Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) Releases Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.30 EPS

Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday. The company reported $0.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.32 by $0.30, Zacks reports. Estée Lauder Companies had a net margin of 1.31% and a return on equity of 17.31%. The firm had revenue of $4 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.98 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.88 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. Estée Lauder Companies updated its Q3 2025 guidance to 0.200-0.300 EPS.

Estée Lauder Companies Stock Down 15.4 %

Shares of NYSE:EL traded down $12.77 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $70.00. 12,689,756 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,674,324. Estée Lauder Companies has a 52-week low of $62.29 and a 52-week high of $159.75. The firm has a market cap of $25.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 126.40, a PEG ratio of 5.89 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.44, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a current ratio of 1.32. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $77.29 and its 200 day simple moving average is $83.73.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Canaccord Genuity Group decreased their price objective on shares of Estée Lauder Companies from $100.00 to $75.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their target price on Estée Lauder Companies from $80.00 to $78.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. B. Riley cut their target price on Estée Lauder Companies from $95.00 to $70.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Piper Sandler boosted their price target on Estée Lauder Companies from $91.00 to $98.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. Finally, DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $81.00 price objective on shares of Estée Lauder Companies in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Twenty equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $92.95.

Insider Activity

In other Estée Lauder Companies news, Director Paul J. Fribourg acquired 75,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 18th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $64.93 per share, with a total value of $4,902,215.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 310,000 shares in the company, valued at $20,128,300. This trade represents a 32.20 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Company insiders own 12.78% of the company’s stock.

Estée Lauder Companies Company Profile

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.