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

Estee Lauder Companies' (EL) quarterly Operating Income came in at $249.0 million in Q1 2026, down 18.63% year-on-year from $306.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 37.91% quarter-over-quarter from $401.0 million in Q4 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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Income fell 18.63% year-over-year to $249.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $429.0 million, a 168.31% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$785.0 million, down 180.93% from the prior year.
  • Operating Income retreated to $249.0 million in Q1 2026 per EL's latest filing, from $401.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Income topped out at $738.0 million in Q1 2022 and bottomed at -$580.0 million in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Income is $249.0 million (2026), against an average of $195.9 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Income slumped 4560.0% in 2024 and jumped 239.67% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Operating Income stood at $556.0 million in 2022, then advanced by 3.24% to $574.0 million in 2023, then sank by 201.05% to -$580.0 million in 2024, then soared by 169.14% to $401.0 million in 2025, then tumbled by 37.91% to $249.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest EL Operating Income figures stand at $249.0 million (Q1 2026), $401.0 million (Q4 2025), and $169.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Op. Inc (Qtr)
1 Procter & Gamble 341.94 Bn 329.86 Bn 10.51 Bn 4.58 Bn
2 Unilever 131.50 Bn 123.41 Bn - 788.06 Mn
3 Colgate Palmolive 72.27 Bn 71.28 Bn 3.23 Bn 964.00 Mn
4 Kenvue 36.23 Bn 36.12 Bn 2.30 Bn 767.00 Mn
5 Kimberly Clark 35.62 Bn 35.19 Bn 1.53 Bn 753.00 Mn
6 Estee Lauder Companies 28.99 Bn 25.86 Bn 2.84 Bn 249.00 Mn
7 Church & Dwight 22.75 Bn 22.25 Bn 681.40 Mn 291.00 Mn
8 Clorox 12.26 Bn 11.23 Bn 722.00 Mn 466.00 Mn
9 Yatsen Holding 6.15 Bn 6.00 Bn 153.20 Mn -1.81 Mn
10 e.l.f. Beauty 4.43 Bn 4.14 Bn 326.45 Mn -50.33 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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