Zacks Research Has Pessimistic Outlook of EL Q4 Earnings

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Estée Lauder Companies in a report issued on Wednesday, May 21st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.07 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.30. The consensus estimate for Estée Lauder Companies' current full-year earnings is $1.36 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Estée Lauder Companies' Q1 2026 earnings at $0.18 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.82 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.77 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.37 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.14 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.35 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.99 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.93 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.80 EPS.

EL has been the topic of several other reports. Citigroup dropped their price objective on shares of Estée Lauder Companies from $77.00 to $55.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price target on shares of Estée Lauder Companies from $77.00 to $67.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 10th. Barclays boosted their price objective on Estée Lauder Companies from $56.00 to $63.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Thursday. Canaccord Genuity Group lowered their target price on Estée Lauder Companies from $70.00 to $62.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 29th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on Estée Lauder Companies from $70.00 to $60.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 16th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eighteen have given a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $75.15.

Estée Lauder Companies Stock Performance

Estée Lauder Companies stock traded up $0.03 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $68.35. 744,315 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,102,722. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.75, a current ratio of 1.37 and a quick ratio of 0.97. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $60.31 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $68.80. Estée Lauder Companies has a fifty-two week low of $48.37 and a fifty-two week high of $125.90. The stock has a market cap of $24.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -35.00, a P/E/G ratio of 6.09 and a beta of 1.12.

Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The company reported $0.65 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.29 by $0.36. Estée Lauder Companies had a positive return on equity of 16.82% and a negative net margin of 4.61%. The firm had revenue of $2.66 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.51 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.97 earnings per share. The business's revenue was down 9.9% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of Estée Lauder Companies

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of EL. Peterson Wealth Services boosted its holdings in shares of Estée Lauder Companies by 9.8% during the 4th quarter. Peterson Wealth Services now owns 1,506 shares of the company's stock valued at $113,000 after acquiring an additional 134 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Estée Lauder Companies by 8.7% during the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,853 shares of the company's stock valued at $139,000 after purchasing an additional 148 shares in the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Estée Lauder Companies by 47.4% during the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 479 shares of the company's stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 154 shares during the last quarter. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators increased its stake in shares of Estée Lauder Companies by 68.7% in the fourth quarter. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators now owns 388 shares of the company's stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 158 shares during the period. Finally, Horizon Investments LLC raised its holdings in Estée Lauder Companies by 5.1% in the 1st quarter. Horizon Investments LLC now owns 3,351 shares of the company's stock valued at $221,000 after buying an additional 164 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 55.15% of the company's stock.

Estée Lauder Companies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 16th. Investors of record on Friday, May 30th will be paid a $0.35 dividend. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.05%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 30th. Estée Lauder Companies's payout ratio is -57.85%.

About Estée Lauder Companies

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc manufactures, markets, and sells skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products worldwide. It offers skin care products, including moisturizers, serums, cleansers, toners, body care, exfoliators, acne care and oil correctors, facial masks, and sun care products; and makeup products, such as lipsticks, lip glosses, mascaras, foundations, eyeshadows, and powders, as well as compacts, brushes, and other makeup tools.