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Capital Expenditures for Estée Lauder Companies (EL)

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Latest period

$513.00M

YoY change

-34.5%

5Y CAGR

-0.7%

Peak year (2023)

$3.29B

CapEx history chart for Estée Lauder Companies (EL) from 1995 to 2025

Latest: $602.00M

CapEx growth chart for Estée Lauder Companies (EL) from 1995 to 2025

Latest: -34.5%

CapEx history table for Estée Lauder Companies (EL) from 1995 to 2025

  • 2025$602.00M-34.5%
  • 2024$919.00M-72.1%
  • 2023$3.29B+216.3%
  • 2022$1.04B+63.3%
  • 2021$637.00M+2.2%
  • 2020$623.00M-16.3%
  • 2019$744.00M+18.3%
  • 2018$629.00M+24.8%
  • 2017$504.00M-4.1%
  • 2016$525.30M+11.1%
  • 2015$473.00M-7.3%
  • 2014$510.20M+10.7%
  • 2013$461.00M+9.6%
  • 2012$420.70M+19.9%
  • 2011$351.00M+29.7%
  • 2010$270.60M-3.3%
  • 2009$279.80M-21.8%
  • 2008$357.80M+14.6%
  • 2007$312.10M+19.8%
  • 2006$260.60M+13.5%
  • 2005$229.60M+11.2%
  • 2004$206.50M+26.6%
  • 2003$163.10M-19.7%
  • 2002$203.20M+5.7%
  • 2001$192.20M+6.2%
  • 2000$180.90M-6.2%
  • 1999$192.90M-66.8%
  • 1998$580.50M+600.2%
  • 1997$82.90M+30.8%
  • 1996$63.40M+37.8%
  • 1995$46.00M—

CapEx values are taken from Estée Lauder Companies's reported cash flow statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About CapEx at Estée Lauder Companies (EL)

According to Estée Lauder Companies's latest reported financial statements, the company's current CapEx (TTM) is $513.00M. Capital expenditures (CapEx) are cash outlays for property, plant, and equipment and other long-lived productive assets — reported on the cash flow statement under investing activities. CapEx funds future capacity (factories, data centers, software, machinery), so rising spend can signal investment in growth, while heavy CapEx reduces free cash flow available to shareholders. We display CapEx as a positive amount (the absolute cash outflow); compare with revenue to gauge capital intensity and with total assets for the asset-base context.

Headline TTM above sums the four reported quarters through (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

The 2025 reading of Estée Lauder Companies (EL) CapEx is $602.00M – plunged 34.5% year-over-year.

Through 2020–2025 (5 years), Estée Lauder Companies CapEx delivered a -0.7% annualised rate; with a net decline across the window.

Estée Lauder Companies CapEx peaked at $3.29B in 2023; the latest annual figure is $602.00M in 2025 (81.7% below peak).

The record annual CapEx stands at $3.29B, reached in 2023; the historical low of $46.00M was recorded in 1995.

Estée Lauder Companies Capital Expenditures by Year

Estée Lauder Companies Capital Expenditures 2025: $602.00M

Estée Lauder Companies CapEx in 2025 was $602.00M, plunged 34.5% below 2024.

Estée Lauder Companies Capital Expenditures 2024: $919.00M

2024's CapEx for Estée Lauder Companies came in at $919.00M, plunged 72.1% below 2023.

Estée Lauder Companies Capital Expenditures 2023: $3.29B

Estée Lauder Companies posted CapEx of $3.29B in 2023, surged 216.3% from 2022. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.

Estée Lauder Companies Capital Expenditures 2022: $1.04B

In 2022, Estée Lauder Companies reported CapEx of $1.04B, surged 63.3% from 2021.

Estée Lauder Companies Capital Expenditures 2021: $637.00M

Estée Lauder Companies CapEx in 2021 was $637.00M.

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