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.

104.54 2.65 −2.47%
Market cap
$38.8B
P/E
205×
Fwd P/E
28.0×
Dividend yield
1.34%
F-score
7/9
Altman Z
2.85
Beneish M
−2.90
Dividend safety
37/100

The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (EL) Net margin

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The Estee Lauder Companies Inc.'s net margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 1.21%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.91% (fiscal 2025) to 17.7% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 17% of that period. That is above the Household & Personal Products industry median of 0.61% and below the Consumer Defensive sector median of 1.41%.

Net margin, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Net margin Change (points)
FY2026 1.21% 9.12
FY2025 −7.91% (10.41)
FY2024 2.50% (3.82)
FY2023 6.32% (7.15)
FY2022 13.5% (4.23)
FY2021 17.7% 12.91
FY2020 4.79% (7.22)
FY2019 12.0% 3.91
FY2018 8.10% (2.46)
FY2017 10.6% 0.66

Quarterly newest first

Period Net margin Change (points)
Jun 2026 −3.20% (5.60)
Mar 2026 2.40% (1.43)
Dec 2025 3.83% 2.48
Sep 2025 1.35% 17.36
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Against its own ten years

Low −7.91% High 17.7%
Ten-year median 9.00%
Current reading's percentile 17

Net margin against peers

Company Net margin
PG Procter & Gamble Company (The) compare 18.1%
UL Unilever PLC compare 12.0%
CHD Church & Dwight Co., Inc. compare 12.0%
KMB Kimberly-Clark Corporation compare 11.8%
KVUE Kenvue Inc. compare 10.8%
CL Colgate-Palmolive Company compare 9.68%
CLX The Clorox Company compare 8.74%
ELF e.l.f. Beauty compare 3.38%
EL The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. 1.21%
Household & Personal Products industry median 0.61%
Consumer Defensive sector median 1.41%
Market median 0.45%

What Net margin is

Net Profit Margin tells an investor how much of each unit of revenue ends up as profit for shareholders after all costs, interest and taxes.

Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Revenue

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