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Our AI ranks Estee Lauder Companies Inc outside the neutral middle of its coverage (a directional signal). Create a free account and follow it to see the exact price target.
Estee Lauder Companies Inc is a large-cap company with a market capitalization of $36.08B. It ranks number 2 by market capitalization among the 16 Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations issuers in our coverage with a current forecast. Its Gross Margin of 75.5% is the highest of the 14 peers that report one.
A per-ticker accuracy statistic for EL is published only once its sample size is known. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4537 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-06-09 produced a positive net return in 73.7% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
Expected return relative to the market over the horizon: a positive alpha means the model expects the stock to beat the market, whatever the market does. Ratings: strong buy ≥ +1.3%, buy ≥ +0.5%, sell < -0.6%, strong sell < -1.7% (top 15%, next 20%, middle 30%, next 20%, bottom 15% of the 2026-10-14 signals)
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Trailing twelve months. The industry median and the rank (1 = highest) are taken over the Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations peers listed below that report each metric.
| Metric | EL | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $36.08B | 2/16 |
| P/E Ratio | 198.25x | 1/7 |
| P/B Ratio | 9.48x | 2/13 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.41% | 5/6 |
| EPS | $0.50 | – |
| Book Value/Share | $10.52 | – |
| Revenue/Share | $41.59 | – |
| FCF/Share | $3.64 | – |
| Metric | EL | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| ROE | 4.8% | 7/13 |
| ROA | 0.9% | 7/16 |
| ROIC | 5.8% | 7/12 |
| Gross Margin | 75.5% | 1/14 |
| Operating Margin | 5.2% | 7/15 |
| Net Margin | 1.2% | 7/15 |
| EBT Margin | 3.4% | 7/15 |
| Tax Rate | 64.8% | – |
The effective tax rate is outside the normal band, which points to a large non-recurring tax item in the trailing twelve months; headline net income, net margin and P/E are affected by it.
| Metric | EL | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.22x | 10/16 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.90x | 11/16 |
| D/E Ratio | 4.19x | 2/14 |
| Financial Leverage | 5.19x | 2/14 |
| Working Capital | $1.38B | 1/16 |
| Metric | EL | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | $1.77B | 3/17 |
| Free Cash Flow | $1.32B | 3/11 |
| Capital Spending | -$457M | 10/11 |
| OCF Growth YoY | 39.4% | 4/10 |
| FCF Growth YoY | 96.4% | 3/9 |
| FCF/Sales | 8.7% | 7/11 |
| CapEx/Sales | 3.0% | 3/11 |
| Metric | EL | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Asset Turnover | 0.76x | 8/14 |
| Receivables Turnover | 9.9x | 8/12 |
| Inventory Turnover | 1.8x | 10/13 |
| Fixed Assets Turnover | 5.4x | 11/13 |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 37 days | 5/12 |
| Days Inventory | 198 days | 3/13 |
| Metric | EL | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | $15.05B | 3/14 |
| Operating Income | $780M | 3/16 |
| Net Income | $182M | 3/16 |
| SG&A Expense | $9.69B | 1/12 |
| Cost of Goods Sold | $3.69B | 3/15 |
| Metric | EL | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Dividends Per Share | $1.40 | – |
| Payout Ratio | 280.0% | – |
| Shares Outstanding | 362M | – |
| Total Current Assets | $7.61B | 38.5% of assets |
| Cash & Short-term Investments | $3.50B | 17.7% of assets |
| Accounts Receivable | $1.52B | 7.7% of assets |
| Inventory | $2.00B | 10.1% of assets |
| Total Liabilities | $15.96B | 80.7% of assets |
Companies classified under the same SEC industry code as Estee Lauder Companies Inc (Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations): 19 common-stock issuers with a forecast this week, one row per issuer, largest first. This is a classification match, not a curated list of competitors.
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Sign up free| Company | 90-Day AI Forecast (Alpha) | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|
| EL Estee Lauder Companies Inc | ▼ | $36.08B |
| CL Colgate Palmolive Co | ▼ | $71.71B |
| KVUE Kenvue Inc. | ▶ | $34.11B |
| ELF E.L.F. Beauty, Inc. | ▼ | $6.38B |
| IPAR Interparfums Inc | ▼ | $3.65B |
| COTY Coty Inc. | ▲ | $2.60B |
| EPC Edgewell Personal Care Co | ▼ | $1.31B |
| WALD Waldencast Plc | ▲ | $97M |
| SLSN Solesence, Inc. | ▲ | $70M |
| SHFH Scientist Home Future Health Ltd | ▼ | $40M |
| AXIL Axil Brands, Inc. | ▶ | $40M |
| UG United Guardian Inc | ▲ | $32M |
| DQWS Dswiss Inc | ▶ | $17M |
| CABR Caring Brands, Inc. | ▲ | $14M |
| BNKK Bonk, Inc. | ▶ | $10M |
| YCBD Cbdmd, Inc. | ▲ | $4M |
| HLN Haleon Plc | ▼ | N/A |
| KARX Karbon-X Corp. | ▼ | N/A |
| ODD Oddity Tech Ltd | ▶ | N/A |
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Our AI ranks Estee Lauder Companies Inc outside the neutral middle of its coverage (a directional signal). Create a free account and follow it to see the exact price target.
A per-ticker accuracy statistic for EL is published only once its sample size is known. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4537 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-06-09 produced a positive net return in 73.7% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
Estee Lauder Companies Inc forecasts are refreshed on trading days as the daily model run completes. The forecast on this page was produced on Oct. 13, 2026.
19 issuers in our coverage, EL included, share the SEC industry code Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations. The largest are: Colgate Palmolive Co (CL), Kenvue Inc. (KVUE), E.L.F. Beauty, Inc. (ELF), Interparfums Inc (IPAR), Coty Inc. (COTY), Edgewell Personal Care Co (EPC).
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