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

Company Overview

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is a global prestige beauty company founded in 1946 by Estée and Joseph Lauder. Based in New York City, it develops, markets and sells beauty products under a portfolio of brands, including Estée Lauder, Clinique, M·A·C, La Mer, Aveda and Jo Malone London.

The company’s products span skin care, makeup, fragrance and hair care. It reaches consumers through department stores, specialty retailers, its own stores and websites, and other online and travel-retail channels.

The Estée Lauder Companies serves customers in more than 150 countries and territories. Its business has grown from the original Estée Lauder brand into a global portfolio through the development and acquisition of beauty brands.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $109.55 to $112.74
• 50-Day Range: $90.19 to $113.31
• 52-Week Range: $66.22 to $121.64
• Volume: 2.33 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.88 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $40.47 billion
• P/E Ratio: 111.70
• Dividend Yield: 1.25%
• Price Target: $110.73
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Estee Lauder Companies scored higher than 69% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 63rd 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: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Estee Lauder Companies has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 11 buy ratings, 14 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

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 23 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 17.44%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Estee Lauder Companies are expected to grow by 17.44% in the coming year, from $3.44 to $4.04 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Estee Lauder Companies is 111.70, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.41.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Estee Lauder Companies is 111.70, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 24.87.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Estee Lauder Companies has a PEG Ratio of 1.43. 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 10.02. 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

2.15% 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 1.92, 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 2.54%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Estee Lauder Companies pays a meaningful dividend of 1.27%, 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 140.00%. 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 34.65% next year. This indicates that Estee Lauder Companies will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.49

News Sentiment

Estee Lauder Companies has a news sentiment score of 0.49. 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 0.61 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 27 news articles for Estee Lauder Companies this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 23 people have searched for EL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -38% 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 $18,741,319.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

11.54% 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 9/15 Dividend: 8/31/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/15 Dividend: 8/31/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/15/2026
• Last Earnings: 11/02/2026
• Today: 11/15/2026
• Record date for 12/15 Dividend: 11/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 12/15 Dividend: 11/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 12/15/2026
• 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: $110.73
• High Price Target: $132.00
• Low Price Target: $65.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -0.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 28 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.00
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 111.70
• Forward P/E Ratio: 27.65
• P/E Growth: 1.43
• Net Income: $182 million
• Net Margins: 2.41%
• Pretax Margin: 4.93%
• Return on Equity: 26.99%
• Return on Assets: 5.42%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.67
• Current Ratio: 1.25
• Quick Ratio: 0.91

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $15.05 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.69
• Cash Flow: $4.78 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 23.36
• Book Value: $11.15 per share
• Price / Book: 10.02

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 362,330,000
• Free Float: 320,517,000
• Market Cap: $40.47 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.23