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Operating Cash Flow for Estée Lauder Companies (EL)

As of · Reported

Metric

Latest period

$412.00M

YoY change

-46.1%

5Y CAGR

-11.0%

Peak year (2021)

$3.63B

Operating Cash Flow history chart for Estée Lauder Companies (EL) from 1995 to 2025

Latest: $1.27B

Operating Cash Flow growth chart for Estée Lauder Companies (EL) from 1995 to 2025

Latest: -46.1%

Operating Cash Flow history table for Estée Lauder Companies (EL) from 1995 to 2025

  • 2025$1.27B-46.1%
  • 2024$2.36B+36.3%
  • 2023$1.73B-43.1%
  • 2022$3.04B-16.3%
  • 2021$3.63B+59.3%
  • 2020$2.28B-9.4%
  • 2019$2.52B-2.2%
  • 2018$2.57B+42.9%
  • 2017$1.80B+0.6%
  • 2016$1.79B-8.0%
  • 2015$1.94B+26.6%
  • 2014$1.54B+25.2%
  • 2013$1.23B+8.8%
  • 2012$1.13B+9.7%
  • 2011$1.03B+7.3%
  • 2010$956.70M+37.5%
  • 2009$696.00M+0.9%
  • 2008$690.10M+4.3%
  • 2007$661.60M-6.8%
  • 2006$709.80M+48.5%
  • 2005$478.10M-28.4%
  • 2004$667.30M+21.7%
  • 2003$548.50M+5.9%
  • 2002$518.00M+69.6%
  • 2001$305.40M-31.0%
  • 2000$442.50M+25.6%
  • 1999$352.30M+36.4%
  • 1998$258.20M+2.0%
  • 1997$253.10M+47.2%
  • 1996$172.00M+6.8%
  • 1995$161.10M—

Operating 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 Operating Cash Flow at Estée Lauder Companies (EL)

Operating Cash Flow for Estée Lauder Companies (EL): headline value $412.00M · YoY -46.1%. 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 .

In 2025, Estée Lauder Companies (EL) operating cash flow totalled $1.27B – plunged 46.1% year-over-year.

Across 2020–2025 (5 years), Estée Lauder Companies operating cash flow produced a CAGR of -11.0% – with a net decline across the window.

Estée Lauder Companies operating cash flow peaked at $3.63B in 2021; the latest annual figure is $1.27B in 2025 (65.0% below peak).

2021 marks the peak operating cash flow at $3.63B, with the historical low of $161.10M recorded in 1995.

Estée Lauder Companies Operating Cash Flow by Year

Estée Lauder Companies Operating Cash Flow 2025: $1.27B

2025's operating cash flow for Estée Lauder Companies came in at $1.27B, plunged 46.1% below 2024.

Estée Lauder Companies Operating Cash Flow 2024: $2.36B

Estée Lauder Companies posted operating cash flow of $2.36B in 2024, surged 36.3% from 2023.

Estée Lauder Companies Operating Cash Flow 2023: $1.73B

In 2023, Estée Lauder Companies reported operating cash flow of $1.73B, plunged 43.1% below 2022.

Estée Lauder Companies Operating Cash Flow 2022: $3.04B

Estée Lauder Companies operating cash flow in 2022 was $3.04B, declined 16.3% below 2021.

Estée Lauder Companies Operating Cash Flow 2021: $3.63B

Estée Lauder Companies operating cash flow in 2021 was $3.63B.

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