Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

Estee Lauder Companies (EL) recorded quarterly Share-based Compensation of $72.0 million in Q1 2026, down 23.4% quarter-over-quarter from $94.0 million in Q4 2025, and down 4.0% on a YoY basis from $75.0 million in Q1 2025.

Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Estee Lauder Companies' Share-based Compensation history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $72.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation fell 4.0% year-over-year to $72.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $303.0 million (changed 0.33% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $304.0 million, down 6.46% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation was $72.0 million for Q1 2026 at Estee Lauder Companies, down from $94.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $112.0 million in Q4 2022 to a low of $33.0 million in Q2 2023.
  • Historically, Share-based Compensation has averaged $75.8 million across 5 years, with a median of $75.0 million in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Share-based Compensation sank 33.33% in 2022, then jumped 50.94% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $112.0 million in 2022, then declined by 2.68% to $109.0 million in 2023, then fell by 2.75% to $106.0 million in 2024, then declined by 11.32% to $94.0 million in 2025, then decreased by 23.4% to $72.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $72.0 million (Q1 2026), $94.0 million (Q4 2025), and $88.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Tantech Holdings 587.03 Bn 587.00 Bn - -
2 Procter & Gamble 346.82 Bn 334.74 Bn 10.51 Bn 132.00 Mn
3 Unilever 145.94 Bn 135.46 Bn - -
4 Colgate Palmolive 70.39 Bn 69.40 Bn 3.23 Bn 40.00 Mn
5 Kenvue 34.34 Bn 34.23 Bn 2.30 Bn 29.00 Mn
6 Kimberly Clark 33.38 Bn 32.96 Bn 1.53 Bn 23.00 Mn
7 Estee Lauder Companies 31.47 Bn 28.34 Bn 2.84 Bn 72.00 Mn
8 Church & Dwight 22.92 Bn 22.42 Bn 681.40 Mn 25.70 Mn
9 Clorox 11.90 Bn 10.87 Bn 722.00 Mn 15.00 Mn
10 e.l.f. Beauty 3.24 Bn 2.95 Bn 326.45 Mn 17.70 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 72.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 72.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 94.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 94.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 88.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 88.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 49.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 49.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 75.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 75.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 106.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 106.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 74.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 74.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 49.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 49.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 87.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 87.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 109.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 109.00 Mn