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Return on assets at other companies

Procter & Gamble logo
Procter & GamblePG
13.2%+0.4pp
Kenvue logo
KenvueKVUE
6.1%+2.2pp
Ulta Beauty, Inc. logo
Ulta Beauty, Inc.ULTA
18.5%-2.1pp
Colgate-Palmolive logo
Colgate-PalmoliveCL
12.8%-4.7pp
Ralph Lauren logo
Ralph LaurenRL
12.7%+1.8pp
International Flavors & Fragrances logo
International Flavors & FragrancesIFF
3.1%+2.1pp

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$29.83B+9.4%
Enterprise value$35.51B+3.8%
P/S+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 return on assets?
Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (EL) reported return on assets of -1.3% in Q1 2026.
What is the long-term trend for Estee Lauder Companies Inc.'s return on assets?
Over 2 years (2021 to 2023), Estee Lauder Companies Inc.'s return on assets has grown at a -5.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 30.4% to 27.3%.
What does return on assets mean?
How much profit the company squeezes out of everything it owns.
How do you interpret return on assets?
Higher means more productive assets. Unlike ROE, it is unaffected by leverage, so a wide ROE-minus-ROA gap flags a heavily levered balance sheet.
How does return on assets compare across companies?
Best compared within an industry — asset intensity varies enormously across sectors. Not meaningful for banks, whose assets are largely financial.