Latest period
$1.29B
YoY change
-53.5%
5Y CAGR
-16.6%
Peak year (FY2021)
$2.99B
Latest annual
$670M
Free Cash Flow history chart for Estée Lauder Companies (EL) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: $670M
Free Cash Flow growth chart for Estée Lauder Companies (EL) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: -53.5%
Free Cash Flow history table for Estée Lauder Companies (EL) from 1995 to 2025
| FY2025 | $670M | -53.5% | -$771M | ||
| FY2024 | $1.44B | -192.5% | +$3B | ||
| FY2023 | -$1.56B | -177.9% | -$3.56B | ||
| FY2022 | $2B | -33.2% | -$994M | ||
| FY2021 | $2.99B | +80.7% | +$1.34B | ||
| FY2020 | $1.66B | -6.5% | -$116M | ||
| FY2019 | $1.77B | -8.8% | -$171M | ||
| FY2018 | $1.94B | +50.0% | +$648M | ||
| FY2017 | $1.3B | +2.6% | +$32.6M | ||
| FY2016 | $1.26B | -14.1% | -$207M | ||
| FY2015 | $1.47B | +43.4% | +$445M | ||
| FY2014 | $1.03B | +33.9% | +$260M | ||
| FY2013 | $765M | +8.4% | +$59.3M | ||
| FY2012 | $706M | +4.4% | +$30M | ||
| FY2011 | $676M | -1.5% | -$10.1M | ||
| FY2010 | $686M | +64.8% | +$270M | ||
| FY2009 | $416M | +25.2% | +$83.9M | ||
| FY2008 | $332M | -4.9% | -$17.2M | ||
| FY2007 | $350M | -22.2% | -$99.7M | ||
| FY2006 | $449M | +80.8% | +$201M | ||
| FY2005 | $249M | -46.1% | -$212M | ||
| FY2004 | $461M | +19.6% | +$75.4M | ||
| FY2003 | $385M | +22.4% | +$70.6M | ||
| FY2002 | $315M | +178.1% | +$202M | ||
| FY2001 | $113M | -56.7% | -$148M | ||
| FY2000 | $262M | +64.1% | +$102M | ||
| FY1999 | $159M | -149.5% | +$482M | ||
| FY1998 | -$322M | -289.4% | -$493M | ||
| FY1997 | $170M | +56.7% | +$61.6M | ||
| FY1996 | $109M | -5.6% | -$6.5M | ||
| FY1995 | $115M | — | — |
- FY2025$670M-53.5%
- FY2024$1.44B-192.5%
- FY2023-$1.56B-177.9%
- FY2022$2B-33.2%
- FY2021$2.99B+80.7%
- FY2020$1.66B-6.5%
- FY2019$1.77B-8.8%
- FY2018$1.94B+50.0%
- FY2017$1.3B+2.6%
- FY2016$1.26B-14.1%
- FY2015$1.47B+43.4%
- FY2014$1.03B+33.9%
- FY2013$765M+8.4%
- FY2012$706M+4.4%
- FY2011$676M-1.5%
- FY2010$686M+64.8%
- FY2009$416M+25.2%
- FY2008$332M-4.9%
- FY2007$350M-22.2%
- FY2006$449M+80.8%
- FY2005$249M-46.1%
- FY2004$461M+19.6%
- FY2003$385M+22.4%
- FY2002$315M+178.1%
- FY2001$113M-56.7%
- FY2000$262M+64.1%
- FY1999$159M-149.5%
- FY1998-$322M-289.4%
- FY1997$170M+56.7%
- FY1996$109M-5.6%
- FY1995$115M—
Free Cash Flow 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 Free Cash Flow at Estée Lauder Companies (EL)
Free Cash Flow for Estée Lauder Companies (EL): headline value $1.29B · YoY -53.5%. Annual and quarterly series, chart, and tables are below.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
Estée Lauder Companies (EL) most recent annual free cash flow stands at $670M (2025) – plunged 53.5% year-over-year.
Looking at the 2020–2025 (5 years) stretch, Estée Lauder Companies free cash flow compounded at -16.6% per year, with a net decline across the window.
Estée Lauder Companies free cash flow plunged from $2.99B in 2021 to $670M in 2025, a 77.6% drawdown.
2021 marks the peak free cash flow at $2.99B, with the historical low of -$1.56B recorded in 2023.
Estée Lauder Companies Free Cash Flow by Year
Estée Lauder Companies Free Cash Flow 2025: $670M
Estée Lauder Companies posted free cash flow of $670M in 2025, plunged 53.5% below 2024.
Estée Lauder Companies Free Cash Flow 2024: $1.44B
In 2024, Estée Lauder Companies reported free cash flow of $1.44B, plunged 192.5% below 2023.
Estée Lauder Companies Free Cash Flow 2023: -$1.56B
Estée Lauder Companies free cash flow in 2023 was -$1.56B, plunged 177.9% below 2022. This figure represents the lowest annual value in the available history.
Estée Lauder Companies Free Cash Flow 2022: $2B
2022's free cash flow for Estée Lauder Companies came in at $2B, plunged 33.2% below 2021.
Estée Lauder Companies Free Cash Flow 2021: $2.99B
Estée Lauder Companies free cash flow in 2021 was $2.99B.
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