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EL Stock Analysis

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. · current price $103.36 (-2.69% today)

Solid setup — +22% 30-day momentum, 4/4 EPS beats. Momentum, fundamentals and macro indicators are aligned.
★★★★
Quality
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The six-pillar scorecard

Momentum
92
Trending up strong
price trend
Growth
25
Barely growing
sales & profit growth
Quality
82
High quality
profitability & balance sheet
Valuation
35
Getting pricey
is the price fair?
Sentiment
40
Mixed views
analyst & crowd mood
Risk
60
Moderate risk
volatility & drawdown

Each pillar is scored 0-100 inside the stock’s own peer group, so a chipmaker is measured against chipmakers. These are quality descriptors, not buy or sell signals.

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The picture

What drove the scoreThe seven components contributing most, each read out of 100.
Earnings qualityEarnings quality: 93931-month momentum1-month momentum: 9090Trend strengthTrend strength: 8585FundamentalsFundamentals: 5858Relative strengthRelative strength: 6565RSI zoneRSI zone: 6060Analyst consensusAnalyst consensus: 5050
Margin profileWhat survives each step down the income statement.
GrossGross: 75.5%75.5%OperatingOperating: 7.0%7.0%NetNet: 1.2%1.2%Free cash flowFree cash flow: 8.5%8.5%
EPS surpriseReported EPS against estimate, last four quarters.
2026-06: +22.1% vs estimate+22%2026-062026-03: +40.2% vs estimate+40%2026-032025-12: +6.6% vs estimate+7%2025-122025-09: +81.9% vs estimate+82%2025-09
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Hype Check

Reading EL’s price and volume history…

The audit — what has to hold for this thesis

Checking the areas that decide this thesis…

AI-generated from the company’s own filings and recent coverage, and it can be incomplete or wrong. A PASS is a reading of the cited evidence, not a verified fact and not a reason to buy. Follow each citation to the source.

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Dilution Check

Reading EL’s filings…

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Latest earnings

LAST EARNINGS The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (EL)

Latest earnings

EPS
$0.32 vs $0.18 est · +81.9% vs estimate BEAT
Revenue
$3.71B · +8.8% YoY
Stock reaction (1M)
+21.8%
Beat streak
4 of last 4 quarters
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Valuation

P/E
206.8×
Forward P/E
26.5×
PEG
2.12
Price / Sales
2.5×
Price / Book
9.8×
EV / EBITDA
17.6×
Analyst target
$106.46
Target range
$70.00 – $127.00
Implied upside
+3.0%
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Financial health

Gross margin
75.5%
Operating margin
7.0%
Net margin
1.2%
FCF margin
8.5%
Return on equity
4.7%
Debt / equity
2.43
Revenue growth YoY
+6.3%
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Technicals

$66.2252-week range$121.64
50-day MA
$86.69
200-day MA
$91.96
ATR (14)
3.79
Beta
1.25
1-month return
+21.8%
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Earnings

QuarterEPSEst.SurpriseResult
2025-09-30$0.32$0.18+81.9%Beat
2025-12-31$0.89$0.83+6.6%Beat
2026-03-31$0.91$0.65+40.2%Beat
2026-06-30$0.39$0.32+22.1%Beat
Beat 4 of the last 4 quarters.
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Ownership & risk

Short % of float
0.03%
Dividend yield
1.35%
Beta
1.25
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Latest news on EL

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Frequently asked

What is EL's Quant Score?

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (EL) currently has a TickerMover Quant Score of 62/100, rated ★★★★ Quality. The Quant Score is a quantitative composite across six research pillars — momentum, quality, growth, valuation, sentiment and risk. It is research information, not investment advice.

Is The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (EL) a buy?

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