SuperworthEstée Lauder Companies profit margin EL
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2010.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 1.2%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 5.2%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +9.1 pts
- Peer median
- 10.2%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Estée Lauder Companies kept 1.2% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 5.2% and a gross margin of 75.5%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 17.7%.
The median for 8 household and personal products stocks of a similar size is 10.2%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 1.2% | 5.2% | 75.5% |
| FY2025 | −7.9% | −5.5% | 74.0% |
| FY2024 | 2.6% | 6.2% | 71.7% |
| FY2023 | 6.3% | 9.5% | 71.3% |
| FY2022 | 13.6% | 17.9% | 75.7% |
| FY2021 | 17.7% | 16.1% | 76.4% |
| FY2020 | 4.8% | 4.2% | 75.2% |
| FY2019 | 12.0% | 15.6% | 77.2% |
| FY2018 | 8.1% | 15.0% | 79.2% |
| FY2017 | 10.6% | 14.3% | 79.4% |
| FY2016 | 9.9% | 14.3% | 80.6% |
| FY2015 | 10.1% | 14.9% | 80.5% |
| FY2014 | 11.0% | 16.7% | 80.3% |
| FY2013 | 10.0% | 15.0% | 80.1% |
| FY2012 | n/a | 13.5% | 79.5% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 FY26 | 1.2% | +9.1 pts | 5.2% | |
| Q3 FY26 | −1.7% | +4.2 pts | 2.9% | |
| Q2 FY26 | −1.2% | +3.4 pts | 3.3% | |
| Q1 FY26 | −6.4% | −7.8 pts | −3.4% | |
| Q4 FY25 | −7.9% | −10.5 pts | −5.5% | |
| Q3 FY25 | −5.9% | −10.2 pts | −4.2% | |
| Q2 FY25 | −4.6% | −7.8 pts | −2.7% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 1.4% | −2.2 pts | 4.9% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 2.6% | −3.7 pts | 6.2% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 4.3% | −2.6 pts | 7.8% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 3.2% | −6.0 pts | 6.4% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 3.6% | −9.2 pts | 6.1% |
Against its peers
Companies in Household & Personal Products nearest Estée Lauder Companies' size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| ELEstée Lauder Companies | 1.2% |
| KVUEKenvue | 10.8% |
| KMBKimberly-Clark | 11.8% |
| CHDChurch & Dwight | 12.0% |
| CLColgate-Palmolive | 9.7% |
| AVYAvery Dennison | 7.6% |
| ELFe.l.f. Beauty | 3.4% |
| REYNReynolds Consumer Products | 9.1% |
| PGProcter & Gamble | 18.2% |
| Peer median | 10.2% |
Where Estée Lauder Companies ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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