Current Yield
1.70%
TTM Dividend/Share
$1.40
Payment Frequency
Quarterly
Payout Ratio
-54.5%
Consecutive Growth Years
0
Key takeaways
- Estée Lauder Companies (EL) currently yields 1.70%, paying $1.40 per share over the trailing twelve months, distributed quarterly.
- Payout ratio is -54.5% — the share of earnings distributed as dividends.
- 3 of 8 dividend safety checks passed.
- 5-year dividend CAGR of -1.24% (growth is decelerating).
Dividend health for Estée Lauder Companies (EL)
Cash-flow, leverage and returns metrics that signal whether the dividend is well-covered and sustainable.
Chowder score | 0.5% |
FCF payout ratio | 9.9% |
Net debt / EBITDA | 4.6x |
Interest coverage | 2.91x |
ROIC (TTM) | -5.9% |
Dividend safety score for Estée Lauder Companies (EL)
Checks covering payout coverage, free-cash-flow support, leverage and dividend-growth durability.
3 of 8 checks passed
Payout ratio below 75%
Payout ratio is -54.5%, well below the 75% threshold.
Free cash flow covers dividend
TTM FCF after dividends is $778M — FCF fully covers the payout.
No dividend cuts in 10+ years
1 dividend cut(s) in the last 10 years.
Positive earnings growth trend
Earnings per share have declined over the past 5 years.
10+ years of consecutive growth
Only 0 consecutive year(s) of dividend growth.
FCF payout ratio below 70%
FCF payout ratio is 9.9%, below the 70% threshold.
Net Debt/EBITDA below 3x
Net Debt/EBITDA is 4.6x.
Dividend growth ≤ earnings growth (5Y)
Dividend growth (-1.2%) exceeds EPS growth (-36.6%) — payout ratio expanding.
This analysis is for informational purposes only and is not financial advice. Safety scores and comparisons reflect historical data and do not predict future performance.
Per-payment dividend history
90 payments from 1996 to 2026 · Adj. Dividend is split-adjusted
| May 29, 2026 | Jun 15, 2026 | $0.3500 | $0.3500 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Mar 16, 2026 | $0.3500 | $0.3500 |
| Nov 28, 2025 | Dec 15, 2025 | $0.3500 | $0.3500 |
| Sep 2, 2025 | Sep 16, 2025 | $0.3500 | $0.3500 |
| May 30, 2025 | Jun 16, 2025 | $0.3500 | $0.3500 |
| Feb 28, 2025 | Mar 17, 2025 | $0.3500 | $0.3500 |
| Nov 29, 2024 | Dec 16, 2024 | $0.3500 | $0.3500 |
| Aug 30, 2024 | Sep 16, 2024 | $0.6600 | $0.6600 |
| May 31, 2024 | Jun 17, 2024 | $0.6600 | $0.6600 |
| Feb 28, 2024 | Mar 15, 2024 | $0.6600 | $0.6600 |
| Nov 29, 2023 | Dec 15, 2023 | $0.6600 | $0.6600 |
| Aug 30, 2023 | Sep 15, 2023 | $0.6600 | $0.6600 |
- May 29, 2026$0.3500
- Feb 27, 2026$0.3500
- Nov 28, 2025$0.3500
- Sep 2, 2025$0.3500
- May 30, 2025$0.3500
- Feb 28, 2025$0.3500
- Nov 29, 2024$0.3500
- Aug 30, 2024$0.6600
- May 31, 2024$0.6600
- Feb 28, 2024$0.6600
- Nov 29, 2023$0.6600
- Aug 30, 2023$0.6600
Historical dividend yield for Estée Lauder Companies (EL)
Dividend per share for Estée Lauder Companies (EL)
CAGR (per year)1Y: -39.91%5Y: -1.24%10Y: 3.22%↓ Decelerating
| Year | Total ($/share) | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | $0.09 | 4 |
| 1997 | $0.09 | 4 |
| 1998 | $0.09 | 4 |
| 1999 | $0.10 | 4 |
| 2000 | $0.10 | 4 |
| 2001 | $0.09 | 4 |
| 2002 | $0.15 | 3 |
| 2003 | $0.15 | 1 |
| 2004 | $0.20 | 1 |
| 2005 | $0.20 | 1 |
| 2006 | $0.25 | 1 |
| 2007 | $0.28 | 1 |
| 2008 | $0.28 | 1 |
| 2009 | $0.28 | 1 |
| 2010 | $0.38 | 1 |
| 2011 | $0.53 | 1 |
| 2012 | $0.72 | 1 |
| 2013 | $0.74 | 4 |
| 2014 | $0.84 | 4 |
| 2015 | $1.02 | 4 |
| 2016 | $1.24 | 4 |
| 2017 | $1.40 | 4 |
| 2018 | $1.57 | 4 |
| 2019 | $1.77 | 4 |
| 2020 | $1.49 | 3 |
| 2021 | $2.19 | 4 |
| 2022 | $2.46 | 4 |
| 2023 | $2.64 | 4 |
| 2024 | $2.33 | 4 |
| 2025 | $1.40 | 4 |
| 2026 | $0.70 | 2 |
Dividend growth for Estée Lauder Companies (EL)
Year-over-year change in total annual dividend per share (split-adjusted, by ex-dividend year). Green is an increase, red a cut.
