Inside the research
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
EL Research profile · latest available data
Price overview
$94.47
▼ -0.90 (-0.9%)
| 52w hi | $118.37 |
|---|---|
| 52w lo | $66.74 |
| Vol | 2.80M |
| As of | 25 Sep 2026 |
The Verdict
Our score +0.09
| Short | +0.39 |
|---|---|
| Medium | +0.04 |
| Long | -0.42 |
computed 2026-09-27
Key fundamentals
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
Consumer Defensive · Household & Personal Products
| Market cap | $34.18B |
|---|---|
| Enterprise value | $39.93B |
| Trailing P/E | 188.94x |
| Forward P/E | 24.12x |
| EV / EBITDA | 16.26x |
| P / S (ttm) | 2.27x |
| Profit margin | 1.2% |
| Return on equity | 4.7% |
| Revenue growth | +6.3% |
| Debt / equity | 242.93 |
Layer Breakdown
| Layer | Raw | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| Fundamental | +0.03 | |
| Sector | -0.01 | |
| Technical | +0.21 | |
| Earnings | +0.00 | |
| Sentiment | +0.00 |
macro × 1.00 · 2026-09-27
Business overview
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. manufactures, markets, and sells skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products worldwide. The company provides skin care products, including moisturizers, serums, cleansers, toners, eye care, body care, exfoliators, acne care and oil correctors, facial masks, and sun care products; and makeup products, such as foundations, powders, concealers and setting sprays, lipsticks, lip liners and lip glosses, mascaras, and eyeshadows and eyeliners, as well as compacts, brushes, and other makeup tools. It also offers fragrance products in various forms comprising parfum, eau de parfum, eau de toilette, eau de cologne, and body spray, as well as lotions, creams, powders, candles and soaps; and hair care products, including shampoos, conditioners, styling products, treatment, finishing sprays, and hair color products, as well as sells ancillary products and services. The company provides its products under the La Mer, Jo Malone London, TOM FORD, AERIN Beauty, Le Labo, Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle, KILIAN PARIS, BALMAIN Beauty, Estée Lauder, Clinique, M·A·C, The Ordinary, Aveda, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, Too Faced, Dr.Jart+, Bumble and bumble, Smashbox, Darphin Paris, Lab Series, Avestan, Loopha, Origins, NIOD, Aramis, and GLAMGLOW brands. It sells its products through department stores, duty-free retailers, specialty multi retailers, online pure players, upscale perfumeries and pharmacies, and top-tier salons and spas, as well as direct-to-consumer businesses across freestanding stores, and brand websites and third-party online platforms. The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. was founded in 1946 and is based in New York, New York.
Risk Metrics
| Beta vs SPX | 1.41 |
|---|---|
| Corr SPX | 0.45 |
| Annual vol | 50.7% |
| Annual ret | +18.4% |
| Sharpe | 0.36 |
| Max DD | -50.3% |
Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)
Analyst Coverage
| Mean PT | $94.41 |
|---|---|
| High / Low | $125.00 / $65.00 |
| Median | $88.50 |
| Analysts | 22 |
| Strong Buy | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Buy | 6 | |
| Hold | 13 | |
| Sell | 1 | |
| Strong Sell | 0 |
Recent rating actions
| 2026-05-05 | Barclays | → Equal-Weight |
| 2026-05-04 | Wells Fargo | → Equal-Weight |
| 2026-05-04 | UBS | → Neutral |
| 2026-05-04 | Telsey Advisory Group | → Market Perform |
| 2026-05-04 | JP Morgan | → Overweight |
| 2026-05-04 | Canaccord Genuity | → Hold |
Material Events
| Date | Event | 8-K |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | Officer / Director Change, Exhibits | read |
| 2026-05-01 | Earnings Release, Exhibits | read |
| 2026-03-24 | Other Material Event, Exhibits | read |
| 2026-02-05 | Earnings Release, Exhibits | read |
| 2025-11-18 | Shareholder Vote, Other Material Event… | read |
| 2025-11-06 | Securities Issuance, Other Material Event… | read |
| 2025-10-30 | Earnings Release, Exhibits | read |
| 2025-10-02 | Reg FD Disclosure, Exhibits | read |
| 2025-08-21 | Officer / Director Change, Exhibits | read |
| 2025-08-20 | Earnings Release, Exhibits | read |
| 2025-07-15 | Officer / Director Change | read |
| 2025-05-23 | Bylaws Amendment, Exhibits | read |
Dividends
| Yield (TTM) | 0.74% |
|---|---|
| $ / share (TTM) | $0.70 |
| 5y CAGR | -1.2% |
Annual dividend per share
| 2021 | $2.19 |
|---|---|
| 2022 | $2.46 |
| 2023 | $2.64 |
| 2024 | $2.33 |
| 2025 | $1.40 |
| 2026 | $0.35 |
SEC Filings
The Long Run
FY 2011–2025 · 15 years
| Line | Latest | CAGR | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $15.61B | +5.6% | |
| Gross profit | $11.18B | +5.3% | |
| Operating income | $1.51B | +12.3% | |
| Net income | $557.00M | +9.0% | |
| Cash from ops | $2.36B | +14.5% |
Indices
Recent Sessions
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Vol |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | $95.11 | $96.23 | $93.89 | $94.47 | 2.80M |
| Sep 24 | $97.84 | $98.45 | $95.18 | $95.37 | 4.26M |
| Sep 23 | $100.06 | $100.92 | $97.80 | $98.83 | 2.07M |
| Sep 22 | $98.02 | $100.86 | $97.86 | $100.29 | 2.85M |
| Sep 21 | $94.71 | $96.56 | $93.74 | $96.34 | 3.09M |
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