Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Estee Lauder Companies' (EL) quarterly Net Cash Flow came in at $53.0 million in Q1 2026, up 65.62% year-on-year from $32.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 93.79% quarter-over-quarter from $853.0 million in Q4 2025.

Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Estee Lauder Companies' Net Cash Flow history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $53.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Net Cash Flow rose 65.62% year-over-year to $53.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $469.0 million, a 144.04% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$495.0 million, up 22.05% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow retreated to $53.0 million in Q1 2026 per EL's latest filing, from $853.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Net Cash Flow topped out at $1.8 billion in Q1 2023 and bottomed at -$1.5 billion in Q2 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Net Cash Flow is $32.0 million (2025), against an average of -$83.1 million.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Net Cash Flow was 334.55% in 2023; the steepest drop was 973.37% in 2023.
  • Year by year, Net Cash Flow stood at $749.0 million in 2022, then grew by 8.54% to $813.0 million in 2023, then sank by 66.67% to $271.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 214.76% to $853.0 million in 2025, then tumbled by 93.79% to $53.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest EL Net Cash Flow figures stand at $53.0 million (Q1 2026), $853.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$695.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Procter & Gamble 341.94 Bn 329.86 Bn 10.51 Bn 1.55 Bn
2 Unilever 131.50 Bn 123.41 Bn - -
3 Colgate Palmolive 72.27 Bn 71.28 Bn 3.23 Bn 62.00 Mn
4 Kenvue 36.23 Bn 36.12 Bn 2.30 Bn 27.00 Mn
5 Kimberly Clark 35.62 Bn 35.19 Bn 1.53 Bn -137.00 Mn
6 Estee Lauder Companies 28.99 Bn 25.86 Bn 2.84 Bn 53.00 Mn
7 Church & Dwight 22.75 Bn 22.25 Bn 681.40 Mn 96.40 Mn
8 Clorox 12.26 Bn 11.23 Bn 722.00 Mn 961.00 Mn
9 Yatsen Holding 6.15 Bn 6.00 Bn 153.20 Mn -
10 e.l.f. Beauty 4.43 Bn 4.14 Bn 326.45 Mn 93.16 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 53.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 53.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 853.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 853.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -695.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -695.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 258.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 258.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 32.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 32.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 271.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 271.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -1.06 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -1.06 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -312.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -312.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -214.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -214.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 813.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 813.00 Mn