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

Estee Lauder Companies (EL) recorded quarterly Retained Earnings of -$1.2 billion in Q1 2026, down 7.04% quarter-over-quarter from -$1.1 billion in Q4 2025, and up 9.19% on a YoY basis from -$1.1 billion in Q1 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 -$1.2 billion for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Retained Earnings rose 9.19% year-over-year to -$1.2 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$1.2 billion (up 9.19% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $11.7 billion, up 1123.86% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings was -$1.2 billion for Q1 2026 at Estee Lauder Companies, down from -$1.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Retained Earnings ranged from a high of $14.2 billion in Q3 2022 to a low of -$1.3 billion in Q1 2025.
  • Historically, Retained Earnings has averaged $3.2 billion across 5 years, with a median of -$875.0 million in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Retained Earnings jumped 1771.65% in 2023, then plunged 109.13% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Retained Earnings shows it stood at -$829.0 million in 2022, then surged by 1771.65% to $13.9 billion in 2023, then retreated by 11.15% to $12.3 billion in 2024, then tumbled by 108.77% to -$1.1 billion in 2025, then slipped by 7.04% to -$1.2 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Retained Earnings figures came in at -$1.2 billion (Q1 2026), -$1.1 billion (Q4 2025), and -$1.1 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 Tantech Holdings 587.03 Bn 587.00 Bn - -13.11 Mn
2 Procter & Gamble 346.82 Bn 334.74 Bn 10.51 Bn 135.42 Bn
3 Unilever 145.94 Bn 135.46 Bn - -
4 Colgate Palmolive 70.39 Bn 69.40 Bn 3.23 Bn 26.82 Bn
5 Kenvue 34.34 Bn 34.23 Bn 2.30 Bn -5.21 Bn
6 Kimberly Clark 33.38 Bn 32.96 Bn 1.53 Bn -3.41 Bn
7 Estee Lauder Companies 31.47 Bn 28.34 Bn 2.84 Bn -1.16 Bn
8 Church & Dwight 22.92 Bn 22.42 Bn 681.40 Mn -16.60 Mn
9 Clorox 11.90 Bn 10.87 Bn 722.00 Mn 223.00 Mn
10 e.l.f. Beauty 3.24 Bn 2.95 Bn 326.45 Mn 882,000.00

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -1.16 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -1.08 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -1.14 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 11.67 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -1.27 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 12.31 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -1.06 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -1.14 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 13.95 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 13.86 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 -1.06 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 -934.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -875.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -829.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 14.19 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 -762.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -626.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 13.74 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 12.86 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 -470.00 Mn