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Estee Lauder Companies

NYSE: EL · USD

Estee Lauder Companies cash flow and EPS—

Operating cash flow, capital investment, free cash flow and earnings per share.

Capital allocation

% of tracked cash uses

$278M
Estee Lauder Companies capital allocation. Quarterly values. Missing values are unavailable.
PeriodCapexAcquisitionsBuybacksDividendsDebt repaymentsTracked uses
FY 2011 Q112.29% · $57.7M55.05% · $258.5M30.62% · $143.8M0.02% · $0.1M2.02% · $9.5M100% · $469.6M
FY 2011 Q232.57% · $87.1MUnavailable10.92% · $29.2M55.31% · $147.9M1.2% · $3.2M100% · $267.4M
FY 2011 Q331.01% · $79.1M0% · $0M68.05% · $173.6M0% · $0M0.94% · $2.4M100% · $255.1M
FY 2011 Q471.2% · $127.1M0% · $0M28.01% · $50M0% · $0M0.78% · $1.4M100% · $178.5M
FY 2012 Q116.43% · $80.8M1.57% · $7.7M81.94% · $402.9M0.06% · $0.3MUnavailable100% · $491.7M
FY 2012 Q223.76% · $100.7M0% · $0M28.19% · $119.5M48.05% · $203.7MUnavailable100% · $423.9M
FY 2012 Q376.61% · $90.4MUnavailable23.39% · $27.6M0% · $0MUnavailable100% · $118M
FY 2012 Q477.7% · $148.8M0% · $0M22.3% · $42.7M0% · $0MUnavailable100% · $191.5M
FY 2013 Q135.36% · $95.5M3.22% · $8.7M61.24% · $165.4M0.19% · $0.5MUnavailable100% · $270.1M
FY 2013 Q219.98% · $109.9M0% · $0M29.29% · $161.1M50.73% · $279MUnavailable100% · $550M
FY 2013 Q348.45% · $100.1M0% · $0M17.76% · $36.7M33.79% · $69.8MUnavailable100% · $206.6M
FY 2013 Q462.22% · $155.5M0% · $0M9.8% · $24.5M27.97% · $69.9MUnavailable100% · $249.9M
FY 2014 Q138.22% · $85.7M4.1% · $9.2M26.54% · $59.5M31.13% · $69.8MUnavailable100% · $224.2M
FY 2014 Q236.94% · $131.2M0% · $0M40.93% · $145.4M22.13% · $78.6MUnavailable100% · $355.2M
FY 2014 Q321.05% · $125.9M0% · $0M66.11% · $395.4M12.84% · $76.8MUnavailable100% · $598.1M
FY 2014 Q453.84% · $167.4M0% · $0M21.52% · $66.9M24.64% · $76.6MUnavailable100% · $310.9M
FY 2015 Q121.09% · $78.7M2.68% · $10M55.47% · $207M20.77% · $77.5MUnavailable100% · $373.2M
FY 2015 Q219.21% · $108.7M16.65% · $94.2M47.99% · $271.6M16.15% · $91.4MUnavailable100% · $565.9M
FY 2015 Q319.72% · $92.4M29.41% · $137.8M31.48% · $147.5M19.4% · $90.9MUnavailable100% · $468.6M
FY 2015 Q430.19% · $193.2MUnavailable55.73% · $356.7M14.08% · $90.1MUnavailable100% · $640M
FY 2016 Q115.34% · $89.9M3.29% · $19.3M66.05% · $387M15.31% · $89.7MUnavailable100% · $585.9M
FY 2016 Q227.48% · $133.5M0% · $0M49.57% · $240.8M22.95% · $111.5MUnavailable100% · $485.8M
FY 2016 Q329.3% · $111M21.62% · $81.9M19.87% · $75.3M29.22% · $110.7MUnavailable100% · $378.9M
FY 2016 Q439.09% · $190.9M0.02% · $0.1M38.25% · $186.8M22.65% · $110.6MUnavailable100% · $488.4M
FY 2017 Q119.86% · $85M2.34% · $10M51.87% · $222M25.93% · $111MUnavailable100% · $428M
FY 2017 Q25.94% · $123M81.2% · $1,680M6.81% · $141M6.04% · $125MUnavailable100% · $2,069M
FY 2017 Q346.35% · $108M0% · $0M0% · $0M53.65% · $125MUnavailable100% · $233M
FY 2017 Q451.79% · $188MUnavailable13.77% · $50M34.44% · $125MUnavailable100% · $363M
FY 2018 Q131.87% · $116M3.02% · $11M30.49% · $111M34.62% · $126MUnavailable100% · $364M
FY 2018 Q225.57% · $147M0% · $0M49.91% · $287M24.52% · $141MUnavailable100% · $575M
FY 2018 Q320.08% · $105M0% · $0M53.15% · $278M26.77% · $140MUnavailable100% · $523M
