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The Estée Lauder Companies cash flow statement

In fiscal 2026, The Estée Lauder Companies's operations generated $1.77bn of cash; it spent $457m on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $1.32bn. It returned $508m in dividends and $70.0m through buybacks.

Cash flow statement

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2010Jun 20102011Jun 20112012Jun 20122013Jun 20132014Jun 20142015Jun 20152016Jun 20162017Jun 20172018Jun 20182019Jun 20192020Jun 20202021Jun 20212022Jun 20222023Jun 20232024Jun 20242025Jun 20252026Jun 2026LTMSept 2026
Cash from operations9571,0271,1271,2261,5351,9431,7891,7902,5622,5172,2803,6313,0401,7312,3601,2721,7731,947
Depreciation and amortisation264294296337385409415464531557611651727744825829796787
Stock-based pay5795125146153165184219236243213327331267325304310292
Capital spending2713514214615104735255046297446236371,0401,003919602457430
Free cash flow6866767067651,0251,4701,2641,2861,9331,7731,6572,9942,0007281,4416701,3161,517
Free cash flow after stock pay6295815816208721,3051,0801,0671,6971,5301,4442,6671,6694611,1163661,0061,225
Dividends paid109148204419302350423486546609503753840925947618508507
Share buybacks2673975933886679838904137591,5558937332,30927135357062

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from The Estée Lauder Companies's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved November 2, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to The Estée Lauder Companies.