The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. EL

94.47 (0.90) (0.94%) as of 25 Sep
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The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (EL) Gross margin

The Estee Lauder Companies Inc.'s gross margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 75.5%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 71.3% (fiscal 2023) to 80.6% (fiscal 2016); the current reading is higher than 42% of that period. That is above the Household & Personal Products industry median of 46.3% and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 34.8%.

Gross margin, annual

Annual

Period Gross margin Change (points)
FY2026 75.5% 1.53
FY2025 74.0% 2.31
FY2024 71.7% 0.35
FY2023 71.3% (4.42)
FY2022 75.7% (0.63)
FY2021 76.4% 1.21
FY2020 75.2% (2.06)
FY2019 77.2% (2.01)
FY2018 79.2% (0.19)
FY2017 79.4% (1.22)

Quarterly

Period Gross margin Change (points)
Jun 2026 75.5% (0.94)
Mar 2026 76.4% (0.10)
Dec 2025 76.5% 3.13
Sep 2025 73.4% 1.37
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 71.3% High 80.6%
Ten-year median 76.0%
Current reading's percentile 42

Gross margin against peers

Company Gross margin
EL The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. 75.5%
ELF e.l.f. Beauty compare 74.4%
IPAR Interparfums, Inc. compare 63.8%
CL Colgate-Palmolive Company compare 60.4%
KVUE Kenvue Inc. compare 58.2%
CHD Church & Dwight Co., Inc. compare 45.7%
CLX The Clorox Company compare 42.3%
KMB Kimberly-Clark Corporation compare 36.8%
UL Unilever PLC compare 0.00%
Household & Personal Products industry median 46.3%
Consumer Defensive sector median 34.8%
Market median 46.3%

What Gross margin is

Gross Margin tells an investor how much of each sale a company keeps after paying the direct costs of making or buying what it sells.

Gross Profit ÷ Revenue

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