Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Return on Invested Capital (2010 - 2026)
Estee Lauder Companies (EL) posted quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 0.02% for Q1 2026, down 1.0% year-over-year from 0.02% in Q1 2025, and up 90.91% quarter-over-quarter from 0.2% in Q4 2025.
Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Return on Invested Capital (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Estee Lauder Companies' Return on Invested Capital history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.02% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital fell 1.0% year-over-year to 0.02%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.02% (down 1.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.03%, down 4.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital for Q1 2026 stood at 0.02%, up from 0.2% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Invested Capital was 0.03% in Q1 2022, with the low at 0.2% in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 0.0% (2024), against an average of 0.01%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Return on Invested Capital rose 2 bps in 2022, then declined 20 bps in 2025.
- Estee Lauder Companies' Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.01% in 2022, then plunged by 92 bps to 0.0% in 2023, then sank by 275 bps to 0.0% in 2024, then tumbled by 10087 bps to 0.2% in 2025, then surged by 91 bps to 0.02% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows EL's Return on Invested Capital at 0.02% in Q1 2026, 0.2% in Q4 2025, and 0.02% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 334.68 Bn | 324.73 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 0.00% |
| 2 | Unilever | 135.06 Bn | 122.54 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Colgate Palmolive | 73.11 Bn | 71.74 Bn | 3.30 Bn | - |
| 4 | Kenvue | 36.14 Bn | 35.03 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 0.00% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 35.84 Bn | 34.89 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 0.01% |
| 6 | Estee Lauder Companies | 30.63 Bn | 27.51 Bn | 2.84 Bn | -0.02% |
| 7 | Church & Dwight | 23.49 Bn | 23.23 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 0.01% |
| 8 | Clorox | 12.90 Bn | 12.75 Bn | 804.00 Mn | - |
| 9 | Yatsen Holding | 5.79 Bn | 5.65 Bn | 153.20 Mn | -0.01% |
| 10 | e.l.f. Beauty | 5.48 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 398.84 Mn | 0.01% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -0.02% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.20% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -0.02% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.02% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.03% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.03% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.02% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.02% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.01% |