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) EV/EBITDA
As of 16 October 2026, The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (EL) trades at a EV/EBITDA of 26.4×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 12.7× (January 2015) to 880× (August 2025); the current reading is higher than 63% of that period. That is above the Household & Personal Products industry median of 13.0× and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 10.0×.
EV/EBITDA, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | EV/EBITDA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 20.6× | (97.30%) |
| FY2025 | 761× | 3,137.16% |
| FY2024 | 23.5× | (28.77%) |
| FY2023 | 33.0× | 38.12% |
| FY2022 | 23.9× | (32.67%) |
| FY2021 | 35.5× | (37.53%) |
| FY2020 | 56.8× | 144.62% |
| FY2019 | 23.2× | 12.58% |
| FY2018 | 20.6× | 20.69% |
| FY2017 | 17.1× | 0.24% |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | EV/EBITDA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 20.6× | (74.41%) |
| Mar 2026 | 80.4× | (16.89%) |
| Dec 2025 | 96.7× | (14.65%) |
| Sep 2025 | 113× | (85.12%) |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
EV/EBITDA against peers
| Company | EV/EBITDA |
|---|---|
| UL Unilever PLC compare | 0.1× |
| CLX The Clorox Company compare | 12.5× |
| KMB Kimberly-Clark Corporation compare | 12.6× |
| KVUE Kenvue Inc. compare | 13.2× |
| PG Procter & Gamble Company (The) compare | 17.3× |
| CL Colgate-Palmolive Company compare | 17.4× |
| CHD Church & Dwight Co., Inc. compare | 19.9× |
| EL The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. | 26.4× |
| ELF e.l.f. Beauty compare | 32.6× |
| Household & Personal Products industry median | 13.0× |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 10.0× |
| Market median | 11.0× |
What EV/EBITDA is
Enterprise Value over EBITDA tells an investor how the market values a whole company, with debt added and cash taken off, against its operating earnings.
((Stock Price × Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)) + (Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter)) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)) ÷ EBITDA (TTM)
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