The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (EL)
NYSE: EL · Real-Time Price · USD
102.30
-0.74 (-0.72%)
At close: Aug 31, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
102.50
+0.20 (0.20%)
After-hours: Aug 31, 2026, 7:54 PM EDT
EL Cash Flow Statement
Financials in millions USD. Fiscal year is July - June.
Millions USD. Fiscal year is Jul - Jun.
Operating Activities
Fiscal Quarter | Q4 2026 | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 |
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Period Ending | Jun '26 Jun 30, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 | Sep '21 Sep 30, 2021 |
Net Income | -116 | 89 | 162 | 47 | -546 | 159 | -590 | -156 | -284 | 330 | 313 | 31 | -33 | 156 | 394 | 489 | 52 | 558 | 1,088 | 692 |
Depreciation & Amortization | 198 | 201 | 197 | 200 | 210 | 204 | 207 | 208 | 211 | 206 | 205 | 203 | 196 | 189 | 181 | 178 | 181 | 182 | 181 | 183 |
Loss (Gain) From Sale of Assets | 16 | 7 | 3 | - | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Asset Writedown & Restructuring Costs | 15 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 428 | - | 867 | 11 | 472 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 212 | 9 | 37 | 217 | -1 | 2 |
Loss (Gain) From Sale of Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -1 |
Stock-Based Compensation | 56 | 72 | 94 | 88 | 49 | 75 | 106 | 74 | 49 | 87 | 109 | 80 | 33 | 69 | 112 | 53 | 48 | 91 | 113 | 79 |
Other Operating Activities | -173 | -15 | 43 | -43 | -68 | -36 | -206 | -92 | -130 | -80 | -2 | -86 | -130 | -38 | 29 | -47 | -71 | -24 | 20 | -41 |
Change in Accounts Receivable | 236 | -102 | 232 | -358 | 307 | -156 | 298 | -219 | 119 | -125 | 198 | -477 | 439 | 41 | 284 | -579 | 538 | -141 | 176 | -583 |
Change in Inventory | -84 | -44 | 173 | 6 | -31 | 83 | 142 | -10 | 113 | 248 | 343 | 62 | 90 | 2 | 73 | -229 | -204 | -234 | 14 | -178 |
Change in Accounts Payable | 251 | 71 | -35 | -204 | 251 | 68 | 39 | -337 | 251 | -38 | 4 | -255 | -20 | -3 | 65 | -375 | 409 | -159 | 151 | -191 |
Change in Other Net Operating Assets | 177 | 109 | 241 | -79 | -13 | -116 | 193 | -150 | 86 | -101 | 172 | 31 | 118 | -160 | 49 | -151 | 79 | -370 | 183 | -44 |
Operating Cash Flow | 576 | 412 | 1,125 | -340 | 601 | 284 | 1,057 | -670 | 889 | 534 | 1,345 | -408 | 714 | 266 | 1,401 | -650 | 1,071 | 123 | 1,927 | -81 |
Operating Cash Flow Growth (YoY) | -4.16% | 45.07% | 6.43% | - | -32.40% | -46.82% | -21.41% | - | 24.51% | 100.75% | -4.00% | - | -33.33% | 116.26% | -27.30% | - | 25.41% | -84.61% | 18.95% | - |
Investing Activities
Fiscal Quarter | Q4 2026 | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 |
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Period Ending | Jun '26 Jun 30, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 | Sep '21 Sep 30, 2021 |
Capital Expenditures | -151 | -102 | -108 | -96 | -207 | -122 | -132 | -141 | -217 | -175 | -232 | -295 | -351 | -233 | -267 | -152 | -382 | -199 | -254 | -205 |
Sale of Property, Plant & Equipment | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cash Acquisitions | -5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -3 | - |
Sale (Purchase) of Intangibles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -2,278 | -8 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Investment in Securities | -35 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | -1 | -10 | -4 | -4 | - | -3 | -1 | -4 | - | - | - | -4 | -6 |
Other Investing Activities | 6 | 6 | 16 | -23 | -8 | 5 | -2 | -18 | 2 | 1 | -26 | - | -58 | - | - | 138 | - | 50 | - | 58 |
Investing Cash Flow | -185 | -96 | -92 | -116 | -215 | -114 | -134 | -160 | -225 | -178 | -262 | -295 | -2,690 | -242 | -271 | -14 | -382 | -149 | -261 | -153 |
Financing Activities
Fiscal Quarter | Q4 2026 | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 |
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Period Ending | Jun '26 Jun 30, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 | Sep '21 Sep 30, 2021 |
Short-Term Debt Issued | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 249 | - | - | - | 3 |
