Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2026)
Estee Lauder Companies has reported Operating Expenses over the past 18 years, most recently at $2.6 billion for Q1 2026.
- For Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 9.85% year-over-year to $2.6 billion; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached $10.7 billion, down 7.75%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $11.4 billion, 11.44% up from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 was $2.6 billion at Estee Lauder Companies, down from $2.8 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $3.6 billion in Q4 2024 and troughed at $2.2 billion in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of $2.6 billion and a median of $2.5 billion in 2022 define the central range for Operating Expenses.
- Biggest five-year swings in Operating Expenses: surged 42.18% in 2024 and later dropped 21.86% in 2025.
- Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $2.8 billion in 2022, then decreased by 10.33% to $2.6 billion in 2023, then surged by 42.18% to $3.6 billion in 2024, then dropped by 21.86% to $2.8 billion in 2025, then dropped by 8.72% to $2.6 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows Operating Expenses for EL at $2.6 billion in Q1 2026, $2.8 billion in Q4 2025, and $2.4 billion in Q3 2025.