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The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. reports recurring developments in global prestige beauty, including results and outlook updates tied to skin care, makeup, fragrance, hair care and related brand activity. Company news commonly covers sales trends by product category and region, performance of brands such as Estée Lauder, Clinique, M·A·C, La Mer, Jo Malone London, Aveda, TOM FORD, The Ordinary and BALMAIN Beauty, and product introductions in prestige fragrance and skin care.
Updates also address portfolio investments, consumer-facing spending, distribution through retail and digital channels, and operating changes under the One ELC model and Profit Recovery and Growth Plan. These releases frame how the company manages its luxury and prestige beauty brands across approximately 150 countries and territories.
The Estée Lauder Companies (EL) announced a global strategic partnership with AI marketing platform Profound to expand AI-native discovery across its full prestige beauty brand portfolio.
The collaboration makes the company the first in prestige beauty to deploy Profound’s capabilities globally and to operationalize Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) at scale. Estée Lauder will gain unified visibility into how its brands are represented and recommended across major generative AI and answer engine platforms such as ChatGPT and Gemini, then use Profound’s tools to optimize product pages, blogs, YouTube content, and large-scale content creation so that product information, ingredients, claims, and benefits are clearer for both consumers and AI systems.
The Estée Lauder Companies (EL) has expanded leadership responsibilities for Executive Team members Brian Franz and Amber English, effective immediately. Franz is appointed Chief Technology & Transformation Officer, adding oversight of the company’s enterprise‑wide transformation while continuing to lead the global Technology, Data & Analytics function. English becomes President, Digital & Online, The Americas and Global Amazon Lead, taking enterprise‑wide responsibility for the company’s global relationship with Amazon and unifying its Amazon business across 13 brands in 11 markets. The company links these changes to its ongoing consumer‑centric, technology‑enabled growth strategy, noting that online accounted for 34% of fiscal 2026 reported net sales, up three percentage points from fiscal 2025.
The Estée Lauder Companies (EL)/b) will participate in the Barclays Annual Global Consumer Conference in Boston on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. ET.President and CEO Stéphane de La Faverie and EVP & CFO Akhil Shrivastava will join a fireside chat. A live webcast, running from 10:30 a.m. to 11:05 a.m. ET, will be accessible at the company’s investor website and archived for later viewing.
The Estée Lauder Companies (EL) announced several brand leadership changes following the planned retirement of Sandra Main, Global Brand President, La Mer and Skin Care Brands.
Justin Boxford will become Global President, Luxury Beauty Brands, adding La Mer to his existing oversight of Estée Lauder, AERIN, Darphin Paris and Lab Series. Erica Kwok will be appointed Senior Vice President and General Manager of Estée Lauder, bringing over 20 years of beauty industry experience, including 15 with the Estée Lauder brand. Magalie Parksuwan will remain Senior Vice President and General Manager, La Mer, and will also oversee Darphin Paris and Lab Series, supporting their general manager, Pierre-Olivier Garcin. The company highlights these moves as leveraging internal talent and strengthening leadership across its luxury skin care portfolio.
Estée Lauder (NYSE: EL) reported fiscal 2026 net sales of $15.0 billion, up 5%, with organic net sales up 3%. Fourth-quarter net sales rose 6% as reported and 5% organically. Net sales grew across all geographic regions.
Full-year gross margin expanded 150 basis points to 75.5%, supported by the Profit Recovery and Growth Plan (PRGP) and sales leverage. Adjusted operating income rose 47% to $1.69 billion, with adjusted operating margin up 320 basis points to 11.2%. Adjusted diluted EPS increased to $2.51 from $1.51. Cash and equivalents grew to $3.50 billion; free cash flow reached $1.32 billion versus $0.67 billion a year earlier, helped by a 39% increase in operating cash flow and lower capital expenditures.
According to the company, the PRGP is expected to deliver total gross benefits of $1.2 billion and a net reduction of 10,000 positions. For fiscal 2027, Estée Lauder affirms organic net sales growth of 3%–5% and raises its adjusted operating margin outlook to 12.7%–13.5%.
The Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE: EL) announced a research collaboration with the University of Leeds’ School of Design and Professor Kaida Xiao to advance complexion shade matching for foundation, concealer and other products. The project applies advanced color science and psychophysical methods to study how consumers perceive skin tone, undertones and subtle color differences.
By linking instrument-based color measurements with human visual perception in real-world conditions, the collaboration aims to create new scientific benchmarks for evaluating complexion products, improve shade accuracy and natural-looking results, and support inclusive innovation across Estée Lauder’s luxury and prestige beauty portfolio.
The Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE: EL) will release its fiscal 2026 fourth quarter and full-year results on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. On that date at 8:30 a.m. ET, the company will host a live webcast conference call presented by President and CEO Stéphane de La Faverie and EVP and CFO Akhil Shrivastava.
According to the company, the webcast will cover results, future prospects and recent corporate developments, and will be accessible via the investors section of its website. A replay will be archived online for later viewing.
Estée Lauder (NYSE: EL) has launched Glimmer, a new prestige amber floral fragrance with a gourmand twist, aimed at a new generation of consumers. The global campaign features actress and singer Hailee Steinfeld as the face of Glimmer, highlighting themes of joy, optimism, and connection.
The Glimmer campaign will roll out across TV, print, digital, in-store, and out-of-home channels starting July 30, 2026/b. According to Estée Lauder, Glimmer Eau de Parfum will be available globally from at key retailers, priced at $130 for 50ml and $160 for 100ml.
The Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE: EL) appointed Madeleine Boyd as Senior Vice President, Global Brand Communications, effective July 20, 2026. She will build and lead a newly integrated Global Brand Communications team to create a cohesive enterprise strategy and consumer-first storytelling across the company’s beauty and luxury portfolio.
Boyd previously led the Beauty & Wellness division at Together Group and held senior roles at Karla Otto, MECCA, and Vogue Australia. Her remit includes driving earned media, cultural relevance, brand desirability, and strengthening creator engagement for Estée Lauder’s global brands.
Estée Lauder (NYSE: EL) and Jo Malone London launched Scent Scanner, a personalized fragrance discovery experience available exclusively on Pinterest in the US and France.
The tool analyzes users’ Pinterest boards, reading imagery, colors and aesthetics to recommend curated Jo Malone London fragrance pairings and link inspiration to purchase.