EL Consumer Defensive

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.

$105.39+0.59%

Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Oct 8, 2026

Basics

Sector: Consumer Defensive
Industry: Household & Personal Products
Country: United States
Market cap: 38.2B USD
Enterprise value: 42.0B USD
Full-time employees: 37,950

Overall health

Drawback: less profitable than most peersless profitable than peers
Drawback: its shares are priced higher than most peers relative to what it earnspriced higher than peers for its earnings
Drawback: higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 1.26 vs a peer median of 0.41) and more debt relative to equity (1.92× vs a peer median of 0.42×)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 1.26 vs peers 0.41) and more debt vs equity (1.92× vs peers 0.42×)

Ranks #630 of 761 consumer defensive companies (bottom 18%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Stock pay outran buybacks. Stock-based pay expense $939M vs $140M spent repurchasing shares over the 3 fiscal years to FY Jun 2026.
Over three fiscal years Estée Lauder Companies recorded $939M of stock-based pay expense and spent $140M repurchasing shares (repurchases can include shares withheld to cover employees' taxes). Repurchases were smaller than the stock pay, so they did little to offset new employee shares.Over three fiscal years Estée Lauder Companies recorded $939M of stock-based pay expense and spent $140M repurchasing shares. Repurchases were smaller than the stock pay, so they did little to offset new employee shares.
Much more borrowing than peers. Debt is 1.9× equity vs a peer median of 0.4×.Debt is 1.9× equity vs peers 0.4×.
Debt is 1.9× shareholders' equity, against a peer median of 0.4×, among the highest 10% of its peer group.Debt is 1.9× shareholders' equity, vs peers 0.4×, among the highest 10% of its peer group.
Earnings turned from a loss to a profit. Profit per share this year after a loss last year.
Estée Lauder Companies made a profit per share in its latest year after a loss the year before.
Sales growing faster than profits. Since FY Jun 2023: revenue −5.4%, operating profit −48%.
Since FY Jun 2023, Estée Lauder Companies's revenue changed −5.4% while operating profit fell 48%: costs rose faster than sales.

StockQuotient Score

31/ 100

Oct 5 31 → Nov 4 31

Valuation

Is the price right?

18/100

Weak

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major changeValuation also moves with the share price every day.

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Earnings yield
▼ EBITDA yield
▼ FCF yield

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Sector-normalized EBITDA, earnings, and free cash flow yields.

Earnings yield0.5%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value30% base weight · Z-score -1.35Sector median: 0.0453 · MAD: 0.0301

EBITDA yield3.7%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value50% base weight · Z-score -1.13Sector median: 0.0865 · MAD: 0.0435

Free cash flow yield3.4%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026 · operating cash flow − capital spendingReported value20% base weight · Z-score -0.64Sector median: 0.0622 · MAD: 0.0441

Other data (not scored)

Book yield9.9%

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.5381 · MAD: 0.2865

Growth

Is it growing?

70/100

Moderate▲ 1 since Oct 27 close

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Score 69 → 70

Peer companies moved+1

Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.

Why

Stronger than most peers on:

▲ EPS growth
▲ Revenue growth

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Revenue and earnings-per-share growth over one year, and revenue growth over three years.

Earnings per share growthUnavailable

Earnings per share turned from a loss to a profit33% base weight · Z-score 2.80Sector median: 0.0154 · MAD: 0.2529

3-year revenue growth-1.8%

SEC filings · 3 years to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.17Sector median: 0.0366 · MAD: 0.0470

Revenue growth5.0%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.39Sector median: 0.0278 · MAD: 0.0585

Profitability

Does it earn well?

33/100

Weak

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: ▲ Stronger

Turned profitable over the last 12 months
Operating margin rose 2.3 points to 5.2%

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ ROA
▼ Operating margin

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Return on invested capital, operating margin, and return on assets.

Operating margin5.2%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.47Sector median: 0.0759 · MAD: 0.0508

Return on assets0.9%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.16Sector median: 0.0396 · MAD: 0.0262

Return on invested capital8.1%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.06Sector median: 0.0766 · MAD: 0.0673

Other data (not scored)

Gross margin75.5%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Outlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentileInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.3182 · MAD: 0.1263

Return on equity4.8%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.0831 · MAD: 0.0675

Risk

Debt, liquidity, price swings

Higher

Higher relative risk

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Beta
▼ Debt / equity
▼ Current ratio

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Relative to sector peers: 0 = lower relative risk · 1 = moderate · 2 = higher. Based on leverage, beta and liquidity.

