Here are the DEF 14A proxy statements from The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (EL) in our archive over the last 12 months, newest first, and each one links through to the document itself with the summary and the scores our analysis gives it.
A DEF 14A covers the proxy statement, with executive pay and the shareholder votes, so if you follow EL and want that one kind of document rather than the whole filing history, this is the page to keep. The company's other filings, of every form, are on the full EL filings page.
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. has scheduled its 2026 annual stockholder meeting for November 17, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time, in a virtual-only format. Stockholders of record as of September 18, 2026, will vote on five Class III director nominees, ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent auditors for fiscal 2027, an advisory executive-compensation proposal, and a stockholder request for additional reporting on plastic packaging. The Board recommends voting for the first three matters and against the packaging proposal. Class A shares carry one vote each and Class B shares carry 10 votes each; shares subject to the Stockholders’ Agreement represented approximately 82% of voting power as of the record date.
For fiscal 2026, CEO Stéphane de La Faverie’s annual base salary was $1.5 million, annual bonus opportunity was $3.0 million, and annual equity-award target opportunity was $10.0 million. These amounts were established with his promotion effective January 1, 2025, and were not increased at the start of fiscal 2026. Named executive officers received 134.9% to 136.8% of target under the annual incentive plan, against a maximum of 175%. Fiscal 2024 annual performance share units granted to named executive officers resulted in no payouts, based on below-threshold performance over the three-year period ended June 30, 2026.