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Profitability
Gross margin74.7%+0.9pp74.3%+1.3pp74.2%+1.9pp74%+2.3pp73.8%+3.1pp
Operating margin2.9%3.3%-3.4%-5.5%
Net margin-1.7%-1.2%-6.4%-7.9%
Returns
Return on equity-5.9%-4.3%-20.7%-24.7%
Return on invested capital2.1%2.3%-4.2%-7.2%
Efficiency
Asset turnover0.8×+0.1×0.7×0.0×0.7×0.0×0.7×0.0×0.7×0.0×
Liquidity
Current ratio1.3×-0.1×1.4×0.0×1.3×0.0×1.3×-0.1×1.4×-0.2×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity2.2×0.0×2.3×+0.1×2.4×+0.6×2.5×+0.7×2.2×+0.5×
Net debt / EBITDA4.6×4.9×22.1×149.4×
Per Share
Book value per share$10.93-9.1%$11.05-4.6%$10.71-24.3%$10.73-27.1%$12.02-24.5%
Valuation
Market capitalization$25.96B+9.4%$37.74B+40.2%$31.75B-11.3%$27.72B-27.3%$23.74B-57.0%
Price / sales1.8×+0.1×2.6×+0.8×2.2×-0.1×1.9×-0.5×1.6×-2.0×
Price / book6.5×+1.0×9.4×+2.9×8.2×+1.1×7.2×0.0×5.5×-4.2×
EV / EBITDA25.6×34×119.5×779.4×
Dividend yield2%-1.1pp1.3%-1.8pp1.6%-1.1pp2.2%-0.3pp3.1%+1.4pp

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Questions, answered.

What are Estee Lauder Companies Inc.'s profit margins?
Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (EL) runs a 74.7% gross margin and a 2.9% operating margin, with a -1.7% net margin.
Where do Estee Lauder Companies Inc.'s ratios come from?
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