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Estee Lauder Companies Inc. EL Free cash flow

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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%

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

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

$412.0Mnet cash from operating−$102.0Mcapital expenditures=$310M

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?
Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (EL) reported free cash flow of $310M in Q1 2026.
How has Estee Lauder Companies Inc.'s free cash flow changed year-over-year?
Estee Lauder Companies Inc.'s free cash flow increased by 91.4% year-over-year, from $162M to $310M.
What is the long-term trend for Estee Lauder Companies Inc.'s free cash flow?
Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Estee Lauder Companies Inc.'s free cash flow has grown at a -31.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.08B to $670M.
What does free cash flow mean?
Free cash flow represents the cash generated by a company after accounting for cash outflows to support operations and maintain or expand its capital asset base. It serves as a critical indicator of a company's ability to fund organic growth, pay down debt, or return capital to shareholders without relying on external financing.