Estee Lauder Cosmetics A/S
Public limited companyCVR 65597810København VActive
Estee Lauder Cosmetics A/S is a public limited company, based in København V, active in wholesale of perfume and cosmetics, founded in 1974. Net profit fell 8% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 113.1m. Measured by gross profit, it ranks no. 2 of 126 companies in the industry in the database. Operations are spread over 8 production units in 5 towns.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit fell 2% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 311.8m.
- Revenue rose 3% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 923.8m.
- Net profit fell 8% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 113.1m.
- Equity rose 20% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 673.6m.
Employees
- 5 fewer employees than a year earlier: 171 (07/2026) against 176 (07/2025).
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New in management: Akhil Shrivastava (chair of the board, 01/11/2024), Maria Louise Kyne (director, 22/05/2026) and Tina Kaas Breitenstein (director, 05/09/2025).
- Stepped down: Tracey Thomas Travis (board member, 01/11/2024), Elias Messaoudi (director, 01/09/2025) and Tina Kaas Breitenstein (director, 22/05/2026).
Calculated from the latest two annual reports in sequence and from registrations in CVR. A figure that is missing in either year gives no line, and we derive no figures.
Financial statements
Financial years 2020–2025 · amounts in DKK thousandEquity and net profit
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 675,940 | 713,918 | 747,642 | 696,727 | 899,132 | 923,804 | +2.7% |
| Gross profit | 490,901 | 508,997 | 307,419 | 251,268 | 317,570 | 311,831 | −1.8% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 68,486 | 87,159 | 133,193 | 92,318 | 134,692 | 125,244 | −7% |
| Profit before tax | 75,370 | 92,159 | 133,063 | 99,955 | 154,189 | 142,972 | −7.3% |
| Net profit | 68,805 | 70,379 | 110,192 | 78,341 | 122,780 | 113,125 | −7.9% |
| Total assets | 346,630 | 410,849 | 519,101 | 562,360 | 745,805 | 838,509 | +12.4% |
| Equity | 216,387 | 273,755 | 381,341 | 435,432 | 563,482 | 673,605 | +19.5% |
| Liabilities | 126,166 | 134,249 | 128,042 | 122,423 | 178,479 | 160,549 | −10% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 2,993 | 3,228 | 3,152 | 2,890 | 2,935 | 3,665 | +24.9% |
| Average number of employees | 482 | 402 | – | – | 456 | 391 | −14.3% |
Source: annual reports filed with the Danish Business Authority (XBRL). Figures for the company (not the group); change is the latest year against the year before. “–” means the figure is not stated in the annual report.
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Signals from the financial statements
calculated from the 2025 figuresProfit for five years in a row
Net result has been positive in 2021–2025.
How is this calculated?
Net result is positive in the five latest annual reports in a row.
The signals are rules applied to the figures in the annual reports. They are not an assessment or credit rating of the company. See Data and method.
Annual reports
6 financial years| Financial year | Period | Published | Figures for | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 01/07/2024 – 30/06/2025 | 03/12/2025 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/07/2023 – 30/06/2024 | 04/12/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/07/2022 – 30/06/2023 | 28/11/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/07/2021 – 30/06/2022 | 08/12/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/07/2020 – 30/06/2021 | 30/11/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/07/2019 – 30/06/2020 | 25/11/2020 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
126 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in wholesale of perfume and cosmetics based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 3.4m, net profit DKK 191k, equity DKK 2.6m, 6 employees.
Compared with similar companies
size, age and company form| Group | Gross profit | Equity |
|---|---|---|
| Companies with 50–199 employees4,467 companies in the comparison | No. 84of 4,412 Better than 98% | No. 113of 4,466 Better than 97% |
| Same industry and 50–199 employees11 companies in the comparison | No. 1of 11 Better than 100% | No. 1of 11 Better than 100% |
| Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison | No. 286of 10,152 Better than 97% | No. 287of 10,275 Better than 97% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 484of 17,786 Better than 97% | No. 555of 18,024 Better than 97% |
The rank is calculated among companies in the database with a figure for the latest financial year, and is shown only for groups of at least ten companies.
