Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026)
Estee Lauder Companies (EL) posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 0.92% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 6.62 percentage points from -5.70% a year earlier and up 2.19 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Since fiscal Q1 2011, Estee Lauder Companies has reported Return on Assets [ROA] for 64 quarters.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of -13.55 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Estee Lauder Companies' Return on Assets [ROA] was -5.45% in FY2025 (-7.27 pp), 1.81% in FY2024 (-2.74 pp), 4.56% in FY2023 (-6.67 pp) and 11.23% in FY2022 (-3.23 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since fiscal Q1 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.90 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] in the past five years was fiscal Q1 2022, with a gain of 10.49 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2023, with a drop of 10.50 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Assets [ROA] for the three prior fiscal quarters was -1.26% (Q3 2026), -0.91% (Q2 2026) and -4.74% (Q1 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 337.81 Bn | 293.80 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 12.67% |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 68.01 Bn | 63.06 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 12.94% |
| 3 | Kenvue | 33.93 Bn | 29.54 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 6.19% |
| 4 | Estee Lauder Companies | 33.63 Bn | 21.70 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 0.92% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 32.41 Bn | 29.73 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 11.13% |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 22.35 Bn | 20.88 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 8.22% |
| 7 | Clorox | 9.80 Bn | 8.24 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 8.45% |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 5.95 Bn | 4.92 Bn | 398.84 Mn | 2.46% |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 4.56 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 245.00 Mn | 10.69% |
| 10 | Interparfums | 3.55 Bn | 3.36 Bn | 223.53 Mn | 13.53% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.92% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.26% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.91% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -4.74% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -5.70% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -4.40% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -3.39% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.01% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.84% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.88% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.10% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.41% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.38% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.03% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.42% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.77% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.39% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 15.53% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 14.93% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 13.98% |
Estee Lauder Companies Return on Assets [ROA] API
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