Estee Lauder Companies Quarterly Cash Flow Statement
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Estee Lauder Companies free cash flow
In the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, Estee Lauder Companies generated $576.0 million of operating cash flow and spent $151.0 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $425.0 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 11.7% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 7.9% from the prior year's $394.0 million.
Estee Lauder Companies returned $127.0 million to shareholders through dividends, equal to 30% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 3.3 times.
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Estee Lauder Companies cash flow statement (quarterly)
| Quarter (USD) | Q4 20262026-06-30 | Q3 20262026-03-31 | Q2 20262025-12-31 | Q1 20262025-09-30 | Q4 20252025-06-30 | Q3 20252025-03-31 | Q2 20252024-12-31 | Q1 20252024-09-30 | Q4 20242024-06-30 | Q3 20242024-03-31 | Q2 20242023-12-31 | Q1 20242023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | -116.00M | 89.00M | 162.00M | 47.00M | -546.00M | 159.00M | -590.00M | -156.00M | -286.00M | 335.00M | 324.00M | 36.00M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | — | -44.03% | — | — | — | -52.54% | -282.10% | -533.33% | — | +116.13% | -18.39% | -92.65% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 198.00M | 201.00M | 197.00M | 200.00M | 210.00M | 204.00M | 207.00M | 208.00M | 211.00M | 206.00M | 205.00M | 203.00M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 56.00M | 72.00M | 94.00M | 88.00M | 49.00M | 75.00M | 106.00M | 74.00M | 49.00M | 87.00M | 109.00M | 80.00M |
| Change in Working Capital | 591.00M | 54.00M | 618.00M | -646.00M | 527.00M | -112.00M | 681.00M | -713.00M | 582.00M | -9.00M | 730.00M | -636.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 576.00M | 412.00M | 1.13B | -340.00M | 601.00M | 284.00M | 1.06B | -670.00M | 889.00M | 534.00M | 1.34B | -408.00M |
| Capital Expenditures | -151.00M | -102.00M | -108.00M | -96.00M | -207.00M | -122.00M | -132.00M | -141.00M | -217.00M | -175.00M | -232.00M | -295.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -185.00M | -96.00M | -92.00M | -116.00M | -215.00M | -114.00M | -134.00M | -160.00M | -225.00M | -178.00M | -262.00M | -295.00M |
| Dividends Paid | -127.00M | -126.00M | -128.00M | -127.00M | -126.00M | -126.00M | -126.00M | -240.00M | -237.00M | -236.00M | -238.00M | -236.00M |
| Share Repurchases | 0 | -3.00M | -58.00M | -9.00M | 0 | 0 | -25.00M | -10.00M | -1.00M | -1.00M | -30.00M | -3.00M |
| Debt Repaid | — | -1.00M | -1.00M | -1.00M | — | -1.00M | -501.00M | -1.00M | — | -2.00M | -2.00M | -3.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -30.00M | -263.00M | -180.00M | -239.00M | -128.00M | -138.00M | -652.00M | -226.00M | -976.00M | -570.00M | -270.00M | -219.00M |
| Net Change in Cash | 372.00M | 44.00M | 863.00M | -702.00M | 290.00M | 45.00M | 236.00M | -1.04B | -306.00M | -238.00M | 849.00M | -939.00M |
| Free Cash Flow | 425.00M | 310.00M | 1.02B | -436.00M | 394.00M | 162.00M | 925.00M | -811.00M | 672.00M | 359.00M | 1.11B | -703.00M |
This table shows 12 quarterly periods of Estee Lauder Companies's cash flow statement, from Q4 2026 back to Q1 2024, across 14 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow EL's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?