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Estee Lauder Companies Inc. EL Free cash flow margin

Free cash flow margin at other companies

Procter & Gamble logo
Procter & GamblePG
17.3%-0.6pp
Kenvue logo
KenvueKVUE
11.9%+2.4pp
Ulta Beauty, Inc. logo
Ulta Beauty, Inc.ULTA
9.5%
Colgate-Palmolive logo
Colgate-PalmoliveCL
18.1%+0.7pp
Ralph Lauren logo
Ralph LaurenRL
9.2%-5.2pp
International Flavors & Fragrances logo
International Flavors & FragrancesIFF
3.7%-1.3pp

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$30.68B+9.4%
Enterprise value$36.36B+3.8%
P/S2.1×+0.2×

Profitability

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Gross margin74.7%+0.9pp
Operating margin2.9%
Net margin-1.7%

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

Calculated from Estee Lauder Companies Inc.’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

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

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Questions, answered.

What is Estee Lauder Companies Inc.'s free cash flow margin?
Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (EL) reported free cash flow margin of 8.7% in Q1 2026.
How has Estee Lauder Companies Inc.'s free cash flow margin changed year-over-year?
Estee Lauder Companies Inc.'s free cash flow margin increased by 35.1% year-over-year, from 6.4% to 8.7%.
What is the long-term trend for Estee Lauder Companies Inc.'s free cash flow margin?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Estee Lauder Companies Inc.'s free cash flow margin has grown at a -20.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 68.7% to 27.3%.
What does free cash flow margin mean?
How much real, spendable cash each sales dollar generates after reinvestment.
How do you interpret free cash flow margin?
A high and rising FCF margin is the hallmark of a cash-generative business. Persistent gaps between net margin and FCF margin warrant a look at working capital or capital intensity.
How does free cash flow margin compare across companies?
Strong cross-company quality signal; capital-light compounders post structurally higher FCF margins than asset-heavy peers.