Estee Lauder Companies Inc (EL)
Consumer Staples · Personal Care Products · US stock · S&P 500 component
$104.54
▼ -2.65 (2.47%)
Fair valueOvervalued
$27 −73.8% to fair value
$14fair band $19–$36$41
Day's range
$104.41 – $108.72
52-week range
$65.74 – $120.38
About Estee Lauder Companies Inc
Prestige beauty is the focus of Estee Lauder Companies, which makes and markets products in skin care, makeup, fragrance and hair care. Its brands include Estee Lauder, Clinique, MAC, La Mer, Aveda and Jo Malone London. Products reach consumers through department stores, specialty beauty shops, travel retail locations, the company's own stores and websites. The business is managed by product category and by geographic region, with the Americas, Europe and Asia as the main areas.
Revenue of $15.0 billion over the last twelve months comes from supplying premium beauty products through retail partners and the company's own channels. Revenue has changed at -1.8% a year across the last three years. The operating margin is 5.2%, the business earns 6% on the capital invested in it, and net debt is 3.6 times EBITDA. The dividend yield is 1.3%. On the site's X-Ray Score it receives 33 out of 100.
Written with AI from public information and the filing figures on this page, then checked automatically for unsupported numbers. It can contain mistakes: read the company's own filings below before relying on it.
Price chart
52-wk range $65.74 – $120.38Volume 2,845,500Daily, split-adjusted
Vitals
Market cap$38.1B
52-week range$65.74 – $120.38
Volume (last day)2,845,500
P/E (TTM)209.4
EBIT / EV yield1.8%
Free-cash-flow yield3.5%
Dividend yield1.3%
Revenue (TTM)$15.0B
Net income (TTM)$182M
Operating margin5.2%
Return on capital5.7%
Debt incl. leases$9.2B
Cash & securities$3.5B
Debt = borrowings plus lease liabilities. Cash & securities = cash, equivalents and short-term marketable securities (long-term securities are not counted, so net cash can be understated for companies like Apple). Net debt = debt minus cash & securities. Source: latest SEC 10-Q/10-K. EBIT / EV yield = operating profit divided by market cap plus net debt.
Fair value estimate
$27model spread $21 – $27
Overvalued
−73.8% to fair value
Equal blend of three models: peer multiples, a fundamentals-adjusted multiple (growth, ROIC and margin) and a 10-year DCF scaled to the market's average. Earnings-power value (no growth) is a floor and not part of the blend. Model uncertainty is Medium, so the safety margin is 30%.
Price $105
Undervalued < $19Fair $19 – $36Overvalued > $36
10-year DCF (market-scaled) · excluded
$4
Peer multiples
$29
Earnings power floor (not blended)
$8
Fundamentals-adjusted multiple
$26
Growth the price implies
35.1%/yr
A model estimate, not a price target or recommendation. Inputs: risk-free 5.09%, equity risk premium 4.23% (Damodaran). How it works.
What this means
Weak business, priced high
Our models put fair value below today's price, so a lot of good news may already be in the price. A high score does not guarantee a good outcome; it shifts the odds a little. Use the checklist as a prompt for your own research.
Before you invest · decision checklist
Ticked boxes are filled in from our data; the rest are yours to answer.
The five-lens scan
Every score explained in one sentence, ranked against Consumer Staples peers. Open a lens to see the numbers behind it.
Valuation
Weak
11/100
Expensive against its sector on earnings and cash flow.
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EBIT / EV yield1.8%
Free-cash-flow yield3.5%
Fair value vs price0.3×
Growth
Weak
40/100
Growing slower than most of its sector.
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Revenue growth (3y)-1.8%
EPS growth (3y)-43.6%
Growth consistency60%
Profitability
Weak
47/100
Earns lower returns on its capital than most peers.
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Return on invested capital5.7%
Operating margin5.2%
Gross profitability57.5%
Financial health
Weak
38/100
Balance sheet is more stretched than most peers.
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Piotroski F-Score6 / 9
Net debt / EBITDA3.6×
Interest cover2.3×
Dividends
Weak
27/100
Dividend is modest or less certain than peers.
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Dividend yield1.3%
Dividends vs free cash flow39%
Dividend growth-18.1%
Quarterly results: last 6 quarters
-9.9%
Mar '25
-11.9%
Jun '25
+3.6%
Sep '25
+5.6%
Dec '25
+4.6%
Mar '26
+6.3%
Jun '26
Revenue against the same quarter a year earlier. Latest quarter revenue $3.6B.
Compare with peers
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE Co55 KVUE Kenvue Inc.47Other Personal Care Products companies by X-Ray Score.
