The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.EL
NYSE•Consumer Defensive•Household & Personal Products
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. manufactures, markets, and sells skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products worldwide. The company offers 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. It also provides fragrance products in various forms comprising parfum, eau de parfum, eau de toilette, eau de cologne, and body spray, as well as lotions, creams, powders, candles and soaps; and hair care products, including shampoos, conditioners, styling products, treatment, finishing sprays, and hair colour products, as well as sells ancillary products and services. The company offers its products under the La Mer, Jo Malone London, TOM FORD, AERIN Beauty, Le Labo, Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle, KILIAN PARIS, BALMAIN Beauty, Estée Lauder, Clinique, M·A·C, The Ordinary, Aveda, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, Too Faced, Dr.Jart+, Bumble and bumble, Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle, Smashbox, Darphin Paris, Lab Series, NIOD, Aramis, and GLAMGLOW brands. It sells its products through department stores, duty-free retailers, specialty multi retailers, online pure players, upscale perfumeries and pharmacies, and top-tier salons and spas, as well as direct-to-consumer businesses across freestanding stores, and brand websites and third-party online platforms. The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. (T (EL) reported trailing twelve months revenue of $14.83B as of March 2026, a 0.3% increase year-over-year. Quarterly revenue reached $3.71B, reflecting continued top-line momentum.
Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. (T reported a TTM net loss of $248.00M, with quarterly EBITDA of $450.00M. The operating margin contracted from 8.6% to 6.7%, suggesting rising cost pressures or pricing headwinds.
The spread between operating margin (6.7%) and net margin (2.4%) indicates tight cost control with minimal non-operating drag. Net margin has narrowed from 4.5% a year ago, reflecting increased costs or interest expense.
EL trades at a P/S of 1.7x. The price-to-book ratio of 6.2x indicates a significant premium over book value.
The company generated $310.00M in free cash flow over the trailing twelve months, a 91.4% increase year-over-year, indicating strong cash generation ability. The balance sheet shows $19.66B in total assets with $6.81B in long-term debt against $3.99B in stockholders equity for a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.7. Data based on the most recent quarterly reports.
Competitive analysis based on 21 quarters of fundamental data
Operating margins are under pressure, averaging -0.7%. The business may lack pricing power or face rising costs.'
ROE is low or negative, suggesting limited competitive advantage or capital allocation challenges.
6 of the last 8 quarters generated positive FCF. The company generally funds itself but has occasional cash consumption quarters.
Revenue has been flat or declining over recent quarters, which may indicate eroding demand or competitive pressure.
Data-driven red flags and warnings across 21 quarters
The company posted negative operating margins in recent quarters — core operations are unprofitable.
FCF/Net Income has dropped below 0.7x in 4 quarters — monitor for earnings quality deterioration.
D/E ratio is 1.7 — conservative capital structure with low financial risk.
Revenue has softened, declining in 4 quarters. Monitor for further erosion.
FCF turned negative in 2 of the last 8 quarters — occasional cash consumption.
Share count is stable — no significant dilution or buyback activity.
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