ELThe Estée Lauder Companies Inc. presents a mixed investment profile. While it possesses strong brand recognition and a history of dividend payments, recent performance and current technical indicators suggest a cautious approach. Investors should monitor future earnings and market sentiment closely.
The Estée Lauder Companies operates within the beauty and personal care sector, which generally experiences stable demand. However, current trends in the luxury goods market and evolving consumer preferences for sustainability and digital engagement present both opportunities and challenges.
Estée Lauder demonstrates a solid financial position with consistent, albeit recent, revenue generation and a history of dividend payments. However, profitability has seen a decline, and the company faces challenges with negative EPS and a relatively high P/S ratio.
The stock is currently trading below key moving averages and exhibits weak momentum indicators, suggesting short-term bearish sentiment. The current price action indicates potential for further downside or a period of consolidation.
| Factor | Score |
|---|---|
| Beauty & Personal Care Market Trends | 70 |
| Luxury Goods Demand | 60 |
| ESG & Sustainability Focus | 55 |
| Digital Transformation & E-commerce | 75 |
| Geopolitical & Supply Chain Risks | 50 |
| Factor | Score |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 45 |
| Profitability | 15 |
| Growth | 60 |
| Balance Sheet Health | 55 |
| Cash Flow | 70 |
| Dividends | 70 |
| Factor | Score |
|---|---|
| Trend Analysis | 30 |
| Momentum | 25 |
| Momentum (5m) | 30 |
| Volume Confirmation | 50 |
| Support & Resistance | 60 |
| MACD | 40 |
Positive Earnings Surprises
The company has consistently beaten earnings per share (EPS) estimates in recent quarters. For example, Q2 2025 reported EPS of $0.65 significantly exceeded the estimate of $0.32, a surprise of 104.98%.
Strong Cash Position
The company maintains a healthy cash and cash equivalents balance, with $3.395 billion reported in Q2 2024. This provides financial flexibility for operations, investments, and potential downturns.
Negative Earnings (TTM)
The trailing twelve months (TTM) Earnings Per Share (EPS) is negative at -2.42, and the TTM Net Income is a loss of $587 million. This indicates a lack of profitability over the recent year.
High Price-to-Sales Ratio
The Price-to-Sales (P/S) ratio is 2.9 on a Trailing Twelve Months (TTM) basis, which, combined with the negative TTM earnings, suggests the stock may be overvalued relative to its current sales and profitability.
May 2025
30
Ex-Dividend Date
June 2025
16
Next Dividend Date
August 2025
20
Next Earnings Date
H: $0.25
A: $0.10
L: $0.00
H: 3.53B
A: 3.39B
L: 3.33B
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. The company also provides fragrance products in various forms comprising eau de parfum sprays and colognes, as well as lotions, powders, creams, candles, and soaps; and hair care products, including shampoos, conditioners, styling products, treatment, finishing sprays, and hair color products, as well as sells ancillary products and services. It offers its products under the Estée Lauder, Clinique, Origins, M·A·C, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, La Mer, Aveda, Jo Malone London, TOM FORD, Too Faced, Dr.Jart+, and The Ordinary brands. The company sells its products through department stores, specialty-multi retailers, upscale perfumeries and pharmacies, and salons and spas; freestanding stores; its own and authorized retailer websites; third-party online malls; stores in airports; and duty-free locations. The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
78.96 USD
The 39 analysts offering 1 year price forecasts for EL have a max estimate of 120.00 and a min estimate of 51.90.