Estee Lauder Companies Inc Free Cash Flow Generation Index

Latest as of March 2026: 0.75x

Estee Lauder Companies Inc free cash flow generation index. Estee Lauder Companies Inc (EL) has a Free Cash Flow Generation Index of 0.75x as of March 2026. Free cash flow of $310.00 Million represents 1% of operating cash flow ($412.00 Million).

FCF Generation Index

0.75x
Free Cash Flow / Operating CF

Free Cash Flow

$310.00 Million
USD

Operating Cash Flow

$412.00 Million
USD

Capital Expenditures

$102.00 Million
USD

Free Cash Flow Generation Index of Estee Lauder Companies Inc (1995–2025)

Free cash flow generation index of Estee Lauder Companies Inc from 1995 to 2025. Historical FCF Generation Index trend for Estee Lauder Companies Inc across 31 annual periods. See Estee Lauder Companies Inc free cash flow to debt ratio to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

Estee Lauder Companies Inc Free Cash Flow Generation Index by Year (1995–2025)

Estee Lauder Companies Inc free cash flow generation index by year from 1995 to 2025. Year-by-year Free Cash Flow Generation Index for Estee Lauder Companies Inc. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see Estee Lauder Companies Inc cash conversion from operations.

Year FCG Index Free Cash Flow (USD) Operating CF Capital Expenditures YoY Change
2025 0.53x $670.00 Million $1.27 Billion $602.00 Million ▼ -13.7%
2024 0.61x $1.44 Billion $2.36 Billion $919.00 Million ▲ +167.8%
2023 -0.90x $-1.56 Billion $1.73 Billion $3.29 Billion ▼ -236.8%
2022 0.66x $2.00 Billion $3.04 Billion $1.04 Billion ▼ -20.2%
2021 0.82x $2.99 Billion $3.63 Billion $637.00 Million ▲ +13.5%
2020 0.73x $1.66 Billion $2.28 Billion $623.00 Million ▲ +3.2%
2019 0.70x $1.77 Billion $2.52 Billion $744.00 Million ▼ -7.2%
2018 0.76x $1.94 Billion $2.56 Billion $629.00 Million ▲ +4.8%
2017 0.72x $1.30 Billion $1.79 Billion $504.00 Million ▲ +2.5%
2016 0.71x $1.26 Billion $1.79 Billion $525.30 Million ▼ -6.7%
2015 0.76x $1.47 Billion $1.94 Billion $473.00 Million ▲ +13.3%
2014 0.67x $1.02 Billion $1.54 Billion $510.20 Million ▲ +7.0%
2013 0.62x $765.30 Million $1.23 Billion $461.00 Million ▼ -0.4%
2012 0.63x $706.00 Million $1.13 Billion $420.70 Million ▼ -4.8%
2011 0.66x $676.00 Million $1.03 Billion $351.00 Million ▼ -8.2%
2010 0.72x $686.10 Million $956.70 Million $270.60 Million ▲ +19.9%
2009 0.60x $416.20 Million $696.00 Million $279.80 Million ▲ +24.2%
2008 0.48x $332.30 Million $690.10 Million $357.80 Million ▼ -8.8%
2007 0.53x $349.50 Million $661.60 Million $312.10 Million ▼ -16.5%
2006 0.63x $449.20 Million $709.80 Million $260.60 Million ▲ +21.8%
2005 0.52x $248.50 Million $478.10 Million $229.60 Million ▼ -24.7%
2004 0.69x $460.80 Million $667.30 Million $206.50 Million ▼ -1.7%
2003 0.70x $385.40 Million $548.50 Million $163.10 Million ▲ +15.6%
2002 0.61x $314.80 Million $518.00 Million $203.20 Million ▲ +64.0%
2001 0.37x $113.20 Million $305.40 Million $192.20 Million ▼ -37.3%
2000 0.59x $261.60 Million $442.50 Million $180.90 Million ▲ +30.7%
1999 0.45x $159.40 Million $352.30 Million $192.90 Million ▲ +136.2%
1998 -1.25x $-322.30 Million $258.20 Million $580.50 Million ▼ -285.6%
1997 0.67x $170.20 Million $253.10 Million $82.90 Million ▲ +6.5%
1996 0.63x $108.60 Million $172.00 Million $63.40 Million ▼ -11.6%
1995 0.71x $115.10 Million $161.10 Million $46.00 Million —
FCG Index = Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow. FCF = Operating CF + Capital Expenditures (capex stored negative).