FY 2018 Q454.04% · $261M0% · $0M17.18% · $83M28.78% · $139MUnavailable100% · $483M
FY 2019 Q116.02% · $128MUnavailable66.33% · $530M17.65% · $141MUnavailable100% · $799M
FY 2019 Q217.9% · $164MUnavailable65.07% · $596M17.03% · $156MUnavailable100% · $916M
FY 2019 Q328.49% · $149MUnavailable41.68% · $218M29.83% · $156MUnavailable100% · $523M
FY 2019 Q445.22% · $303M0% · $0M31.49% · $211M23.28% · $156MUnavailable100% · $670M
FY 2020 Q120.87% · $125M0% · $0M52.25% · $313M26.04% · $156M0.83% · $5M100% · $599M
FY 2020 Q28.82% · $166M55.23% · $1,040M26.55% · $500M9.24% · $174M0.16% · $3M100% · $1,883M
FY 2020 Q319.05% · $177M0.75% · $7M7.53% · $70M18.51% · $172M54.14% · $503M100% · $929M
FY 2020 Q493.37% · $155M0% · $0M6.02% · $10M0.6% · $1MUnavailable100% · $166M
FY 2021 Q135.91% · $116M1.86% · $6M7.74% · $25M53.87% · $174M0.62% · $2M100% · $323M
FY 2021 Q232.92% · $134M0% · $0M18.92% · $77M47.67% · $194M0.49% · $2M100% · $407M
FY 2021 Q324.86% · $136M0.37% · $2M39.12% · $214M35.28% · $193M0.37% · $2M100% · $547M
FY 2021 Q413.09% · $251M55.14% · $1,057M21.75% · $417M10.02% · $192MUnavailable100% · $1,917M
FY 2022 Q121.4% · $205M0% · $0M58.14% · $557M20.04% · $192M0.42% · $4M100% · $958M
FY 2022 Q218.8% · $254M0.22% · $3M64.47% · $871M16.06% · $217M0.44% · $6M100% · $1,351M
FY 2022 Q320.1% · $199M0% · $0M57.58% · $570M21.72% · $215M0.61% · $6M100% · $990M
FY 2022 Q442.02% · $382M0% · $0M34.21% · $311M23.76% · $216MUnavailable100% · $909M
FY 2023 Q131.87% · $152MUnavailable23.06% · $110M45.07% · $215MUnavailable100% · $477M
FY 2023 Q241.08% · $267MUnavailable22.62% · $147M36.31% · $236MUnavailable100% · $650M
FY 2023 Q349.57% · $233MUnavailable0.21% · $1M50.21% · $236MUnavailable100% · $470M
FY 2023 Q458.31% · $351MUnavailable2.16% · $13M39.53% · $238MUnavailable100% · $602M
FY 2024 Q154.93% · $295MUnavailable0.56% · $3M43.95% · $236M0.56% · $3M100% · $537M
FY 2024 Q246.22% · $232MUnavailable5.98% · $30M47.41% · $238M0.4% · $2M100% · $502M
FY 2024 Q342.27% · $175MUnavailable0.24% · $1M57% · $236M0.48% · $2M100% · $414M
FY 2024 Q447.69% · $217MUnavailable0.22% · $1M52.09% · $237MUnavailable100% · $455M
FY 2025 Q135.97% · $141MUnavailable2.55% · $10M61.22% · $240M0.26% · $1M100% · $392M
FY 2025 Q216.84% · $132MUnavailable3.19% · $25M16.07% · $126M63.9% · $501M100% · $784M
FY 2025 Q349% · $122MUnavailable0% · $0M50.6% · $126M0.4% · $1M100% · $249M
FY 2025 Q462.16% · $207MUnavailable0% · $0M37.84% · $126MUnavailable100% · $333M
FY 2026 Q141.2% · $96MUnavailable3.86% · $9M54.51% · $127M0.43% · $1M100% · $233M
FY 2026 Q236.61% · $108MUnavailable19.66% · $58M43.39% · $128M0.34% · $1M100% · $295M
FY 2026 Q343.97% · $102MUnavailable1.29% · $3M54.31% · $126M0.43% · $1M100% · $232M
FY 2026 Q454.32% · $151MUnavailable0% · $0M45.68% · $127MUnavailable100% · $278M
Sep 30, 2010 through Jun 30, 2026

Operating cash flow

USD millions

$576M

Capital expenditures

USD millions

$151M

Free cash flow

USD millions

$425M

Stock-based compensation

USD millions

$56M

SBC / free cash flow

% · FCF before SBC deduction

13.18%

SBC / operating cash flow

%

9.72%

Software & intangible investment

USD millions

—

Separately disclosed software and intangible investment is unavailable in the extracted statements for this period.

