn | 8.24 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 5.32 Bn |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 5.95 Bn | 4.92 Bn | 398.84 Mn | 2.00 Bn |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 4.56 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 245.00 Mn | 3.84 Bn |
| 10 | Interparfums | 3.55 Bn | 3.36 Bn | 223.53 Mn | 1.24 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.66 Bn |
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_KEY
import 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();