Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Estee Lauder Companies' Operating Margin came in at -1.08% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 10.36 percentage points from -11.43% a year earlier but down 7.78 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Estee Lauder Companies' Operating Margin was 5.18%, up 10.66 percentage points from FY2025.
- Operating Margin carries a five-year change of -10.96 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Operating Margin was -5.48% in FY2025 (-11.69 pp), 6.21% in FY2024 (-3.27 pp), 9.48% in FY2023 (-8.39 pp) and 17.87% in FY2022 (+1.73 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Operating Margin is -14.49% (fiscal Q2 2025) to 25.60% (fiscal Q2 2022).
- Year-over-year, Operating Margin increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.46 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Operating Margin over five years came in fiscal Q2 2026 (a gain of 23.97 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q2 2025 (a drop of 27.90 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows EL's Operating Margin at 6.71% (Q3 2026), 9.48% (Q2 2026) and 4.85% (Q1 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 344.85 Bn | 300.84 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 18.63% |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 68.93 Bn | 63.99 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 18.95% |
| 3 | Kenvue | 34.39 Bn | 30.01 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 17.67% |
| 4 | Estee Lauder Companies | 34.18 Bn | 22.26 Bn | 2.74 Bn | -1.08% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 32.92 Bn | 30.25 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 15.11% |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 22.52 Bn | 21.05 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 18.07% |
| 7 | Clorox | 9.87 Bn | 8.31 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 24.33% |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 5.99 Bn | 4.97 Bn | 398.84 Mn | 21.37% |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 4.65 Bn | 4.32 Bn | 245.00 Mn | 14.62% |
| 10 | Interparfums | 3.69 Bn | 3.49 Bn | 223.53 Mn | 14.35% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -1.08% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.71% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.48% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.85% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -11.43% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.62% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -14.49% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -3.60% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -6.02% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.48% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.41% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.79% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.14% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.92% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.03% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 16.82% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.22% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 17.39% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 25.60% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 21.29% |
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Estee Lauder Companies Operating Margin API
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params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "EL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=EL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();