Zacks Research Analysts Decrease Earnings Estimates for EL

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) – Research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Estée Lauder Companies in a report issued on Monday, February 24th. Zacks Research analyst A. Mohta now forecasts that the company will earn $0.30 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.39. The consensus estimate for Estée Lauder Companies’ current full-year earnings is $1.36 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Estée Lauder Companies’ Q2 2026 earnings at $0.66 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.53 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.52 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $0.70 EPS.

Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $0.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.32 by $0.30. The firm had revenue of $4 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.98 billion. Estée Lauder Companies had a negative net margin of 4.61% and a positive return on equity of 16.82%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.88 earnings per share.

A number of other research analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on Estée Lauder Companies from $85.00 to $81.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. B. Riley decreased their price objective on Estée Lauder Companies from $95.00 to $70.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, November 4th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on shares of Estée Lauder Companies from $81.00 to $77.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Estée Lauder Companies from $74.00 to $79.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Finally, Citigroup downgraded shares of Estée Lauder Companies from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their price objective for the stock from $105.00 to $80.00 in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. Twenty investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $86.00.

Estée Lauder Companies Price Performance

Shares of EL stock opened at $73.24 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $26.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -37.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.09 and a beta of 1.03. Estée Lauder Companies has a 12-month low of $62.29 and a 12-month high of $159.54. The company has a quick ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 1.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.75. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $74.63 and a 200-day moving average of $80.62.

Estée Lauder Companies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 17th. Investors of record on Friday, February 28th will be paid a $0.35 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 28th. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.91%. Estée Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio is presently -71.79%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Estée Lauder Companies news, CFO Akhil Shrivastava acquired 700 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 5th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $65.79 per share, for a total transaction of $46,053.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief financial officer now directly owns 2,381 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $156,645.99. This represents a 41.64 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Paul J. Fribourg bought 43,000 shares of Estée Lauder Companies stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 5th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $66.35 per share, with a total value of $2,853,050.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now directly owns 430,800 shares in the company, valued at $28,583,580. This trade represents a 11.09 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 12.78% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Estée Lauder Companies

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its holdings in Estée Lauder Companies by 32.6% in the 3rd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 14,502 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,446,000 after acquiring an additional 3,562 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP grew its position in shares of Estée Lauder Companies by 21.3% in the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,642 shares of the company’s stock valued at $164,000 after purchasing an additional 288 shares during the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Estée Lauder Companies by 35.1% during the third quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 16,485 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,646,000 after purchasing an additional 4,287 shares during the period. Forsta AP Fonden lifted its holdings in Estée Lauder Companies by 17.9% during the 3rd quarter. Forsta AP Fonden now owns 51,490 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,133,000 after purchasing an additional 7,800 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Estée Lauder Companies by 16.6% in the 3rd quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 74,454 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,422,000 after purchasing an additional 10,618 shares during the period. 55.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Estée Lauder Companies Company Profile

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc manufactures, markets, and sells skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products worldwide. It offers skin care products, including moisturizers, serums, cleansers, toners, body care, exfoliators, acne care and oil correctors, facial masks, and sun care products; and makeup products, such as lipsticks, lip glosses, mascaras, foundations, eyeshadows, and powders, as well as compacts, brushes, and other makeup tools.