US Equities Analysis

EL — Estée Lauder Companies (The)

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2. Company Fundamentals

2.1 Competitiveness

Metric Value
Operating Margins 14.92%
Profit Margins -1.67%
Return on Equity -5.95%
Return on Assets 4.87%
Free Float 0.25B
Dividend Yield 1.74%
Short Int % Utilisation 3.45%

2.2 Growth

Metric Value
Revenue Growth 4.6%
Free Cash Flow 1.81B
EBITDA 15.77 (Ratio)
Enterprise Value 37.07B
EV/Revenue 2.5
EV/EBITDA 15.77

Revenue growth of 4.6% suggests mature or challenged top-line momentum.

2.3 Management

Role Metric
Consensus Rating N/A

2.4 Return

Metric Value
Expected Return (Ann.)* 6.90%
Risk / Std Dev (Ann.)* 45.82%
1-Year Price Return* -3.97%

Latest Market Data (as of 2026-08-14, US Eastern time):

Metric Value
Last Price $86.10
52-Week Range $66.22 – $121.64
Observation Count 251 trading days

The return and risk statistics use daily adjusted closes from the retrieved one-year series and annualise daily moments using 252 trading days. The last price is the latest regular-market price reported for the stated date. Source: Yahoo Finance market data.

2.5 FCFF DCF Valuation

FCFF DCF exception: Reported operating inputs do not support a stable FCFF DCF. This post deliberately does not publish a mechanical enterprise value or implied per-share value on an unsuitable basis.

Available valuation input Value
Last market price $84.04
Market capitalisation $30.41B
Revenue $14.33B
EBIT -$683.00M
Reported free cash flow $670.00M
FCF yield 2.20%
Net debt / EBITDA 44.84x

2.6 Investor-Style Research Screen

Educational screen Result
Buffett-inspired cash-quality checks not rated — FCFF DCF suitability or data-integrity condition not met
Lynch-inspired balance-and-growth checks not rated — FCFF DCF suitability or data-integrity condition not met

Data lineage: Yahoo Finance public market and reported-statement data; retrieval timestamp: 2026-08-18 17:31:32.741520 UTC; latest reported fiscal period: 2025-06-30 00:00:00. Financial institutions and REITs require sector-specific methods rather than a mechanical FCFF DCF. This is research and analysis only, not personalized financial advice.

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