Beta1.26

Yahoo Finance · 5-year monthly beta vs the marketOutlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentile33% base weight · Z-score -4.30Sector median: 0.4070 · MAD: 0.1690

Current ratio1.22×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.47Sector median: 1.5250 · MAD: 0.6460

Debt / equity1.92×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score -4.18Sector median: 0.4234 · MAD: 0.3581

Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.

Questions investors ask about Estée Lauder Companies

Is Estée Lauder Companies getting weaker?: Its latest SEC filing (Sep 30, 2026) got stronger: turned profitable over the last 12 months; operating margin rose 2.3 points to 5.2%. Its overall score is unchanged at 31/100 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is Estée Lauder Companies valued vs its peers?: Priced higher than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 18/100 against 823 consumer defensive peers. Earnings yield 0.5% vs a peer median of 4.5% (weaker than 79% of peers).Earnings yield 0.5% vs peers 4.5% (weaker than 79% of peers).
Is Estée Lauder Companies growing?: Yes, faster than most of its peers. Growth scores 70/100 against 823 consumer defensive peers. Revenue growth 5.0% vs a peer median of 2.8% (stronger than 62% of peers).Revenue growth 5.0% vs peers 2.8% (stronger than 62% of peers). 3-year revenue growth -1.8% vs a peer median of 3.7% (weaker than 78% of peers).3-year revenue growth -1.8% vs peers 3.7% (weaker than 78% of peers).
How profitable is Estée Lauder Companies?: Less profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 33/100 against 823 consumer defensive peers. Return on assets 0.9% vs a peer median of 4.0% (weaker than 78% of peers).Return on assets 0.9% vs peers 4.0% (weaker than 78% of peers).
How risky is Estée Lauder Companies?: Higher risk relative to 823 consumer defensive peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Beta 1.26 vs a peer median of 0.41 (weaker than 100% of peers).Beta 1.26 vs peers 0.41 (weaker than 100% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Latest filing: what changed

Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 · filed Sep 30, 2026 · compared with the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026

Got stronger

Turned profitable over the last 12 months
Operating margin rose 2.3 points to 5.2%

	Previous quarter	Latest quarter	Change
Revenue (12 months)	14.8B USD	15.0B USD	+1.5%
Net income (12 months)	−248.0M USD	182.0M USD	turned positive
Operating margin	2.9%	5.2%	+2.3 pts
Free cash flow (12 months)	1.3B USD	1.3B USD	+2.4%
Debt	6.8B USD	7.3B USD	+7.3%
Cash	3.1B USD	3.5B USD	+11.9%

From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one quarter at a time.

Industry valuation context

Sector: Consumer Defensive · 91 companies

Valuations in Consumer Defensive are within their usual range since 2016.

30% of months since 2016 were valued lower than now.
18% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Over 24 months, company values −4% and earnings +7% (medians): prices and earnings moved broadly together.
Median price-to-sales is −58% vs the whole market, against a usual −39%.

2016Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026

Shown for Consumer Defensive: too few Household & Personal Products companies have a long enough history of their own.

Financials

Fiscal years from SEC annual filings · change vs the prior year

Key ratios	FY Jun 2022	FY Jun 2023	FY Jun 2024	FY Jun 2025	FY Jun 2026	Change
Gross margin	75.7%	71.3%	71.7%	74.0%	75.5%	▲ 1.5 pts
Operating margin	17.9%	9.5%	6.2%	-5.5%	5.2%	▲ 11 pts
Net margin	13.6%	6.3%	2.6%	-7.9%	1.2%	▲ 9.1 pts
Return on assets (ROA)	11.5%	4.3%	1.9%	-5.7%	0.9%	▲ 6.6 pts
Return on equity (ROE)	43.1%	18.1%	7.7%	-29.3%	4.8%	▲ 34 pts
Free cash flow margin	11.3%	4.6%	9.2%	4.7%	8.7%	▲ 4.1 pts
Current ratio	1.60×	1.46×	1.39×	1.30×	1.22×	▼ 6.1%
Quick ratio	1.10×	0.99×	1.01×	0.92×	0.90×	▼ 2.0%
Debt to equity	0.97×	1.45×	1.46×	1.89×	1.92×	▲ 1.4%
Interest coverage	18.98×	5.92×	2.57×	-2.20×	2.34×	▲ 206%

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Bringing the fundamentals into focus…

Overall health

Drawback: less profitable than most peersless profitable than peers

Drawback: its shares are priced higher than most peers relative to what it earnspriced higher than peers for its earnings

Drawback: higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 1.26 vs a peer median of 0.41) and more debt relative to equity (1.92× vs a peer median of 0.42×)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 1.26 vs peers 0.41) and more debt vs equity (1.92× vs peers 0.42×)

Ranks #630 of 761 consumer defensive companies (bottom 18%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Stock pay outran buybacks. Stock-based pay expense $939M vs $140M spent repurchasing shares over the 3 fiscal years to FY Jun 2026.

