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Cash on Hand for Estée Lauder Companies (EL)

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Latest period

$3.13B

YoY change

-14.0%

5Y CAGR

-10.3%

Peak year (2020)

$5.02B

Cash on Hand history chart for Estée Lauder Companies (EL) from 1995 to 2025

Latest: $2.92B

Cash on Hand growth chart for Estée Lauder Companies (EL) from 1995 to 2025

Latest: -14.0%

Cash on Hand history table for Estée Lauder Companies (EL) from 1995 to 2025

  • 2025$2.92B-14.0%
  • 2024$3.40B-15.7%
  • 2023$4.03B+1.8%
  • 2022$3.96B-20.2%
  • 2021$4.96B-1.3%
  • 2020$5.02B+68.1%
  • 2019$2.99B+10.0%
  • 2018$2.71B+55.9%
  • 2017$1.74B+25.8%
  • 2016$1.38B-9.3%
  • 2015$1.53B-6.4%
  • 2014$1.63B+8.9%
  • 2013$1.50B+11.0%
  • 2012$1.35B+7.6%
  • 2011$1.25B+11.8%
  • 2010$1.12B+29.6%
  • 2009$864.50M+115.2%
  • 2008$401.70M+58.3%
  • 2007$253.70M-31.2%
  • 2006$368.60M-33.4%
  • 2005$553.30M-9.5%
  • 2004$611.60M+68.0%
  • 2003$364.10M-33.4%
  • 2002$546.90M+57.7%
  • 2001$346.70M+8.2%
  • 2000$320.30M-7.8%
  • 1999$347.50M+25.2%
  • 1998$277.50M+8.6%
  • 1997$255.60M+0.3%
  • 1996$254.80M-4.9%
  • 1995$267.90M—

Cash on Hand values are taken from Estée Lauder Companies's reported balance sheets (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 Cash on Hand at Estée Lauder Companies (EL)

According to Estée Lauder Companies's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported cash and short-term investments is $3.13B. Cash on hand here is cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments reported at the end of each period — the most liquid assets on the balance sheet. Compare with total debt for net leverage and total assets for the share of assets held in cash.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

The 2025 reading of Estée Lauder Companies (EL) cash and short-term investments is $2.92B – declined 14.0% year-over-year.

Through 2020–2025 (5 years), Estée Lauder Companies cash and short-term investments delivered a -10.3% annualised rate; with a net decline across the window.

Estée Lauder Companies cash and short-term investments peaked at $5.02B in 2020; the latest annual figure is $2.92B in 2025 (41.8% below peak).

$5.02B stands as the all-time-high annual cash and short-term investments, posted in 2020, against a low of $253.70M during 2007.

Estée Lauder Companies Cash on Hand by Year

Estée Lauder Companies Cash on Hand 2025: $2.92B

Estée Lauder Companies posted cash and short-term investments of $2.92B in 2025, declined 14.0% below 2024.

Estée Lauder Companies Cash on Hand 2024: $3.40B

In 2024, Estée Lauder Companies reported cash and short-term investments of $3.40B, declined 15.7% below 2023.

Estée Lauder Companies Cash on Hand 2023: $4.03B

Estée Lauder Companies cash and short-term investments in 2023 was $4.03B, edged up 1.8% from 2022.

Estée Lauder Companies Cash on Hand 2022: $3.96B

2022's cash and short-term investments for Estée Lauder Companies came in at $3.96B, declined 20.2% below 2021.

Estée Lauder Companies Cash on Hand 2021: $4.96B

Estée Lauder Companies cash and short-term investments in 2021 was $4.96B.

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