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) Return on assets
The Estee Lauder Companies Inc.'s return on assets over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 0.92%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.45% (fiscal 2025) to 14.4% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 17% of that period. That is above the Household & Personal Products industry median of 0.00% and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 0.08%.
Return on assets, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on assets | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 0.92% | 6.37 |
| FY2025 | −5.45% | (7.18) |
| FY2024 | 1.73% | (2.81) |
| FY2023 | 4.54% | (6.61) |
| FY2022 | 11.2% | (3.29) |
| FY2021 | 14.4% | 10.02 |
| FY2020 | 4.42% | (9.46) |
| FY2019 | 13.9% | 4.70 |
| FY2018 | 9.18% | (2.83) |
| FY2017 | 12.0% | (0.77) |
Against its own ten years
Return on assets against peers
| Company | Return on assets |
|---|---|
| PG Procter & Gamble Company (The) compare | 12.5% |
| CL Colgate-Palmolive Company compare | 11.9% |
| KMB Kimberly-Clark Corporation compare | 11.1% |
| CLX The Clorox Company compare | 8.79% |
| CHD Church & Dwight Co., Inc. compare | 8.32% |
| KVUE Kenvue Inc. compare | 6.16% |
| ELF e.l.f. Beauty compare | 3.16% |
| EL The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. | 0.92% |
| UL Unilever PLC compare | 0.00% |
| Household & Personal Products industry median | 0.00% |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 0.08% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on assets is
ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets (latest quarter)
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