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 invested capital
The Estee Lauder Companies Inc.'s return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 7.87%, up 1.5 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (6.40%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.94% (fiscal 2025) to 29.9% (fiscal 2019); the current reading is higher than 25% of that period. That is above the Household & Personal Products industry median of 0.57% and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 0.96%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 6.40% | 12.34 |
| FY2025 | −5.94% | (12.20) |
| FY2024 | 6.26% | (3.49) |
| FY2023 | 9.75% | (18.37) |
| FY2022 | 28.1% | 3.71 |
| FY2021 | 24.4% | 16.95 |
| FY2020 | 7.46% | (22.43) |
| FY2019 | 29.9% | 6.70 |
| FY2018 | 23.2% | 6.10 |
| FY2017 | 17.1% | (5.54) |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| CL Colgate-Palmolive Company compare | 28.9% |
| KMB Kimberly-Clark Corporation compare | 21.1% |
| CLX The Clorox Company compare | 16.7% |
| IPAR Interparfums, Inc. compare | 16.6% |
| PG Procter & Gamble Company (The) compare | 15.7% |
| CHD Church & Dwight Co., Inc. compare | 11.3% |
| EL The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. | 7.87% |
| ELF e.l.f. Beauty compare | 6.44% |
| UL Unilever PLC compare | 0.00% |
| Household & Personal Products industry median | 0.57% |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 0.96% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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