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How The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. stacks up
EL · against 51 other Consumer Defensive companies of similar size
Valuation
18/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #48 of 52 · scores higher than 6% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score7 peers with a valuation score of 10–19, including EL · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 18?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Defensive companies.Mainly because of its earnings yield, EBITDA yield and free cash flow yield, which are weaker than most Consumer Defensive peers.
- lower earnings for the price paid: weaker than 80% of peers. Earnings yield: 0.5% vs peer median 4.5%
- less operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: weaker than 71% of peers. EBITDA yield: 3.7% vs peer median 8.7%
- less free cash flow for the price paid: weaker than 71% of peers. Free cash flow yield: 3.4% vs peer median 6.2%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = EL, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | EL | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 51 reported | 0.5% | 4.4% | 4% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 52 reported | 5.6% | 8.0% | 24% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 21 reported | 3.4% | 5.8% | 5% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 51 reported | 10.0% | 21.8% | 16% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around EL| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 379.9B MXN (≈$20.5B) | 84 | 68 | |
| 2 | 28.1B EUR (≈$30.9B) | 79 | 51 | |
| 3 | 40.7B USD | 75 | 66 | |
| 4 | 22.1B GBP (≈$28.7B) | 71 | 46 | |
| 5 | 70.1B USD | 67 | 47 | |
| 43 | 48.8B AUD (≈$32.2B) | 26 | 29 | |
| 45 | 56.3B CAD (≈$41.1B) | 20 | 52 | |
| 46 | 248.3B CNY (≈$34.8B) | 19 | 29 | |
| 46 | 4.61T INR (≈$55.3B) | 19 | 64 | |
| 48 | 38.2B USD | 18 | 31 | |
| 48 | 29.1B USD | 18 | 28 | |
| 50 | 2.19T INR (≈$26.3B) | 14 | 59 | |
| 50 | 2.41T INR (≈$28.9B) | 14 | ||
| 52 | 52.3B USD | 11 | 25 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score