Diluted EPS

USD per share

—

Quarterly data

Estee Lauder Companies cash-flow history. Each metric has its own unit. A dash means inputs are missing or the calculation is undefined.
Fiscal periodEndedOperating cash flowUSD millionsCapital expendituresUSD millionsFree cash flowUSD millionsStock-based compensationUSD millionsSBC / free cash flow%SBC / operating cash flow%Software & intangible investmentUSD millionsDiluted EPSUSD per share
FY 2026 Q4Jun 30, 20265761514255613.18%9.72%——
FY 2026 Q3Mar 31, 20264121023107223.23%17.48%—$0.24
FY 2026 Q2Dec 31, 20251,1251081,017949.24%8.36%—$0.44
FY 2026 Q1Sep 30, 2025-34096-43688———$0.13
FY 2025 Q4Jun 30, 20256012073944912.44%8.15%——
FY 2025 Q3Mar 31, 20252841221627546.3%26.41%—$0.44
FY 2025 Q2Dec 31, 20241,05713292510611.46%10.03%—$-1.64
FY 2025 Q1Sep 30, 2024-670141-81174———$-0.43
FY 2024 Q4Jun 30, 2024889217672497.29%5.51%——
FY 2024 Q3Mar 31, 20245341753598724.23%16.29%—$0.91
FY 2024 Q2Dec 31, 20231,3452321,1131099.79%8.1%—$0.87
FY 2024 Q1Sep 30, 2023-408295-70380———$0.09
FY 2023 Q4Jun 30, 2023714351363339.09%4.62%——
FY 2023 Q3Mar 31, 20232662333369209.09%25.94%—$0.43
FY 2023 Q2Dec 31, 20221,4012671,1341129.88%7.99%—$1.09
FY 2023 Q1Sep 30, 2022-650152-80253———$1.35
FY 2022 Q4Jun 30, 20221,071382689486.97%4.48%——
FY 2022 Q3Mar 31, 2022123199-7691—73.98%—$1.53
FY 2022 Q2Dec 31, 20211,9272541,6731136.75%5.86%—$2.97
FY 2022 Q1Sep 30, 2021-81205-28679———$1.88
FY 2021 Q4Jun 30, 20218542516037211.94%8.43%——
FY 2021 Q3Mar 31, 20217991366638612.97%10.76%—$1.24
FY 2021 Q2Dec 31, 20201,6201341,4861057.07%6.48%—$2.37
FY 2021 Q1Sep 30, 20203581162426426.45%17.88%—$1.42
FY 2020 Q4Jun 30, 202033515518031.67%0.9%—$-1.28
FY 2020 Q3Mar 31, 20206901775137113.84%10.29%—$-0.02
FY 2020 Q2Dec 31, 20191,4251661,259836.59%5.82%—$1.52
FY 2020 Q1Sep 30, 2019-170125-29556———$1.61
FY 2019 Q4Jun 30, 2019761303458429.17%5.52%—$0.43
FY 2019 Q3Mar 31, 20194831493347020.96%14.49%—$1.51
FY 2019 Q2Dec 31, 20181,3921641,228735.94%5.24%—$1.55
FY 2019 Q1Sep 30, 2018-119128-24758———$1.34
FY 2018 Q4Jun 30, 20186422613814010.5%6.23%—$0.49
FY 2018 Q3Mar 31, 20184811053766417.02%13.31%—$0.99
FY 2018 Q2Dec 31, 20171,3571471,210756.2%5.53%—$0.33
FY 2018 Q1Sep 30, 201793116-2357—61.29%—$1.14
FY 2017 Q4Jun 30, 20175481883604412.22%8.03%—$0.61
FY 2017 Q3Mar 31, 20174281083204112.81%9.58%—$0.8
FY 2017 Q2Dec 31, 2016974123851465.41%4.72%—$1.15
FY 2017 Q1Sep 30, 2016-15085-23588———$0.79
FY 2016 Q4Jun 30, 2016472.5190.9281.636.212.86%7.66%—$0.25
FY 2016 Q3Mar 31, 2016353.9111242.936.114.86%10.2%—$0.71
FY 2016 Q2Dec 31, 2015954.1133.5820.642.55.18%4.45%—$1.19
FY 2016 Q1Sep 30, 20158.289.9-81.768.7—837.8%—$0.82
FY 2015 Q4Jun 30, 2015558.3193.2365.131.18.52%5.57%—$0.4
FY 2015 Q3Mar 31, 2015391.392.4298.93311.04%8.43%—$0.71
FY 2015 Q2Dec 31, 2014866108.7757.338.85.12%4.48%—$1.13
FY 2015 Q1Sep 30, 2014127.778.74962.1126.73%48.63%—$0.59
FY 2014 Q4Jun 30, 2014365.8167.4198.427.814.01%7.6%—$0.66
FY 2014 Q3Mar 31, 2014387125.9261.129.911.45%7.73%—$0.54
FY 2014 Q2Dec 31, 2013752.5131.2621.338.66.21%5.13%—$1.09
FY 2014 Q1Sep 30, 201329.985.7-55.856.3—188.29%—$0.76
FY 2013 Q4Jun 30, 2013292.1155.5136.627.420.06%9.38%—$0.24
FY 2013 Q3Mar 31, 2013279.1100.117929.616.54%10.61%—$0.45
FY 2013 Q2Dec 31, 2012780.3109.9670.434.35.12%4.4%—$1.13
FY 2013 Q1Sep 30, 2012-125.295.5-220.754.5———$0.76
FY 2012 Q4Jun 30, 2012257148.8108.223.721.9%9.22%—$0.13
FY 2012 Q3Mar 31, 2012259.590.4169.124.414.43%9.4%—$0.33
FY 2012 Q2Dec 31, 2011646.4100.7545.731.25.72%4.83%—$1
FY 2012 Q1Sep 30, 2011-36.280.8-11745.4———$0.7
FY 2011 Q4Jun 30, 2011299.4127.1172.320.311.78%6.78%—$0.1
FY 2011 Q3Mar 31, 2011219.679.1140.520.114.31%9.15%—$0.31
FY 2011 Q2Dec 31, 2010547.187.146023.85.17%4.35%—$0.86
FY 2011 Q1Sep 30, 2010-39.157.7-96.830.6———$0.48
Sources and calculations

