The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.

NYSE:EL Stock Report

Market Cap: US$28.6b

Estée Lauder Companies Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 0/6

Estée Lauder Companies's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -15.5%, while the Personal Products industry saw earnings growing at 9.3% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 0.9% per year. Estée Lauder Companies's return on equity is 4.3%, and it has net margins of 1.3%.

Key information

-15.5%

Earnings growth rate

-15.3%

EPS growth rate

Personal Products Industry Growth20.9%
Revenue growth rate0.9%
Return on equity4.3%
Net Margin1.3%
Next Earnings Update04 Feb 2025

Recent past performance updates

Estée Lauder Companies' (NYSE:EL) Sluggish Earnings Might Be Just The Beginning Of Its Problems

Feb 12
Estée Lauder Companies' (NYSE:EL) Sluggish Earnings Might Be Just The Beginning Of Its Problems

Recent updates

Estee Lauder: A Promising Corporate Workout Situation

Nov 20

Estée Lauder Companies' (NYSE:EL) Dividend Will Be Reduced To $0.35

Nov 03
Estée Lauder Companies' (NYSE:EL) Dividend Will Be Reduced To $0.35

Estée Lauder: China's Stimulus May Not Be Enough To Cover The Cracks

Oct 29

Are Investors Undervaluing The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) By 27%?

Oct 28
Are Investors Undervaluing The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) By 27%?

Estee Lauder: It Pays Off To Have A Contrarian View (Rating Upgrade)

Oct 18

Some Confidence Is Lacking In The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.'s (NYSE:EL) P/S

Oct 15
Some Confidence Is Lacking In The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.'s (NYSE:EL) P/S

Estée Lauder: Weak Recovery Is Increasingly In The Price (Rating Upgrade)

Sep 15

Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.66

Aug 22
Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.66

Estee Lauder: From Adored To Rejected - Let's Look Under The Facemask

Aug 21

When Should You Buy The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL)?

Aug 16
When Should You Buy The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL)?

Estee Lauder: The Time To Buy Has Finally Come

Jul 23

Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) May Have Issues Allocating Its Capital

Jul 18
Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) May Have Issues Allocating Its Capital

Calculating The Fair Value Of The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL)

Jun 17
Calculating The Fair Value Of The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL)

Why We're Not Concerned About The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.'s (NYSE:EL) Share Price

Jun 03
Why We're Not Concerned About The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.'s (NYSE:EL) Share Price

Diversifying With Prestige: The Case For Estee Lauder In A Long-Term Portfolio

May 21

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. Beat Analyst Estimates: See What The Consensus Is Forecasting For Next Year

May 03
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. Beat Analyst Estimates: See What The Consensus Is Forecasting For Next Year

Estée Lauder: Q3 Results Point To Ongoing Challenges

May 03

Why The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) Could Be Worth Watching

Apr 07
Why The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) Could Be Worth Watching

Estee Lauder: Not A Bargain At Current Levels

Mar 19

Be Wary Of Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) And Its Returns On Capital

Mar 10
Be Wary Of Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) And Its Returns On Capital

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.'s (NYSE:EL) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 34% Above Its Share Price

Feb 26
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.'s (NYSE:EL) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 34% Above Its Share Price

Estée Lauder Companies' (NYSE:EL) Sluggish Earnings Might Be Just The Beginning Of Its Problems

Feb 12
Estée Lauder Companies' (NYSE:EL) Sluggish Earnings Might Be Just The Beginning Of Its Problems

Estee Lauder: Recovery Has Been Priced Into A Good Extent

Feb 06

Estee Lauder: Time To Load Before The Market Realizes It

Jan 29

Unpleasant Surprises Could Be In Store For The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.'s (NYSE:EL) Shares

Jan 15
Unpleasant Surprises Could Be In Store For The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.'s (NYSE:EL) Shares

Is Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) A Risky Investment?

Dec 31
Is Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) A Risky Investment?

My Wife Says Buy Estee Lauder's Brand On Sale While Supplies Last

Dec 25

Estée Lauder: Wait For Signs Of Improvement Before Buying

Nov 23

Estee Lauder: Is It A Real Blue-Chip Bargain After The Decline?

Nov 06

Estée Lauder: Navigating Towards Technical Support Despite Financial Headwinds

Oct 16

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Estée Lauder Companies makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:EL Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 2415,4512039,5600
30 Jun 2415,6083909,6070
31 Mar 2415,3466419,5950
31 Dec 2315,1574679,5910
30 Sep 2315,4985489,6690
30 Jun 2315,9101,0069,5630
31 Mar 2315,8621,0919,5570
31 Dec 2216,3561,4939,5540
30 Sep 2217,2752,1879,8080
30 Jun 2217,7372,3909,8820
31 Mar 2218,1123,35610,1560
31 Dec 2117,7313,25410,0290
30 Sep 2117,0453,0399,7370
30 Jun 2116,2152,8709,3730
31 Mar 2114,7091,3908,6150
31 Dec 2014,1909288,5450
30 Sep 2013,9616128,5010
30 Jun 2014,2946848,6410
31 Mar 2015,4541,3039,2700
31 Dec 1915,8531,8649,3630
30 Sep 1915,2341,8809,0740
30 Jun 1914,8631,7858,8960
31 Mar 1914,5681,8148,7650
31 Dec 1814,1941,6318,6890
30 Sep 1813,9331,1818,6540
30 Jun 1813,6831,1088,5990
31 Mar 1813,2821,1518,2410
31 Dec 1712,7691,0777,9240
30 Sep 1712,2331,3827,6340
30 Jun 1711,8241,2497,5290
31 Mar 1711,5761,1147,3640
31 Dec 1611,3761,0817,3760
30 Sep 1611,2921,1007,3550
30 Jun 1611,2621,1157,3300
31 Mar 1611,1401,1747,3050
31 Dec 1511,0641,1817,1980
30 Sep 1510,9841,1707,1350
30 Jun 1510,7801,0897,0740
31 Mar 1510,9811,1947,0830
31 Dec 1410,9511,1357,1110
30 Sep 1410,9251,1327,0470
30 Jun 1410,9691,2046,9860
31 Mar 1410,6511,0406,9350
31 Dec 1310,3931,0066,8330

Quality Earnings: EL has a large one-off loss of $848.0M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th September, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: EL's current net profit margins (1.3%) are lower than last year (3.5%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: EL's earnings have declined by 15.5% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: EL's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: EL had negative earnings growth (-63%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Personal Products industry average (-5.2%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: EL's Return on Equity (4.3%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/17 12:14
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/17 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/06/30

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Management10 years
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Analyst Sources

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is covered by 51 analysts. 26 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
John StaszakArgus Research Company
Victoria CollinAtlantic Equities LLP
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research