Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Estee Lauder Companies' Return on Capital Employed history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 3.12% for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 735.0% year-over-year to 3.12%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 3.12% (up 735.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 5.11%, down 1087.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed was 3.12% for Q1 2026 at Estee Lauder Companies, down from 3.42% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 20.69% in Q2 2022 to a low of 5.43% in Q2 2025.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 6.71% across 5 years, with a median of 5.88% in 2023.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed surged 774 bps in 2022, then slumped 1355 bps in 2023.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 13.83% in 2022, then slumped by 57 bps to 5.88% in 2023, then plunged by 144 bps to 2.6% in 2024, then surged by 232 bps to 3.42% in 2025, then decreased by 9 bps to 3.12% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 3.12% (Q1 2026), 3.42% (Q4 2025), and 3.41% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.