Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)

Estee Lauder Companies' (EL) quarterly Tax Rate came in at 50.28% in Q1 2026, up 1625.0% year-on-year from 2.91% in Q1 2025, and down 2.09% quarter-over-quarter from 51.35% in Q4 2025.

Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Estee Lauder Companies' Tax Rate history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 50.28% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Tax Rate rose 1625.0% year-over-year to 50.28% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 212.35%, a 21293.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 8.94%, down 5596.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate eased to 50.28% in Q1 2026 per EL's latest filing, from 51.35% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Tax Rate topped out at 51.35% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 21.06% in Q2 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 22.59% (2022), against an average of 21.76%.
  • Across the five-year window, Tax Rate slumped 3584 bps in 2024 and surged 4212 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Tax Rate stood at 25.38% in 2022, then surged by 48 bps to 37.57% in 2023, then plunged by 75 bps to 9.23% in 2024, then soared by 456 bps to 51.35% in 2025, then retreated by 2 bps to 50.28% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest EL Tax Rate figures stand at 50.28% (Q1 2026), 51.35% (Q4 2025), and 4.59% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Procter & Gamble 341.94 Bn 329.86 Bn 10.51 Bn 20.83%
2 Unilever 131.50 Bn 123.41 Bn - -27.77%
3 Colgate Palmolive 72.27 Bn 71.28 Bn 3.23 Bn 23.65%
4 Kenvue 36.23 Bn 36.12 Bn 2.30 Bn 29.46%
5 Kimberly Clark 35.62 Bn 35.19 Bn 1.53 Bn 23.94%
6 Estee Lauder Companies 28.99 Bn 25.86 Bn 2.84 Bn 50.28%
7 Church & Dwight 22.75 Bn 22.25 Bn 681.40 Mn 20.65%
8 Clorox 12.26 Bn 11.23 Bn 722.00 Mn 25.39%
9 Yatsen Holding 6.15 Bn 6.00 Bn 153.20 Mn -31.60%
10 e.l.f. Beauty 4.43 Bn 4.14 Bn 326.45 Mn 18.44%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 50.28%
Mar 31, 2026 50.28%
Mar 31, 2026 50.28%
Dec 31, 2025 51.35%
Dec 31, 2025 51.35%
Dec 31, 2025 51.35%
Sep 30, 2025 4.59%
Sep 30, 2025 4.59%
Sep 30, 2025 4.59%
Jun 30, 2025 -21.06%
Jun 30, 2025 -21.06%
Jun 30, 2025 -21.06%
Mar 31, 2025 34.02%
Mar 31, 2025 34.02%
Mar 31, 2025 34.02%
Dec 31, 2024 9.23%
Dec 31, 2024 9.23%
Dec 31, 2024 9.23%
Sep 30, 2024 13.33%
Sep 30, 2024 13.33%