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.
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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 Set
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
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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 |
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();