Financial inputs from company filings. Last checked Oct 18, 2026. A dash means missing inputs or an undefined calculation.

Period changes use the preceding fiscal quarter or year. Percentage changes divide by the absolute prior value; a zero or missing baseline has no percentage change. Percentage metrics show changes in percentage points.

FCF subtracts reported cash capital investment. PPE purchases are preferred; the productive-assets fallback also includes software and intangibles. Acquisitions and noncash lease additions are excluded. EPS and weighted shares are not summed across quarters. Annual figures use annual reports.

SBC / FCF always uses FCF before SBC deduction; both SBC ratios compare amounts from the same period. A zero or negative cash-flow denominator is undefined, and values above 100% are retained.

Each reported nonnegative cash use / sum of available tracked nonnegative cash uses × 100. Missing categories are omitted, never set to zero. This is the composition of tracked uses, not a complete cash-flow reconciliation or a percentage of OCF. SBC is noncash and excluded. Negative amounts are excluded as reversals or net receipts; they are not converted to spending. Annual bars use reported annual amounts. Turning off a category hides its share without changing the denominator. Debt repayments prefer a reported aggregate, with long-term or convertible-only scope identified in the tooltip. Acquisitions are net of cash acquired. Dividend payments use the aggregate where reported, including dividend equivalents when part of that concept.

The SBC option subtracts reported share-based compensation from FCF as an economic-cost scenario. Missing SBC never becomes zero.

Market prices: Yahoo Finance · EL, USD. Latest completed close Sep 25, 2026. Price data retrieved Sep 28, 2026.

Operating cash flow
Reported net cash provided by or used in operating activities.
Capital expenditures
Reported cash capital investment. Uses purchases of property, plant and equipment where disclosed; otherwise purchases of productive assets, which can also include software and intangibles. Excludes acquisitions and noncash lease additions.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow − reported cash capital investment. PPE purchases are preferred; the productive-assets fallback also includes software and intangibles. Reflects the SBC option and can differ from issuer-defined FCF.
Stock-based compensation
Reported share-based compensation addback in the cash-flow statement. Missing disclosure is not treated as zero.
SBC / free cash flow
Reported share-based compensation / (operating cash flow − cash capital investment) × 100, for the same fiscal period. Always uses FCF before SBC deduction. Zero or negative FCF is undefined; values above 100% are retained.
SBC / operating cash flow
Reported share-based compensation / reported operating cash flow × 100, for the same fiscal period. Zero or negative operating cash flow is undefined. Unaffected by the SBC deduction scenario.
Software & intangible investment
Separately tagged payments for capitalized software under US GAAP, or purchases of intangible assets under IFRS. This optional disclosure is not inferred from total capex or deducted a second time from FCF.
Diluted EPS
Reported diluted earnings per share, normalized for recorded subsequent stock splits. Quarterly EPS is never subtracted from annual or YTD EPS.