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After finishing at $88.68 in the prior trading day, Estee Lauder Cos., Inc (NYSE: EL) closed at $89.82, up 1.29%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.29 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.81 million shares were traded. EL stock price reached its highest trading level at $89.8925 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $88.725.
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 11.07 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 48.25. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.92 and its Current Ratio is at 1.30. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.45 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.34.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Telsey Advisory Group on August 14, 2025, Reiterated its Market Perform rating but revised its target price to $99 from $66 previously.
On July 25, 2025, JP Morgan Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $101.
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 Aug 22 ’25 when BARSHEFSKY CHARLENE sold 3,723 shares for $91.07 per share. The transaction valued at 339,054 led to the insider holds 50,049 shares of the business.
LAUDER JANE sold 15,699 shares of EL for $1,385,123 on Aug 21 ’25. The Director now owns 58,763 shares after completing the transaction at $88.23 per share. On Aug 22 ’25, another insider, CHARLENE BARSHEFSKY 2012 FAMIL, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 3,723 shares for $91.07 each.
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 32325228544 and an Enterprise Value of 38871269376. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.26 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 8.36. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.713 whereas that against EBITDA is 19.832.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for EL is 1.15, which has changed by -0.027816892 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15624678 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, EL has reached a high of $103.44, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $48.37. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.18%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 22.44%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 4.30M shares per day over the past 3-months and 5558270 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 234.22M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 233.22M. Insiders hold about 35.20% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 62.00% stake in the company. Shares short for EL as of 1755216000 were 13453909 with a Short Ratio of 3.04, compared to 1752537600 on 13865849. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 13453909 and a Short% of Float of 5.7700000000000005.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, EL’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.71, compared to 1.71 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.019282814The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.48. The current Payout Ratio is 244.24% for EL, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-30 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-02. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2012-01-23 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The company has 19.0 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.81, with high estimates of $1.0 and low estimates of $0.67.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.5 and $1.95 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.11. EPS for the following year is $2.87, with 22.0 analysts recommending between $3.41 and $2.5.
Revenue Estimates
16 analysts predict $3.38B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $3.44B to a low estimate of $3.33B. As of the current estimate, Estee Lauder Cos., Inc’s year-ago sales were $3.36BFor the next quarter, 16 analysts are estimating revenue of $4.12B. There is a high estimate of $4.18B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $4.06B.
A total of 20 analysts have provided revenue estimates for EL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $15B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $14.06B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $14.78B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $14.32BBased on 21 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $15.37B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $16B and the low estimate is $14.25B.
