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The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (EL)

Consumer Defensive | Household & Personal Products | New York, United States | NYSE
107.03 USD -0.16 (-0.149%) ⇩ (Oct. 16, 2026, 11:09 a.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★★☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★⯪☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 4:50 a.m. EDT

Estée Lauder presents a classic valuation paradox where recent price momentum clashes with deteriorating profitability metrics. While the stock has rallied off its lows and trades above key moving averages, the trailing price-to-earnings ratio of nearly 200 signals that the market is pricing in a massive earnings recovery that hasn't materialized yet. The balance sheet carries significant leverage with debt-to-equity exceeding 240 percent, and return on equity remains under five percent, which undermines the long-term investment thesis. Dividend investors should exercise caution as the payout consumes nearly three times the trailing earnings, making the yield unreliable despite the 1.5 percent yield. Options traders are leaning bullish with heavy call open interest at the $100 strike, betting on a continuation of the recent 26 percent surge, though the underlying fundamentals remain fragile amidst corporate restructuring uncertainty.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.108421
MSTL0.109318
AutoETS0.113753
AutoARIMA0.143229

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 45%
H-stat 0.60
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.330
Excess Kurtosis 0.14
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Defensive
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-30
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-30
Debt to Equity Ratio 242.932
Revenue per Share 41.537
Market Cap 38,779,408,384
Trailing P/E 214.06
Forward P/E 27.23
Beta 1.27
Profit Margins 1.21%
Website https://www.elcompanies.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 4:50 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for upside potential with call volume outpacing put volume in the near-term expirations. Open interest walls are concentrated at the $100, $110, and $130 strikes, suggesting a target range above the current price. Conversely, put buyers are hedging downside risks at lower strikes around $65 to $85. Implied volatility is elevated relative to deep out-of-the-money strikes, indicating a moderate expectation for price movement within the current trading range.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.34% 1.43% 1.85% 1.54%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-31 0.35000 0.342131
2026-05-29 0.35000 0.393479
2026-02-27 0.35000 0.319722
2025-11-28 0.35000 0.372063
2025-09-02 0.35000 0.385505
2025-05-30 0.35000 0.522856
2025-02-28 0.35000 0.486719
2024-11-29 0.35000 0.485302
2024-08-30 0.66000 0.720052
2024-05-31 0.66000 0.535019
2024-02-28 0.66000 0.447822
2023-11-29 0.66000 0.525478
2023-08-30 0.66000 0.403497
2023-05-30 0.66000 0.343911
2023-02-27 0.66000 0.272570
2022-11-29 0.66000 0.307062
2022-08-30 0.60000 0.233363
2022-05-27 0.60000 0.238228
2022-02-25 0.60000 0.199780
2021-11-29 0.60000 0.176445
2021-08-30 0.53000 0.154303
2021-05-27 0.53000 0.174601
2021-02-25 0.53000 0.182998
2020-11-27 0.53000 0.215500
2020-08-28 0.48000 0.215314
2020-02-27 0.48000 0.263331
2019-11-27 0.48000 0.244948
2019-08-29 0.43000 0.211188
2019-05-30 0.43000 0.259646
2019-02-27 0.43000 0.273798
2018-11-29 0.43000 0.303887
2018-08-30 0.38000 0.272401
2018-05-30 0.38000 0.251339
2018-02-27 0.38000 0.271856
2017-11-29 0.38000 0.306625
2017-08-29 0.34000 0.321665
2017-05-26 0.34000 0.362860
2017-02-24 0.34000 0.405970
2016-11-28 0.34000 0.433452
2016-08-29 0.30000 0.330178
2016-05-26 0.30000 0.328084
2016-02-25 0.30000 0.323694
2015-11-25 0.30000 0.351288
2015-08-27 0.24000 0.299738
2015-05-27 0.24000 0.270362
2015-02-25 0.24000 0.293112
2014-11-25 0.24000 0.327600
2014-08-27 0.20000 0.259707
2014-05-28 0.20000 0.264375
2014-02-26 0.20000 0.294204
2013-11-26 0.20000 0.266418
2013-08-28 0.18000 0.275314
2013-05-29 0.18000 0.260078
2013-02-26 0.18000 0.288785
2012-11-28 0.72000 1.240310
2011-11-23 0.52500 0.975746
2010-11-24 0.37500 0.988012
2009-11-25 0.27500 1.140606
2008-11-26 0.27500 1.990590
2007-12-05 0.27500 1.263787
2006-12-06 0.25000 1.205691
2005-12-07 0.20000 1.197605
2004-12-08 0.20000 0.897666
2003-12-12 0.15000 0.788436
2002-12-10 0.10000 0.727273
2002-06-12 0.02500 0.134771
2002-03-13 0.02500 0.155376
2001-12-12 0.02500 0.153846
2001-09-17 0.01250 0.070902
2001-06-13 0.02500 0.119048
2001-03-14 0.02500 0.132275
2000-12-13 0.02500 0.113475
2000-09-13 0.02500 0.117994
2000-06-14 0.02500 0.106383
2000-03-14 0.02500 0.123267
1999-12-14 0.02500 0.118343
1999-09-14 0.02500 0.114943
1999-06-14 0.02500 0.109890
1999-03-12 0.02125 0.091768
1998-12-14 0.02125 0.117647
1998-09-11 0.02125 0.160757
1998-06-11 0.02125 0.133595
1998-03-12 0.02125 0.134122
1997-12-12 0.02125 0.157407
1997-09-10 0.02125 0.171934
1997-06-10 0.02125 0.167488
1997-03-12 0.02125 0.173028
1996-12-12 0.02125 0.174807
1996-09-11 0.02125 0.193732
1996-06-12 0.02125 0.208589
1996-03-13 0.02125 0.238596
Additional Data
dividendYield 1.31
exDividendDate 2026-08-31
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.4
