Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE: EL) is a global leader in prestige beauty that develops, manufactures and markets a broad portfolio of skincare, makeup, fragrance and hair care products. Founded in 1946 by Estée Lauder, the company has grown from a small family business into a multinational consumer-products enterprise headquartered in New York City. Its activities span product research and development, brand and product marketing, manufacturing and global distribution across multiple retail channels.

The company’s portfolio includes a mix of legacy and prestige brands that target different consumer segments and price points, with well-known names such as Estée Lauder, Clinique, MAC, La Mer and Jo Malone among others. These brands encompass luxury and mass-premium offerings in skincare, color cosmetics, fragrance and select hair- and body-care categories. Estée Lauder Companies supports brand building through product innovation, scientific research, creative marketing and collaborations, and it supplements organic growth with strategic acquisitions and brand investments.

Estée Lauder Companies operates globally, selling products through department stores, specialty retailers, e-commerce platforms, freestanding brand stores, and travel-retail locations. The company maintains operations and distribution networks across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the fast-growing Asia-Pacific markets, with particular emphasis on digital channels and travel retail as drivers of international sales. Its business model combines centralized corporate functions with brand-focused teams to support local marketing and retail execution.

Historically led and influenced by the Lauder family since its founding, the company today combines family legacy with professional management and a public-company governance structure. As a publicly traded entity, Estée Lauder Companies places emphasis on long-term brand equity, innovation in product development and sustainability initiatives as it seeks to navigate shifting consumer preferences and global retail trends.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $83.74 to $87.43
• 50-Day Range: $67.20 to $115.41
• 52-Week Range: $57.91 to $121.64
• Volume: 3.75 million shs
• Average Volume: 4.54 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $31.39 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 1.61%
• Price Target: $101.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Estee Lauder Companies scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 14th out of 152 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Estee Lauder Companies has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.40, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 8 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Estee Lauder Companies has a consensus price target of $101.00, representing about 16.2% upside from its current price of $86.93.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Estee Lauder Companies has been the subject of 12 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 27.27%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Estee Lauder Companies are expected to grow by 27.27% in the coming year, from $2.42 to $3.08 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Estee Lauder Companies is -124.01, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Estee Lauder Companies is -124.01, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Estee Lauder Companies has a PEG Ratio of 0.86. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Estee Lauder Companies has a P/B Ratio of 7.87. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for EL.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Estee Lauder Companies pays a meaningful dividend of 1.72%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Estee Lauder Companies does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Estee Lauder Companies will have a dividend payout ratio of 45.45% next year. This indicates that Estee Lauder Companies will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.79

News Sentiment

Estee Lauder Companies has a news sentiment score of 0.79. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.62 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 49 news articles for Estee Lauder Companies this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

27 people have searched for EL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 145% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 3 people have added Estee Lauder Companies to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -57% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Estee Lauder Companies insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

13.05% of the stock of Estee Lauder Companies is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

55.15% of the stock of Estee Lauder Companies is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

EL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have EL shares performed this year?

Estee Lauder Companies' stock was trading at $104.78 at the start of the year. Since then, EL stock has decreased by 17.0% and is now trading at $86.9260.

How were Estee Lauder Companies' earnings last quarter?

The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May, 1st. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.66 by $0.25. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 4.6% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does Estee Lauder Companies have any subsidiaries?

Estee Lauder Companies subsidiaries include these companies: Deciem, Have & Be Co Ltd, Too Faced Cosmetics, BECCA, Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle, GLAMGLOW INC, Le Labo, and others.

Who are Estee Lauder Companies' major shareholders?

Estee Lauder Companies' top institutional shareholders include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.88%), Pictet Asset Management Holding SA (0.27%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. (0.15%) and Candriam S.C.A. (0.08%). Insiders that own company stock include Paul J Fribourg, Fabrizio Freda, Jane Lauder, Charlene Barshefsky, Tracey Thomas Travis, Barry S Sternlicht, Lynn Forester, Hudis Jane Hertzmark, Peter Jueptner, Akhil Shrivastava, Meridith Webster, Lande Rashida La, Lal 2015 Elf Trust, H Lauder 2012 Marital Evelyn and A Lauder 2013 Revocab Leonard.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Estee Lauder Companies?

Shares of EL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Estee Lauder Companies own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Estee Lauder Companies investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Humana (HUM), Meta Platforms (META), Salesforce (CRM), American Water Works (AWK), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Waste Connections (WCN).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 3/16 Dividend: 2/27/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 3/16 Dividend: 2/27/2026
• Dividend Payable: 3/16/2026
• Last Earnings: 5/01/2026
• Today: 5/06/2026
• Record date for 6/15 Dividend: 5/29/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/15 Dividend: 5/29/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/15/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 6/30/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: COSMETICS&TLTRS
• Sub-Industry: Personal Products
• Current Symbol: NYSE:EL
• CIK: 1001250
• Web: www.elcompanies.com
• Phone: (212) 572-4200
• Fax: 212-893-7782
• Employees: 57,000
• Year Founded: 1946

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Estee Lauder Companies: $101.00
• High Price Target: $130.00
• Low Price Target: $70.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +16.4%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.40
• Research Coverage: 20 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.70)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 35.86
• P/E Growth: 0.86
• Net Income: -$1.13 billion
• Net Margins: -1.67%
• Pretax Margin: 1.15%
• Return on Equity: 20.66%
• Return on Assets: 4.15%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.71
• Current Ratio: 1.27
• Quick Ratio: 0.94

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $14.33 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.19
• Cash Flow: $4.07 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 21.32
• Book Value: $11.04 per share
• Price / Book: 7.86

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 361,730,000
• Free Float: 314,522,000
• Market Cap: $31.39 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.22