The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. logo EL - The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.

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BUY 18
HOLD 23
SELL 4
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| PRICE TARGET: $109.30 DETAILS
HIGH: $130.00
LOW: $70.00
MEDIAN: $112.00
CONSENSUS: $109.30
DOWNSIDE: 5.00%
Metric 2026 Q1 2025 Q4 2025 Q3 2025 Q2 2025 Q1 2024 Q4 2024 Q3 2024 Q2 2024 Q1 2023 Q4
Revenue
Revenue 3,481.0 3,407.0 3,550.0 4,004.0 3,361.0 3,871.0 3,940.0 4,279.0 3,518.0 3,609.0
Cost of Revenue 927.0 955.0 889.0 957.0 928.0 1,093.0 1,107.0 1,154.0 1,070.0 1,163.0
Gross Profit 2,554.0 2,456.0 2,661.0 3,047.0 2,433.0 2,778.0 2,833.0 3,125.0 2,448.0 2,446.0
Operating Expenses
R&D Expenses 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SG&A Expenses 2,296.0 2,444.0 2,258.0 2,585.0 2,298.0 2,444.0 2,284.0 2,544.0 2,349.0 2,420.0
Other Expenses 89.0 0.0 97.0 1,042.0 256.0 567.0 18.0 7.0 1.0 31.0
Operating Expenses 2,385.0 2,444.0 2,355.0 3,627.0 2,554.0 3,011.0 2,302.0 2,551.0 2,350.0 2,451.0
Operating Income
Operating Income 169.0 8.0 306.0 (580.0) (121.0) (233.0) 531.0 574.0 98.0 (5.0)
Interest Expense 86.0 135.0 87.0 90.0 92.0 91.0 94.0 98.0 95.0 99.0
Interest Income 30.0 29.0 27.0 23.0 35.0 41.0 45.0 40.0 41.0 53.0
Profitability
EBITDA 395.0 (123.0) 532.0 (353.0) 120.0 23.0 786.0 822.0 344.0 247.0
EBIT 195.0 (344.0) 328.0 (560.0) (88.0) (188.0) 580.0 617.0 141.0 51.0
Income Before Tax 109.0 (451.0) 241.0 (650.0) (180.0) (279.0) 486.0 519.0 46.0 (48.0)
Income Tax Expense 62.0 95.0 82.0 (60.0) (24.0) 7.0 151.0 195.0 10.0 (16.0)
Net Income 47.0 (546.0) 159.0 (590.0) (156.0) (284.0) 330.0 313.0 31.0 (33.0)
Per Share Data
EPS (Basic) 0.13 -1.51 0.44 -1.64 -0.43 -0.79 0.92 0.87 0.09 -0.09
EPS (Diluted) 0.13 -1.51 0.44 -1.64 -0.43 -0.79 0.91 0.87 0.09 -0.09
Shares Outstanding 361.2 360.7 360.3 360.0 359.6 359.4 359.1 358.7 358.4 358.3
Metric 2026 Q1 2025 Q4 2025 Q3 2025 Q2 2025 Q1 2024 Q4 2024 Q3 2024 Q2 2024 Q1 2023 Q4
Current Assets
Cash & Cash Equivalents 2,219.0 2,921.0 2,631.0 2,586.0 2,350.0 3,395.0 3,701.0 3,939.0 3,090.0 4,029.0
Short-Term Investments 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Net Receivables 1,884.0 1,530.0 1,792.0 1,611.0 1,977.0 1,727.0 1,854.0 1,752.0 1,909.0 1,452.0
Inventory 2,062.0 2,074.0 1,959.0 2,002.0 2,255.0 2,175.0 2,307.0 2,603.0 2,863.0 2,979.0
Other Current Assets 549.0 544.0 635.0 697.0 633.0 625.0 672.0 621.0 723.0 679.0
Total Current Assets 6,714.0 7,069.0 7,017.0 6,896.0 7,215.0 7,922.0 8,534.0 8,915.0 8,585.0 9,139.0
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment 5,369.0 5,124.0 4,934.0 4,940.0 5,206.0 4,969.0 4,969.0 5,039.0 4,890.0 4,976.0
Goodwill 2,119.0 2,135.0 2,080.0 2,073.0 2,162.0 2,143.0 2,453.0 2,497.0 2,455.0 2,486.0
