Summary
ESTEE LAUDER has been active since 1965 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2021 annual accounts show equity of €1.91bn and a net result of €1.45bn. The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.2% (very low).
Checked score
No current score
Figures too old
The available figures for FY 2021 are too old to assess current financial health.
Axes, FY 2021
Profitability76
Solvency100
Growth-
Track record85
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.2%
Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
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Signals
Four signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.
−lowers risk+raises risk○neutral
lowers risk · Long track record
A company with a long track record statistically fails less often than a young one.
KBO · incorporation dateAge against the risk zone
lowers risk · Lower-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail less often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 20
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products (NACE 20)
about 43% fewer bankruptcies
← fewer bankruptcies
more bankruptcies →
raises risk · Annual accounts: weaker financial profile
The latest annual accounts show a weaker profile in solvency, result or liquidity than companies that stay afloat.
NBB · annual accounts 2021Solvency, return and age of the figures
Solvency
84.4%
Return on assets
64.1%
Age of the figures
63 mo
neutral · Latest accounts filed on time
The financial year that closed on 30-06-2025 was due by 31-01-2026 and was filed on 16-12-2025, 46 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 5 filingsDeviation from the deadline
2025
46 d early
2024
43 d early
2023
50 d early
2022
14 d late
2021
28 d late
← before the deadline
after the deadline →
tick = median of all Belgian filingsring = median in the sector
This company filed its last 5 accounts on average 19 days before the deadline; the sector median for financial year 2024 is 22 days before the deadline, and 27% of the sector filed late.
Checked, nothing found (2)
neutral · The next deadline is still running
The next financial year closes on 30-06-2026 and is due by 31-01-2027. Nothing is late today. Usually files around 19 December (4 of the last 5 filed years within 57 days of that day).
Companies Code · seven monthsPosition in the running window
30-06-2026 close01-10-2026 today31-01-2027 deadline
History
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Financials · fiscal year 2021, full schema, statutory accounts, 2025 accounts filed, figures not processed yet
Turnover
€1.48bn
EBIT margin
0.8%
Net result
€1.45bn
Working capital
€1.53bn
Balance-sheet composition
Assets €2.27bn
Fixed assets
€385.3m
Current assets
€1.88bn
Equity and liabilities €2.27bn
Equity
€1.91bn
Provisions
€260,121
Debt
€354.8m
Debt finances 15.6% of the balance-sheet total.
Key figures and ratios
EBITDA
€30.2m
Cash flow
€1.47bn
Current ratio
5.31
Quick ratio
4.11
Debt to equity
0.19
ROE
76.0%
ROA
64.1%
Interest coverage
726.70
Debt ≤ 1 year
€354.8m
Income taxes
€2.8m
Staff costs
€76.8m
Annual accounts
| Line | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Operating income70/76A | €1.57bn |
| Turnover70 | €1.48bn |
| Change in stocks of work in progress, finished goods and contracts in progress71 | €22.9m |
| Other operating income74 | €72.2m |
| Operating charges60/66A | €1.56bn |
| Goods for resale, raw materials and consumables60 | €1.28bn |
| Purchases600/8 | €1.31bn |
| Change in stocks: decrease (increase)609 | -€24.8m |
| Services and other goods61 | €180.6m |
| Remuneration, social security and pensions62 | €76.8m |
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630 | €19.1m |
| Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4 | €374,849 |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges: additions (uses and reversals)635/8 | -€43,445 |
| Other operating charges640/8 | €517,676 |
| Operating profit (loss)9901 | €11.1m |
| Financial income75/76B | €1.45bn |
| Recurring financial income75 | €1.45bn |
| Income from financial fixed assets750 | €1.44bn |
| Income from current assets751 | €40 |
| Other financial income752/9 | €2.5m |
| Financial charges65/66B | €335,649 |
| Recurring financial charges65 | €335,649 |
| Debt charges650 | €41,600 |
| Other financial charges652/9 | €294,049 |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903 | €1.46bn |
| Income taxes67/77 | €2.8m |
| Taxes670/3 | €2.8m |
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €1.45bn |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905 | €1.45bn |
| Line | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||
| Total assets20/58 | €2.27bn | |
| Fixed assets21/28 | €385.3m | |
| Tangible fixed assets22/27 | €75.4m | |
| Land and buildings22 | €7.2m | |
| Plant, machinery and equipment23 | €45.7m | |
| Furniture and vehicles24 | €3.8m | |
| Leasing and similar rights25 | €2.3m | |
| Assets under construction and advance payments27 | €16.4m | |
| Financial fixed assets28 | €309.9m | |
| Affiliated companies280/1 | €309.8m | |
| Participating interests280 | €309.8m | |
| Other financial fixed assets284/8 | €74,368 | |
| Amounts receivable and cash guarantees285/8 | €74,368 | |
| Current assets29/58 | €1.88bn | |
| Stocks and contracts in progress3 | €425.0m | |
| Stocks30/36 | €425.0m | |
| Raw materials and consumables30/31 | €100.9m | |
