The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (EL)

NYSE • Consumer Defensive

$91.97

+$1.78 (+2.0%)

Market closed

Last close at October 2, 2026 at 20:00 UTC

Open$90.74

Day Range$90.25 - $92.72

Avg. Volume (3M)3M

Market Cap$33.2B

P/E Ratio180.3

52 Week Range

$66.22$121.64

Next EarningsIn 29 daysNov 2, 2026

Metrics Over Time

Where the Money Goes

Q2 2026

Revenueeverything earned$3.6B100%

Gross Profitminus cost of goods$2.7B75%

Operating Incomeminus R&D and overhead$254M7%

In plain terms: out of every $100 in revenue, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. currently loses $3.

Fundamentals & Financials

Revenue (TTM)

$15B

Net Income (TTM)

$182M

EPS (TTM)

$0.51

ROA (TTM)

0.92%

Current Ratio

1.22

Dividend Yield

0.44%

TTM is calculated as the sum of the four most recently completed quarters. This is a standard approach when monthly or real-time data is not available.

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Financial Highlights

Dividends History

Split History

Earnings

+4.3%Q3 2025$0.09

+82.1%Q4 2025$0.32

+6.6%Q1 2026$0.89

+40.4%Q2 2026$0.91

+22.2%Q3 2026$0.39

Nov 2

in 29 daysQ4 2026

% — EPS deviation from the forecast (beat / miss); quarters without a forecast show the reported EPS

Latest report — Q3 2026

Beat +22.2%

The Estée Lauder Companies beat consensus on both revenue and adjusted EPS in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2026, based on preliminary results reported on Aug. 19, 2026, as revenue of $3.618 billion topped the $3.545 billion estimate, +2.1%, and adjusted EPS of $0.39 topped the $0.32 estimate, +22%. Revenue rose 6.2% to about $3.6 billion from $3.407 billion a year ago, while gross profit came in at about $2.9 billion and gross margin held near 81%. Operating cash flow was about $576.0 million, and the company returned cash with about $76.0 million of stock repurchases and about $127.0 million in dividends. Consensus for the next period calls for EPS of $0.51 on revenue of $3.594 billion.

Next report — what to expect

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (EL) reports on November 2, 2026. Wall Street is looking for EPS of $0.507 on revenue of $3.64 billion. For trailing context, revenue rose +6.3% year over year last quarter. EL has beaten EPS in 8 of its 8 most recent quarters.

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About The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. offers prestige beauty products and related services across skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care, and its household and personal products business trades on the NYSE under the ticker EL. Across those categories, the company generated $14.3 billion of revenue in FY2025.

Name

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.

CEO

Stephane de la Faverie

Website

www.elcompanies.com

Industry

Consumer Defensive

Year Founded

1946

Employees

41,800

Today's Snapshot

AI-generated

EL closed 2% above yesterday's close.

Trading Volume

Below 10d avg (3.0M)

2.6M

vs S&P 500 Today

Outperforming Market

+1.19%

Updated: October 2, 2026 at 20:22 UTC

EL Headlines

Estée Lauder, Puig end merger talks

May 21, 2026

3 min read

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Technical Indicators

2 Buy1 Neutral5 Sell

EL exhibits a bearish tilt as momentum indicators have turned negative while price sits under most shorter- and medium-term averages and slightly beneath the 200-day level. CCI and MACD point to downside pressure, while RSI remains subdued in the mid‑40s and ADX near 20 indicates only modest trend strength. Volume patterns are weak, with OBV showing distribution, and volatility is moderate with an ATR around 3.24. Classic pivot levels are unremarkable. Technical takeaway: near-term sellers maintain the edge.

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