Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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Estee Lauder Companies - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Hold

Based on 24 Analyst Ratings

Sell
2

Hold
12

Buy
10

Based on 24 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Estee Lauder Companies in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 24 analysts, 2 have given a sell rating, 12 have given a hold rating, 8 have given a buy rating, and 2 have given a strong buy rating for EL.

Consensus Price Target

$104.67
12.14% Upside

According to the 24 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Estee Lauder Companies, the average price target is $104.67. The highest price target for EL is $130.00, while the lowest price target for EL is $70.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 12.14% from the current price of $93.34.

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

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EL Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 9/18/25 to 9/18/26	1 Month Ago 8/19/25 to 8/19/26	3 Months Ago 6/20/25 to 6/20/26	1 Year Ago 9/18/24 to 9/18/25
Strong Buy	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	8 Buy rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)
Hold	12 Hold rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)
Sell	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$104.67	$96.84	$100.65	$88.55
Forecasted Upside	12.14% Upside	-1.29% Downside	18.56% Upside	0.68% Upside
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Moderate Buy	Hold

EL Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

EL Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Estee Lauder Companies Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Estee Lauder Companies	Consumer Staples Companies	Broader Market
Consensus Rating Score	2.42	2.22	2.53
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	11.47% Upside	157.01% Upside	17.73% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent EL News	Positive News	Positive News

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst	Action	Rating	Price Target	Report Date Upside/Downside
8/30/2026	China Intl Cap Not Rated		Upgrade	Strong-Buy
8/21/2026	Weiss Ratings 5 of 5 stars		Upgrade	Sell (D) ➝ Sell (D+)
8/21/2026	Barclays 3 of 5 stars	Lauren Lieberman 2 of 5 stars	Boost Target	Equal Weight	$80.00 ➝ $97.00	-3.44%
8/20/2026	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Sydney Wagner Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Hold	$88.00 ➝ $100.00	+4.19%
8/20/2026	Canaccord Genuity Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Susan Anderson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Hold	$85.00 ➝ $90.00	-6.98%
8/20/2026	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Filippo Falorni Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$110.00 ➝ $115.00	+18.13%
8/20/2026	Telsey Advisory Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Dana Telsey Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Market Perform	$90.00 ➝ $108.00	+10.94%
8/20/2026	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Andrea Teixeira Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$94.00 ➝ $112.00	+15.26%
8/20/2026	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Bonnie Herzog Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$100.00 ➝ $112.00	+15.26%
8/20/2026	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Dara Mohsenian Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Equal Weight	$90.00 ➝ $102.00	+4.77%
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8/20/2026	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Peter Grom Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral	$86.00 ➝ $106.00	+8.62%
8/20/2026	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Christopher Carey Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Equal Weight	$85.00 ➝ $104.00	+7.04%
8/20/2026	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Anna Andreeva Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$95.00 ➝ $115.00	+18.36%
8/20/2026	B. Riley Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Anna Glaessgen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Neutral	$85.00 ➝ $100.00	+3.08%
8/20/2026	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Oliver Chen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Hold	$90.00 ➝ $100.00	+3.08%
8/17/2026	Royal Bank Of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Nik Modi Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$111.00	+30.31%
7/10/2026	Zacks Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Strong-Buy ➝ Hold
6/12/2026	Sanford C. Bernstein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Cristian Rios Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Market Perform	$82.00	-7.17%
3/30/2026	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Steve Powers Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy	$124.00 ➝ $108.00	+59.09%
2/10/2026	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold	$106.00	+7.07%
1/5/2026	Raymond James Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Olivia Tong Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Market Perform ➝ Strong-Buy	$130.00	+18.79%
12/16/2025	Evercore Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Robert Ottenstein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform	$115.00 ➝ $125.00	+21.43%
11/25/2025	Rothschild & Co Redburn Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Kyriaki Koutta Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Neutral ➝ Sell	$83.00 ➝ $70.00	-25.09%
11/11/2025	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	John Staszak Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$105.00	+17.14%
7/10/2025	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Bryan Spillane Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$110.00	+19.91%
4/10/2025	Stifel Nicolaus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Mark Astrachan Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Hold	$77.00 ➝ $67.00	+27.13%
2/25/2025	DA Davidson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Linda Bolton Weiser Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$81.00 ➝ $81.00	+9.37%
12/27/2024	CICC Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Market Perform	$82.00	+10.29%

