The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is a global entity dedicated to the development, marketing, and sale of a diverse range of premium beauty and personal care items worldwide. Its extensive product catalog encompasses numerous offerings across four primary categories. For skin care, it provides moisturizers, serums, clean…
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As of August 16, 2026, TradersQuant's model rates The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (EL) 54/100 with a 12-month base-case forecast of $91.00 — +5.7% versus the current price of $86.10. The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. trades at $86.10 in the Consumer Defensive sector, with a market capitalisation of $31.14B. The score blends valuation, growth, earnings quality and momentum into a single grade.
The 12-month analyst consensus price target for EL is $91.00, implying +5.7% versus the current price. The model's 12-month scenario range runs from $50.91 (bear) to $88.82 (bull), with a base case of $66.46.
On the fundamentals, The Estée Lauder Companies shows a P/E of -126.6, trailing revenue of $14.29B, revenue growth of -8.5% YoY, a dividend yield of 1.63%. This page also tracks EL's short interest, institutional (smart-money) positioning and the options market — the same cross-signal view institutions watch.
EL currently carries a TradersQuant composite score of 54/100, which we read as a neutral-to-watch signal. The Wall-Street analyst consensus is "Hold". Our 12-month price target of $91.00 implies +5.7% from $86.10. This is research, not financial advice — always combine it with your own judgement.
The analyst consensus price target for EL is $91.00, about +5.7% versus the latest price of $86.10. Consensus is based on 46 analysts.
TradersQuant's 12-month model forecast for EL is a base case of $66.46, ranging from $50.91 (bear) to $88.82 (bull), an expected return of -22.8%. Forecasts are model estimates, not guarantees.
The TradersQuant price prediction for EL over the next 12 months is $66.46 in the base case (bear $50.91, bull $88.82), versus today's price of $86.10. Unlike black-box prediction sites, every TradersQuant call is logged at the price and date it was made and graded publicly against the S&P 500.
We deliberately don't publish 2030 price predictions for EL — no model can honestly forecast a single stock five-plus years out, and sites that do are guessing. TradersQuant focuses on a rigorous 12-month bull/base/bear range, refreshed continuously and graded on our public track record.
TradersQuant estimates EL's fair value at $91.00, implying +5.7% of expected upside versus the current price.
Yes — The Estée Lauder Companies pays a dividend yielding 1.63% (about $1.40 per share annually).
Data and model outputs are for research only and are not financial advice. Figures update continuously.
