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How THE ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC. makes its money

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revenueBranching filed flows with values and percentages directly labeled. Missing filing concepts are omitted rather than estimated.Revenue$15.0B · 100%Cost of revenue$3.7B · 24%Gross profit$11.4B · 76%Operating income$780M · 5%Income before tax$517M · 3%Income tax$335M · 2%Net income$182M · 1%As of 2026-06-30 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com

Honest partial: the filing did not provide a normalized tag for Research and development, Selling, general and administrative; those components are omitted, not plugged.

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Filed lineValue% of revenueSource
$15.0B100%
Cost of revenue$3.7B24%
$11.4B76%
$780M5%
Income before tax$517M3%
Income tax$335M2%
$182M1%
Source: · event Jun 30, 2026 · retrieved Oct 15, 2026 · annual-row source set
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