| Work in progress32 | €66.4m | |
| Finished goods33 | €118.4m | |
| Goods purchased for resale34 | €139.2m | |
| Amounts receivable within one year40/41 | €1.40bn | |
| Trade receivables40 | €376.0m | |
| Other amounts receivable41 | €1.02bn | |
| Deferred charges and accrued income490/1 | €62.0m | |
| Equity and liabilities | ||
| Total equity and liabilities10/49 | €2.27bn | |
| Equity10/15 | €1.91bn | |
| Contributions10/11 | €309.3m | |
| Reserves13 | €1.61bn | |
| Tax-exempt reserves132 | €128,013 | |
| Distributable reserves133 | €1.61bn | |
| Provisions and deferred taxes16 | €260,121 | |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges160/5 | €260,121 | |
| Pensions and similar obligations160 | €260,121 | |
| Amounts payable17/49 | €354.8m | |
| Amounts payable within one year42/48 | €354.8m | |
| Trade debts44 | €338.8m | |
| Suppliers440/4 | €338.8m | |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security45 | €15.9m | |
| Taxes450/3 | €236,006 | |
| Remuneration and social security454/9 | €15.7m | |
| Line | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €1.45bn |
| + Depreciation and write-downs630 | €19.1m |
| Operating cash flow (approximation) | €1.47bn |
Simplified and derived: a Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement, so these rows come from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.
Timeline · acts, filings and financial milestones
Next filing, fiscal year 2026, expected by
2025
17-12
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · consolidated
16-12
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · full schema
2024
19-12
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · full schema
19-12
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · consolidated
2023
26-12
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · consolidated
12-12
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · full schema
14-02
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · full schema · 14 days late
14-02
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · consolidated · 14 days late
2022
28-02
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · full schema · 28 days late
28-02
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · consolidated · 28 days late
2019
21-06
State Gazette act
Merger · Corporate purpose
Real estate · Power of attorney
State Gazette actNBB filing
0 of 36 acts read
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Directors · office · real estate
Directors
No directors read yet: 0 of 36 Gazette acts processed. See the function holders in the CBE →
Location & real-estate footprint
Registered office, Westerlo · 1 establishment unit since 1965
Ground area
2.9 ha
Building footprint
360 m²
Volume, LiDAR
1,536 m³
Parcel 13028B0123/00D000, Flanders · tallest building 8.2 m, ±1 floor. Linked by address, not a title deed.
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companies at this address
See who is registered here
1 establishment unit
ESTEE LAUDER BV
since 19652.000.556.704
1 parcel
Flanders
1
(100%)
| Parcel (capakey) | Region | Area | Buildings | Height / fl. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13028B0123/00D000 | Flanders | 2.9 ha | 1 · 360 m² | 8.2 m · 1 fl. |
Linked by address, not proof of ownership
Good to know
1 of 1 parcel with an exact address match; the rest are indicative.
Linked through address data, this is not proof of ownership.
Structure & network
Owners and holdings
1 ownerChain of control
- THE ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC.US
- ESTEE LAUDER
Highest known parent: THE ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC. (United States). The sources do not say who stands above it.
Owners 1
- THE ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC.USparentSourceLEI registerconsolidated
Holdings 0
No holding stated in the accounts, acts or LEI register we read.
According to the annual accounts of the other companies, the acts in the Belgian Gazette and the LEI register. The register of ultimate beneficial owners (UBO) is not public: who ultimately stands behind a natural person or a foreign parent is not stated here. A company that does not fill in these statements, or need not, is missing.
Connections & network
No current directors or connected companies found in the register.
Subsidies and aid
Flemish government
2022 to 2025 · 9 entries · 1,287,604 EUR awarded · 287,604 EUR paid| Year | Entries | awarded | paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 1,007,898 EUR | 7,898 EUR |
| 2024 | 2 | 50,451 EUR | 82,671 EUR |
| 2023 | 2 | 117,448 EUR | 117,448 EUR |
| 2022 | 3 | 111,807 EUR | 79,587 EUR |
Recognitions · licences · registrations
Food safety, FASFC
1 siteWesterlo2.000.556.704
Dual-learning approval
3 live approvalsElektromecanicien (vwo)
Elektromecanicien duaal (so)
Elektromechanische technieken duaal (so)
Legal Entity Identifier
549300DQWC95LDDV4S34
Company details
Identification
Legal formPrivate limited company
Founded08-07-1965
Fiscal year end30-06
Abbreviation NL
EL
Activities, NACEBEL 2025
20420Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
E-invoicing
Reachable via Peppol
Peppol ID
0208:0403768933
Registered
28-01-2026
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Register as of 30 September 2026 · Peppol Directory
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