Total Debt Issued | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -1 | -131 | 780 | - | 750 | 1,984 | -5 | 249 | - | - | -3 | 3 |
Short-Term Debt Repaid | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Long-Term Debt Repaid | - | - | - | -1 | - | - | - | -1 | - | - | - | -3 | - | - | - | -254 | - | - | - | -4 |
Total Debt Repaid | - | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -501 | -1 | -3 | -217 | -786 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -254 | -2 | -6 | -10 | -4 |
Net Debt Issued (Repaid) | - | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -501 | -1 | -4 | -348 | -6 | -4 | 746 | 1,981 | -9 | -5 | -2 | -6 | -13 | -1 |
Issuance of Common Stock | - | 7 | 7 | 39 | - | - | - | 15 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 31 | 11 | 26 | 24 | 50 | 41 | 36 |
Repurchase of Common Stock | - | -3 | -58 | -9 | - | - | -25 | -10 | -1 | -1 | -30 | -3 | -13 | -1 | -147 | -110 | -311 | -570 | -871 | -557 |
Common Dividends Paid | -127 | -126 | -128 | -127 | -126 | -126 | -126 | -240 | -237 | -236 | -238 | -236 | -238 | -236 | -236 | -215 | -216 | -215 | -217 | -192 |
Other Financing Activities | 97 | -140 | - | -141 | - | -11 | - | 10 | -745 | 5 | - | 9 | -15 | - | - | - | -15 | - | -1 | - |
Financing Cash Flow | -30 | -263 | -180 | -239 | -128 | -138 | -652 | -226 | -976 | -570 | -270 | -219 | 500 | 1,775 | -381 | -304 | -520 | -741 | -1,061 | -714 |
Net Cash Flow
Fiscal Quarter | Q4 2026 | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 |
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Period Ending | Jun '26 Jun 30, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 | Sep '21 Sep 30, 2021 |
Foreign Exchange Rate Adjustments | 11 | -9 | 10 | -7 | 32 | 13 | -35 | 11 | 6 | -24 | 36 | -17 | -26 | 7 | 38 | -51 | -48 | - | 3 | -15 |
Net Cash Flow | 372 | 44 | 863 | -702 | 290 | 45 | 236 | -1,045 | -306 | -238 | 849 | -939 | -1,502 | 1,806 | 787 | -1,019 | 121 | -767 | 608 | -963 |
Free Cash Flow
Fiscal Quarter | Q4 2026 | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 |
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Period Ending | Jun '26 Jun 30, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 | Sep '21 Sep 30, 2021 |
Free Cash Flow | 425 | 310 | 1,017 | -436 | 394 | 162 | 925 | -811 | 672 | 359 | 1,113 | -703 | 363 | 33 | 1,134 | -802 | 689 | -76 | 1,673 | -286 |
Free Cash Flow Growth (YoY) | 7.87% | 91.36% | 9.95% | - | -41.37% | -54.87% | -16.89% | - | 85.12% | 987.88% | -1.85% | - | -47.32% | - | -32.22% | - | 14.26% | - | 12.58% | - |
Free Cash Flow Margin | 11.72% | 8.35% | 24.05% | -12.53% | 11.55% | 4.56% | 23.10% | -24.13% | 17.36% | 9.11% | 26.01% | -19.98% | 10.06% | 0.88% | 24.55% | -20.41% | 19.35% | -1.79% | 30.20% | -6.51% |
Free Cash Flow Per Share | 1.17 | 0.85 | 2.79 | -1.20 | 1.09 | 0.45 | 2.57 | -2.25 | 1.87 | 0.99 | 3.09 | -1.95 | 1.01 | 0.09 | 3.15 | -2.22 | 1.91 | -0.21 | 4.57 | -0.78 |
Levered Free Cash Flow | 786.13 | 325 | 1,116 | -411.63 | 787.88 | 209.25 | 1,008 | -426.38 | 787.63 | 518.88 | 1,105 | -902.25 | -1,922 | 166.25 | 1,153 | -818.63 | 721.88 | -48.38 | 1,469 | -292.13 |
Unlevered Free Cash Flow | 836.75 | 376.25 | 1,169 | -357.88 | 842.88 | 263.63 | 1,065 | -368.88 | 844.5 | 577.63 | 1,166 | -842.88 | -1,860 | 202.5 | 1,185 | -789.88 | 748.13 | -22.75 | 1,495 | -265.88 |
Additional Metrics
Fiscal Quarter | Q4 2026 | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 |
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Period Ending | Jun '26 Jun 30, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 | Sep '21 Sep 30, 2021 |
Cash Interest Paid | 102 | 61 | 106 | 62 | 110 | 64 | 116 | 63 | 115 | 56 | 130 | 58 | 93 | 48 | 61 | 33 | 53 | 30 | 50 | 30 |
Cash Income Tax Paid | 104 | 136 | 147 | 148 | 162 | 141 | 132 | 195 | 109 | 178 | 132 | 131 | 278 | 138 | 136 | 113 | 134 | 309 | 192 | 125 |
Change in Working Capital | 580 | 34 | 611 | -635 | 514 | -121 | 672 | -716 | 569 | -16 | 717 | -639 | 627 | -120 | 471 | -1,334 | 822 | -904 | 524 | -996 |