The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) Shares Will Pay Quarterly Dividend of $0.35

The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, November 2nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.35 per share on Tuesday, December 15th. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 30th.

Estee Lauder Companies has decreased its dividend by an average of 0.1% annually over the last three years. Estee Lauder Companies has a payout ratio of 63.6% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities research analysts expect Estee Lauder Companies to earn $3.95 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $1.40 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 35.4%.

Estee Lauder Companies Trading Down 4.3%

EL traded down $4.68 during trading on Monday, hitting $104.55. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 8,466,331 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,807,410. Estee Lauder Companies has a twelve month low of $66.22 and a twelve month high of $121.64. The company has a quick ratio of 0.90, a current ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.79. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $100.36 and its 200-day moving average price is $91.92. The firm has a market capitalization of $37.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 213.37, a PEG ratio of 1.59 and a beta of 1.27.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 2nd. The company reported $0.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.51 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $3.72 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.65 billion. Estee Lauder Companies had a return on equity of 23.52% and a net margin of 1.21%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.32 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Estee Lauder Companies will post 3.32 EPS for the current year.

Key Stories Impacting Estee Lauder Companies

Here are the key news stories impacting Estee Lauder Companies this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Fiscal Q1 earnings per share came in at $0.72, well above the roughly $0.51–$0.52 consensus, while revenue of $3.72 billion exceeded estimates near $3.65 billion. Revenue increased 6.7% year over year, and EPS more than doubled from $0.32 a year earlier. Estee Lauder Q1 Earnings Results
• Positive Sentiment: Fragrance was the main growth engine, with sales rising approximately 19%–20%. The category also produced the strongest operating margin, helping the company more than double operating income as costs grew much more slowly than sales. Margin Gains Drive Profit Growth
• Positive Sentiment: Management raised its fiscal 2027 earnings outlook, citing resilient consumer demand, stronger fragrance momentum and improving performance in China ahead of the holiday season. The company said its Beauty Reimagined turnaround is accelerating growth and profitability. Estée Lauder Raises Annual Forecasts
• Neutral Sentiment: Estée Lauder’s partnership with Microsoft to advance cloud, data and artificial-intelligence capabilities could support future operating efficiency and consumer personalization, although it is unlikely to materially affect near-term results. Microsoft Cloud and AI Partnership
• Negative Sentiment: The raised full-year organic sales-growth outlook of approximately 4%–5.5% remains below the quarter’s roughly 6% pace, indicating that management expects growth to be front-loaded. Makeup and hair-care sales were nearly flat, leaving the company dependent on fragrance and continued China recovery.
• Negative Sentiment: With a valuation above 200 times trailing earnings based on the supplied figures, EL has limited room for execution disappointments. The stock’s decline suggests investors may already have priced in much of the turnaround, despite the earnings beat and higher forecast.

Estee Lauder Companies Company Profile

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc (NYSE: EL) is a global prestige beauty company that develops, markets and sells skincare, makeup, fragrance and hair-care products. Its portfolio includes brands such as Estée Lauder, Clinique, M·A·C, La Mer, Jo Malone London, Aveda, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, Tom Ford Beauty, Le Labo and The Ordinary.

Founded in 1946 by Estée and Joseph Lauder, the company began with four skincare products and has expanded into a multinational beauty business. Its products are sold through department and specialty stores, beauty retailers, brand-operated stores, e-commerce platforms, salons, spas and other distribution channels.

The Estée Lauder Companies serves consumers in markets across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and Asia-Pacific.