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Profitability
Gross margin297.2%+6.3pp296.3%+8.6pp295.1%+10.4pp293.2%+10.6pp290.9%+8.6pp
Operating margin-2.7%
Net margin-17.2%
EBITDA margin19.7%
Free cash flow margin28.3%-3.5pp26.1%-6.7pp25.9%-4.7pp27.3%0.0pp31.8%+9.2pp
Returns
Return on equity-55.7%
Return on assets-12.2%
Return on invested capital-7.1%
Efficiency
Asset turnover2.9×+0.1×2.8×+0.1×2.8×0.0×2.8×0.0×2.8×0.0×
Inventory turnover7.4×+0.4×7.2×+0.4×7.1×+0.4×+0.5×+0.6×
Liquidity
Current ratio5.2×-0.2×5.4×-0.3×5.4×-0.2×5.4×-0.4×5.5×-0.4×
Quick ratio3.8×-0.1×3.9×-0.2×3.8×-0.2×3.8×-0.3×3.9×-0.2×
Cash ratio2.1×0.0×2.1×-0.1×-0.3×-0.4×2.1×-0.4×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity9.4×+1.4×9.4×+1.9×9.3×+2.5×8.7×+2.1×+1.5×
Debt-to-assets1.9×+0.1×1.9×+0.2×1.9×+0.2×1.9×+0.3×1.8×+0.2×
Net debt / EBITDA180.9×
Interest coverage-0.9×
Per Share
Book value per share$43.42-17.3%$44.51-21.0%$45.04-25.7%$48.47-21.0%$52.47-15.5%
Valuation
Market capitalization$123.17B-1.1%$120.95B-22.5%$110.13B-39.3%$114.16B-42.2%$124.59B-45.7%
Enterprise value$148.92B-1.5%$147.78B-18.6%$137.45B-33.0%$141.43B-35.7%$151.25B-39.8%
Price / sales8.5×+0.3×8.3×-1.8×7.5×-4.3×7.6×-5.2×8.1×-6.7×
Price / book31.2×+5.1×30.2×-0.1×27.3×-5.7×26.1×-9.5×26.1×-14.9×
EV / EBITDA958.4×
EV / sales10.2×+0.3×10.2×-1.6×9.4×-4.0×9.5×-4.8×9.9×-6.3×
Free cash flow yield13.7%-2.1pp12.7%-1.1pp14%+2.9pp14.4%+5.4pp15.7%+9.5pp
Earnings yield-8.4%
Dividend yield7.1%-4.2pp8.2%-1.7pp10%+1.3pp11.1%+3.2pp11.3%+4.7pp

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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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