Intangible Assets 3,706.0 3,759.0 4,129.0 4,158.0 5,207.0 5,183.0 5,438.0 5,554.0 5,515.0 5,602.0
Long-Term Investments 51.0 40.0 52.0 71.0 27.0 72.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other Non-Current Assets 1,370.0 426.0 1,674.0 1,622.0 1,500.0 1,388.0 1,306.0 1,278.0 1,205.0 1,212.0
Total Non-Current Assets 12,615.0 12,823.0 12,869.0 12,864.0 14,102.0 13,755.0 14,166.0 14,368.0 14,065.0 14,276.0
Total Assets 19,329.0 19,892.0 19,886.0 19,760.0 21,317.0 21,677.0 22,700.0 23,283.0 22,650.0 23,415.0
Current Liabilities
Account Payables 1,289.0 1,497.0 1,214.0 1,133.0 1,135.0 1,440.0 1,197.0 1,252.0 1,257.0 1,670.0
Short-Term Debt 418.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 504.0 504.0 505.0 1,500.0 1,005.0 997.0
Deferred Revenue 0.0 314.0 276.0 338.0 338.0 327.0 306.0 370.0 336.0 323.0
Other Current Liabilities 3,176.0 2,382.0 820.0 815.0 798.0 909.0 507.0 475.0 472.0 546.0
Total Current Liabilities 5,083.0 5,435.0 4,964.0 5,031.0 5,486.0 5,702.0 5,416.0 6,574.0 5,914.0 6,240.0
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-Term Debt 7,320.0 7,286.0 7,298.0 7,276.0 7,311.0 7,267.0 7,265.0 6,640.0 7,088.0 7,117.0
Deferred Tax Liabilities 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other Non-Current Liabilities 1,352.0 1,534.0 1,597.0 1,578.0 1,634.0 1,693.0 1,728.0 1,812.0 1,793.0 1,943.0
Total Non-Current Liabilities 10,356.0 10,592.0 10,577.0 10,560.0 10,747.0 10,661.0 10,700.0 10,147.0 10,568.0 10,758.0
Total Liabilities 15,439.0 16,027.0 15,541.0 15,591.0 16,233.0 16,363.0 16,116.0 16,721.0 16,482.0 16,998.0
Stockholders' Equity
Common Stock 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0
Retained Earnings 11,591.0 11,672.0 12,344.0 12,313.0 13,031.0 13,427.0 13,950.0 13,858.0 13,784.0 13,991.0
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (1,141.0) (1,127.0) (1,273.0) (1,341.0) (1,057.0) (1,140.0) (1,014.0) (856.0) (1,063.0) (934.0)
Total Stockholders' Equity 3,890.0 3,865.0 4,345.0 4,169.0 5,084.0 5,314.0 5,744.0 5,712.0 5,342.0 5,585.0
Total Liabilities & Equity 19,329.0 19,892.0 19,886.0 19,760.0 21,317.0 21,677.0 22,700.0 23,283.0 22,650.0 23,415.0
Debt Metrics
Total Debt 9,422.0 9,439.0 9,382.0 9,383.0 10,010.0 9,826.0 9,840.0 10,201.0 10,132.0 10,169.0
Net Debt 7,203.0 6,518.0 6,751.0 6,797.0 7,660.0 6,431.0 6,139.0 6,262.0 7,042.0 6,140.0
Metric 2026 Q1 2025 Q4 2025 Q3 2025 Q2 2025 Q1 2024 Q4 2024 Q3 2024 Q2 2024 Q1 2023 Q4
Operating Activities
Net Income 47.0 (546.0) 159.0 (590.0) (156.0) (284.0) 330.0 313.0 31.0 (33.0)
Depreciation & Amortization 200.0 221.0 201.0 203.0 204.0 211.0 202.0 200.0 198.0 203.0
Stock-Based Compensation 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Change in Working Capital (635.0) 514.0 (121.0) 672.0 (716.0) 569.0 (16.0) 717.0 (639.0) 627.0
Other Non-Cash Items 82.0 474.0 87.0 985.0 77.0 493.0 100.0 141.0 59.0 33.0
