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EL vs ELF

Side-by-side comparison of Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (EL) and e.l.f. Beauty Inc. (ELF): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both EL and ELF operate in Package Goods/Cosmetics (Consumer Discretionary), so they compete in similar markets.
  • EL is the larger of the two at $30.21B, about 10.3x ELF ($2.95B).
  • Over the past year, EL is up 21.0% and ELF is down 57.5% - EL leads by 78.4 points.
  • ELF has been more active in the news (16 items in the past 4 weeks vs 7 for EL).
  • Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
PerformanceEL+20.98%ELF-57.46%
2025-06-09+0.00%2026-06-05
MetricELELF
Company
Estee Lauder Companies Inc.
e.l.f. Beauty Inc.
Price
$83.47+0.69%
$49.58-3.63%
Market cap
$30.21B
$2.95B
1M return
-3.74%
-19.32%
1Y return
+20.98%
-57.46%
Industry
Package Goods/Cosmetics
Package Goods/Cosmetics
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
1995
2016
News (4w)
7
16
Recent ratings
25
25
EL

Estee Lauder Companies Inc.

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. manufactures, markets, and sells skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products worldwide. The company offers a range of skin care products, including moisturizers, serums, cleansers, toners, body care, exfoliators, acne care and oil correctors, facial masks, cleansing devices, and sun care products; and makeup products, such as lipsticks, lip glosses, mascaras, foundations, eyeshadows, nail polishes, and powders, as well as compacts, brushes, and other makeup tools. It also provides fragrance products in various forms comprising eau de parfum sprays and colognes, as well as lotions, powders, creams, candles, and soaps; and hair care products that include shampoos, conditioners, styling products, treatment, finishing sprays, and hair color products, as well as sells ancillary products and services. The company offers its products under Estée Lauder, Aramis, Clinique, Lab Series, Origins, M·A·C, Bobbi Brown, La Mer, Aveda, Jo Malone London, Bumble and bumble, Darphin, Smashbox, Le Labo, Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle, GLAMGLOW, By Kilian, BECCA, Too Faced, Dr. Jart+, DECIEM, and The Ordinary brands. It also holds license arrangements for Tommy Hilfiger, Donna Karan New York, DKNY, Michael Kors, and Ermenegildo Zegna brands. The company sells its products through department stores, specialty-multi retailers, upscale perfumeries and pharmacies, and salons and spas; freestanding stores; its own and authorized retailer websites; third-party online malls; stores in airports; and in-flight and duty-free shops. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

ELF

e.l.f. Beauty Inc.

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides cosmetic and skin care products under the e.l.f., W3LL PEOPLE, and Keys Soulcare brand names worldwide. The company offers eye, lip, face, and skin care products. It sells its products through national and international retailers and direct-to-consumer channels, which include e-commerce platforms in the United States; and internationally primarily through distributors. The company was formerly known as J.A. Cosmetics Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. in April 2016. e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Oakland, California.

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