Compare with the industry
Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics- Estee Lauder Cosmetics A/SDKK 311.8m
- L'oréal Danmark A/SDKK 1.5bn
- Colgate-palmolive A/SDKK 252.2m
- Estee Lauder Cosmetics A/SDKK 113.1m
- L'oréal Danmark A/SDKK 635.6m
- Colgate-palmolive A/SDKK 31.2m
- Estee Lauder Cosmetics A/SDKK 673.6m
- L'oréal Danmark A/SDKK 897.7m
- Colgate-palmolive A/SDKK 120.7m
- Estee Lauder Cosmetics A/S171
- L'oréal Danmark A/S660
- Colgate-palmolive A/S43
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- Estee Lauder Belgium BV100%
Management
5 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Jesper Abildgaard | CEO | 15/04/2020 |
| Maria Louise Kyne | Director | 22/05/2026 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Jesper Abildgaard | Board member | 01/10/2015 |
| Peter Kim Ketelsen | Board member | 28/06/2018 |
| Akhil Shrivastava | Chair of the board | 01/11/2024 |
Former management (22)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ole Nørregaard | Board member | 11/06/1974 | 24/11/1997 |
| Flemming Stenbjerg | Director | 11/06/1974 | 01/07/2003 |
| Teresita Alvarez Bjelland | Director | 11/06/1974 | 18/05/1988 |
| Klaus Kristian Sørensen | Board member | 11/06/1974 | 01/07/2002 |
| Klaus Kristian Sørensen | Director | 11/06/1974 | 19/08/1997 |
| Leonard Alan Lauder | Board member | 11/06/1974 | 19/08/1997 |
| Michael Jon Turcotte | Board member | 19/08/1997 | 01/02/2000 |
| Michael Jon Turcotte | Director | 19/08/1997 | 01/02/2000 |
| William Philip Lauder | Board member | 19/08/1997 | 14/06/2004 |
| Michael Egede Budtz | Board member | 24/11/1997 | 28/06/2018 |
| Bente Elsebet Siefert Volder | Board member | 01/02/2000 | 31/10/2005 |
| Bente Elsebet Siefert Volder | Director | 01/02/2000 | 31/10/2005 |
| Henrik Villumsen | Director | 01/07/2003 | 31/05/2005 |
| Richard William Kunes | Board member | 14/06/2004 | 02/04/2013 |
| Mette Søvndahl Boysøe | Chief financial officer | 01/06/2005 | 15/04/2020 |
| Stevan Exion Lind | Board member | 01/11/2005 | 01/10/2015 |
| Stevan Exion Lind | CEO | 01/11/2005 | 01/10/2015 |
| Tracey Thomas Travis | Board member | 02/04/2013 | 01/11/2024 |
| Jesper Abildgaard | Director | 01/10/2015 | 14/04/2020 |
| Daoud David Gerges | Director | 15/04/2020 | 30/11/2022 |
| Elias Messaoudi | Director | 01/12/2023 | 01/09/2025 |
| Tina Kaas Breitenstein | Director | 05/09/2025 | 22/05/2026 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af 2 bestyrelsesmedlemmer i forening eller af 1 bestyrelsesmedlem i forening med 1 direktør eller af 2 direktører i forening.
Address and production units
8 active production unitsFranciska Clausens Plads 20
1799 København V
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESTEE LAUDER COSMETICS A/S | Franciska Clausens Plads 20, 1799 København V | 140 | 1003160169 |
| Estee Lauder - Magasin Kongens Nytorv | Kongens Nytorv 13, 1050 København K | 11 | 1025341011 |
| Estee Lauder - Illum | Østergade 52, 1100 København K | 7 | 1021964057 |
| Estee Lauder - Le Labo FSS Store Strandstræde | Store Strandstræde 14A, 1255 København K | 3 | 1022927708 |
| Estee Lauder - Lager Kanalholmen | Kanalholmen 16P, 2650 Hvidovre | 2 | 1029792743 |
| Estee Lauder - MAC Københavns Lufthavn | Lufthavnsboulevarden 6, 2770 Kastrup | 2 | 1021964189 |
| Estee Lauder - Salling Aarhus | Søndergade 27, 8000 Aarhus C | 2 | 1021963824 |
| Estee Lauder Posthouse | Købmagergade 37, 1150 København K | 1 | 1030808637 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er fabrikation og handel.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
65 registered events20262 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementMaria Louise Kyne appointed director
- ManagementTina Kaas Breitenstein stepped down as director
20253 changesaccounts 1 · management 2
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
- ManagementTina Kaas Breitenstein appointed director
- ManagementElias Messaoudi stepped down as director
20244 changesaccounts 1 · management 2 · address 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
- ManagementAkhil Shrivastava appointed chair of the board
- ManagementTracey Thomas Travis stepped down as board member
- AddressMoved to Franciska Clausens Plads 20, 1799 København V
20234 changesownership 2 · management 1 · accounts 1
- OwnershipEstee Lauder Belgium BV registered as owner (100%)
- OwnershipEstée Lauder Luxembourg S.à.r.l. is no longer registered as owner
