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Estée Lauder

EL · NYSE. Prices to 23 Oct 2026. Updated 25 Oct 2026.

Prestige beauty group (Estée Lauder, La Mer, Clinique, Tom Ford Beauty). Fiscal year ends in June.

Company tag

Stable

Same thresholds as the European Luxury Health Check, but against the local market: growth above 3% scores +1, below 0% scores −1; shares more than 5 points ahead of the S&P 500 year to date score +1, more than 5 points behind score −1. Total 0. This tag is separate and does not feed the European health score.

Key numbers

PeriodRevenueGrowthReleased
Q4 FY26 (Apr to Jun 2026)$3,627m+5% organic (+6% reported)19 Aug 2026
Earlier periodsnot yet verified

Growth basis: organic, as the company reports it. Download CSV

Margin and valuationValueSource
Adjusted operating margin, FY2611.2%source
Gross margin, FY2675.5%source
Valuation (P/E, yield)not yet verified
Line chart: Estée Lauder shares +3.8% this year vs S&P 500 +11.4%

Reporting lines

Q4 FY26 net sales by category, $ million

Net salesReportedOrganic
Skin Care1,853+9%+7%
Makeup1,010+3%+2%
Fragrance618+10%+10%
Hair Care140−1%−1%

Source. Download CSV

What management said

Q4 FY26 (Apr to Jun 2026) Tone: improving

Released 19 Aug 2026. Fourth consecutive quarter of organic growth, with margins expanding. Release.

“We ended the year on a high note, as organic sales growth accelerated to 5% for our fourth consecutive quarter of growth and stronger profitability.”

Stéphane de La Faverie, President and CEO, source

Call: No public call transcript checked for this release. Not yet verified.

Annual report. Form 10-K, fiscal 2026. Linked, not yet reviewed in detail.

Not yet verified: Q1 FY27 (due late October or early November 2026). Q1 to Q3 FY26 quarters for the four quarter table.

Sources

Last updated 25 Oct 2026. Quotes are copied verbatim from the linked releases.