Growth Metrics

Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Retained Earnings (2016 - 2025)

Estee Lauder Companies has reported Retained Earnings over the past 17 years, most recently at $11.6 billion for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly results put Retained Earnings at $11.6 billion for Q4 2025, up 966.82% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Dec 2025 was $11.6 billion (up 966.82% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was -$1.1 billion, up 1.14%.
  • Retained Earnings for Q4 2025 was $11.6 billion at Estee Lauder Companies, up from -$1.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Retained Earnings for EL hit a ceiling of $14.3 billion in Q1 2023 and a floor of -$1.3 billion in Q4 2024.
  • Median Retained Earnings over the past 5 years was -$842.5 million (2022), compared with a mean of $2.5 billion.
  • Peak annual rise in Retained Earnings hit 2378.12% in 2023, while the deepest fall reached 107.49% in 2023.
  • Estee Lauder Companies' Retained Earnings stood at -$646.0 million in 2021, then fell by 28.33% to -$829.0 million in 2022, then dropped by 3.26% to -$856.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 56.66% to -$1.3 billion in 2024, then skyrocketed by 966.82% to $11.6 billion in 2025.
  • The last three reported values for Retained Earnings were $11.6 billion (Q4 2025), -$1.1 billion (Q3 2025), and -$1.1 billion (Q2 2025) per Business Quant data.