- ManagementElias Messaoudi appointed director
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20222 changesaccounts 1 · management 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
- ManagementDaoud David Gerges stepped down as director
20212 changesaccounts 1 · address 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
- AddressMoved to Franciska Clausens Plads 20, 1799 København V
20205 changesaccounts 1 · management 4
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
- ManagementJesper Abildgaard appointed ceo
- ManagementDaoud David Gerges appointed director
- ManagementMette Søvndahl Boysøe stepped down as chief financial officer
- ManagementJesper Abildgaard stepped down as director
20182 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementPeter Kim Ketelsen appointed board member
- ManagementMichael Egede Budtz stepped down as board member
20155 changesmanagement 4 · address 1
- ManagementJesper Abildgaard appointed director
- ManagementJesper Abildgaard appointed board member
- ManagementStevan Exion Lind stepped down as board member
- ManagementStevan Exion Lind stepped down as ceo
- AddressMoved to Delta Park 37, 2665 Vallensbæk Strand
20132 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementTracey Thomas Travis appointed board member
- ManagementRichard William Kunes stepped down as board member
20091 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to Delta Park 40, 3, 2665 Vallensbæk Strand
20056 changesmanagement 6
- ManagementStevan Exion Lind appointed board member
- ManagementStevan Exion Lind appointed ceo
- ManagementBente Elsebet Siefert Volder stepped down as director
- ManagementBente Elsebet Siefert Volder stepped down as board member
- ManagementMette Søvndahl Boysøe appointed chief financial officer
- ManagementHenrik Villumsen stepped down as director
20042 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementRichard William Kunes appointed board member
- ManagementWilliam Philip Lauder stepped down as board member
20032 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementHenrik Villumsen appointed director
- ManagementFlemming Stenbjerg stepped down as director
20021 changemanagement 1
- ManagementKlaus Kristian Sørensen stepped down as board member
20004 changesmanagement 4
- ManagementBente Elsebet Siefert Volder appointed director
- ManagementBente Elsebet Siefert Volder appointed board member
- ManagementMichael Jon Turcotte stepped down as board member
- ManagementMichael Jon Turcotte stepped down as director
19991 changeownership 1
- OwnershipEstée Lauder Luxembourg S.à.r.l. registered as owner (100%)
19977 changesmanagement 7
- ManagementMichael Egede Budtz appointed board member
- ManagementOle Nørregaard stepped down as board member
- ManagementMichael Jon Turcotte appointed board member
- ManagementWilliam Philip Lauder appointed board member
- ManagementMichael Jon Turcotte appointed director
- ManagementLeonard Alan Lauder stepped down as board member
- ManagementKlaus Kristian Sørensen stepped down as director
19951 changecapital 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 300,000 DKK to 500,000 DKK
19891 changecapital 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 100,000 DKK to 300,000 DKK
19881 changemanagement 1
- ManagementTeresita Alvarez Bjelland stepped down as director
19747 changesfounded 1 · management 6
- FoundedRegistered as ESTEE LAUDER COSMETICS A/S
- ManagementFlemming Stenbjerg appointed director
- ManagementLeonard Alan Lauder appointed board member
- ManagementKlaus Kristian Sørensen appointed director
- ManagementKlaus Kristian Sørensen appointed board member
- ManagementTeresita Alvarez Bjelland appointed director
- ManagementOle Nørregaard appointed board member
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- E. Sæther A/S117 employees
- Sæther Nordic A/S115 employees
- Chanel Denmark ApS80 employees
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- Kevin Murphy Europe A/S51 employees
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Largest in the industry
- L'oréal Danmark A/SDKK 1.5bn
- Colgate-palmolive A/SDKK 252.2m
- Sæther Nordic A/SDKK 193.3m
- TMC Nordic A/SDKK 108.7m
- E. Sæther A/SDKK 81.4m
- Chanel Denmark ApSDKK 67.3m
Source and updates
The information comes from the Danish Central Business Register (Danish Business Authority) and from annual reports filed with the Danish Business Authority. Last synchronised 23/10/2026.