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) Return on equity
The Estee Lauder Companies Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 9.28%, up 4.5 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (4.75%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −24.7% (fiscal 2025) to 57.1% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 17% of that period. That is above the Household & Personal Products industry median of 4.67% and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 0.42%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 4.75% | 29.44 |
| FY2025 | −24.7% | (31.85) |
| FY2024 | 7.16% | (10.84) |
| FY2023 | 18.0% | (22.92) |
| FY2022 | 40.9% | (16.18) |
| FY2021 | 57.1% | 40.76 |
| FY2020 | 16.3% | (22.80) |
| FY2019 | 39.1% | 14.82 |
| FY2018 | 24.3% | (6.95) |
| FY2017 | 31.3% | 0.47 |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| CLX The Clorox Company compare | 522.8% |
| CL Colgate-Palmolive Company compare | 218.7% |
| KMB Kimberly-Clark Corporation compare | 119.3% |
| PG Procter & Gamble Company (The) compare | 29.7% |
| CHD Church & Dwight Co., Inc. compare | 17.8% |
| IPAR Interparfums, Inc. compare | 15.4% |
| EL The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. | 9.28% |
| ELF e.l.f. Beauty compare | 7.33% |
| UL Unilever PLC compare | 0.00% |
| Household & Personal Products industry median | 4.67% |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 0.42% |
| Market median | 0.51% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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