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Gross Margin for Estée Lauder Companies (EL)

As of · Reported

Metric

TTM

73.4%

YoY change

+2.24pp

Trough year (2023)

71.3%

Peak year (2000)

81.1%

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

Latest: 73.9%

Gross Margin change chart for Estée Lauder Companies (EL) from 1995 to 2025

Latest: +2.24pp

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

  • 202573.9%+2.24pp
  • 202471.7%+0.34pp
  • 202371.3%-4.42pp
  • 202275.7%-0.63pp
  • 202176.4%+1.20pp
  • 202075.2%-2.06pp
  • 201977.2%-2.00pp
  • 201879.2%-0.17pp
  • 201779.4%-1.24pp
  • 201680.6%+0.12pp
  • 201580.5%+0.19pp
  • 201480.3%+0.22pp
  • 201380.1%+0.65pp
  • 201279.5%+1.44pp
  • 201178.0%+1.48pp
  • 201076.5%+2.23pp
  • 200974.3%-0.45pp
  • 200874.8%-0.02pp
  • 200774.8%+0.87pp
  • 200673.9%-0.57pp
  • 200574.5%-0.03pp
  • 200474.5%+0.60pp
  • 200373.9%+0.74pp
  • 200273.2%-5.74pp
  • 200178.9%-2.20pp
  • 200081.1%+0.86pp
  • 199980.2%+0.20pp
  • 199880.0%+0.42pp
  • 199779.6%+0.66pp
  • 199679.0%+0.79pp
  • 199578.2%—

Gross Margin values are taken from Estée Lauder Companies's reported income 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 Gross Margin at Estée Lauder Companies (EL)

According to Estée Lauder Companies's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported gross margin is 73.4%. Gross margin is gross profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage. It shows how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of goods sold — before operating expenses, interest, and taxes. A higher gross margin generally signals pricing power and production efficiency. Margins are most meaningful compared against sector peers and a company's own history.

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) gross margin is 73.89% – expanded 2.2 percentage points year-over-year.

The record annual gross margin stands at 81.10%, reached in 2000; the historical low of 71.31% was recorded in 2023.

Estée Lauder Companies Gross Margin by Year

Estée Lauder Companies Gross Margin 2025: 73.9%

Estée Lauder Companies posted gross margin of 73.89% in 2025, expanded 2.2 percentage points from 2024.

Estée Lauder Companies Gross Margin 2024: 71.7%

In 2024, Estée Lauder Companies reported gross margin of 71.66%, expanded 0.3 percentage points from 2023.

Estée Lauder Companies Gross Margin 2023: 71.3%

Estée Lauder Companies gross margin in 2023 was 71.31%, contracted 4.4 percentage points from 2022. This figure represents the lowest annual value in the available history.

Estée Lauder Companies Gross Margin 2022: 75.7%

2022's gross margin for Estée Lauder Companies came in at 75.73%, contracted 0.6 percentage points from 2021.

Estée Lauder Companies Gross Margin 2021: 76.4%

Estée Lauder Companies gross margin in 2021 was 76.36%.

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