The Estee Lauder Companies Inc.
EL Consumer Defensive Household & Personal Products
The Estee Lauder Companies Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended June 2026) was $15.0 billion, up 5.05% from fiscal 2025. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 6.33%, EPS grew 78.8%, free cash flow grew 7.87% and total debt was flat, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500.
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The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (EL) Debt to equity
The Estee Lauder Companies Inc.'s debt to equity at the end of the quarter to 30 June 2026 was 1.9×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.4× (fiscal 2015) to 1.9× (fiscal 2026) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is above the Household & Personal Products industry median of 0.5× and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 0.3×.
Debt to equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Debt to equity | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 1.9× | 1.40% |
| FY2025 | 1.9× | 29.45% |
| FY2024 | 1.5× | 0.66% |
| FY2023 | 1.5× | 50.05% |
| FY2022 | 1.0× | 5.90% |
| FY2021 | 0.9× | (40.96%) |
| FY2020 | 1.5× | 100.22% |
| FY2019 | 0.8× | 2.80% |
| FY2018 | 0.8× | (7.27%) |
| FY2017 | 0.8× | 29.82% |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Debt to equity | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 1.9× | 4.83% |
| Mar 2026 | 1.8× | 0.81% |
| Dec 2025 | 1.8× | (3.51%) |
| Sep 2025 | 1.9× | (0.56%) |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Debt to equity against peers
| Company | Debt to equity |
|---|---|
| UL Unilever PLC compare | 0.0× |
| CHD Church & Dwight Co., Inc. compare | 0.5× |
| PG Procter & Gamble Company (The) compare | 0.6× |
| KVUE Kenvue Inc. compare | 0.7× |
| ELF e.l.f. Beauty compare | 0.7× |
| EL The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. | 1.9× |
| KMB Kimberly-Clark Corporation compare | 3.5× |
| CL Colgate-Palmolive Company compare | 13.9× |
| CLX The Clorox Company compare | 15.8× |
| Household & Personal Products industry median | 0.5× |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 0.3× |
| Market median | 0.1× |
What Debt to equity is
Debt to Equity Ratio shows how much a company relies on borrowed money compared with the money its shareholders have in the business.
(Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt) ÷ Shareholders Equity (Total)
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