Growth Metrics

Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2025)

Estee Lauder Companies has reported Operating Expenses over the past 17 years, most recently at $2.8 billion for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly results put Operating Expenses at $2.8 billion for Q4 2025, down 21.86% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Dec 2025 was $10.4 billion (down 9.34% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was $11.4 billion, up 11.44%.
  • Operating Expenses for Q4 2025 was $2.8 billion at Estee Lauder Companies, up from $2.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Expenses for EL hit a ceiling of $3.6 billion in Q4 2024 and a floor of $2.2 billion in Q3 2022.
  • Median Operating Expenses over the past 5 years was $2.5 billion (2022), compared with a mean of $2.6 billion.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Operating Expenses: skyrocketed 42.18% in 2024 and later fell 21.86% in 2025.
  • Estee Lauder Companies' Operating Expenses stood at $2.9 billion in 2021, then decreased by 1.83% to $2.8 billion in 2022, then dropped by 10.33% to $2.6 billion in 2023, then skyrocketed by 42.18% to $3.6 billion in 2024, then fell by 21.86% to $2.8 billion in 2025.
  • The last three reported values for Operating Expenses were $2.8 billion (Q4 2025), $2.4 billion (Q3 2025), and $2.8 billion (Q2 2025) per Business Quant data.