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.

Revenue
+6.72%
EPS
+393.3%
Free cash flow
+46.1%
Total debt
−0.98%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

108.61 0.96 +0.89%
Market cap
$39.0B
P/E
106×
Fwd P/E
37.4×
Dividend yield
1.29%
F-score
7/9
Altman Z
2.85
Beneish M
−2.90
Dividend safety
37/100

The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (EL) Operating cash flow

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The Estee Lauder Companies Inc.'s operating cash flow for fiscal 2026 was $1.8B, up 39.4% from $1.3B in fiscal 2025. Over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 it was $1.9B. Over the past ten years it has ranged from $1.3B (fiscal 2025) to $3.6B (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 25% of that period. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. ranks 5th of 30 Household & Personal Products companies by operating cash flow.

Operating cash flow, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Operating cash flow Change
FY2026 $1.8B 39.39%
FY2025 $1.3B (46.10%)
FY2024 $2.4B 36.34%
FY2023 $1.7B (43.06%)
FY2022 $3.0B (16.28%)
FY2021 $3.6B 59.25%
FY2020 $2.3B (9.42%)
FY2019 $2.5B (1.76%)
FY2018 $2.6B 43.13%
FY2017 $1.8B 0.06%

Quarterly newest first

Period Operating cash flow Change
Sep 2026 −$166.0M —
Jun 2026 $576.0M 39.81%
Mar 2026 $412.0M (63.38%)
Dec 2025 $1.1B —
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low $1.3B High $3.6B
Ten-year median $2.1B
Current reading's percentile 25

Operating cash flow against peers

What Operating cash flow is

Operating Cash Flow shows how much cash a company’s day-to-day business actually brings in, after paying suppliers, staff and taxes.

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