Estee Lauder Companies Inc (EL)
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.
- Symbol
- EL
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Household & Personal Products
- Market cap
- $33.32B
- 52 week range
- 66.22 - 121.64
Valuation
- Share price
- $91.97 (close of 2026-10-02)
- P/E (TTM)
- 183.94x
- Price to book
- 8.75x
- Price to free cash flow
- 25.32x
- Enterprise value
- $39.07B
- Book value per share
- $10.51
Price performance
| Period | Change |
|---|---|
| 1 day | +1.97% |
| 5 days | -2.65% |
| 1 month | -9.08% |
| 3 months | +9.87% |
| 6 months | +33.06% |
| Year to date | -12.18% |
| 1 year | +3.60% |
| 3 years | -35.86% |
| 5 years | -70.40% |
| 10 years | +3.85% |
| All time | +965.70% |
Members of Congress who disclosed EL trades
Julie Johnson · Kevin Hern · Dan Newhouse · John Boozman · Sheldon Whitehouse
Super investors holding EL
Ken Griffin (Citadel) · Hillman Capital (Hillman Capital Management, Inc) · Ray Dalio (Bridgewater Associates) · Lee Ainslie (Maverick Capital LTD)
Profitability and growth
- Return on equity
- 4.78%
- Return on invested capital
- 4.66%
- Return on assets
- 0.92%
- Return on capital employed
- 5.76%
- Gross margin
- 75.50%
- Net margin
- 1.21%
- EBITDA margin
- 10.47%
- Revenue growth
- 5.05%
- Net income growth
- 116.06%
- Free cash flow growth
- 96.42%
Cash flow and balance sheet
- Free cash flow yield (TTM)
- 3.95%
- Current ratio
- 1.22x
- Net debt to EBITDA
- 3.49x
Latest reported year
- Period end
- 2026-06-30
- Fiscal year
- 2026
- Revenue
- $15.05B
- Cost of revenue
- $3.69B
- Gross profit
- $11.36B
- EBITDA
- $1.58B
- Net income
- $182.00M
- Earnings per share
- $0.50
- Shares outstanding
- 362.30M
Income statement by year
| Period end | Revenue | Gross profit | Net income | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | $15.05B | $11.36B | $182.00M | $0.50 |
| 2025-06-30 | $14.33B | $10.60B | -$1.13B | $-3.15 |
| 2024-06-30 | $15.61B | $11.18B | $409.00M | $1.09 |
| 2023-06-30 | $15.91B | $11.35B | $1.01B | $2.81 |
| 2022-06-30 | $17.74B | $13.43B | $2.41B | $6.64 |
| 2021-06-30 | $16.21B | $12.38B | $2.88B | $7.91 |
| 2020-06-30 | $14.29B | $10.74B | $684.00M | $1.90 |
| 2019-06-30 | $14.86B | $11.48B | $1.78B | $4.91 |
| 2018-06-30 | $13.68B | $10.84B | $1.11B | $3.01 |
| 2017-06-30 | $11.82B | $9.39B | $1.25B | $3.40 |
Margins and returns by year
| Period end | Gross margin | Net margin | Return on equity | Return on capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 75.50% | 1.21% | 4.78% | 4.66% |
| 2025-06-30 | 73.97% | -7.91% | -29.31% | -7.54% |
| 2024-06-30 | 71.66% | 2.62% | 7.70% | 5.17% |
| 2023-06-30 | 71.31% | 6.35% | 18.08% | 9.57% |
| 2022-06-30 | 75.73% | 13.58% | 43.08% | 61.15% |
| 2021-06-30 | 76.36% | 17.73% | 47.20% | 57.81% |
| 2020-06-30 | 75.15% | 4.79% | 17.26% | 10.71% |
| 2019-06-30 | 77.21% | 12.01% | 40.47% | 38.27% |
| 2018-06-30 | 79.22% | 8.10% | 23.52% | 54.73% |
| 2017-06-30 | 79.41% | 10.56% | 28.37% | 47.12% |
Cash and debt by year
| Period end | Cash |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | $3.50B |
| 2025-06-30 | $2.92B |
| 2024-06-30 | $3.40B |
| 2023-06-30 | $4.03B |
| 2022-06-30 | $3.96B |
| 2021-06-30 | $4.96B |
| 2020-06-30 | $5.02B |
| 2019-06-30 | $2.99B |
| 2018-06-30 | $2.71B |
| 2017-06-30 | $1.74B |
Free cash flow by year
| Period end | Free cash flow | Stock-based compensation |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | $1.32B | $310.00M |
| 2025-06-30 | $670.00M | $304.00M |
| 2024-06-30 | $1.44B | $325.00M |
| 2023-06-30 | $728.00M | $267.00M |
| 2022-06-30 | $2.00B | $331.00M |
| 2021-06-30 | $2.99B | $327.00M |
| 2020-06-30 | $1.66B | $213.00M |
| 2019-06-30 | $1.77B | $243.00M |
| 2018-06-30 | $1.93B | $236.00M |
| 2017-06-30 | $1.29B | $219.00M |
Dividend history
- Most recent payment
- 2026-08-31
- Paid in the last twelve months
- $1.40
| Payment date | Dividend per share |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-31 | $0.35 |
| 2026-05-29 | $0.35 |
| 2026-02-27 | $0.35 |
| 2025-11-28 | $0.35 |
| 2025-09-02 | $0.35 |
| 2025-05-30 | $0.35 |
| 2025-02-28 | $0.35 |
| 2024-11-29 | $0.35 |
Investor relations
Next earnings report
- Next confirmed report
- 2026-10-29
- Consensus EPS estimate
- $0.51
Past earnings dates
| Reported | Fiscal period | EPS estimate |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-19 | Jun/2026 | $0.32 |
| 2026-05-01 | Mar/2026 | $0.66 |
| 2026-02-05 | Dec/2025 | $0.84 |
| 2025-10-30 | Sep/2025 | $0.16 |
| 2025-08-20 | Jun/2025 | $0.08 |
| 2025-05-01 | Mar/2025 | $0.29 |
| 2025-02-04 | Dec/2024 | $0.32 |
| 2025-02-03 | - | - |
Filings and sources
- Company website
- elcompanies.com
- SEC filings
- 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K on EDGAR
- Earnings calendar
- All upcoming reports
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