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The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
1W: +2.1% 1M: +13.3% 3M: +28.8% YTD: +1.8% 1Y: +6.4% 3Y: -17.5% 5Y: -62.9%
$108.35
-0.47 (-0.43%)
 
Weekly Expected Move ±5.0%
$98 $103 $109 $114 $119
NYSE · Consumer Defensive · Household & Personal Products · Tech Score Strong Buy · Power 80 · $39.3B mcap · 361M float · 0.847% daily turnover · Short 52% of daily vol
Credit Risk of going bust: lower than 52% of companies Debt: 19.1% of company value Bonds: $66.8M held by 136 funds, 64 bp over Treasuries → details ▾
Of US companies ranked in the middle of the pack, about 1 in 580 filed for bankruptcy within a year (2020-2025).
If the stock fell to about $2.07 (down 98%), The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. would be worth roughly what it owes.
Total debt $9.25B against a stock market value of $39.26B.
Distance to default 5.34 (Merton model): prices to 2026-10-27, balance sheet 2026-06-30, debt counted $3.90B (short-term plus half of long-term), stock volatility 48.1%; Altman Z 3.27. A ranking and a back-test, not a forecast.
Bond figures are fund-reported marks (SEC N-PORT) as of Jul 2026. How these are computed.

Cash Flow Trends

Operating Cash Flow
$1.8B +39.4% ▲
5Y CAGR: -13.4%
Capital Expenditures
$457M +24.1% ▲
5Y CAGR: -6.4%
Free Cash Flow
$1.3B +96.4% ▲
5Y CAGR: -15.2%
Dividends Paid
$508M +17.8% ▲
Buybacks
$70M -100.0% ▼
Net Change in Cash
$577M +221.7% ▲

Cash Flow Composition

Year-over-Year Growth

View Full Cash Flow Statement
Line ItemFY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026
— Operating Activities —
Net Income$2.4B$1.0B$390M-$1.1B$182M
Depreciation & Amort.$715M$733M$825M$829M$796M
Stock-Based Comp.$0$0$0$304M$310M
Change in Working Capital-$554M-$356M$631M$349M$590M
Other Non-Cash Items$637M$534M$779M$1.3B$59M
Operating Cash Flow$3.0B$1.7B$2.4B$1.3B$1.8B
— Investing Activities —
Capital Expenditures-$1.0B-$3.3B-$919M-$602M-$457M
Acquisitions (Net)-$18M$0-$745M-$18M-$5M
Investment Purchases-$10M-$8M-$18M-$1M-$40M
Investment Sales$0$0$0$0$3M
Other Investing$108M$80M-$23M-$23M$10M
Investing Cash Flow-$960M-$3.2B-$1.7B-$644M-$489M
— Financing Activities —
Net Debt Issuance-$22M$2.7B-$366M-$505M-$3M
Stock Repurchased-$2.3B-$271M-$35M-$35M-$70M
Dividends Paid-$840M-$925M-$947M-$618M-$508M
Other Financing$0$0$18M$20M-$184M
Financing Cash Flow-$3.0B$1.6B-$1.3B-$1.1B-$712M
Net Change in Cash-$1.0B$72M-$634M-$474M$577M
Cash End of Period$4.0B$4.0B$3.4B$2.9B$3.5B
Free Cash Flow$2.0B-$1.6B$1.4B$670M$1.3B

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