The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
ELConsumer Defensive · Stock · quarterly payer
Forward Yield
1.50%
Annual Dividend
$1.40
Payout Ratio
280%
5-Yr Growth
-6.8%
Ex-Date
Aug 31, 2026
Frequency
Quarterly
Summary
As of September 2026, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (EL) yields 1.50% ($1.40 per share annually), with a blended fair-value estimate of $73.73 — -21% downside, so it screens as overvalued. Dividend safety grade: C (52/100).
Is EL a good dividend stock?
MixedThe Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (EL) pays a quarterly dividend yielding 1.50% ($1.40/yr), with 0 years of growth and a dividend-safety grade of C. The picture is mixed — the dividend pays, but safety or growth signals are weaker than ideal.
Advantages
Risks
- Cut its dividend in 2025
- Elevated payout ratio (280%)
- Dividend has been shrinking, not growing
- Share price is down over the past 5 years
Key Data
- Dividend Yield
- 1.50%
- Payout Ratio
- 280%
- Annual Dividend
- $1.40
- 5-Yr Avg Growth
- -6.8%
- Ex-Dividend Date
- Aug 31, 2026
- Years of Growth
- 0
- Frequency
- quarterly
- Beta
- 1.27
- Market Cap
- $33.8B
- P/E Ratio
- 186.9
- 5-Yr Total Return
- -71%
- 52-Week Range
- $66.22 – $121.64
- Dividend Safety
- C · 52/100
- Ever Cut?
- Yes (2025)
Frequently Asked Questions
EL Price — Last 12 Months
Daily close
Price Return
1 Year
-3%
3 Years
-28%
5 Years
-71%
52-Week Range
$66.22 – $121.64
Price change over each period (excludes dividends). Past performance doesn't guarantee future results.
What is EL worth?
Overvaluedlow confidenceOur blended fair-value estimate for The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is $73.73 per share, versus a market price of $93.43. That implies 21% of downside.
Fair Value
$73.73
Current Price
$93.43
Downside
-21%
Margin of Safety
-27%
How we get there
Discounted cash flow
Discounts projected free cash flow back to today.
At today's price, the market is pricing in about 40.0% annual free-cash-flow growth. We model 15.2% — so the price already assumes faster growth than we think is likely.
Assumptions: 10.7% discount rate (CAPM), 15.2% stage-1 growth, 2.5% terminal growth, $0.50 EPS, $1.40 annual dividend. Updated weekly.
Fair-value estimates are model output for educational purposes only — not investment advice or a price target.
EL Dividend Safety Score
Borderline
SmarterDividends' proprietary score, backtested against which dividends were actually cut over 15+ years (0.78 AUC). It blends a validated cut-risk model (growth streak, cut history) with current payout, cash-flow and debt. Higher is safer · not investment advice.
Dividend Growth
Total dividends per share by year
Dividend History
| Ex-Date | Pay Date | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | — | $0.3500 | regular |
| May 29, 2026 | — | $0.3500 | regular |
| Feb 27, 2026 | — | $0.3500 | regular |
| Nov 28, 2025 | — | $0.3500 | regular |
| Sep 2, 2025 | — | $0.3500 | regular |
| May 30, 2025 | — | $0.3500 | regular |
| Feb 28, 2025 | — | $0.3500 | regular |
| Nov 29, 2024 | — | $0.3500 | regular |
| Aug 30, 2024 | — | $0.6600 | regular |
| May 31, 2024 | — | $0.6600 | regular |
| Feb 28, 2024 | — | $0.6600 | regular |
| Nov 29, 2023 | — | $0.6600 | regular |
| Aug 30, 2023 | — | $0.6600 | regular |
| May 30, 2023 | — | $0.6600 | regular |
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At $1.40 / yr per share
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