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

Estee Lauder Companies (EL) posted quarterly Short-term Investments of $525.0 million for Q4 2018, up 33.25% year-over-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.

  • In Q4 2018, Short-term Investments rose 33.25% year-over-year to $525.0 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2018 stood at $525.0 million (up 33.25% YoY), while the FY2018 annual figure was $534.0 million, down 11.74% from the prior year.
  • Short-term Investments for Q4 2018 stood at $525.0 million, down from $550.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Short-term Investments was $701.0 million in Q1 2017, with the low 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.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2015 and 2018: Short-term Investments jumped 317.51% in 2015, then plunged 45.22% in 2018.
  • Estee Lauder Companies' Short-term Investments stood at $130.8 million in 2014, then soared by 317.51% to $546.1 million in 2015, then retreated by 24.37% to $413.0 million in 2016, then decreased by 4.6% to $394.0 million in 2017, then surged by 33.25% to $525.0 million in 2018.
  • Business Quant data shows EL's Short-term Investments at $525.0 million in Q4 2018, $550.0 million in Q3 2018, and $534.0 million in Q2 2018.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Procter & Gamble 334.68 Bn 324.73 Bn 10.28 Bn
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
5 Kimberly Clark 35.84 Bn 34.89 Bn 1.60 Bn
6 Estee Lauder Companies 30.63 Bn 27.51 Bn 2.84 Bn
7 Church & Dwight 23.49 Bn 23.23 Bn 693.90 Mn
8 Clorox 12.90 Bn 12.75 Bn 804.00 Mn
9 Yatsen Holding 5.79 Bn 5.65 Bn 153.20 Mn
10 e.l.f. Beauty 5.48 Bn 5.13 Bn 398.84 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