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Estee Lauder Companies (EL)

Market Price (9/16/2025): $87.1 | Market Cap: $31.4 Bil
Sector: Consumer Staples | Industry: Personal Care Products

Estee Lauder Companies (EL)

Market Price (9/16/2025): $87.1
Market Cap: $31.4 Bil
Sector: Consumer Staples
Industry: Personal Care Products

Investment Highlights

0  Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -88%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -128%		 Expensive valuation multiples
P/CFOPrice/(Cash Flow from Operations). CFO is cash before capital expenditures. is 25x
1   Weak revenue growth
Rev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -8.2%, Rev Chg 3Y AvgRevenue Change % averaged over trailing 3 years is -6.8%, Rev Chg QQuarterly Revenue Change % is -12%
2   Yield minus risk free rate is negative
ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is -8.1%
0 Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -88%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -128%
1 Expensive valuation multiples
P/CFOPrice/(Cash Flow from Operations). CFO is cash before capital expenditures. is 25x
2 Weak revenue growth
Rev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -8.2%, Rev Chg 3Y AvgRevenue Change % averaged over trailing 3 years is -6.8%, Rev Chg QQuarterly Revenue Change % is -12%
3 Yield minus risk free rate is negative
ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is -8.1%

Market Valuation

 9/16/25202420232022
Share Price CYE$87.10$73.96$141.12$235.72
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)31.426.650.684.3
Total Debt ($ Bil)9.59.59.810.2
Total Cash ($ Bil)2.92.93.44.0
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)38.036.160.494.5
Valuation Ratios    
P/S TTM2.21.93.45.6
P/EBIT TTM-46.0-39.545.753.8
P/E TTM-27.7-23.8134.688.3
Sector Ratios    
P/S TTM (Sector)0.90.90.90.9
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)8.58.910.09.4
P/E TTM (Sector)12.712.114.012.0
 9/16/252024
Share Price CYE$87.10$73.96
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)31.426.6
Total Debt ($ Bil)9.59.5
Total Cash ($ Bil)2.92.9
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)38.036.1
Valuation Ratios  
P/S TTM2.21.9
P/EBIT TTM-46.0-39.5
P/E TTM-27.7-23.8
Sector Ratios  
P/S TTM (Sector)0.90.9
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)8.58.9
P/E TTM (Sector)12.712.1

Market Cap Chart

Business Description

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. manufactures, markets, and sells skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products worldwide. The company offers a range of skin care products, including moisturizers, serums, cleansers, toners, body care, exfoliators, acne care and oil correctors, facial masks, cleansing devices, and sun care products; and makeup products, such as lipsticks, lip glosses, mascaras, foundations, eyeshadows, nail polishes, and powders, as well as compacts, brushes, and other makeup tools. Show more

Price Returns Compared

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 202020212022202320242025Total [1]
Returns
EL Return30%40%-32%-40%-48%18%-56%
Peers Return16%15%-7%-9%-3%4%13%
S&P 500 Return16%27%-19%24%23%12%104%

[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: JNJ, PG, CL, KVUE, EL. See EL Returns vs. Peers.
[3] 2025 data is for the year up to 9/15/2025 (YTD)

