stockrowThe 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
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The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (EL) Operating margin
The Estee Lauder Companies Inc.'s operating margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 6.67%, up 1.5 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (5.18%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.48% (fiscal 2025) to 17.9% (fiscal 2022); the current reading is higher than 25% of that period. That is above the Household & Personal Products industry median of 1.31% and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 1.70%.
Operating margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 5.18% | 10.66 |
| FY2025 | −5.48% | (11.69) |
| FY2024 | 6.21% | (3.27) |
| FY2023 | 9.48% | (8.39) |
| FY2022 | 17.9% | 1.72 |
| FY2021 | 16.2% | 11.91 |
| FY2020 | 4.24% | (11.32) |
| FY2019 | 15.6% | 0.54 |
| FY2018 | 15.0% | 0.61 |
| FY2017 | 14.4% | 0.11 |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 11.0% | 12.06 |
| Jun 2026 | −1.08% | (7.79) |
| Mar 2026 | 6.71% | (2.77) |
| Dec 2025 | 9.48% | 4.63 |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Operating margin against peers
| Company | Operating margin |
|---|---|
| PG Procter & Gamble Company (The) compare | 22.6% |
| CHD Church & Dwight Co., Inc. compare | 18.0% |
| IPAR Interparfums, Inc. compare | 17.9% |
| KMB Kimberly-Clark Corporation compare | 15.2% |
| CL Colgate-Palmolive Company compare | 14.8% |
| CLX The Clorox Company compare | 14.6% |
| ELF e.l.f. Beauty compare | 8.87% |
| EL The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. | 6.67% |
| UL Unilever PLC compare | 0.00% |
| Household & Personal Products industry median | 1.31% |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 1.70% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Operating margin is
EBIT Margin tells an investor how much operating profit, before interest and taxes, a company keeps from each unit of revenue.
EBIT ÷ Revenue
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