What does skin care — goodwill, period increase (decrease) mean?

This metric represents the net change in the carrying amount of goodwill allocated to the skin care segment during a specific reporting period. It accounts for acquisitions, divestitures, and impairment charges that alter the segment's intangible asset base. It serves as a primary indicator of the segment's inorganic growth and asset valuation adjustments.

Estee Lauder Companies Inc. EL Skin Care — Goodwill, Period Increase (Decrease)

Other product segments

Fragrance

-$2M-200%

Hair Care

$0-100%

Makeup

$0—

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KVUESkin Health and Beauty — Goodwill

$2.23B-0.4%

CVCOGoodwill Period Increase Decrease

$21.72M+248,106%

HFWAGoodwill Period Increase Decrease

$0—

HWK

HWKNIndustrial Solutions — Goodwill, Period Increase (Decrease)

$0—

CSTMGoodwill Period Increase Decrease

$0—

PAYOGoodwill Period Increase Decrease

$0—

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$3.7B+4.6%

Gross profit$2.8B+6.6%

Operating income$249.0M-18.6%

Net income$89.0M-44.0%

EPS (diluted)$0.24-45.5%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$3.1B+18.8%

Total debt$8.8B-6.2%

Total equity$4.0B-8.1%

Total assets$19.7B-1.1%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$412.0M+45.1%

CapEx$102.0M-16.4%

Free cash flow$310.0M+91.4%

Valuation

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Market cap$28.56B+6.5%

Enterprise value$34.24B+2.7%

P/S1.9×+0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin74.7%+0.9pp

Operating margin2.9%—

Net margin-1.7%—

FCF margin8.7%+2.3pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-5.9%—

Debt / equity2.2×0.0×

Current ratio1.3×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Estee Lauder Companies Inc. in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:GoodwillPeriodIncreaseDecrease.

The official record: Estee Lauder Companies Inc.’s 10-Q, filed May 1, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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What is Estee Lauder Companies Inc.'s skin care — goodwill, period increase (decrease)?: Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (EL) reported skin care — goodwill, period increase (decrease) of -$19M in Q1 2026.
What does skin care — goodwill, period increase (decrease) mean?: This metric represents the net change in the carrying amount of goodwill allocated to the skin care segment during a specific reporting period. It accounts for acquisitions, divestitures, and impairment charges that alter the segment's intangible asset base. It serves as a primary indicator of the segment's inorganic growth and asset valuation adjustments.