Interactive Breakdown

Estee Lauder Companies Interactive Breakdown Analysis

Latest Trefis Analyses

TitleTopicDate
0DASHBOARDS  
1Estee Lauder Companies Earnings Notes  
2Day 5 of Loss Streak for Estee Lauder Companies Stock with -6.2% Return (vs. 13% YTD) [9/12/2025]Notification 
3Why You Shouldn?t Be Buying Estee Lauder Companies StockBuy or Fear 
4EL Pulls Back to Support. Smart Time to Enter?Actionable 
5Better Bet Than EL Stock: Pay Less Than Estee Lauder Companies To Get More From PG Actionable 
6Will You Be Comfortable Buying Estee Lauder Companies Stock?Return 
7Better Bet Than EL Stock: Pay Less Than Estee Lauder Companies To Get More From PM, CHD   
8EL Dip Buy Analysis  
9Day 5 of Gains Streak for Estee Lauder Companies Stock with 10% Return (vs. 15% YTD) [7/1/2025]  
10Day 5 of Gains Streak for Estee Lauder Companies Stock with 10% Return (vs. 15% YTD) [7/1/2025]  
11ARTICLES  
12EL Stock Down -6.2% after 5-Day Loss Streak September 13th, 2025
13Why You Shouldn’t Be Buying Estee Lauder Companies Stock September 5th, 2025
14EL Hits Key Support – Is This The Buying Opportunity? September 5th, 2025
15S&P 500 Movers | Winners: TROW, WSM, WDC | Losers: EL, CRM, NI September 4th, 2025
16Better Bet Than Estee Lauder Companies Stock: Pay Less To Get More From PG August 30th, 2025
Title
0DASHBOARDS
1EL Stock Down -6.2% after 5-Day Loss Streak
2Why You Shouldn’t Be Buying Estee Lauder Companies Stock
3EL Hits Key Support – Is This The Buying Opportunity?
4S&P 500 Movers | Winners: TROW, WSM, WDC | Losers: EL, CRM, NI
5Better Bet Than Estee Lauder Companies Stock: Pay Less To Get More From PG
6ARTICLES
7Estee Lauder Companies Earnings Notes
8Day 5 of Loss Streak for Estee Lauder Companies Stock with -6.2% Return (vs. 13% YTD) [9/12/2025]
9Why You Shouldn?t Be Buying Estee Lauder Companies Stock
10EL Pulls Back to Support. Smart Time to Enter?
11Better Bet Than EL Stock: Pay Less Than Estee Lauder Companies To Get More From PG 
12Will You Be Comfortable Buying Estee Lauder Companies Stock?
13Better Bet Than EL Stock: Pay Less Than Estee Lauder Companies To Get More From PM, CHD 
14EL Dip Buy Analysis
15Day 5 of Gains Streak for Estee Lauder Companies Stock with 10% Return (vs. 15% YTD) [7/1/2025]
16Day 5 of Gains Streak for Estee Lauder Companies Stock with 10% Return (vs. 15% YTD) [7/1/2025]

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Financials

ELJNJPGCLKVUEMedian
NameEstee La.Johnson .Procter .Colgate-.Kenvue  
Mkt Price87.40177.40156.8382.1318.2587.40
Mkt Cap31.5426.9367.866.535.066.5
Rev LTM14,32690,62784,28419,99915,14119,999
Op Inc LTM1,14122,22820,4504,3462,6304,346
FCF LTM67016,39714,0443,3701,6333,370
FCF 3Y Avg18416,92614,7853,0281,9783,028
CFO LTM1,27223,02817,8173,9202,0913,920
CFO 3Y Avg1,78822,24818,1703,6592,4553,659

Growth & Margins

ELJNJPGCLKVUEMedian
NameEstee La.Johnson .Procter .Colgate-.Kenvue  
Rev Chg LTM-8.2%4.7%0.3%0.1%-2.2%0.1%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg-6.8%4.0%1.7%4.2%-2.8%
Rev Chg Q-11.9%5.8%1.7%1.0%-4.0%1.0%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM-3.1%1.5%0.4%0.3%-1.1%0.3%
Op Mgn LTM8.0%24.5%24.3%21.7%17.4%21.7%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg9.7%26.3%23.3%21.2%16.9%21.2%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM-1.1%-0.2%0.5%-0.1%0.4%-0.1%
CFO/Rev LTM8.9%25.4%21.1%19.6%13.8%19.6%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg11.6%25.7%21.8%18.7%16.0%18.7%
FCF/Rev LTM4.7%18.1%16.7%16.9%10.8%16.7%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg1.4%19.6%17.7%15.4%12.9%15.4%

Valuation

ELJNJPGCLKVUEMedian
NameEstee La.Johnson .Procter .Colgate-.Kenvue  
Mkt Cap31.5426.9367.866.535.066.5
P/S2.24.74.43.32.33.3
P/EBIT-46.215.117.515.814.415.1
P/E-27.818.823.022.924.722.9
P/CFO24.818.520.617.016.718.5
Total Yield-3.6%8.1%4.3%7.1%8.5%7.1%
Dividend Yield0.0%2.8%0.0%2.7%4.5%2.7%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg1.3%4.5%3.9%4.2%4.8%4.2%
D/E0.30.10.10.10.20.1
Net D/E0.20.10.10.10.20.1