Fundamentals checklist
● 4 Good · ● 4 Average · ● 8 BadCash quality
Earnings backed by cashGood
Free-cash-flow yieldBad
Risk models
Altman Z''Average
Piotroski F-ScoreAverage
Growth
EPS growth (3y)Bad
Free-cash-flow growth (3y)Good
Revenue growth (3y)Bad
Growth consistencyAverage
Balance sheet
Current ratioGood
Net debt / EBITDABad
Interest coverBad
Valuation
Fair value vs priceBad
EBIT / EV yieldBad
Profitability
Return on invested capitalBad
Operating marginAverage
Gross profitabilityGood
Each check is graded against the company's sector, not a fixed number. Checklist score 37/100.
Financials
| FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $17.7B | $15.9B | $15.6B | $14.3B | $15.0B |
| Operating income | $3.2B | $1.5B | $970M | −$785M | $780M |
| Net income | $2.4B | $1.0B | $409M | −$1.1B | $182M |
| Operating cash flow | $3.0B | $1.7B | $2.4B | $1.3B | $1.8B |
| Operating margin | 17.9% | 9.5% | 6.2% | -5.5% | 5.2% |
| Free cash flow | $2.0B | $728M | $1.4B | $670M | $1.3B |
| Diluted EPS | $6.55 | $2.79 | $1.08 | $-3.15 | $0.50 |
Fiscal years, from SEC filings.
Technical summary
Daily
Strongly bullish
12 bullish · 3 neutral · 1 bearish
Weekly
Strongly bullish
10 bullish · 1 neutral · 1 bearish
Monthly
Bullish
5 bullish · 1 neutral · 2 bearish
Moving averages (daily)
| SMA 10 | 98.66 | Bullish |
| EMA 10 | 100.1 | Bullish |
| SMA 20 | 96.84 | Bullish |
| EMA 20 | 98.18 | Bullish |
| SMA 50 | 96.48 | Bullish |
| EMA 50 | 95.39 | Bullish |
| SMA 100 | 90.14 | Bullish |
| EMA 100 | 92.41 | Bullish |
| SMA 200 | 91.19 | Bullish |
| EMA 200 | 90.55 | Bullish |
Oscillators (daily)
| RSI (14) | 63.81 | Neutral |
| MACD (12, 26) | 1.95 | Bullish |
| Momentum (12) | 12.69 | Bullish |
| Stochastic %K (14) | 79.14 | Neutral |
| Williams %R (14) | -20.86 | Neutral |
| CCI (20) | 186.2 | Bearish |
Pivot points (classic, last session)
S3 98.75 | S2 101.6 | S1 103.1 | Pivot 105.9 | R1 107.4 | R2 110.2 | R3 111.7 |
Signals describe what the chart is doing, not what to do. Moving averages: price above the average is bullish. Oscillators use the usual thresholds (RSI 30/70, Stochastic 20/80, CCI ±100, Williams %R −80/−20; MACD and momentum above zero are bullish). Weekly and monthly views use closing prices only.
Dividends
Paid, last 12 months
1.40 USD
Yield on today's price
1.34%
Frequency
Quarterly
Next ex-dividend date
Not announced
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| 31 Aug 2026 | 0.3500 |
| 29 May 2026 | 0.3500 |
| 27 Feb 2026 | 0.3500 |
| 28 Nov 2025 | 0.3500 |
| 2 Sep 2025 | 0.3500 |
| 30 May 2025 | 0.3500 |
| 28 Feb 2025 | 0.3500 |
| 29 Nov 2024 | 0.3500 |
| 30 Aug 2024 | 0.6600 |
| 31 May 2024 | 0.6600 |
| 28 Feb 2024 | 0.6600 |
| 29 Nov 2023 | 0.6600 |
Ex-dividend dates and amounts from EODHD. Shown as declared, before tax.
EL SEC filings
30 Sep 2026
DEF 14ASEC EDGAR
Proxy statement
8 Sep 2026
8-KSEC EDGAR
Regulation FD disclosure
19 Aug 2026
10-KSEC EDGAR
Annual report
19 Aug 2026
8-KSEC EDGAR
Results of operations
24 Jul 2026
8-KSEC EDGAR
Director or officer change
1 May 2026
10-QSEC EDGAR
Quarterly report
1 May 2026
8-KSEC EDGAR
Results of operations
24 Mar 2026
8-KSEC EDGAR
Other events
Where the numbers come from
Statements SEC EDGAR filings (10-K, 10-Q), quarters derived from year-to-date figures.
Prices end-of-day closes, split-adjusted.
Industry inputs beta, multiples and equity risk premium from Damodaran Online (NYU Stern).
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