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

Estee Lauder Companies (EL) recorded quarterly Net Margin of 2.4% in Q1 2026, down 37.41% quarter-over-quarter from 3.83% in Q4 2025, and down 208.0% on a YoY basis from 2.22% in Q1 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.

  • In Q1 2026, Net Margin fell 208.0% year-over-year to 2.4%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1.67% (up 422.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 7.91%, down 1041.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin was 2.4% for Q1 2026 at Estee Lauder Companies, down from 3.83% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Net Margin ranged from a high of 13.14% in Q1 2022 to a low of 16.01% in Q2 2025.
  • Historically, Net Margin has averaged 1.45% across 5 years, with a median of 2.4% in 2026.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Net Margin sank 2440 bps in 2022, then jumped 1857 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Net Margin shows it stood at 8.53% in 2022, then fell by 14 bps to 7.31% in 2023, then slumped by 301 bps to 14.74% in 2024, then surged by 126 bps to 3.83% in 2025, then tumbled by 37 bps to 2.4% in 2026.
  • The last three Net Margin figures came in at 2.4% (Q1 2026), 3.83% (Q4 2025), and 1.35% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Tantech Holdings 587.03 Bn 587.00 Bn - -
2 Procter & Gamble 346.82 Bn 334.74 Bn 10.51 Bn 18.60%
3 Unilever 145.94 Bn 135.46 Bn - 5.53%
4 Colgate Palmolive 70.39 Bn 69.40 Bn 3.23 Bn 12.79%
5 Kenvue 34.34 Bn 34.23 Bn 2.30 Bn 12.13%
6 Kimberly Clark 33.38 Bn 32.96 Bn 1.53 Bn -0.41%
7 Estee Lauder Companies 31.47 Bn 28.34 Bn 2.84 Bn 2.40%
8 Church & Dwight 22.92 Bn 22.42 Bn 681.40 Mn 14.72%
9 Clorox 11.90 Bn 10.87 Bn 722.00 Mn 11.44%
10 e.l.f. Beauty 3.24 Bn 2.95 Bn 326.45 Mn -10.99%

Historic Data

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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%
Jun 30, 2021 25.86%