Returns

ELJNJPGCLKVUEMedian
NameEstee La.Johnson .Procter .Colgate-.Kenvue  
1M Rtn-3.6%1.2%1.6%-3.5%-13.9%-3.5%
3M Rtn17.6%15.1%-1.9%-8.3%-14.9%-1.9%
6M Rtn28.0%10.7%-6.4%-8.4%-20.6%-6.4%
12M Rtn5.3%10.6%-7.6%-20.6%-19.1%-7.6%
3Y Rtn-61.5%16.0%22.3%16.5%-16.2%
1M Excs Rtn-4.2%0.0%-0.3%-5.2%-15.6%-4.2%
3M Excs Rtn19.7%3.1%-12.2%-19.1%-24.8%-12.2%
6M Excs Rtn15.3%-6.6%-22.7%-24.8%-35.8%-22.7%
12M Excs Rtn-13.8%-8.0%-26.7%-40.0%-37.1%-26.7%
3Y Excs Rtn-127.9%-47.6%-42.4%-51.8%--49.7%

Comparison Analyses

Title
0LLY Looks Stronger Than EL With 50% Return Potential
1Estee Lauder vs. Coty: With Return Forecast Of 59%, Estee Lauder Is A Better Bet
2PG or EL - With 6.5% Return Forecast, EL Probably Deserves Your Money
3Estee Lauder vs. Johnson & Johnson: With Return Forecast Of 59%, Estee Lauder Is A Better Bet
4Estee Lauder vs. Texas Instruments: With Return Forecast Of 17%, Estee Lauder Is A Better Bet
5Estee Lauder vs. NextEra Energy: With Return Forecast Of 31%, NextEra Energy Is A Better Bet
6Estee Lauder vs. Altria Group: With Return Forecast Of 19%, Estee Lauder Is A Better Bet
7Estee Lauder vs. PayPal: With Return Forecast Of 47%, PayPal Is A Better Bet
8Estee Lauder vs. Advanced Micro Devices: With Return Forecast Of 135%, Advanced Micro Devices Is A Better Bet
9Estee Lauder vs. Visa: Similar Income, But Visa Is A Better Bet

Financials

$ Mil | FY: 6/302025Q42025Q32025Q22025Q12024Q42024Q32024Q22024Q12023Q42023Q32023Q22023Q1
Period End6/30/20253/31/202512/31/20249/30/20246/30/20243/31/202412/31/20239/30/20236/30/20233/31/202312/31/20229/30/2022
Filing Date8/20/20255/1/20252/4/202510/31/20248/19/20245/1/20242/5/202411/1/20238/18/20235/3/20232/2/202311/2/2022
Key Financials Quarterly            
Total Revenue3,4113,5504,0043,3613,8713,9404,2793,5183,6093,7514,6203,930
Ebitda-153532-35312023786822344247527765857
Operating Income1414034621353345495819926311771663
Net Income-546159-590-156-28433031331-33156394489
EPS-1.510.44-1.64-0.43-0.790.920.870.09-0.090.441.101.37
Key Financials TTM            
Total Revenue TTM14,32614,78615,17615,45115,60815,34615,15715,49815,91015,86216,35617,275
Ebitda TTM1463225761,7511,9752,1991,9401,8832,3962,4202,8193,665
Operating Income TTM1,1411,3341,4801,5991,5631,2551,0171,2071,7711,9412,6063,266
Net Income TTM-1,133-871-7002033906414675481,0061,0911,4932,187
Growth Rates Quarterly            
Total Revenue Growth-11.9%-9.9%-6.4%-4.5%7.3%5.0%-7.4%-10.5%1.3%-11.6%-16.6%-10.5%
EBITDA Growth-765.2%-32.3%-142.9%-65.1%-90.7%49.1%7.5%-59.9%-8.9%-43.1%-52.5%-23.6%
Operating Income Growth-57.8%-26.6%-20.5%36.4%1184.6%76.5%-24.6%-85.1%-86.7%-68.1%-46.1%-29.5%
Net Income Growth-92.3%-51.8%-288.5%-603.2%-760.6%111.5%-20.6%-93.7%-163.5%-72.0%-63.8%-29.3%
Margins Quarterly            
EBITDA Margin-4.5%15.0%-8.8%3.6%0.6%19.9%19.2%9.8%6.8%14.0%16.6%21.8%
Operating Income Margin4.1%11.4%11.5%4.0%8.6%13.9%13.6%2.8%0.7%8.3%16.7%16.9%
Net Income Margin-16.0%4.5%-14.7%-4.6%-7.3%8.4%7.3%0.9%-0.9%4.2%8.5%12.4%
Cash & Debt            
Total Cash2,9212,6312,5862,3503,3953,7013,9393,0904,0295,5313,7252,938
Total Debt9,4679,3829,38310,0109,8269,84010,20110,13210,1699,4627,4777,494
Net Debt / (Cash)6,5466,7516,7977,6606,4316,1396,2627,0426,1403,9313,7524,556
Cash Flows Quarterly            
FCF from Operations6012841,057-6708895341,345-4087142661,401-650
Cash Flows TTM            
FCF from Operations TTM1,2721,5601,8102,0982,3602,1851,9171,9731,7312,0881,9452,471
Returns to Shareholders Quarterly            
Dividends126126126240237236238236238236236215
Share Repurchases-0-0251011303131147110
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) Quarterly            
ROIC8.6%15.8%24.7%6.1%20.8%24.7%23.2%4.4%1.1%17.5%61.3%45.1%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) TTM            
ROIC TTM17.4%19.8%21.8%8.3%12.9%13.5%9.8%11.8%20.9%36.1%54.7%57.0%

