Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) Posts Earnings Results

Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The company reported $0.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.09 by $0.05, Briefing.com reports. The company had revenue of $3.36 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.37 billion. Estée Lauder Companies had a return on equity of 16.91% and a net margin of 2.50%. The firm’s revenue was down 4.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.11 earnings per share. Estée Lauder Companies updated its Q2 2025 guidance to 0.200-0.350 EPS and its Q2 guidance to $0.20-0.35 EPS.

Estée Lauder Companies Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE EL traded down $2.36 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $66.58. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 10,975,604 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,365,223. The stock has a market capitalization of $23.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 119.64, a PEG ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.37, a current ratio of 1.39 and a quick ratio of 1.01. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $90.63 and a 200-day moving average price of $106.91. Estée Lauder Companies has a 12-month low of $63.36 and a 12-month high of $159.75.

Estée Lauder Companies Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 29th will be paid a $0.35 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 29th. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.10%. Estée Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 250.00%.

Insider Activity at Estée Lauder Companies

In other Estée Lauder Companies news, Director Charlene Barshefsky sold 3,437 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.93, for a total value of $315,963.41. Following the transaction, the director now owns 49,800 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,578,114. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. In other Estée Lauder Companies news, Director Lynn Forester sold 3,890 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, August 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $93.61, for a total transaction of $364,142.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 15,209 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,423,714.49. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Charlene Barshefsky sold 3,437 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.93, for a total value of $315,963.41. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 49,800 shares in the company, valued at $4,578,114. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 12.78% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price objective on shares of Estée Lauder Companies from $100.00 to $75.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. DA Davidson reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $130.00 price target on shares of Estée Lauder Companies in a research report on Tuesday. TD Cowen lowered their price objective on Estée Lauder Companies from $95.00 to $70.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered Estée Lauder Companies from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and cut their target price for the company from $113.00 to $74.00 in a research report on Friday. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group restated a “market perform” rating and set a $105.00 price target on shares of Estée Lauder Companies in a report on Thursday. Twenty investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Estée Lauder Companies presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $104.18.

About Estée Lauder Companies

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.