Estée Lauder Companies (The) (EL) FY2025 10-K Annual Report
Estée Lauder Companies (The) (EL) 10-K annual report for fiscal year 2025, filed with SEC EDGAR on Aug 20, 2025. This page provides AI-powered analysis including business overview, management discussion & analysis (MD&A), risk factors, and key financial data such as revenue, net income, gross margin, operating margin, and return on equity (ROE) extracted from XBRL.
Estée Lauder Companies (The) FY2025 10-K Analysis
Business Overview
- • Core business: Global beauty products company focused on skincare, makeup, fragrance, and hair care brands
- • No new products, services, or segments introduced or emphasized in 2025 filing text provided
- • No strategic shifts or changes in competitive positioning detailed in this section
- • Equity compensation plans: 14.2M shares issuable on outstanding options/rights, 15.3M shares available for future issuance as of June 30, 2025
- • Total shares outstanding could increase 8% to ~389.3M if all convertible securities exercised
Management Discussion & Analysis
- • Revenue $14.33B, down 8% YoY ($1.28B decline) led by Skin Care ($946M down, -12%) and Makeup ($265M down, -6%)
- • Operating margin (loss) -5.5% vs 6.2% in prior year; operating loss $785M vs income $970M; adjusted operating income fell 28% YoY
- • Best performing segment Skin Care operating income $574M (-22%); worst Makeup operating loss $441M vs prior income $93M (100+% decline)
- • Cash and equivalents $2.92B down from $3.40B; total debt 65% of capitalization up from 59%; ongoing buybacks, dividends, capex supported by cash flow
- • Outlook: Inflationary pressures expected to persist; management plans pricing increases and efficiency gains to offset cost pressures; credit rated A-/A3 with negative outlook
Risk Factors
- • Cybersecurity risk managed by CISO with 20+ years experience and multiple certifications, reporting to Audit Committee at least semi-annually
- • Potential operational disruption from evolving cyber threat landscape requiring ongoing prevention, detection, and remediation efforts
Estée Lauder Companies (The) FY2025 Key Financial MetricsXBRL
Revenue
$14.3B
▼ -8.2% YoY
Net Income
-$1.1B
▼ -390.5% YoY
Gross Margin
74.0%
▲ +231bp YoY
Operating Margin
-5.5%
▼ -1169bp YoY
Net Margin
-7.9%
▼ -1041bp YoY
ROE
-29.3%
▼ -3665bp YoY
Total Assets
$19.9B
▼ -8.2% YoY
EPS (Diluted)
$-3.15
▼ -391.7% YoY
Operating Cash Flow
$1.3B
▼ -46.1% YoY
Source: XBRL data from Estée Lauder Companies (The) FY2025 10-K filing on SEC EDGAR. All figures in USD.
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