Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026)
Estee Lauder Companies' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 2.45% in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 9.33 percentage points from -6.88% a year earlier and up 2.45 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at Estee Lauder Companies came in at 2.46%, up 8.93 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of -18.31 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -6.47% in FY2025 (-10.31 pp), 3.84% in FY2024 (-5.00 pp), 8.83% in FY2023 (-13.36 pp) and 22.19% in FY2022 (+1.42 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since fiscal Q4 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for three straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.59 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years was fiscal Q1 2022 (a gain of 17.44 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q1 2024 (a drop of 16.24 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, EL's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 was 0.00% (Q3 2026), 0.00% (Q2 2026) and -4.42% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 336.76 Bn | 292.75 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 17.36% |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 67.18 Bn | 62.24 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 27.25% |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 33.32 Bn | 21.40 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 2.45% |
| 4 | Kenvue | 33.09 Bn | 28.70 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 10.24% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 31.38 Bn | 28.71 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 19.45% |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 22.37 Bn | 20.90 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 13.09% |
| 7 | Clorox | 9.72 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 26.61% |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 6.17 Bn | 5.15 Bn | 398.84 Mn | 4.57% |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 4.71 Bn | 4.37 Bn | 245.00 Mn | 11.14% |
| 10 | Interparfums | 3.65 Bn | 3.46 Bn | 223.53 Mn | 15.84% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.45% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -4.42% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -6.88% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -5.44% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -3.31% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.30% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.86% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.79% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.28% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.79% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.10% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.50% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 14.47% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 21.03% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 22.21% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 23.71% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 22.74% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 20.91% |
API Access
Estee Lauder Companies Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
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url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=EL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();