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Should I Buy Estee Lauder Companies Stock? EL Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Monday, September 14, 2026. Please send any questions or comments about these Estee Lauder Companies pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

Estee Lauder Companies
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.:

The company recently reported strong quarterly results on August 19, 2026, beating consensus estimates with an EPS of $0.39 compared to the expected $0.32 and revenue of $3.64 billion against the $3.55 billion forecast, signaling improved operational performance and top-line growth of 6.3% year-over-year.
Unusually high options trading activity was observed on Monday, September 14, 2026, with 27,427 call options purchased, representing a 518% increase over the average daily volume of 4,438, which suggests significant market speculation and bullish sentiment regarding the stock's near-term direction.
The stock is currently trading at $98.20, which is above its 50-day simple moving average of $90.33 and 200-day simple moving average of $85.75, indicating that the share price has established a positive technical trend and momentum relative to its recent trading history.
Wall Street sentiment has improved recently, with the consensus price target rising to $104.67 as of September 11, 2026, and recent upgrades including a "Buy" rating from Wall Street Zen and a price target increase to $106.00 by UBS Group, reflecting growing confidence in the company's recovery.
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. announced a strategic partnership with Profound on September 14, 2026, to expand AI visibility across its global brand portfolio, positioning the company to lead in AI-powered consumer discovery and optimize how its brands are represented in generative AI platforms.

Estee Lauder Companies
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. for these reasons:

The company carries a high debt-to-equity ratio of 1.79, indicating a significant level of leverage relative to its equity base, which can increase financial risk and interest obligations, particularly if revenue growth slows or interest rates remain elevated.
Recent insider activity has been predominantly negative, with Director Charlene Barshefsky selling 3,775 shares on September 9, 2026, and VP Rashida La Lande selling 7,766 shares on August 28, 2026, suggesting that company insiders may be taking profits or reducing their exposure to the stock.
The stock's P/E ratio stands at 200.40, which is exceptionally high compared to typical consumer staples valuations, implying that the market is pricing in very high future earnings growth that may be difficult to sustain, making the stock vulnerable to valuation corrections if earnings disappoint.
Short interest has remained relatively elevated, with 6,950,845 shares shorted as of the August 31, 2026 record date, representing approximately 2.21% of the float, indicating that a portion of the market remains skeptical about the company's long-term prospects despite recent positive news.
The dividend payout ratio is reported at 285.71%, which exceeds 100%, suggesting that the company is paying out more in dividends than it is generating in earnings, a situation that may not be sustainable over the long term without additional capital raising or debt issuance.

EL Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 24 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Estee Lauder Companies is $104.67, with a high forecast of $130.00 and a low forecast of $70.00.

24 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Estee Lauder Companies in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 12 hold ratings, 8 buy ratings and 2 strong buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" EL shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in EL, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.

According to analysts, Estee Lauder Companies's stock has a predicted upside of 12.14% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, Estee Lauder Companies's stock had 2 upgrades and 1 downgrade by analysts.

Estee Lauder Companies has been rated by research analysts at B. Riley Financial, Barclays, Canaccord Genuity Group, China Intl Cap, Citigroup, Jefferies Financial Group, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Morgan Stanley, Piper Sandler, Royal Bank Of Canada, TD Cowen, Telsey Advisory Group, The Goldman Sachs Group, UBS Group, Weiss Ratings, Wells Fargo & Company, and Zacks Research in the past 90 days.

Analysts like Estee Lauder Companies more than other "consumer staples" companies. The consensus rating score for Estee Lauder Companies is 2.42 while the average consensus rating score for "consumer staples" companies is 2.22. Learn more on how EL compares to other companies.

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Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Stock Forecast & Price Target

Estee Lauder Companies - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

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Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Stock Forecast & Price Target

Estee Lauder Companies - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Consensus Price Target

EL Analyst Ratings Over Time

EL Analyst Recommendations By Month

EL Price Targets by Month

Estee Lauder Companies Stock vs. The Competition

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

Should I Buy Estee Lauder Companies Stock? EL Pros and Cons Explained

Estee Lauder Companies Bull Case

Estee Lauder Companies Bear Case

EL Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Estee Lauder Companies' forecast for 2026?

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