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

Estee Lauder Companies' Operating Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 6.71% for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Operating Margin fell 191.0% year-over-year to 6.71%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 2.89% (up 714.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 5.48%, down 1169.0% from the prior year.
• Operating Margin was 6.71% for Q1 2026 at Estee Lauder Companies, down from 9.48% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 17.39% in Q1 2022 to a low of 14.49% in Q4 2024.
• Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 4.71% across 5 years, with a median of 6.71% in 2026.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Operating Margin tumbled 2790 bps in 2024, then soared 2397 bps in 2025.
• A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 12.03% in 2022, then increased by 11 bps to 13.41% in 2023, then tumbled by 208 bps to 14.49% in 2024, then jumped by 165 bps to 9.48% in 2025, then dropped by 29 bps to 6.71% in 2026.
• The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 6.71% (Q1 2026), 9.48% (Q4 2025), and 4.85% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.