Estee Lauder Companies Inc. EL

What this company does

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. manufactures, markets and sells skin care, makeup, fragrance and hair care products. It manages more than 20 luxury and prestige brands globally and has expanded its consumer reach to approximately 150 countries and territories. It operates as a wholesaler, with its products sold in brick-and-mortar locations and on e-commerce platforms operated by department stores, duty-free retailers, specialty-multi retailers, online pure players, upscale perfumeries and pharmacies, and salons and spas. It also operates a direct-to-consumer business across freestanding stores, its brands' websites and third-party online platforms. It manufactures its products primarily in its own facilities in the Americas, in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and in Asia/Pacific, and also relies on global third-party manufacturing networks. As of June 30, 2025, it had approximately 57,000 employees worldwide, including approximately 35,000 demonstrators at points of sale.

Written from the business description in Estee Lauder Companies Inc's annual report to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, filed 20 August 2025. Every sentence was checked against that document before publication.