Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Short-term Investments (2014 - 2018)

Estee Lauder Companies' (EL) quarterly Short-term Investments came in at $525.0 million in Q4 2018, up 33.25% year-on-year from $394.0 million in Q4 2017, and down 4.55% quarter-over-quarter from $550.0 million in Q3 2018.

Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Short-term Investments (2014 - 2018) Analysis & Trends

Estee Lauder Companies' Short-term Investments history runs 5 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $525.0 million for Q4 2018.

  • On a quarterly basis, Short-term Investments rose 33.25% year-over-year to $525.0 million in Q4 2018; TTM through Dec 2018 was $525.0 million, a 33.25% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2018 full-year figure at $534.0 million, down 11.74% from the prior year.
  • Short-term Investments eased to $525.0 million in Q4 2018 per EL's latest filing, from $550.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Short-term Investments topped out at $701.0 million in Q1 2017 and bottomed at $130.8 million in Q4 2014.
  • The 5-year median for Short-term Investments is $517.5 million (2016), against an average of $469.8 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Short-term Investments jumped 317.51% in 2015 and sank 45.22% in 2018, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Short-term Investments stood at $130.8 million in 2014, then jumped by 317.51% to $546.1 million in 2015, then decreased by 24.37% to $413.0 million in 2016, then slipped by 4.6% to $394.0 million in 2017, then soared by 33.25% to $525.0 million in 2018.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest EL Short-term Investments figures stand at $525.0 million (Q4 2018), $550.0 million (Q3 2018), and $534.0 million (Q2 2018).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Procter & Gamble 345.64 Bn 333.34 Bn 10.51 Bn
2 Unilever 134.09 Bn 123.61 Bn -
3 Colgate Palmolive 73.54 Bn 72.20 Bn 3.23 Bn
4 Kenvue 37.21 Bn 37.10 Bn 2.30 Bn
5 Kimberly Clark 36.88 Bn 36.34 Bn 1.53 Bn
6 Estee Lauder Companies 29.50 Bn 26.37 Bn 2.84 Bn
7 Church & Dwight 23.33 Bn 22.83 Bn 681.40 Mn
8 Clorox 11.75 Bn 10.56 Bn 722.00 Mn
9 Yatsen Holding 6.34 Bn 6.20 Bn 153.20 Mn
10 e.l.f. Beauty 4.67 Bn 4.38 Bn 326.45 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2018 525.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 550.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 534.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 384.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 394.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 381.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 605.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 701.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 413.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 525.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 469.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 517.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 546.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 670.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 503.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 136.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 130.80 Mn