Estee Lauder Cos. Inc (EL)

NYSE · Consumer Defensive · Household & Personal Products · USA

Estee Lauder Cos. Inc is a large cap company (market value between $10 billion and $200 billion) in the Household & Personal Products industry.

Estee Lauder Cos. Inc manufactures, markets and sells skin care, makeup, fragrance and hair care products through a portfolio of luxury and prestige brands globally. The company distributes products via department stores, duty-free retailers, specialty retailers, e-commerce platforms, perfumeries, pharmacies, salons and spas, as well as through direct-to-consumer channels including freestanding stores and brand websites.

From its FY2026 annual report (Form 10-K)

Intrinsic value, DCF valuation, financial health and value investing analysis for the Estee Lauder Cos. Inc stock.

Our verdict on EL

Overvalued: intrinsic value $19.53 per share, market price $109.23, margin of safety -459.4% (as of 2026-10-30).

Discounting its cash flows at 10.0% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $19.53; the price of $109.23 is 459% above that value, and 72% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score: 32/100 on 10 of 12 signals (On Watch).

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Is EL undervalued or overvalued?

EL is overvalued (as of the 2026-10-30 close). Discounting its cash flows at 10.0% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $19.53; the price of $109.23 is 459% above that value, and 72% of that value comes from beyond year five.

What is the intrinsic value of EL?

$19.53 per share (as of the 2026-10-30 close), against a market price of $109.23. That is a margin of safety of -459.4%. The value is the average of the valuation methods that apply to this company, recomputed every night after the US close.

What is Estee Lauder Cos. Inc's Leak Score?

32 out of 100, which we rate "On Watch", on 10 of 12 value investing signals.