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Estee Lauder Companies Inc. Cash Flow Statement

Operating, investing, and financing cash movements

Estee Lauder Companies Inc. generated $1.8B in operating cash flow over the trailing twelve months. After $513.0M in capital expenditures, free cash flow was $1.3B. Free cash flow increased 0.4% year-over-year. Based on the Q1 2026 filing.

Net Cash From Operating (TTM)$1.8BNet Cash From Investing (TTM)-$519.0MNet Cash From Financing (TTM)-$810.0MCapital Expenditures (TTM)$513.0MDepreciation And Amortization Cf (TTM)$808.0MNet Change In Cash (TTM)-$272.0M
Latest FilingQ1 2026
Report Date2026-05-01
Market Cap$31.8B
ROE-5.95%

Investing

MetricQ2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26
Capital expenditures$132M$122M$207M$96M$108M$102M
Payments For Proceeds From Hedge Investing Activities$2M—$8M$23M——
Proceeds from disposition of marketable securities and other investments$0$0—$3M——
Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment$750K$750K$750K———
Net cash from investing activities-$134M-$114M-$215M-$116M-$92M-$96M
Proceeds from maturities/sales of investments$0$0—$3M——
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment$750K$750K$750K———
Purchases of investments———$0$0$0

Operating

MetricQ2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26
Change in accounts payable——$251M-$204M-$35M—
Change in accounts receivable-$298M$156M-$307M$358M—$102M
Change in inventories-$142M-$83M—-$6M-$173M—
Change in other assets———$11M-$36M$129M
Change in other liabilities$202M-$121M-$22M-$79M$212M$258M
Other working capital changes-$6M-$4M—$2M$10M-$15M
Deferred income taxes-$213M-$42M-$62M-$34M$45M-$33M
Depreciation and amortization$207M$204M$210M$200M$197M$201M
Gain (loss) on sale of assets-$1M-$3M-$14M$0-$3M-$7M
Impairment charges$861M$0$425M——$0
Net cash from operating activities$1.1B$284M$601M-$340M$1.1B$412M
Accounts payable——$251M-$204M-$35M—
Decrease in operating lease assets and liabilities, net-$9M-$9M-$13M$11M—-$20M
Increase (Decrease) in Other Operating Assets———$11M-$36M$129M
Other Noncash Income (Expense)-$6M-$4M—$2M$10M-$15M
Payment for Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits$18M$19M—$28M$11M$15M
Repositioning and other charges$6M$0$3M$3M$15M$24M
Pension and postretirement benefit expense$19M$21M$18M$21M$19M$18M
Pension contributions$18M$19M—$28M$11M$15M
Stock-based compensation$106M$75M$49M$88M$94M$72M

Financing

MetricQ2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26
Repayments of debt$501M$1M—$1M$1M$1M
Distributions to noncontrolling interests$5.3M$5.3M$5.3M———
Dividends paid$126M$126M$126M$127M$128M$126M
Payments for (proceeds from) hedge, financing activities-$5M-$5M-$5M———
Payments for Repurchase of Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest$0$0$0———
Payments to Noncontrolling Interests$5.3M$5.3M$5.3M———
Proceeds From Derivative Instrument Financing Activities—$10M—$9M—$10M
Proceeds from Issuance of Commercial Paper$0$0$0———
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net$0$0$0———
Net cash from financing activities-$652M-$138M-$128M-$239M-$180M-$263M
Other financing activities$0$0—$150M—$150M
Proceeds from issuance of common stock———$39M$7M$7M
Repurchases of common stock$25M——$9M$58M$3M

Free Cash Flow

MetricQ2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26
Free cash flow$925M$162M$394M-$436M$1B$310M

Other

MetricQ2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash-$35M$13M$32M-$7M$10M-$9M
Net increase (decrease) in cash———-$702M$863M$44M
Proceeds from insurance settlements related to property and equipment—$0————

Supplemental

MetricQ2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26
Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Expense$19M$21M$18M$21M$19M$18M