Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Estee Lauder Companies' Net Margin came in at -3.20% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 12.81 percentage points from -16.01% a year earlier but down 5.60 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Estee Lauder Companies' Net Margin was 1.21%, up 9.12 percentage points from FY2025.
- Net Margin carries a five-year change of -16.49 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Net Margin was -7.91% in FY2025 (-10.41 pp), 2.50% in FY2024 (-3.82 pp), 6.32% in FY2023 (-7.15 pp) and 13.47% in FY2022 (-4.23 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Net Margin is -16.01% (fiscal Q4 2025) to 19.64% (fiscal Q2 2022).
- Year-over-year, Net Margin increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.61 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Net Margin over five years came in fiscal Q2 2026 (a gain of 18.57 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2022 (a drop of 24.40 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows EL's Net Margin at 2.40% (Q3 2026), 3.83% (Q2 2026) and 1.35% (Q1 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 346.43 Bn | 302.42 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 14.36% |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 69.04 Bn | 64.10 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 12.93% |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 34.63 Bn | 22.70 Bn | 2.74 Bn | -3.20% |
| 4 | Kenvue | 34.35 Bn | 29.97 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 11.53% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 32.85 Bn | 30.17 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 8.24% |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 22.69 Bn | 21.21 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 13.25% |
| 7 | Clorox | 9.84 Bn | 8.28 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 8.37% |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 6.00 Bn | 4.97 Bn | 398.84 Mn | 13.89% |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 4.65 Bn | 4.32 Bn | 245.00 Mn | 9.43% |
| 10 | Interparfums | 3.78 Bn | 3.58 Bn | 223.53 Mn | 8.94% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -3.20% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.40% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.83% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.35% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -16.01% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.48% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -14.74% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -4.64% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -7.34% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.38% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.31% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.88% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.91% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.16% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.53% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.44% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.46% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 13.14% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 19.64% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 15.76% |
Estee Lauder Companies Net Margin API
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