Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Estee Lauder Companies' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 7.49% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026), up 10.90 percentage points from -3.41% a year earlier and up 1.70 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Estee Lauder Companies' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 5.74%, up 10.85 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] carries a five-year change of -12.22 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -5.11% in FY2025 (-10.87 pp), 5.76% in FY2024 (-3.72 pp), 9.48% in FY2023 (-10.81 pp) and 20.29% in FY2022 (+2.33 pp).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since fiscal Q4 2023.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.43 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in fiscal Q4 2026 (a gain of 11.22 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q1 2024 (a drop of 13.55 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows EL's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at 5.79% (Q4 2026), 3.12% (Q3 2026) and 3.42% (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 393.58 Bn | 345.38 Bn | 11.60 Bn | 23.37% |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 79.23 Bn | 74.06 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 31.20% |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 40.61 Bn | 27.71 Bn | 2.81 Bn | 7.49% |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.02 Bn | 32.73 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 13.21% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 36.40 Bn | 32.48 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 21.00% |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 26.67 Bn | 25.06 Bn | 749.40 Mn | 15.26% |
| 7 | Clorox | 13.24 Bn | 11.66 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 37.50% |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 6.97 Bn | 5.79 Bn | 370.22 Mn | 8.06% |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.22 Bn | 4.91 Bn | 236.00 Mn | 11.51% |
| 10 | Bath & Body Works | 4.32 Bn | 2.11 Bn | 692.00 Mn | 51.72% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 7.49% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.79% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.12% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.42% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -3.41% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -5.43% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -4.23% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -2.60% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.69% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.88% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.82% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.88% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.53% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.97% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.36% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 13.83% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 19.08% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 20.69% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 20.39% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 19.94% |
API Access
Estee Lauder Companies Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=EL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "EL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=EL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();