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

Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday. The company reported $0.62 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.32 by $0.30, Zacks reports. The business had revenue of $4 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.98 billion. Estée Lauder Companies had a return on equity of 17.31% and a net margin of 1.31%. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.88 earnings per share. Estée Lauder Companies updated its Q3 2025 guidance to 0.200-0.300 EPS and its Q3 guidance to $0.20 to $0.30 EPS.

Estée Lauder Companies Trading Down 2.8 %

NYSE EL traded down $1.92 on Wednesday, reaching $67.55. 544,953 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,782,046. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $77.22 and its 200 day moving average price is $83.52. The stock has a market capitalization of $24.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 120.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.89 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a current ratio of 1.32, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.44. Estée Lauder Companies has a fifty-two week low of $62.29 and a fifty-two week high of $159.54.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently commented on EL. Citigroup lowered Estée Lauder Companies from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their price target for the stock from $105.00 to $80.00 in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Stifel Nicolaus downgraded Estée Lauder Companies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $125.00 price target for the company. in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. CICC Research initiated coverage on Estée Lauder Companies in a report on Friday, December 27th. They set a “market perform” rating and a $82.00 price target on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their price target on shares of 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. Finally, UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of Estée Lauder Companies from $74.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Twenty analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Estée Lauder Companies currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $92.73.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Paul J. Fribourg acquired 77,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 15th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $64.01 per share, with a total value of $4,960,775.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 234,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $15,010,345. The trade was a 49.36 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Corporate 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.