The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. EL
- Market cap
- $34.6B
- P/E
- 185×
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The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (EL) EV/EBITDA
As of 25 September 2026, The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (EL) trades at a EV/EBITDA of 24.1×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 12.7× (January 2015) to 880× (August 2025); the current reading is higher than 55% of that period. That is above the Household & Personal Products industry median of 12.3× and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 9.4×.
EV/EBITDA, daily
Annual
| 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
| 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 | 0.8× |
| KMB Kimberly-Clark Corporation compare | 11.8× |
| CLX The Clorox Company compare | 12.1× |
| KVUE Kenvue Inc. compare | 12.6× |
| IPAR Interparfums, Inc. compare | 13.1× |
| CL Colgate-Palmolive Company compare | 16.0× |
| CHD Church & Dwight Co., Inc. compare | 18.4× |
| EL The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. | 24.1× |
| ELF e.l.f. Beauty compare | 28.9× |
| Household & Personal Products industry median | 12.3× |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 9.4× |
| 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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- Revenue
- Net income
- EBITDA
- Free cash flow
- Operating cash flow
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
- Free cash flow margin
- P/E ratio
- P/S ratio
- P/B ratio
- Price to free cash flow
- EV/Sales
- Return on equity
- Return on assets
- Return on invested capital
- Debt to equity
- Current ratio
- Total debt
- Shares outstanding
- Book value per share
- Revenue growth
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