The table shows 19 year-over-year increases across 30 calendar years of data (1996–2025).
Dividend Increase Track Record
Year-over-year change in total annual DPS (dividends per share, split-adjusted), based on ex-dividend date.
| 2026 | $1.4000 | — | — |
| 2025 | $2.3300 | $1.4000 | -39.9% |
| 2024 | $2.6400 | $2.3300 | -11.7% |
| 2023 | $2.4600 | $2.6400 | +7.3% |
| 2022 | $2.1900 | $2.4600 | +12.3% |
| 2021 | $1.4900 | $2.1900 | +47.0% |
| 2020 | $1.7700 | $1.4900 | -15.8% |
| 2019 | $1.5700 | $1.7700 | +12.7% |
| 2018 | $1.4000 | $1.5700 | +12.1% |
| 2017 | $1.2400 | $1.4000 | +12.9% |
| 2016 | $1.0200 | $1.2400 | +21.6% |
| 2015 | $0.8400 | $1.0200 | +21.4% |
| 2014 | $0.7400 | $0.8400 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | $0.7200 | $0.7400 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | $0.5250 | $0.7200 | +37.1% |
| 2011 | $0.3750 | $0.5250 | +40.0% |
| 2010 | $0.2750 | $0.3750 | +36.4% |
| 2009 | $0.2750 | $0.2750 | 0.0% |
| 2008 | $0.2750 | $0.2750 | 0.0% |
| 2007 | $0.2500 | $0.2750 | +10.0% |
| 2006 | $0.2000 | $0.2500 | +25.0% |
| 2005 | $0.2000 | $0.2000 | 0.0% |
| 2004 | $0.1500 | $0.2000 | +33.3% |
| 2003 | $0.1500 | $0.1500 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | $0.0875 | $0.1500 | +71.4% |
| 2001 | $0.1000 | $0.0875 | -12.5% |
| 2000 | $0.0963 | $0.1000 | +3.9% |
| 1999 | $0.0850 | $0.0963 | +13.2% |
| 1998 | $0.0850 | $0.0850 | 0.0% |
| 1997 | $0.0850 | $0.0850 | 0.0% |
| 1996 | — | $0.0850 | — |
- 2026—
- 2025$1.4000
- 2024$2.3300
- 2023$2.6400
- 2022$2.4600
- 2021$2.1900
- 2020$1.4900
- 2019$1.7700
- 2018$1.5700
- 2017$1.4000
- 2016$1.2400
- 2015$1.0200
- 2014$0.8400
- 2013$0.7400
- 2012$0.7200
- 2011$0.5250
- 2010$0.3750
- 2009$0.2750
- 2008$0.2750
- 2007$0.2750
- 2006$0.2500
- 2005$0.2000
- 2004$0.2000
- 2003$0.1500
- 2002$0.1500
- 2001$0.0875
- 2000$0.1000
- 1999$0.0963
- 1998$0.0850
- 1997$0.0850
- 1996$0.0850
DPS sums split-adjusted amounts (adj. dividend) by ex-dividend calendar year—the same basis as the Adj. Dividend column in Dividend Payment History. The Dividend column can differ after stock splits. This table uses four decimals per annual total so the Change column matches the shown amounts; each payment row in Dividend Payment History also uses four.
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