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The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. EL

Consumer Defensive  —  Household & Personal Products
94.47 (0.90) (0.94%) as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$34.6B
P/E
185×
S&P 500 Member
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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 June 2026 was 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 0.00% and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 0.20%.

Return on invested capital, annual

Annual

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

Low −5.94% High 29.9%
Ten-year median 19.9%
Current reading's percentile 25

Return on invested capital against peers

Company Return on invested capital
CL Colgate-Palmolive Company compare 27.7%
KMB Kimberly-Clark Corporation compare 21.1%
IPAR Interparfums, Inc. compare 15.8%
CLX The Clorox Company compare 14.0%
CHD Church & Dwight Co., Inc. compare 10.7%
KVUE Kenvue Inc. compare 9.95%
EL The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. 6.40%
ELF e.l.f. Beauty compare 4.72%
UL Unilever PLC compare 0.00%
Household & Personal Products industry median 0.00%
Consumer Defensive sector median 0.20%
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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