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

Estee Lauder Companies (EL) recorded quarterly Operating Income of $249.0 million in Q1 2026, down 37.91% quarter-over-quarter from $401.0 million in Q4 2025, and down 18.63% on a YoY basis from $306.0 million in Q1 2025.

Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Operating Income (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Estee Lauder Companies' Operating Income history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $249.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Income fell 18.63% year-over-year to $249.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $429.0 million (up 168.31% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$785.0 million, down 180.93% from the prior year.
  • Operating Income was $249.0 million for Q1 2026 at Estee Lauder Companies, down from $401.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Income ranged from a high of $738.0 million in Q1 2022 to a low of -$580.0 million in Q4 2024.
  • Historically, Operating Income has averaged $195.9 million across 5 years, with a median of $249.0 million in 2026.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Operating Income slumped 4560.0% in 2024, then surged 239.67% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Income shows it stood at $556.0 million in 2022, then advanced by 3.24% to $574.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 201.05% to -$580.0 million in 2024, then soared by 169.14% to $401.0 million in 2025, then sank by 37.91% to $249.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Income figures came in at $249.0 million (Q1 2026), $401.0 million (Q4 2025), and $169.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Op. Inc (Qtr)
1 Tantech Holdings 587.03 Bn 587.00 Bn - -
2 Procter & Gamble 346.82 Bn 334.74 Bn 10.51 Bn 4.58 Bn
3 Unilever 145.94 Bn 135.46 Bn - 788.06 Mn
4 Colgate Palmolive 70.39 Bn 69.40 Bn 3.23 Bn 964.00 Mn
5 Kenvue 34.34 Bn 34.23 Bn 2.30 Bn 767.00 Mn
6 Kimberly Clark 33.38 Bn 32.96 Bn 1.53 Bn 753.00 Mn
7 Estee Lauder Companies 31.47 Bn 28.34 Bn 2.84 Bn 249.00 Mn
8 Church & Dwight 22.92 Bn 22.42 Bn 681.40 Mn 291.00 Mn
9 Clorox 11.90 Bn 10.87 Bn 722.00 Mn 466.00 Mn
10 e.l.f. Beauty 3.24 Bn 2.95 Bn 326.45 Mn -50.33 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 249.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 401.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 169.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -390.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 306.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -580.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -121.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -233.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 531.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 574.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 98.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -5.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 297.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 556.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 661.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 79.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 738.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 1.42 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 935.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 234.00 Mn