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Operating Margin Drivers

ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC · 2026-10-06 · Importance 13 · Surprise 6

A third-party report stated that Estée Lauder’s operating margin was 7.00% and its net margin was 1.21%. The report said the company kept $182 million of the $15.05 billion it billed. It attributed pressure on profitability to discounting and advertising, but provided no quantified cost breakdown or year-over-year margin comparison.

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