Question 1

What is Estée Lauder Companies's P/E ratio?

Accepted Answer

Estée Lauder Companies (EL) P/E ratio is 146.6× as of February 3, 2025. The ratio is calculated by dividing market capitalisation by trailing twelve-month earnings (net income), using USD-normalised financials (IAS 21 exchange-rate translation for non-USD reporters).

Question 2

How is the P/E ratio calculated?

Accepted Answer

P/E = Share Price ÷ Trailing Twelve-Month (TTM) Diluted EPS, or equivalently Market Capitalisation ÷ TTM Net Income. All inputs are sourced from audited GAAP/IFRS filings and translated to USD using period-end exchange rates so the multiple is comparable across companies and currencies.

Question 3

What is the P/E ratio?

Accepted Answer

The price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio, also called the earnings multiple, measures how much investors pay per dollar of a company's trailing twelve-month (TTM) earnings. It is calculated as share price ÷ TTM diluted EPS (equivalent to market capitalisation ÷ TTM net income). A higher P/E implies the market is pricing in stronger future earnings growth or lower risk; a lower P/E can signal slower expected growth, higher risk, or potential undervaluation.

Question 4

What is a good P/E ratio for Estée Lauder Companies?

Accepted Answer

There is no universal "good" P/E. As a rule of thumb, the S&P 500 has historically averaged a P/E in the mid-to-high teens; mature, slow-growth businesses commonly trade in the 10–18× range, while high-growth or asset-light companies often trade at 25–50×+. What matters is the comparison to sector peers and to the company's own historical range. For Estée Lauder Companies specifically, the relevant sector benchmark is the current sector median of 22.9×.

Question 5

Is Estée Lauder Companies's P/E ratio high or low?

Accepted Answer

Estée Lauder Companies's P/E ratio of 146.6× is above its own 5-year average of 71.1× and above the sector median of 22.9×. That places the current reading at the 100th percentile of its 10-year history. A higher multiple usually reflects stronger expected growth, lower perceived risk, or higher returns on capital; a lower multiple reflects the opposite.

Question 6

What is Estée Lauder Companies's historical P/E ratio range?

Accepted Answer

In the available daily series, Estée Lauder Companies (EL) P/E ratio has ranged from a low of 13.6× in 2009 to a high of 151.4× in 2025. The 5-year average is 71.1× and the 5-year median is 64.7×.

Question 7

What was Estée Lauder Companies's P/E ratio in 2024?

Accepted Answer

Estée Lauder Companies (EL) P/E ratio at the end of 2024 was 97.1×. Annual values reflect the multiple on the last trading day of each calendar year, using the trailing twelve-month earnings figure available at that date.

Question 8

Why does Estée Lauder Companies's P/E ratio change over time?

Accepted Answer

Valuation multiples move with two inputs: the numerator (market capitalisation, which tracks the share price) and the denominator (earnings). Share-price changes — driven by interest rates, earnings expectations, risk appetite, and broader market sentiment — typically dominate short-term moves, while changes in the underlying fundamental drive the longer-term trend. As a result, the ratio can rise during stock-price rallies even if the business itself has not become more valuable, and fall during sell-offs even when fundamentals are improving.


