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Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Estee Lauder Companies has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 17 years, most recently at 3.12% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 735.0% year-over-year to 3.12%; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 3.12%, up 735.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 5.11%, 1087.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 was 3.12% at Estee Lauder Companies, down from 3.42% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 20.69% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 5.43% in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 6.71% and a median of 5.88% in 2023 define the central range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: surged 774bps in 2022 and later plummeted -1355bps in 2023.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 13.83% in 2022, then plummeted by -57bps to 5.88% in 2023, then crashed by -144bps to 2.6% in 2024, then skyrocketed by 232bps to 3.42% in 2025, then dropped by -9bps to 3.12% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for EL at 3.12% in Q1 2026, 3.42% in Q4 2025, and 3.41% in Q3 2025.