profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
The Estée Lauder Companies
$111.75+1.12% today
+24.3% in 1 year
1-year low $67.231-year high $119.61
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2021 to 2026.
0%20% a year
You pay $222.47 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What The Estée Lauder Companies sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $15.9 billion in 2023 to $15.0 billion in 2026, with $182 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
The Estée Lauder Companies handed back 44% of the cash it generated last year.
$508M
Free cash flow 2026$1.3B
Bought back its own shares$70M
Paid as dividends$508M
Cash vs. debt$3.5B vs. $9.2B
The Estée Lauder Companies vs. similar companies
The Estée Lauder Companies grows in the middle of these 5 and is the most expensive for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Estée Lauder Companies | 222.5× · Very expensive | ||
 Procter & Gamble | 24.5× · Fair price | ||
 L'Oréal | 39.3× · Expensive | ||
 Unilever | 13.7× · Cheap | ||
 Colgate-Palmolive | 37.2× · Expensive |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads The Estée Lauder Companies's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16,215 | 17,737 | 15,910 | 15,608 | 14,326 | 15,049 | |
| 12,381 | 13,432 | 11,346 | 11,184 | 10,597 | 11,362 | |
| – | 3,544 | 1,771 | 1,563 | 1,141 | – | |
| 4,155 | 3,930 | 2,396 | 1,975 | 146 | 1,647 | |
| 2,870 | 2,390 | 1,006 | 390 | -1,133 | 182 | |
| 7.79 | 6.55 | 2.79 | 1.08 | -3.15 | 0.50 | |
| 76.4% | 75.7% | 71.3% | 71.7% | 74.0% | 75.5% | |
| – | 20.0% | 11.1% | 10.0% | 8.0% | – | |
| 17.7% | 13.5% | 6.3% | 2.5% | -7.9% | 1.2% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 21,971 | 20,910 | 23,415 | 21,677 | 19,892 | 19,762 |
| Cash | 4,958 | 3,957 | 4,029 | 3,395 | 2,921 | 3,498 |
| Total debt | 8,099 | 7,645 | 10,169 | 9,826 | 9,467 | 9,246 |
| Total liabilities | – | 14,478 | 16,998 | 16,363 | 16,027 | – |
| 6,057 | 5,590 | 5,585 | 5,314 | 3,865 | 3,806 | |
| 368 | 365 | 361 | 361 | 360 | 365 | |
| 19.6% | 19.1% | 8.3% | 6.0% | -4.0% | 5.2% | |
| 47.4% | 42.8% | 18.0% | 7.3% | -29.3% | 4.8% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,631 | 3,040 | 1,731 | 2,360 | 1,272 | 1,773 | |
| 637 | 1,040 | 3,289 | 919 | 602 | 457 | |
| 2,994 | 2,000 | -1,558 | 1,441 | 670 | 1,316 | |
| Dividends paid | 753 | 840 | 925 | 947 | 618 | 508 |
| 733 | 2,309 | 271 | 35 | 35 | 70 | |
| 327 | 331 | 267 | 325 | 304 | 310 |
Valuation
- 222.5×
- 48.0×
- –
- 10.5×
- 2.7×
- 30.8×
- 28.1×
- 3.3%
- 0.4%
- 1.5%
Profitability
- 75.5%
- 11.1%
- 1.2%
- 10.9%
- 5.3%
- 3.9%
- -6.3%
- -1.3%
- 8.2%
- –
Growth
- −1.5%
- −42.3%
- −53.5%
- −1.2%
- +0.4%
Financial health
- 3.5×
- 2.43
- 47.3%
- 2.5×
- 1.22
- 0.94
- 0.75
How it ranks in Consumer Staples
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Bottom 19%of 669
Top 46%of 672
Bottom 1%of 623
Bottom 13%of 671
Bottom 34%of 666
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $103.46
- Range
- $70.00 – $140.00
- 12 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 | 0.91 | 0.66 | +37.9% |
| Feb 5, 2026 | 0.89 | 0.84 | +6.6% |
| Oct 30, 2025 | 0.32 | 0.18 | +82.1% |
| Aug 20, 2025 | 0.09 | 0.09 | +4.3% |
| May 1, 2025 | 0.65 | 0.31 | +107.9% |
| Feb 4, 2025 | 0.62 | 0.31 | +100.0% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 0.14 | 0.09 | +57.9% |
| Aug 19, 2024 | 0.64 | 0.27 | +135.2% |
1.5%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$15a year at today's yield, before tax
−1.2%2020 to 2025
Raised–not every year
Paid per share, each year
$1.02 in 2015 → $1.40 in 2025
How safe it looks
279.1% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 38.6%
News
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. Q4 2026 Earnings Call SummaryYahoo Finance · Aug 19, 2026Estée Lauder forecasts fiscal 2027 EPS of $3.10 to $3.35 as it raises operating margin outlook to 12.7% to 13.5%Seeking Alpha · Aug 19, 2026The newest story we have is from Aug 19, 2026.
Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
0/7Passes 0 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
23No pass
Benjamin Graham
12No pass
Philip Fisher
33No pass
Peter Lynch
9No pass
Joel Greenblatt
3No pass
Charlie Munger
25No pass
Terry Smith
27No pass
Questions about The Estée Lauder Companies
Is The Estée Lauder Companies a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers, priced as if everything goes right. 0 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the The Estée Lauder Companies AI analysis
What does The Estée Lauder Companies do?
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. manufactures, markets, and sells skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products worldwide. It is in Household & Personal Products, based in New York, NY, United States, with 40,470 employees.
Does The Estée Lauder Companies pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 1.5% a year, about 279% of its yearly profit. In 2026 it paid out $508 million in dividends.
Is The Estée Lauder Companies stock halal?
Yes. The Estée Lauder Companies passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 23% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has The Estée Lauder Companies stock done over the past year?
Up 24.3% over the past twelve months, to $111.75. It traded between $67.23 and $119.61 and is 6.6% below its high.
Who are The Estée Lauder Companies's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Procter & Gamble, L'Oréal, Unilever and Colgate-Palmolive. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with The Estée Lauder Companies's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.