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Estée Lauder Companies (The)
Personal Care Products
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Business at a glance
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Operating health53
Growth31
Profitability39
Cash generation67
Balance sheet61
Dilution control65
Key ratios and five-year financials
Latest quarter revenue YoY (2026-09-30)6.7%Revenue growth (FY)5.0%Revenue CAGR (3y)-1.8%Gross margin75.5%Operating margin5.2%Net margin1.2%Free cash flow margin8.7%R&D / revenue—Stock comp / revenue2.1%Net debt / operating cash flow1.86xCurrent ratio1.22Diluted share count change1.3%
| Fiscal year ending | FY 2022-06 | FY 2023-06 | FY 2024-06 | FY 2025-06 | FY 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $17.7B | $15.9B | $15.6B | $14.3B | $15.0B |
| Gross profit | $13.4B | $11.3B | $11.2B | $10.6B | $11.4B |
| Operating income | $3.2B | $1.5B | $970M | -$785M | $780M |
| Net income | $2.4B | $1.0B | $409M | -$1.1B | $182M |
| Operating cash flow | $3.0B | $1.7B | $2.4B | $1.3B | $1.8B |
| Capital expenditure | $1.0B | $1.0B | $919M | $602M | $457M |
| Free cash flow | $2.0B | $728M | $1.4B | $670M | $1.3B |
| Stock-based comp | $331M | $267M | $325M | $304M | $310M |
| Buybacks | $2.3B | $271M | $35M | $35M | $70M |
| Dividends | $840M | $925M | $947M | $618M | $508M |
| Cash | $4.0B | $4.0B | $3.4B | $2.9B | $3.5B |
| Total debt | $5.1B | $8.1B | $7.3B | $7.3B | $6.8B |
| Equity | $5.6B | $5.6B | $5.3B | $3.9B | $3.8B |
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