Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Estee Lauder Companies (EL) posted quarterly Retained Earnings of $11.6 billion for Q1 2026, up 1010.05% year-over-year from $1.0 billion in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $11.6 billion in Q4 2025.
Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Estee Lauder Companies' Retained Earnings history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $11.6 billion for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Retained Earnings rose 1010.05% year-over-year to $11.6 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $11.6 billion (up 1010.05% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $11.7 billion, up 1123.86% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings for Q1 2026 stood at $11.6 billion, roughly flat from $11.6 billion in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Retained Earnings was $14.3 billion in Q1 2023, with the low at -$1.3 billion in Q4 2024.
- The 5-year median for Retained Earnings is -$829.0 million (2022), against an average of $4.6 billion.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Retained Earnings jumped 2990.35% in 2022, then tumbled 109.68% in 2024.
- Estee Lauder Companies' Retained Earnings stood at -$829.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 1771.65% to $13.9 billion in 2023, then sank by 109.68% to -$1.3 billion in 2024, then surged by 966.82% to $11.6 billion in 2025, then slipped by 0.34% to $11.6 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows EL's Retained Earnings at $11.6 billion in Q1 2026, $11.6 billion in Q4 2025, and $11.6 billion in Q3 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 334.68 Bn | 324.73 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 135.85 Bn |
| 2 | Unilever | 135.06 Bn | 122.54 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Colgate Palmolive | 73.11 Bn | 71.74 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 27.09 Bn |
| 4 | Kenvue | 36.14 Bn | 35.03 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 16.40 Bn |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 35.84 Bn | 34.89 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 9.77 Bn |
| 6 | Estee Lauder Companies | 30.63 Bn | 27.51 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 11.59 Bn |
| 7 | Church & Dwight | 23.49 Bn | 23.23 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 7.04 Bn |
| 8 | Clorox | 12.90 Bn | 12.75 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 386.00 Mn |
| 9 | Yatsen Holding | 5.79 Bn | 5.65 Bn | 153.20 Mn | -1.15 Bn |
| 10 | e.l.f. Beauty | 5.48 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 398.84 Mn | -89.33 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.59 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.62 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.59 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.67 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.27 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.34 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -1.06 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.14 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.01 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.86 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1.06 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -934.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 14.26 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -829.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -1.08 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -762.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 14.08 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.74 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 12.86 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -470.00 Mn |