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?

Every ratio is computed from Estee Lauder Companies Inc.'s SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.

Estee Lauder Companies Inc. EL Ratios & Valuation

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	Q3 '26	Q2 '26	Q1 '26	Q4 '25	Q3 '25
Profitability
Gross margin	74.7%+0.9pp	74.3%+1.3pp	74.2%+1.9pp	74%+2.3pp	73.8%+3.1pp
Operating margin	2.9%—	3.3%—	-3.4%—	-5.5%—	——
Net margin	-1.7%—	-1.2%—	-6.4%—	-7.9%—	——
EBITDA margin	8.3%—	8.8%—	2.3%—	0.3%—	——
Free cash flow margin	8.7%+2.3pp	7.8%+0.2pp	7.2%-1.4pp	4.7%-4.6pp	6.4%-1.0pp
Returns
Return on equity	-5.9%—	-4.3%—	-20.7%—	-24.7%—	——
Return on assets	-1.3%—	-0.9%—	-4.6%—	-5.5%—	——
Return on invested capital	2.1%—	2.3%—	-4.2%—	-7.2%—	——
Efficiency
Asset turnover	0.8×+0.1×	0.7×0.0×	0.7×0.0×	0.7×0.0×	0.7×0.0×
Inventory turnover	1.9×+0.1×	1.9×+0.2×	1.7×+0.1×	1.8×0.0×	1.8×+0.1×
Liquidity
Current ratio	1.3×-0.1×	1.4×0.0×	1.3×0.0×	1.3×-0.1×	1.4×-0.2×
Quick ratio	0.9×-0.1×	1×0.0×	0.9×0.0×	0.9×-0.1×	1×-0.1×
Cash ratio	0.5×0.0×	0.6×+0.1×	0.4×0.0×	0.5×-0.1×	0.5×-0.2×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity	2.2×0.0×	2.3×+0.1×	2.4×+0.6×	2.5×+0.7×	2.2×+0.5×
Debt-to-assets	0.4×0.0×	0.5×0.0×	0.5×0.0×	0.5×0.0×	0.5×+0.1×
Net debt / EBITDA	4.6×—	4.9×—	22.1×—	149.4×—	——
Interest coverage	1.3×—	1.4×—	-1.4×—	-2.2×—	——
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%
Enterprise value	$31.63B+3.8%	$44.04B+30.7%	$38.95B-9.3%	$34.29B-22.3%	$30.49B-49.9%
Price / sales	1.8×+0.1×	2.6×+0.8×	2.2×-0.1×	1.9×-0.5×	1.6×-2.0×
Price / book	6.5×+1.0×	9.4×+2.9×	8.2×+1.1×	7.2×0.0×	5.5×-4.2×
EV / EBITDA	25.6×—	34×—	119.5×—	779.4×—	——
EV / sales	2.1×+0.1×	3×+0.8×	2.7×-0.1×	2.4×-0.4×	2.1×-1.9×
Free cash flow yield	4.9%+1.0pp	3%-1.2pp	3.3%-0.4pp	2.4%-1.4pp	4%+1.9pp
Earnings yield	-1%—	-0.5%—	-2.9%—	-4.1%—	——
Dividend yield	2%-1.1pp	1.3%-1.8pp	1.6%-1.1pp	2.2%-0.3pp	3.1%+1.4pp

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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?: Every ratio is computed from Estee Lauder Companies Inc.'s SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.