Operating Cash Flow (340.0) 601.0 284.0 1,057.0 (670.0) 889.0 534.0 1,345.0 (408.0) 714.0
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditure (96.0) (207.0) (122.0) (132.0) (141.0) (217.0) (175.0) (232.0) (295.0) (2,629.0)
Acquisitions 0.0 0.0 (18.0) 0.0 0.0 (745.0) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Purchases of Investments 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 (1.0) (10.0) (4.0) (4.0) 0.0 (3.0)
Sales/Maturities of Investments 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other Investing Activities (20.0) (8.0) 5.0 (2.0) (18.0) 2.0 1.0 (26.0) 0.0 (58.0)
Investing Cash Flow (116.0) (215.0) (135.0) (134.0) (160.0) (970.0) (178.0) (262.0) (295.0) (2,690.0)
Financing Activities
Net Debt Issuance (1.0) (2.0) (1.0) (501.0) (1.0) (4.0) (352.0) (6.0) (4.0) 731.0
Stock Repurchased (9.0) 0.0 35.0 (25.0) (10.0) (1.0) (1.0) (30.0) (3.0) (13.0)
Dividends Paid (127.0) (126.0) (126.0) (126.0) (240.0) (237.0) (236.0) (238.0) (236.0) (238.0)
Other Financing Activities (141.0) 15.0 (25.0) 0.0 10.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 9.0 0.0
Financing Cash Flow (239.0) (128.0) (117.0) (652.0) (226.0) (231.0) (570.0) (270.0) (219.0) 500.0
Cash Position
Net Change in Cash (702.0) 290.0 45.0 236.0 (1,045.0) (306.0) (238.0) 849.0 (939.0) (1,502.0)
Cash at Beginning 2,921.0 2,631.0 2,586.0 2,350.0 3,395.0 3,701.0 3,939.0 3,090.0 4,029.0 5,531.0
Cash at End 2,219.0 2,921.0 2,631.0 2,586.0 2,350.0 3,395.0 3,701.0 3,939.0 3,090.0 4,029.0
Free Cash Flow (436.0) 394.0 162.0 925.0 (811.0) 672.0 359.0 1,113.0 (703.0) (1,915.0)
Key Metrics 2026 Q1 2025 Q4 2025 Q3 2025 Q2 2025 Q1 2024 Q4 2024 Q3 2024 Q2 2024 Q1 2023 Q4
Income Statement
Revenue 3,481.0 3,407.0 3,550.0 4,004.0 3,361.0 3,871.0 3,940.0 4,279.0 3,518.0 3,609.0
Gross Profit 2,554.0 2,456.0 2,661.0 3,047.0 2,433.0 2,778.0 2,833.0 3,125.0 2,448.0 2,446.0
Operating Income 169.0 8.0 306.0 (580.0) (121.0) (233.0) 531.0 574.0 98.0 (5.0)
Net Income 47.0 (546.0) 159.0 (590.0) (156.0) (284.0) 330.0 313.0 31.0 (33.0)
EPS (Diluted) 0.13 -1.51 0.44 -1.64 -0.43 -0.79 0.91 0.87 0.09 -0.09
Balance Sheet
Cash & Equivalents 2,219.0 2,921.0 2,631.0 2,586.0 2,350.0 3,395.0 3,701.0 3,939.0 3,090.0 4,029.0
Total Assets 19,329.0 19,892.0 19,886.0 19,760.0 21,317.0 21,677.0 22,700.0 23,283.0 22,650.0 23,415.0
Total Debt 9,422.0 9,439.0 9,382.0 9,383.0 10,010.0 9,826.0 9,840.0 10,201.0 10,132.0 10,169.0
Stockholders' Equity 3,890.0 3,865.0 4,345.0 4,169.0 5,084.0 5,314.0 5,744.0 5,712.0 5,342.0 5,585.0
Cash Flow
Operating Cash Flow (340.0) 601.0 284.0 1,057.0 (670.0) 889.0 534.0 1,345.0 (408.0) 714.0
Capital Expenditure (96.0) (207.0) (122.0) (132.0) (141.0) (217.0) (175.0) (232.0) (295.0) (2,629.0)
Free Cash Flow (436.0) 394.0 162.0 925.0 (811.0) 672.0 359.0 1,113.0 (703.0) (1,915.0)