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.

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Key figures · financial year 2025

RevenueDKK 923.8m+2.7% vs. 2024
Net profitDKK 113.1m−7.9% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 673.6m+19.5% vs. 2024
Employees171latest month from CVR

What has changed

calculated from recorded figures and dates

Financials: 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 thousand

Equity and net profit

DKK 0DKK 100mDKK 200mDKK 300mDKK 400mDKK 500mDKK 600mDKK 700m202020212022202320242025
EquityNet profit
Financial figures for Estee Lauder Cosmetics A/S
202020212022202320242025Change
Revenue675,940713,918747,642696,727899,132923,804+2.7%
Gross profit490,901508,997307,419251,268317,570311,831−1.8%
Operating profit (EBIT)68,48687,159133,19392,318134,692125,244−7%
Profit before tax75,37092,159133,06399,955154,189142,972−7.3%
Net profit68,80570,379110,19278,341122,780113,125−7.9%
Total assets346,630410,849519,101562,360745,805838,509+12.4%
Equity216,387273,755381,341435,432563,482673,605+19.5%
Liabilities126,166134,249128,042122,423178,479160,549−10%
Cash and cash equivalents2,9933,2283,1522,8902,9353,665+24.9%
Average number of employees482402––456391−14.3%

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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DKK 0DKK 100mDKK 200mDKK 300mDKK 400mDKK 500m202020212022202320242025
Gross profitMedian, the industry (126 companies)

Signals from the financial statements

calculated from the 2025 figures
  • Profit 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
Annual reports for Estee Lauder Cosmetics A/S
Financial yearPeriodPublishedFigures forDocuments
202501/07/2024 – 30/06/202503/12/2025The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202401/07/2023 – 30/06/202404/12/2024The companyPDFXBRL
202301/07/2022 – 30/06/202328/11/2023The companyPDFXBRL
202201/07/2021 – 30/06/202208/12/2022The companyPDFXBRL
202101/07/2020 – 30/06/202130/11/2021The companyPDFXBRL
202001/07/2019 – 30/06/202025/11/2020The companyPDFXBRL

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Employees

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Employees

Position in the industry

126 companies in the database

Comparison with the other companies in wholesale of perfume and cosmetics based on the latest financial year.

Gross profitDKK 311.8mNo. 2 of 126
Better than 99% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 673.6mNo. 2 of 126
Better than 99% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees171No. 2 of 126
Better than 99% of the companies in the industry

Industry median: gross profit DKK 3.4m, net profit DKK 191k, equity DKK 2.6m, 6 employees.

DKK 100kDKK 1.1mDKK 12.2mDKK 134.3mDKK 665.5mHere
Distribution of gross profit for 117 companies in the industry (latest financial year, logarithmic scale). Amber bar: where this company sits.

Compared with similar companies

size, age and company form
Rank among similar companies
GroupGross profitEquity
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
Gross profit
  1. Estee Lauder Cosmetics A/SDKK 311.8m
  2. L'oréal Danmark A/SDKK 1.5bn
  3. Colgate-palmolive A/SDKK 252.2m
Net profit
  1. Estee Lauder Cosmetics A/SDKK 113.1m
  2. L'oréal Danmark A/SDKK 635.6m
  3. Colgate-palmolive A/SDKK 31.2m
Equity
  1. Estee Lauder Cosmetics A/SDKK 673.6m
  2. L'oréal Danmark A/SDKK 897.7m
  3. Colgate-palmolive A/SDKK 120.7m
Employees
  1. Estee Lauder Cosmetics A/S171
  2. L'oréal Danmark A/S660
  3. Colgate-palmolive A/S43

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Owners and group

from the Public Ownership Register
Owners
  • Estee Lauder Belgium BV100%
Estee Lauder Cosmetics A/S

Management

5 active registrations

Executive management

Executive management at Estee Lauder Cosmetics A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Jesper AbildgaardCEO15/04/2020
Maria Louise KyneDirector22/05/2026

Board of directors

Board of directors at Estee Lauder Cosmetics A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Jesper AbildgaardBoard member01/10/2015
Peter Kim KetelsenBoard member28/06/2018
Akhil ShrivastavaChair of the board01/11/2024
Former management (22)
Former management at Estee Lauder Cosmetics A/S
NameRoleAppointedResigned
Ole NørregaardBoard member11/06/197424/11/1997
Flemming StenbjergDirector11/06/197401/07/2003
Teresita Alvarez BjellandDirector11/06/197418/05/1988
Klaus Kristian SørensenBoard member11/06/197401/07/2002
Klaus Kristian SørensenDirector11/06/197419/08/1997
Leonard Alan LauderBoard member11/06/197419/08/1997
Michael Jon TurcotteBoard member19/08/199701/02/2000
Michael Jon TurcotteDirector19/08/199701/02/2000
William Philip LauderBoard member19/08/199714/06/2004
Michael Egede BudtzBoard member24/11/199728/06/2018
Bente Elsebet Siefert VolderBoard member01/02/200031/10/2005
Bente Elsebet Siefert VolderDirector01/02/200031/10/2005
Henrik VillumsenDirector01/07/200331/05/2005
Richard William KunesBoard member14/06/200402/04/2013
Mette Søvndahl BoysøeChief financial officer01/06/200515/04/2020
Stevan Exion LindBoard member01/11/200501/10/2015
Stevan Exion LindCEO01/11/200501/10/2015
Tracey Thomas TravisBoard member02/04/201301/11/2024
Jesper AbildgaardDirector01/10/201514/04/2020
Daoud David GergesDirector15/04/202030/11/2022
Elias MessaoudiDirector01/12/202301/09/2025
Tina Kaas BreitensteinDirector05/09/202522/05/2026

