Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)

Estee Lauder Companies' (EL) quarterly Retained Earnings came in at $11.6 billion in Q1 2026, up 1010.05% year-on-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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Retained Earnings rose 1010.05% year-over-year to $11.6 billion in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $11.6 billion, a 1010.05% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $11.7 billion, up 1123.86% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings held at $11.6 billion in Q1 2026 per EL's latest filing, from $11.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at $14.3 billion in Q1 2023 and bottomed 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.
  • Across the five-year window, Retained Earnings jumped 2990.35% in 2022 and plunged 109.68% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Retained Earnings stood at -$829.0 million in 2022, then surged by 1771.65% to $13.9 billion in 2023, then plunged by 109.68% to -$1.3 billion in 2024, then soared by 966.82% to $11.6 billion in 2025, then dropped by 0.34% to $11.6 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest EL Retained Earnings figures stand at $11.6 billion (Q1 2026), $11.6 billion (Q4 2025), and $11.6 billion (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 Procter & Gamble 346.57 Bn 334.27 Bn 10.51 Bn 135.42 Bn
2 Unilever 134.15 Bn 123.67 Bn - -
3 Colgate Palmolive 73.76 Bn 72.42 Bn 3.23 Bn 26.82 Bn
4 Kenvue 37.38 Bn 37.27 Bn 2.30 Bn -5.21 Bn
5 Kimberly Clark 37.00 Bn 36.46 Bn 1.53 Bn 867.00 Mn
6 Estee Lauder Companies 30.15 Bn 27.03 Bn 2.84 Bn 11.59 Bn
7 Church & Dwight 23.41 Bn 22.91 Bn 681.40 Mn -16.60 Mn
8 Clorox 11.83 Bn 10.64 Bn 722.00 Mn -152.00 Mn
9 Yatsen Holding 6.39 Bn 6.25 Bn 153.20 Mn -1.15 Bn
10 e.l.f. Beauty 4.84 Bn 4.55 Bn 326.45 Mn 882,000.00

Historic Data

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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