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After finishing at $89.63 in the prior trading day, Estee Lauder Cos., Inc (NYSE: EL) closed at $90.84, up 1.35%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.35 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.28 million shares were traded. EL stock price reached its highest trading level at $92.29 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $89.85.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of EL by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 14.75 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 31.33. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.92 and its Current Ratio is at 1.32. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.42 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.31.
On October 31, 2025, Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Market Perform rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $99 to $105.
Goldman Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on October 13, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $115.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 06 ’25 when Leonard A. Lauder 2013 Revocab sold 2,786,040 shares for $89.70 per share. The transaction valued at 249,907,788 led to the insider holds 0 shares of the business.
Evelyn H. Lauder 2012 Marital sold 2,845,283 shares of EL for $255,221,885 on Nov 06 ’25. The 10% Owner now owns 0 shares after completing the transaction at $89.70 per share. On Nov 06 ’25, another insider, LAL 2015 ELF Trust, who serves as the 10% Owner of the company, sold 5,670,000 shares for $89.70 each. As a result, the insider received 508,599,000 and left with 0 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, EL now has a Market Capitalization of 32735123456 and an Enterprise Value of 39938125824. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.27 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 8.42. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.765 whereas that against EBITDA is 19.275.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for EL is 1.18, which has changed by 0.42586696 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.14151978 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, EL has reached a high of $104.53, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $48.37. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.83%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 16.24%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 3.76M shares per day over the past 3-months and 4612620 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 234.82M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 231.21M. Insiders hold about 35.84% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 61.34% stake in the company. Shares short for EL as of 1761868800 were 7130497 with a Short Ratio of 2.56, compared to 1759190400 on 9129695. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7130497 and a Short% of Float of 3.4299999999999997.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, EL’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.4, compared to 1.40 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.015619771. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.53.
Earnings Estimates
. The current rating of Estee Lauder Cos., Inc (EL) reflects the combined expertise of 19.0 analysts actively engaged in assessing its market performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.73, with high estimates of $0.81 and low estimates of $0.66.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.5 and $2.0 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.15. EPS for the following year is $2.94, with 24.0 analysts recommending between $3.42 and $2.6.
Revenue Estimates
16 analysts predict $4.21B in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $4.26B to a low estimate of $4.14B. As of. The current estimate, Estee Lauder Cos., Inc’s year-ago sales were $4BFor the next quarter, 16 analysts are estimating revenue of $3.71B. There is a high estimate of $3.79B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $3.64B.
A total of 23 analysts have provided revenue estimates for EL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $15.09B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $14.59B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $14.91B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $14.32BBased on 22 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $15.5B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $16B and the low estimate is $14.93B.