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 units

Franciska Clausens Plads 20
1799 København V

København Municipality · Postcode 1799

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Production units
Production unitAddressEmployeesP number
ESTEE LAUDER COSMETICS A/SFranciska Clausens Plads 20, 1799 København V1401003160169
Estee Lauder - Magasin Kongens NytorvKongens Nytorv 13, 1050 København K111025341011
Estee Lauder - IllumØstergade 52, 1100 København K71021964057
Estee Lauder - Le Labo FSS Store StrandstrædeStore Strandstræde 14A, 1255 København K31022927708
Estee Lauder - Lager KanalholmenKanalholmen 16P, 2650 Hvidovre21029792743
Estee Lauder - MAC Københavns LufthavnLufthavnsboulevarden 6, 2770 Kastrup21021964189
Estee Lauder - Salling AarhusSøndergade 27, 8000 Aarhus C21021963824
Estee Lauder PosthouseKøbmagergade 37, 1150 København K11030808637

Purpose

Selskabets formål er fabrikation og handel.

The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.

Changes year by year

65 registered events
20262 changesmanagement 2
  • Maria Louise Kyne appointed director
  • Tina Kaas Breitenstein stepped down as director
20253 changesaccounts 1 · management 2
  • Annual report for 2025 published
  • Tina Kaas Breitenstein appointed director
  • Elias Messaoudi stepped down as director
20244 changesaccounts 1 · management 2 · address 1
  • Annual report for 2024 published
  • Akhil Shrivastava appointed chair of the board
  • Tracey Thomas Travis stepped down as board member
  • Moved to Franciska Clausens Plads 20, 1799 København V
20234 changesownership 2 · management 1 · accounts 1
  • Estee Lauder Belgium BV registered as owner (100%)
  • Estée Lauder Luxembourg S.à.r.l. is no longer registered as owner
  • Elias Messaoudi appointed director
  • Annual report for 2023 published
20222 changesaccounts 1 · management 1
  • Annual report for 2022 published
  • Daoud David Gerges stepped down as director
20212 changesaccounts 1 · address 1
  • Annual report for 2021 published
  • Moved to Franciska Clausens Plads 20, 1799 København V
20205 changesaccounts 1 · management 4
  • Annual report for 2020 published
  • Jesper Abildgaard appointed ceo
  • Daoud David Gerges appointed director
  • Mette Søvndahl Boysøe stepped down as chief financial officer
  • Jesper Abildgaard stepped down as director
20182 changesmanagement 2
  • Peter Kim Ketelsen appointed board member
  • Michael Egede Budtz stepped down as board member
20155 changesmanagement 4 · address 1
  • Jesper Abildgaard appointed director
  • Jesper Abildgaard appointed board member
  • Stevan Exion Lind stepped down as board member
  • Stevan Exion Lind stepped down as ceo
  • Moved to Delta Park 37, 2665 Vallensbæk Strand
20132 changesmanagement 2
  • Tracey Thomas Travis appointed board member
  • Richard William Kunes stepped down as board member
20091 changeaddress 1
  • Moved to Delta Park 40, 3, 2665 Vallensbæk Strand
20056 changesmanagement 6
  • Stevan Exion Lind appointed board member
  • Stevan Exion Lind appointed ceo
  • Bente Elsebet Siefert Volder stepped down as director
  • Bente Elsebet Siefert Volder stepped down as board member
  • Mette Søvndahl Boysøe appointed chief financial officer
  • Henrik Villumsen stepped down as director
20042 changesmanagement 2
  • Richard William Kunes appointed board member
  • William Philip Lauder stepped down as board member
20032 changesmanagement 2
  • Henrik Villumsen appointed director
  • Flemming Stenbjerg stepped down as director
20021 changemanagement 1
  • Klaus Kristian Sørensen stepped down as board member
20004 changesmanagement 4
  • Bente Elsebet Siefert Volder appointed director
  • Bente Elsebet Siefert Volder appointed board member
  • Michael Jon Turcotte stepped down as board member
  • Michael Jon Turcotte stepped down as director
19991 changeownership 1
  • Estée Lauder Luxembourg S.à.r.l. registered as owner (100%)
19977 changesmanagement 7
  • Michael Egede Budtz appointed board member
  • Ole Nørregaard stepped down as board member
  • Michael Jon Turcotte appointed board member
  • William Philip Lauder appointed board member
  • Michael Jon Turcotte appointed director
  • Leonard Alan Lauder stepped down as board member
  • Klaus Kristian Sørensen stepped down as director
19951 changecapital 1
  • Share capital changed from 300,000 DKK to 500,000 DKK
19891 changecapital 1
  • Share capital changed from 100,000 DKK to 300,000 DKK
19881 changemanagement 1
  • Teresita Alvarez Bjelland stepped down as director
19747 changesfounded 1 · management 6
  • Registered as ESTEE LAUDER COSMETICS A/S
  • Flemming Stenbjerg appointed director
  • Leonard Alan Lauder appointed board member
  • Klaus Kristian Sørensen appointed director
  • Klaus Kristian Sørensen appointed board member
  • Teresita Alvarez Bjelland appointed director
  • Ole Nørregaard appointed board member

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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.

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