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.013060919
lastDividendValue 0.35
lastDividendDate 2026-08-31
dividendDate 2026-09-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.06360388
Address1 767 Fifth Avenue
All Time High 374.2
All Time Low 7.9375
Ask 107.3
Ask Size 200
Audit Risk 5
Average Analyst Rating 2.3 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 2,716,500
Average Daily Volume3 Month 3,039,781
Average Volume 3,039,781
Average Volume10Days 2,716,500
Beta 1.265
Bid 107.21
Bid Size 400
Board Risk 10
Book Value 10.52
City New York
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,798,675,200
Compensation Risk 10
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 107.03
Current Ratio 1.222
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 108.715
Day Low 106.76
Debt To Equity 242.932
Display Name Estée Lauder
Dividend Date 1,789,430,400
Dividend Yield 1.31
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,793,649,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,793,649,600
Earnings Timestamp 1,793,622,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,622,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,622,600
Ebitda 2,455,000,064
Ebitda Margins 0.16313
Enterprise To Ebitda 18.138
Enterprise To Revenue 2.959
Enterprise Value 44,529,188,864
Eps Current Year 3.32201
Eps Forward 3.92997
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.5
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,788,134,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 96.2008
Fifty Day Average Change 10.829201
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.11256872
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 6.360388
Fifty Two Week High 121.64
Fifty Two Week High Change -14.610001
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.12010852
Fifty Two Week Low 66.22
Fifty Two Week Low Change 40.809998
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.616279
Fifty Two Week Range 66.22 - 121.64
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 816,618,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.38
Float Shares 246,305,228
Forward Eps 3.92997
Forward P E 27.234304
Free Cashflow 1,812,125,056
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 37,950
Fullday Change -0.16000366
Fullday Change Percent -0.14927107
Fullday Price 107.03
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.75487
Gross Profits 11,360,000,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0029300002
Held Percent Institutions 0.9593
Implied Shares Outstanding 362,322,775
Industry Household & Personal Products
Industry Disp Household & Personal Products
Industry Key household-personal-products
Ir Website http://investors.elcompanies.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=109458&p=irol-irhome
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,788,134,400
Last Dividend Value 0.35
Last Fiscal Year End 1,782,777,600
Last Split Date 1,327,276,800
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 38,779,408,384
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_207221
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 182,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,814,313,600
Non Diluted Market Cap 35,756,552,376
Number Of Analyst Opinions 28
Open 107.5
Operating Cashflow 1,772,999,936
Operating Margins 0.07003
Overall Risk 10
Payout Ratio 2.8
Peg Ratio 2.12
Phone 212 572 4200
Previous Close 107.19
Price Eps Current Year 32.218445
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 10.173954
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 2.5768762
Profit Margins 0.01209
Quick Ratio 0.805
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.26667
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.16000366
Regular Market Change Percent -0.14927107
Regular Market Day High 108.715
Regular Market Day Low 106.76
Regular Market Day Range 106.76 - 108.715
Regular Market Open 107.5
Regular Market Previous Close 107.19
Regular Market Price 107.03
Regular Market Time 1,792,163,341
Regular Market Volume 514,069
Return On Assets 0.0523
Return On Equity 0.04745
Revenue Growth 0.063
Revenue Per Share 41.537
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16207206
Sector Consumer Defensive
Sector Disp Consumer Defensive
Sector Key consumer-defensive
Share Holder Rights Risk 10
Shares Outstanding 247,815,431
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0184
Shares Short 6,664,896
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 6,950,845
Short Name Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. (T
Short Percent Of Float 0.030199999
Short Ratio 2.19
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol EL
Target High Price 127.0
Target Low Price 70.0
Target Mean Price 108.19714
Target Median Price 111.0
Total Cash 3,497,999,872
Total Cash Per Share 9.668
Total Debt 9,246,000,128
Total Revenue 15,048,999,936
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.4
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.013060919
Trailing Eps 0.5
Trailing P E 214.06
Trailing Peg Ratio 2.1211
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 91.70495
Two Hundred Day Average Change 15.32505
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.16711257
Type Disp Equity
Volume 514,069
Website https://www.elcompanies.com
Zip 10,153