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The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (EL) Stock Analysis

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (EL) is a Household & Personal Products stock listed on NYSE and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

EL

$103.66

−$2.46 (−2.32%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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EL Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026
Trading
Open
$105.46
Previous Close
$106.12
Day's Range
102.46–106.05
52-Week Range
66.22–121.64
Volume
2.54M
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
1.27
Valuation
Market Cap
$37.56B
P/E Ratio
207.32
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
26.37
PEG RatioThe P/E ratio divided by the expected earnings growth rate. It puts a high P/E in the context of how fast profits are growing.
2.12
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
2.50
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
0.50
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$14.33B−8.21%
Net Income (FY)
−$1.13B−390.51%
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
1.21%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
247.82M
1-Year Return
+6.69%
Dividend and dates
Dividend
$1.40+1.32%
Ex-Dividend Date
August 31, 2026
Earnings Date
November 2, 2026
Avg Volume
3.06M

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, EL closed at $103.66, +6.69% over 1 year.

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (EL) has a market capitalization of $37.56B.

In fiscal 2025, EL reported revenue of $14.33B.

EL Stock Return by Calendar Year

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (EL) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year
$10,000 $10,669
+6.69%
5 years
$10,000 $3,523
−64.77%
10 years
$10,000 $13,622
+36.22%

If you had invested $10,000 in The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (EL) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $13,622 at the close on October 21, 2026: +36.22% in total, +3.14% a year, with dividends reinvested. A historical calculation from closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, before fees and taxes.

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)+0.02%
2025+42.13%
2024−47.59%
2023−40.13%
2022−32.31%
2021+40.03%
2020+29.77%
2019+60.34%
2018+3.38%
2017+68.68%
2016 (partial year)−17.66%

As of October 21, 2026.

EL Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends June
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$14.33B−$1.13B−7.9%
2024$15.61B$390.00M2.5%
2023$15.91B$1.01B6.3%
2022$17.74B$2.39B13.5%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$14.33B$10.60B$1.14B−$1.13B−7.9%
2024$15.61B$11.18B$1.56B$390.00M2.5%
2023$15.91B$11.35B$1.77B$1.01B6.3%
2022$17.74B$13.43B$3.54B$2.39B13.5%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of June 30, 2025.

EL Dividend History

$1.40−39.9% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 4 payments

YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026*$1.053—
2025$1.404−39.9%
2024$2.334−11.7%
2023$2.644+7.3%
YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026 (partial year)$1.053—
2025$1.404−39.9%
2024$2.334−11.7%
2023$2.644+7.3%
2022$2.464+12.3%
2021$2.194+47.0%
2020$1.493−15.8%
2019$1.774+12.7%
2018$1.574+12.1%
2017$1.404+311.8%
2016$0.341—

Most recent payment: $0.35 per share, ex-dividend August 31, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

EL Valuation vs Household & Personal Products Median

Median of 32 stocks
MetricELHousehold & Personal Products medianvs median
P/E207.3222.929.0x the median
P/S ratio2.501.3387% above
Profit margin1.21%1.72%0.5 pts below

Medians across 32 Household & Personal Products stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of October 21, 2026.

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Company Overview

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (EL) carries a market capitalisation of $37.56B. The company sits in the Consumer Defensive sector, in the Household & Personal Products industry. Headcount on file is 37,950.

EL last closed at $103.66 on October 21, 2026. That is −$2.46 (−2.32%) against the previous close. Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $66.22 to $121.64. The latest close sits 56.54% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

In fiscal 2025, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. reported revenue of $14.33B. That is −8.21% against the prior fiscal year, when revenue was $15.61B. The same year closed with a net loss of $1.13B. The reported profit margin is 1.21%. That is 0.5 percentage points below the Household & Personal Products median of 1.72%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to 0.5.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $17.74B in 2022 to $14.33B in 2025. Of those 4 years, 3 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

The trailing P/E ratio stands at 207.32. That is 9 times the Household & Personal Products median of 22.92. The forward P/E on file is 26.37. The PEG ratio, which sets the P/E against expected earnings growth, reads 2.12. The price-to-sales ratio is 2.5. On price-to-sales that is 87.29% above the Household & Personal Products median of 1.33. 32 Household & Personal Products companies report these metrics, and the medians quoted come from that group.

Over the trailing twelve months the total return is +6.69%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +3.14%. Beta against the wider market is reported at 1.27. Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 37.36%.

Growth & Income

The trailing dividend yield is 1.32%. That is 1.7 percentage points below the Household & Personal Products median yield of 3.01%. The indicated annual rate is $1.40 a share. The ex-dividend date on file is August 31, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 11 calendar years; 2026 shows 3 payments totalling $1.05 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $1.40 a share.

So far in 2026 the total return is +0.02%. Across the complete calendar years on file, 2017 returned +68.68% and 2024 returned −47.59%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 6 finished higher.

Peer Comparison

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (EL) operates in the Household & Personal Products industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. EL $37.56B 207.3
The Procter & Gamble Company PG $364.29B 23.7
Unilever PLC UL $138.69B 13.0
Colgate-Palmolive Company CL $75.02B 37.1

The Household & Personal Products industry average P/E ratio is 22.9x. The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. trades at a P/E of 207.3.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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About The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. manufactures, markets, and sells skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products worldwide. The company provides skin care products, including moisturizers, serums, cleansers, toners, eye care, body care, exfoliators, acne care and oil correctors, facial masks, and sun care products; and makeup products, such as foundations, powders, concealers and setting sprays, lipsticks, lip liners and lip glosses, mascaras, and eyeshadows and eyeliners, as well as compacts, brushes, and other makeup tools. It also offers fragrance products in various forms comprising parfum, eau de parfum, eau de toilette, eau de cologne, and body spray, as well as lotions, creams, powders, candles and soaps; and hair care products, including shampoos, conditioners, styling products, treatment, finishing sprays, and hair color products, as well as sells ancillary products and services. The company provides its products under the La Mer, Jo Malone London, TOM FORD, AERIN Beauty, Le Labo, Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle, KILIAN PARIS, BALMAIN Beauty, Estée Lauder, Clinique, M·A·C, The Ordinary, Aveda, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, Too Faced, Dr.Jart+, Bumble and bumble, Smashbox, Darphin Paris, Lab Series, Avestan, Loopha, Origins, NIOD, Aramis, and GLAMGLOW brands. It sells its products through department stores, duty-free retailers, specialty multi retailers, online pure players, upscale perfumeries and pharmacies, and top-tier salons and spas, as well as direct-to-consumer businesses across freestanding stores, and brand websites and third-party online platforms. The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. was founded in 1946 and is based in New York, New York.

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