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ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC EL

NYSE · stock · Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations · website · IPO 1995-11-17

ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$29.1B
P / S2.0×
P / B7.5×
P / FCF43.5×
Dividend yield2.12%
FCF margin4.7%
Return on capital-5.4%

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports.

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin (%)
80.60% 79.40% 79.20% 77.20% 75.20% 76.40% 75.70% 71.30% 71.70% 74.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
14.30% 14.40% 15.00% 15.60% 4.20% 16.10% 17.90% 9.50% 6.20% -5.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
31.10% 28.40% 23.50% 40.50% 17.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
376.6M 373.0M 375.7M 370.4M 366.9M 368.2M 364.9M 360.9M 360.8M 360.1M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
12.10% 10.80% 8.80% 13.60% 3.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
11.20% 10.90% 14.10% 11.90% 11.60% 18.50% 11.30% 4.60% 9.20% 4.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$2.96 $3.35 $2.95 $4.82 $1.86 $7.79 $6.55 $2.79 $1.08 -$3.15 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC trades at about 81.2× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 29.5×–106.2×, median 42.9×).

29.5× 106.2×

Shaded band = 10-year range (29.5×–106.2×); dot = today's 81.2×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin74.0%71.7%71.3%75.7%76.4%75.2%77.2%79.2%79.4%80.6%
Operating margin-5.5%6.2%9.5%17.9%16.1%4.2%15.6%15.0%14.4%14.3%
Net margin—————4.8%12.0%8.1%10.6%9.9%
FCF margin4.7%9.2%4.6%11.3%18.5%11.6%11.9%14.1%10.9%11.2%
Return on assets—————3.8%13.6%8.8%10.8%12.1%
Return on equity—————17.3%40.5%23.5%28.4%31.1%
Current ratio1.301.391.461.601.841.721.571.861.761.58

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-06-30. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.