Price Behavior

EL Betas & Captures as of 8/31/2025

 1M2M3M6M1Y3Y
Beta1.741.972.181.511.331.23
Up Beta2.702.282.551.251.001.12
Down Beta1.442.272.711.811.771.45
Up Capture114%175%260%219%143%75%
Bmk +ve Days10223571142415
Stock +ve Days9203467122353
Down Capture190%163%119%135%123%106%
Bmk -ve Days11192754106334
Stock -ve Days12212858126396

[1] Upside and downside betas calculated using positive and negative benchmark daily returns respectively

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date8292025
Short Interest: Shares Quantity11,118,225
Short Interest: % Change Since 8152025-17.4%
Average Daily Volume5,135,569
Days-to-Cover Short Interest2.16
Basic Shares Quantity360,700,000
Short % of Basic Shares3.1%

Returns Analyses

Earnings Returns History

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 Forward Returns
Earnings Date1D Returns5D Returns21D Returns
8/20/2025-3.7%-0.1% 
5/1/2025-1.8%-1.2%12.2%
2/4/2025-16.1%-17.0%-12.7%
10/31/2024-20.9%-27.4%-16.9%
8/19/2024-2.2%-1.3%-6.6%
5/1/2024-13.2%-11.7%-17.3%
2/5/202412.0%6.9%10.3%
11/1/2023-18.9%-10.4%-0.4%
...
SUMMARY STATS   
# Positive7910
# Negative171514
Median Positive4.1%6.7%10.6%
Median Negative-5.8%-7.0%-9.6%
Max Positive12.0%14.5%13.6%
Max Negative-20.9%-27.4%-25.2%

SEC Filings

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Report DateFiling DateFiling
6302025820202510-K 6/30/2025
3312025501202510-Q 3/31/2025
12312024204202510-Q 12/31/2024
93020241031202410-Q 9/30/2024
6302024819202410-K 6/30/2024
3312024501202410-Q 3/31/2024
12312023205202410-Q 12/31/2023
93020231101202310-Q 9/30/2023
6302023818202310-K 6/30/2023
3312023503202310-Q 3/31/2023
12312022202202310-Q 12/31/2022
93020221102202210-Q 9/30/2022
6302022824202210-K 6/30/2022
3312022503202210-Q 3/31/2022
12312021203202210-Q 12/31/2021
93020211102202110-Q 9/30/2021

Insider Activity

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 OwnerTitleFiling DateActionPriceSharesTransacted
Value		Value of
Held Shares		Form
0FRIBOURG PAUL J 2102025Buy64.9944,9002,918,05133,775,303Form
1Shrivastava AkhilEVP & CFO2072025Buy65.7970046,053156,648Form
2FRIBOURG PAUL J 2072025Buy65.6325,7001,686,69127,138,005Form
3FRIBOURG PAUL J 11202024Buy64.3557,4853,699,16023,647,660Form
4FRIBOURG PAUL J 11192024Buy64.0076,2004,876,80014,924,800Form

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