Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Estee Lauder Companies' Operating Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $2.6 billion for Q1 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 9.85% year-over-year to $2.6 billion in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $10.7 billion, a 7.75% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $11.4 billion, up 11.44% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses eased to $2.6 billion in Q1 2026 per EL's latest filing, from $2.8 billion in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $3.6 billion in Q4 2024 and bottomed at $2.2 billion in Q3 2022.
• The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $2.5 billion (2022), against an average of $2.6 billion.
• Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses jumped 42.18% in 2024 and slipped 21.86% in 2025, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $2.8 billion in 2022, then fell by 10.33% to $2.6 billion in 2023, then soared by 42.18% to $3.6 billion in 2024, then declined by 21.86% to $2.8 billion in 2025, then decreased by 8.72% to $2.6 billion in 2026.
• Per Business Quant, the three latest EL Operating Expenses figures stand at $2.6 billion (Q1 2026), $2.8 billion (Q4 2025), and $2.4 billion (Q3 2025).