Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. (T (EL) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $0.72
- Estimate
- $0.51
- Surprise
- +41.9%
- Revenue (period 2026-09-30)
- $3.71B
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.2 → 5.1/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. (T (EL) beat the $0.51 estimate with adjusted EPS of $0.72 — a large 41.9% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Sell (5.2/10) to Hold at 5.1/10 after the report — the engine's score fell despite the beat.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates EL Hold at 5.1/10.
3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +41.9% surprise compares with a +34.8% four-quarter average.
What supports the rating
- Sector modifier (Consumer Defensive): +0.8
- Strong earnings beat streak (3/4)
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Supplier: single or limited number of suppliers
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.0)
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $104.77
- Stop
- $97.44
The stock trades at 104.8× trailing but 26.2× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: trading volume is running 2.4× its average — elevated turnover around the report window.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-11-03 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
EL at TrendMatrix's latest read
Defensive staples are judged on margin resilience: pricing power against input costs matters more here than top-line drama.
- Industry
- Household & Personal Products
- Market cap
- $37.96B
- P/E (fwd)
- 26.2
- P/E (ttm)
- 104.8
- 52-week range
- $66.22–$121.64
- Off 52-week high
- 13.9%
- RSI (14)
- 60
- Volume vs avg
- 2.44×
- Score today
- 5.1/10