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

Company Overview

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is a global beauty company that develops, manufactures and markets prestige skincare, makeup, fragrance and hair-care products. Its portfolio includes Estée Lauder, Clinique, M·A·C, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, La Mer, Jo Malone London, Aveda, Tom Ford Beauty and The Ordinary, among other brands.

Founded in 1946 by Estée and Joseph Lauder, the company began with four skincare products and has expanded into a broad international beauty business. Its products are sold through department and specialty stores, freestanding stores, e-commerce platforms, travel retail locations and other distribution channels.

Estée Lauder Companies serves consumers in markets around the world, including North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and the Middle East and Africa. Stéphane de La Faverie serves as president and chief executive officer, while William P. Lauder serves as executive chairman.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $97.01 to $98.49
• 50-Day Range: $79.81 to $105.98
• 52-Week Range: $66.22 to $121.64
• Volume: 668,845 shs
• Average Volume: 3.92 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $35.54 billion
• P/E Ratio: 200.32
• Dividend Yield: 1.43%
• Price Target: $104.67
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Estee Lauder Companies scored higher than 81% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 45th out of 174 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: 2.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Estee Lauder Companies has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.42, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 8 buy ratings, 12 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Estee Lauder Companies is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Estee Lauder Companies has been the subject of 18 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 19.70%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Estee Lauder Companies are expected to grow by 19.70% in the coming year, from $3.30 to $3.95 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Estee Lauder Companies is 201.31, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.09.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Estee Lauder Companies is 201.31, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 14.03.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Estee Lauder Companies has a PEG Ratio of 1.18. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Estee Lauder Companies has a P/B Ratio of 9.38. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.42% of the float of Estee Lauder Companies has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Estee Lauder Companies has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.17, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Estee Lauder Companies has recently decreased by 4.51%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Estee Lauder Companies pays a meaningful dividend of 1.38%, 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 Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Estee Lauder Companies is 285.71%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Estee Lauder Companies will have a dividend payout ratio of 35.44% next year. This indicates that Estee Lauder Companies will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.97

News Sentiment

Estee Lauder Companies has a news sentiment score of 0.97. 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 0.69 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for Estee Lauder Companies this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

44 people have searched for EL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 175% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

7 people have added Estee Lauder Companies to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 250% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Estee Lauder Companies insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,356,279.00 in 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.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 6/15 Dividend: 5/29/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/15 Dividend: 5/29/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/15/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/19/2026
• Record date for 9/15 Dividend: 8/31/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/15 Dividend: 8/31/2026
• Today: 9/10/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/15/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/02/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 6/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Personal Care Products
• Sub-Industry: Personal Care Products
• Current Symbol: NYSE:EL
• CIK: 1001250
• Web: www.elcompanies.com
• Phone: (212) 572-4200
• Fax: 212-893-7782
• Employees: 55,000
• Year Founded: 1946

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Estee Lauder Companies: $104.67
• High Price Target: $130.00
• Low Price Target: $70.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +6.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.42
• Research Coverage: 24 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.49
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 199.82
• Forward P/E Ratio: 29.71
• P/E Growth: 1.18
• Net Income: $182 million
• Net Margins: 1.21%
• Pretax Margin: 3.44%
• Return on Equity: 23.52%
• Return on Assets: 4.72%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.79
• Current Ratio: 1.22
• Quick Ratio: 0.90

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $15.05 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.36
• Cash Flow: $4.56 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 21.50
• Book Value: $10.52 per share
• Price / Book: 9.32

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 361,800,000
• Free Float: 314,584,000
• Market Cap: $35.48 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.28