Growth Metrics

Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Historic Return on Capital Employed for Estee Lauder Companies (EL) over the last 16 years, with Q1 2025 value amounting to 0.04%.

  • Estee Lauder Companies' Return on Capital Employed fell 1100.0% to 0.04% in Q1 2025 from the same period last year, while for Mar 2025 it was 0.04%, marking a year-over-year decrease of 1100.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.06% for FY2024, which is 400.0% down from last year.
  • As of Q1 2025, Estee Lauder Companies' Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.04%, which was down 1100.0% from 0.03% recorded in Q4 2024.
  • Over the past 5 years, Estee Lauder Companies' Return on Capital Employed peaked at 0.21% during Q2 2022, and registered a low of 0.04% during Q1 2025.
  • Over the past 5 years, Estee Lauder Companies' median Return on Capital Employed value was 0.11% (recorded in 2023), while the average stood at 0.11%.
  • Per our database at Business Quant, Estee Lauder Companies' Return on Capital Employed surged by 1300bps in 2021 and then crashed by -1400bps in 2023.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows Estee Lauder Companies' Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.2% in 2021, then plummeted by -31bps to 0.14% in 2022, then plummeted by -57bps to 0.06% in 2023, then tumbled by -144bps to 0.03% in 2024, then tumbled by -63bps to 0.04% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Capital Employed stands at 0.04% for Q1 2025, versus 0.03% for Q4 2024 and 0.05% for Q3 2024.