All Brands Owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.

Who owns The Estée Lauder Companies?
The Estée Lauder Companies is publicly traded on the NYSE under EL, but the Lauder family retains majority voting control through Class B shares, which carry ten votes per share compared to one vote per share for Class A shares. William P. Lauder, grandson of founders Estée and Joseph Lauder, serves as Executive Chairman.

Is Estee Lauder publicly traded?
Yes. The Estée Lauder Companies trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol EL. The company went public in 1995 while the Lauder family retained majority voting control through a dual-class share structure.

What brands does Estee Lauder own?
The Estée Lauder Companies owns more than 25 brands including Estée Lauder, Clinique, MAC, La Mer, Tom Ford, Jo Malone London, Aveda, Bobbi Brown, Origins, Le Labo, The Ordinary, Dr.Jart+, KILIAN PARIS, Editions de Parfums Frederic Malle, Too Faced, Bumble and bumble, Smashbox, GLAMGLOW, Darphin Paris, Lab Series, AERIN Beauty, Aramis, BALMAIN Beauty, and NIOD.

What is the Beauty Reimagined strategy?
Beauty Reimagined is the strategic vision launched by CEO Stéphane de La Faverie in February 2025 to restore sustainable sales growth and achieve stronger profitability. The strategy has five action plan priorities: expand consumer coverage, create transformative innovation, increase consumer-facing investments, reimagine the way the company works through the One ELC operating model, and deliver operational excellence. The strategy is showing momentum, with FY2026 returning to organic sales growth and adjusted operating margin expansion for the first time in four years.

Why did Estee Lauder's sales decline?
The primary driver of Estée Lauder's sales decline from FY2023 to FY2025 was weakness in mainland China travel retail, where Chinese consumers significantly reduced duty-free beauty purchases. The company also faced broader prestige beauty market headwinds, including moderating consumer spending on discretionary beauty products in key markets. FY2025 net sales declined 8% to $14.3 billion, but the company returned to growth in FY2026.

Who is Estee Lauder's CEO?
Stéphane de La Faverie became President and CEO of The Estée Lauder Companies in January 2025, succeeding Fabrizio Freda who had served as CEO since 2009. De La Faverie has more than 25 years of experience in prestige beauty and is a member of the company's Board of Directors.

What is Estee Lauder's revenue?
Estée Lauder reported FY2025 net sales of $14,326 million (down 8% year over year). In FY2026, the company returned to growth with Q1 net sales of $3,481 million (up 4%), Q2 of $4,229 million (up 6%), and Q3 of approximately $3.7 billion (up 5%). The company's FY2026 outlook targets organic sales growth at the high end of its prior range with adjusted operating margin expansion approaching 300 basis points.

Did Estee Lauder acquire Tom Ford?
Yes. In April 2023, The Estée Lauder Companies completed its acquisition of the Tom Ford brand for a total enterprise value of $2.8 billion, making ELC the sole owner of all Tom Ford intellectual property. ELC paid approximately $2.25 billion at closing, with $250 million received from Marcolin for the eyewear license and $300 million in deferred payments beginning July 2025. The Tom Ford fashion business was acquired separately by Zegna Group.