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The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.

ELDividend Payer
Consumer Defensive · Household & Personal Products🇺🇸 United States
$108.67
Dividend Yield1.28%
Annual Dividend$1.40
Ex-Dividend DateAug 31, 2026
Market Cap$38.33B
39/ 100
Financial Health
At Risk
⚠ Payout ratio 280% exceeds earnings⚠ Elevated leverage (D/E 2.4x)Revenue growing (6%)

Automated dividend-safety read-out from payout, leverage, yield, profitability and track record. See the Financials tab for the full per-statement Financial Investigation. Educational only — not investment advice.

At a glance

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (EL) operates in the Household & Personal Products industry and is based in the United States. It pays a quarterly dividend of $1.40 a year, a yield of 1.28% at the current price of $108.67. Over the last five years the dividend has fallen by an average of 6.8% a year. It paid out 280% of its earnings as dividends, more than it earned. 30 analysts cover it; their average 12-month price target of $109.02 is 0.3% above the current price.

Written automatically from the figures on this page, as of Oct 24, 2026. Facts only, not a recommendation.

Price History
Dividend payment dates
Analyst Consensus
Buy
Bullish sentiment
50% of 30 analysts bullish
12-Month Price Target
$109.02
+0.3% vs current price

About The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.

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.

Business description sourced from Yahoo Finance / company filings. Not affiliated with SimplyWallStreet.

Key Metrics

Valuation

P/E Ratio
211.6
P/B Ratio
10.06
EV/EBITDA
17.9
Beta
1.26
vs S&P 500
52W High
$121.64
52W Low
$66.22

Profitability

Gross Margin
75.49%
Operating Margin
7.00%
Net Margin
1.21%
ROE
4.75%
Free Cash Flow
$1.81B

Financial Health

Debt / Equity
242.93
lower is safer
Current Ratio
1.22
>1 healthy
Quick Ratio
0.81
>1 healthy
Employees
37,950
HQ
New York, NY, United States
Data: Yahoo Finance (yfinance)|Updated: Oct 24, 2026 11:38

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