Q4 EPS Forecast for Estée Lauder Companies Cut by Analyst

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for Estée Lauder Companies in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, May 21st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.07 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.30. The consensus estimate for Estée Lauder Companies’ current full-year earnings is $1.36 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Estée Lauder Companies’ Q1 2026 earnings at $0.18 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.82 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.77 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.37 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.14 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.35 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.99 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.93 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.80 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on EL. B. Riley reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $60.00 target price (down previously from $70.00) on shares of Estée Lauder Companies in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on Estée Lauder Companies from $85.00 to $81.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on Estée Lauder Companies from $70.00 to $60.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 16th. Citigroup lowered their price target on Estée Lauder Companies from $77.00 to $55.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price target on Estée Lauder Companies from $60.00 to $62.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eighteen have given a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Estée Lauder Companies presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $75.20.

Estée Lauder Companies Stock Down 1.0%

Shares of Estée Lauder Companies stock opened at $63.75 on Monday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $60.40 and its 200 day simple moving average is $68.80. Estée Lauder Companies has a 52-week low of $48.37 and a 52-week high of $127.05. The firm has a market cap of $22.93 billion, a PE ratio of -32.69, a P/E/G ratio of 6.09 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.75, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a current ratio of 1.37.

Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The company reported $0.65 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.29 by $0.36. The company had revenue of $2.66 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.51 billion. Estée Lauder Companies had a positive return on equity of 16.82% and a negative net margin of 4.61%. Estée Lauder Companies’s revenue was down 9.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.97 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in EL. Harrell Investment Partners LLC grew its holdings in Estée Lauder Companies by 52.1% in the 4th quarter. Harrell Investment Partners LLC now owns 10,285 shares of the company’s stock valued at $771,000 after buying an additional 3,524 shares in the last quarter. Washington Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in Estée Lauder Companies in the 4th quarter valued at $352,000. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG grew its holdings in Estée Lauder Companies by 5.4% in the 4th quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 91,200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,838,000 after buying an additional 4,690 shares in the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in Estée Lauder Companies by 47.4% in the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 479 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 154 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Banque Pictet & Cie SA grew its holdings in Estée Lauder Companies by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Banque Pictet & Cie SA now owns 1,538,034 shares of the company’s stock valued at $115,322,000 after buying an additional 30,971 shares in the last quarter. 55.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Estée Lauder Companies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.35 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 30th. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.20%. Estée Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio is currently -57.85%.

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.