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.
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The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (EL) Price to free cash flow
As of 16 October 2026, The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (EL) trades at a price to free cash flow of 28.6×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 12.6× (August 2015) to 106× (February 2023); the current reading is higher than 42% of that period. That is above the Household & Personal Products industry median of 19.9× and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 14.7×.
Price to free cash flow, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | Price to free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 21.6× | (50.11%) |
| FY2025 | 43.2× | 64.68% |
| FY2024 | 26.3× | (72.81%) |
| FY2023 | 96.5× | 110.61% |
| FY2022 | 45.8× | 18.90% |
| FY2021 | 38.6× | (6.11%) |
| FY2020 | 41.1× | 10.03% |
| FY2019 | 37.3× | 37.33% |
| FY2018 | 27.2× | 0.11% |
| FY2017 | 27.1× | 1.88% |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Price to free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 21.6× | 7.31% |
| Mar 2026 | 20.1× | (39.04%) |
| Dec 2025 | 33.0× | 8.57% |
| Sep 2025 | 30.4× | (29.75%) |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Price to free cash flow against peers
| Company | Price to free cash flow |
|---|---|
| UL Unilever PLC compare | n/m |
| KVUE Kenvue Inc. compare | 18.7× |
| KMB Kimberly-Clark Corporation compare | 18.8× |
| CL Colgate-Palmolive Company compare | 19.5× |
| CHD Church & Dwight Co., Inc. compare | 22.2× |
| PG Procter & Gamble Company (The) compare | 23.7× |
| ELF e.l.f. Beauty compare | 24.0× |
| CLX The Clorox Company compare | 26.2× |
| EL The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. | 28.6× |
| Household & Personal Products industry median | 19.9× |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 14.7× |
| Market median | 14.2× |
What Price to free cash flow is
Price to Free Cash Flow Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of cash a company generates after its capital spending.
Stock Price ÷ ((Operating Cash Flow (TTM) + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) (TTM) + Intangible Assets Change (Net) (TTM)) ÷ (Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)))
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