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

Company Overview

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE: EL) is a global beauty company that develops, markets and sells prestige skincare, makeup, fragrance and hair care products. Its portfolio includes brands such as Estée Lauder, Clinique, La Mer, MAC, Bobbi Brown, Jo Malone London, Aveda, The Ordinary and Tom Ford Beauty.

The company’s products are distributed through department stores, specialty retailers, freestanding stores, e-commerce platforms, travel retail outlets and other channels. Estée Lauder serves consumers in numerous markets across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and the Asia-Pacific region.

Estée Lauder was founded in 1946 by Estée Lauder and her husband, Joseph Lauder, beginning with a small collection of skincare products. The company has since expanded through brand development and acquisitions into one of the world’s largest prestige beauty businesses. Stéphane de La Faverie serves as president and chief executive officer, while William P. Lauder is executive chairman.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $94.05 to $96.66
• 50-Day Range: $79.81 to $105.98
• 52-Week Range: $66.22 to $121.64
• Volume: 2.04 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.86 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $34.12 billion
• P/E Ratio: 192.48
• Dividend Yield: 1.48%
• Price Target: $104.67
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Estee Lauder Companies scored higher than 72% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 71st out of 169 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: 3.1 / 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 Potential

Estee Lauder Companies has a consensus price target of $104.67, representing about 10.8% upside from its current price of $94.44.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Estee Lauder Companies has been the subject of 17 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 192.84, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.73.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Estee Lauder Companies is 192.84, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 13.95.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Estee Lauder Companies has a PEG Ratio of 1.09. 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 8.98. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.26% 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 2.52, 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 increased by 2.11%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Estee Lauder Companies pays a meaningful dividend of 1.48%, 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: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.20

News Sentiment

Estee Lauder Companies has a news sentiment score of 0.20. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.58 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Estee Lauder Companies this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 34 people have searched for EL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -21% 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 40% 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 $7,423,185.00 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

• Last Earnings: 8/19/2026
• Record date for 9/15 Dividend: 8/31/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/15 Dividend: 8/31/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/15/2026
• Today: 9/29/2026
• 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: +11.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.42
• Research Coverage: 24 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.49
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 192.48
• Forward P/E Ratio: 28.58
• P/E Growth: 1.09
• 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: 2.27
• Cash Flow: $4.72 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 19.97
• Book Value: $10.52 per share
• Price / Book: 8.97

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 361,800,000
• Free Float: 314,584,000
• Market Cap: $34.12 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.28