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.

• On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin fell 191.0% year-over-year to 6.71% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 2.89%, a 714.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 5.48%, down 1169.0% from the prior year.
• Operating Margin fell to 6.71% in Q1 2026 per EL's latest filing, from 9.48% in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 17.39% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 14.49% in Q4 2024.
• The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 6.71% (2026), against an average of 4.71%.
• Across the five-year window, Operating Margin tumbled 2790 bps in 2024 and surged 2397 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 12.03% in 2022, then increased by 11 bps to 13.41% in 2023, then sank 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.
• Per Business Quant, the three latest EL Operating Margin figures stand at 6.71% (Q1 2026), 9.48% (Q4 2025), and 4.85% (Q3 2025).