Over three fiscal years Estée Lauder Companies recorded $939M of stock-based pay expense and spent $140M repurchasing shares (repurchases can include shares withheld to cover employees' taxes). Repurchases were smaller than the stock pay, so they did little to offset new employee shares.Over three fiscal years Estée Lauder Companies recorded $939M of stock-based pay expense and spent $140M repurchasing shares. Repurchases were smaller than the stock pay, so they did little to offset new employee shares.

Much more borrowing than peers. Debt is 1.9× equity vs a peer median of 0.4×.Debt is 1.9× equity vs peers 0.4×.

Debt is 1.9× shareholders' equity, against a peer median of 0.4×, among the highest 10% of its peer group.Debt is 1.9× shareholders' equity, vs peers 0.4×, among the highest 10% of its peer group.

Earnings turned from a loss to a profit. Profit per share this year after a loss last year.

Estée Lauder Companies made a profit per share in its latest year after a loss the year before.

Sales growing faster than profits. Since FY Jun 2023: revenue −5.4%, operating profit −48%.

Since FY Jun 2023, Estée Lauder Companies's revenue changed −5.4% while operating profit fell 48%: costs rose faster than sales.

Questions investors ask about Estée Lauder Companies

Is Estée Lauder Companies getting weaker?

Its latest SEC filing (Sep 30, 2026) got stronger: turned profitable over the last 12 months; operating margin rose 2.3 points to 5.2%. Its overall score is unchanged at 31/100 since Oct 28, 2026.

How is Estée Lauder Companies valued vs its peers?

Priced higher than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 18/100 against 823 consumer defensive peers. Earnings yield 0.5% vs a peer median of 4.5% (weaker than 79% of peers).Earnings yield 0.5% vs peers 4.5% (weaker than 79% of peers).

Is Estée Lauder Companies growing?

Yes, faster than most of its peers. Growth scores 70/100 against 823 consumer defensive peers. Revenue growth 5.0% vs a peer median of 2.8% (stronger than 62% of peers).Revenue growth 5.0% vs peers 2.8% (stronger than 62% of peers). 3-year revenue growth -1.8% vs a peer median of 3.7% (weaker than 78% of peers).3-year revenue growth -1.8% vs peers 3.7% (weaker than 78% of peers).

How profitable is Estée Lauder Companies?

Less profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 33/100 against 823 consumer defensive peers. Return on assets 0.9% vs a peer median of 4.0% (weaker than 78% of peers).Return on assets 0.9% vs peers 4.0% (weaker than 78% of peers).

How risky is Estée Lauder Companies?

Higher risk relative to 823 consumer defensive peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Beta 1.26 vs a peer median of 0.41 (weaker than 100% of peers).Beta 1.26 vs peers 0.41 (weaker than 100% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Previous quarter

Latest quarter

Change

Revenue (12 months)

14.8B USD

15.0B USD

+1.5%

Net income (12 months)

−248.0M USD

182.0M USD

turned positive

Operating margin

2.9%

5.2%

+2.3 pts

Free cash flow (12 months)

1.3B USD

1.3B USD

+2.4%

Debt

6.8B USD

7.3B USD

+7.3%

Cash

3.1B USD

3.5B USD

+11.9%

Key ratios

FY Jun 2022

FY Jun 2023

FY Jun 2024

FY Jun 2025

FY Jun 2026

Change

Gross margin

75.7%

71.3%

71.7%

74.0%

75.5%

▲ 1.5 pts

Operating margin

17.9%

9.5%

6.2%

-5.5%

5.2%

▲ 11 pts

Net margin

13.6%

6.3%

2.6%

-7.9%

1.2%

▲ 9.1 pts

Return on assets (ROA)

11.5%

4.3%

1.9%

-5.7%

0.9%

▲ 6.6 pts

Return on equity (ROE)

43.1%

18.1%

7.7%

-29.3%

4.8%

▲ 34 pts

Free cash flow margin

11.3%

4.6%

9.2%

4.7%

8.7%

▲ 4.1 pts

Current ratio

1.60×

1.46×

1.39×

1.30×

1.22×

▼ 6.1%

Quick ratio

1.10×

0.99×

1.01×

0.92×

0.90×

▼ 2.0%

Debt to equity

0.97×

1.45×

1.46×

1.89×

1.92×

▲ 1.4%

Interest coverage

18.98×

5.92×

2.57×

-2.20×

2.34×

▲ 206%