2025	$29.14B	−$1.13B	—	—	Jun 30, 2025
2024	$37.87B	$390.00M	97.1×	+27.2×	Jun 30, 2024
2023	$70.36B	$1.01B	69.9×	+31.8×	Jun 30, 2023
2022	$91.15B	$2.39B	38.1×	-2.1×	Jun 30, 2022
2021	$115.43B	$2.87B	40.2×	-59.1×	Jun 30, 2021
2020	$67.90B	$684.00M	99.3×	+62.3×	Jun 30, 2020
2019	$65.93B	$1.78B	36.9×	-10.4×	Jun 30, 2019
2018	$52.40B	$1.11B	47.3×	+19.0×	Jun 30, 2018
2017	$35.33B	$1.25B	28.3×	-1.8×	Jun 30, 2017
2016	$33.57B	$1.11B	30.1×	+0.1×	Jun 30, 2016
2015	$32.67B	$1.09B	30.0×	+6.4×	Jun 30, 2015
2014	$28.44B	$1.20B	23.6×	-1.9×	Jun 30, 2014
2013	$25.99B	$1.02B	25.5×	+1.0×	Jun 30, 2013
2012	$21.01B	$856.90M	24.5×	-5.1×	Jun 30, 2012
2011	$20.72B	$700.80M	29.6×	+6.5×	Jun 30, 2011
2010	$11.04B	$478.30M	23.1×	-6.3×	Jun 30, 2010
2009	$6.42B	$218.40M	29.4×	+10.4×	Jun 30, 2009
2008	$9.01B	$473.80M	19.0×	-0.6×	Jun 30, 2008
2007	$8.83B	$449.20M	19.7×	-14.0×	Jun 30, 2007
2006	$8.21B	$244.20M	33.6×	+12.1×	Jun 30, 2006
2005	$8.72B	$406.10M	21.5×	-11.0×	Jun 30, 2005
2004	$11.12B	$342.10M	32.5×	+8.4×	Jun 30, 2004
2003	$7.71B	$319.80M	24.1×	-15.7×	Jun 30, 2003
2002	$8.47B	$212.50M	39.9×	—	Jun 30, 2002


Church & Dwight Co. (CHD)	30.1×
Mondelez International (MDLZ)	28.5×
Hormel Foods (HRL)	25.3×
Coca-Cola (KO)	24.1×
PepsiCo (PEP)	23.5×
Philip Morris International (PM)	23.3×
Sysco (SYY)	22.6×
Lamb Weston (LW)	21.9×
Marzetti (MZTI)	21.5×
Procter & Gamble (PG)	20.9×
Kenvue (KVUE)	20.4×
Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP)	19.5×
Andersons (ANDE)	19.0×
Target (TGT)	17.0×
Clorox (CLX)	16.6×
Brown-Forman (BF-B)	16.5×
Constellation Brands (STZ)	16.2×
Dollar General (DG)	16.1×
Kimberly-Clark (KMB)	15.1×
Campbell Soup (CPB)	14.9×
Dollar Tree (DLTR)	14.5×
Altria Group (MO)	13.7×
McCormick & Company (MKC)	11.6×
General Mills (GIS)	11.1×
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP)	10.9×

P/E Ratio for Estée Lauder Companies (EL)

P/E Ratio daily chart for Estée Lauder Companies (EL)

Historical P/E Ratio for Estée Lauder Companies (EL) from 2002 to 2025

About P/E Ratio at Estée Lauder Companies (EL)

Estée Lauder Companies P/E Ratio by Year

Estée Lauder Companies P/E Ratio 2024: 97.1×

Estée Lauder Companies P/E Ratio 2023: 69.9×

Estée Lauder Companies P/E Ratio 2022: 38.1×

Estée Lauder Companies P/E Ratio 2021: 40.2×

Estée Lauder Companies P/E Ratio 2020: 99.3×

Sector peers by P/E Ratio — chart

Sector peers by P/E Ratio — table

Frequently asked questions

Estée Lauder Companies (EL) Key Financials

P/E Ratio daily chart for Estée Lauder Companies (EL)

Historical P/E Ratio for Estée Lauder Companies (EL) from 2002 to 2025

About P/E Ratio at Estée Lauder Companies (EL)

Estée Lauder Companies P/E Ratio by Year

Estée Lauder Companies P/E Ratio 2024: 97.1×

Estée Lauder Companies P/E Ratio 2023: 69.9×

Estée Lauder Companies P/E Ratio 2022: 38.1×

Estée Lauder Companies P/E Ratio 2021: 40.2×

Estée Lauder Companies P/E Ratio 2020: 99.3×

Sector peers by P/E Ratio — chart

Sector peers by P/E Ratio — table

Frequently asked questions

+What is Estée Lauder Companies's P/E ratio?

+How is the P/E ratio calculated?

+What is the P/E ratio?

+What is a good P/E ratio for Estée Lauder Companies?

+Is Estée Lauder Companies's P/E ratio high or low?

+What is Estée Lauder Companies's historical P/E ratio range?

+What was Estée Lauder Companies's P/E ratio in 2024?

+Why does Estée Lauder Companies's P/E ratio change over time?

Estée Lauder Companies (EL) Key Financials