# Estée Lauder Companies - Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. (The) Common Stock (EL)

Stock code EL · Yahoo ticker EL · Sector: Consumer Defensive

Overall fundamentals score: 33/100 (Weak). Bottom 5% of scored stocks.

## Pillar scores

| Pillar | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Business Strength | 20/100 | Weak |
| Financial Safety | 33/100 | Weak |
| Cash & Dividends | 50/100 | Okay |
| Price Fairness | 0/100 | Weak |
| Risk | 58/100 | Okay |

## Every measure

Estée Lauder Companies (EL): Overall score: 33/100 (Weak)

Business Strength: 20/100 (Weak)
Return on Equity (ROE) 5% - Weak
4-Year Revenue Growth -2%/yr - Weak
4-Year Profit Growth n/m (loss-making) - Weak
Net Profit Margin 1% - Weak
Quarterly Momentum +5% - Strong

Financial Safety: 33/100 (Weak)
Debt-to-Equity 2.4× - Weak
Current Ratio 1.2× - Okay
Interest Coverage 2.6× - Okay

Cash & Dividends: 50/100 (Okay)
Dividend Quality 1% - Weak
Operating Cash Flow Positive but bumpy - Okay
Free Cash Flow Positive & growing - Strong
Cash & Cash Equivalents Partly healthy - Okay

Price Fairness: 0/100 (Weak)
P/E Ratio 217.1× - Weak
P/B Ratio 10.4× - Weak
PEG Ratio n/m (growth not measurable) - Weak

Risk: 58/100 (Okay)
Earnings Consistency Very bumpy - Weak
Debt Trend (4yr) Stable - Okay
Share Count Trend (4yr) +0%/yr - Strong
Inventory vs Sales (4yr) -10.6 pp/yr vs sales - Strong
Asset Turnover Trend (4yr) +12.1% - Strong
Quarterly Consistency Loss in 4 of 8 quarters - Weak

## Common questions

### What is Estée Lauder Companies's fundamentals score?

Estée Lauder Companies (EL) scores 33/100 (Weak) on Score Your Stock's educational fundamentals model: in the bottom 5% of 503 scored S&P 500 stocks.

### Which pillar is Estée Lauder Companies strongest and weakest on?

Its strongest pillar is Risk (58/100); its weakest is Price Fairness (0/100).

### How does Estée Lauder Companies rank against its sector?

Estée Lauder Companies ranks #29 of 33 scored Consumer Defensive stocks on Score Your Stock.

### Does Estée Lauder Companies pay dividends?

Yes. Estée Lauder Companies (EL) has a dividend yield of 1.3%, from dividends with an ex-date in the last 12 months. It pays out 279% of its profit as dividends. Its Cash & Dividends pillar scores 50/100.

### How do I buy Estée Lauder Companies shares?

From Malaysia, open an account with a broker that offers US shares (many local and app-based brokers do), convert ringgit to US dollars, then buy EL. US shares trade one share at a time, not in lots of 100. Check the currency conversion fee and US dividend tax (usually 30% withheld for Malaysians) before you buy.

### How is this score calculated?

The overall score pools every measure across 5 weighted pillars: Business Strength, Financial Safety, Cash & Dividends, Price Fairness, and Risk. It uses the same rules as our Bursa scores. For banks, Financial Safety checks nonaccrual (impaired) loans, loan loss coverage and the CET1 capital ratio, from the FDIC call report of the group's main bank. Full methodology and the default weights: https://scoreyourstock.com/how. This is an educational tool, not investment advice.

### What is Estée Lauder Companies (EL), in plain English?

Estée Lauder Companies (EL) is a Consumer Defensive company (Household & Personal Products). On Score Your Stock's fundamentals check, it scores 33/100, rated Weak. Its biggest strength is Risk (58/100); its main watch-out is Price Fairness (0/100). Shares currently cost about 217 years of its current profit to buy (P/E 217.1×). It also pays back about 1.3% of the share price as dividends each year. Full breakdown and daily-updated score: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/el-est-e-lauder-companies

Market data as of 31 Oct 2026.
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