Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)

Estee Lauder Companies' (EL) quarterly Net Margin came in at 2.4% in Q1 2026, down 208.0% year-on-year from 2.22% in Q1 2025, and down 37.41% quarter-over-quarter from 3.83% in Q4 2025.

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

Estee Lauder Companies' Net Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 2.4% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Net Margin fell 208.0% year-over-year to 2.4% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 1.29%, a 460.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 7.91%, down 1041.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin declined to 2.4% in Q1 2026 per EL's latest filing, from 3.83% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Net Margin topped out at 13.14% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 16.01% in Q2 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Net Margin is 2.99% (2025), against an average of 1.55%.
  • Across the five-year window, Net Margin sank 2440 bps in 2022 and soared 1857 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Net Margin stood at 8.53% in 2022, then fell by 14 bps to 7.31% in 2023, then plunged by 301 bps to 14.74% in 2024, then surged by 126 bps to 3.83% in 2025, then sank by 37 bps to 2.4% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest EL Net Margin figures stand at 2.4% (Q1 2026), 3.83% (Q4 2025), and 2.99% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Procter & Gamble 341.94 Bn 329.86 Bn 10.51 Bn 18.60%
2 Unilever 131.50 Bn 123.41 Bn - 49.24%
3 Colgate Palmolive 72.27 Bn 71.28 Bn 3.23 Bn 12.79%
4 Kenvue 36.23 Bn 36.12 Bn 2.30 Bn 12.13%
5 Kimberly Clark 35.62 Bn 35.19 Bn 1.53 Bn 2.43%
6 Estee Lauder Companies 28.99 Bn 25.86 Bn 2.84 Bn 2.40%
7 Church & Dwight 22.75 Bn 22.25 Bn 681.40 Mn 14.72%
8 Clorox 12.26 Bn 11.23 Bn 722.00 Mn 11.44%
9 Yatsen Holding 6.15 Bn 6.00 Bn 153.20 Mn 0.58%
10 e.l.f. Beauty 4.43 Bn 4.14 Bn 326.45 Mn -10.99%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 2.40%
Dec 31, 2025 3.83%
Sep 30, 2025 2.99%
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%
Jun 30, 2021 25.86%