EL Stock — The Estee Lauder Companies Inc.

The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (EL)

EL is a Stock. As of September 3, 2026, its distribution rate is 1.38%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.39%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 42/100 (Caution). Total return is 1538.3% over the past 30.8 years, 550.0 points behind SPY at 2088.3%.

At the current 1.38% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $138 per year, or $11.50 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual quarterly payments vary.

The Estée Lauder Companies manufactures and markets skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products under a portfolio of brands including Estée Lauder, Clinique, M·A·C, TOM FORD, La Mer, and Jo Malone London, distributing through department stores, specialty retailers, duty-free shops, and direct-to-consumer channels worldwide. The company offers a modest current distribution rate paid quarterly. This stock appeals to investors seeking income from a well-established consumer discretionary company with a diversified brand portfolio and global distribution reach.

EL performance versus SPY

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Total return is 1538.3% over the past 30.8 years, 550.0 points behind SPY at 2088.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 43.6%.

EL key facts

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

42 · Caution

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.58%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

11/17/1995

Distribution rate

1.38%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.39%

5-year average yield

1.62

Last close

$100.86

Market cap

$37,011,992,576

Average volume

2127353.0

Next dividend

$0.35

Last ex-dividend date

08/31/2026

Next payment date

09/15/2026

Beta

1.246

Payout ratio

0.5578

P/E ratio

201.72

Forward P/E

32.6797

EPS

$0.50

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.38%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (1.39%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

EL risks and drawbacks

EL's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 43.6%.

Who may consider EL — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (EL pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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