NYSEConsumer StaplesHousehold & Personal ProductsSnapshot 2026-07-07
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Consumer Staples: fringe margins under pressure (2q confirmed)
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
Estée Lauder's growth has to keep compounding to justify the price. Revenue grew 5% year over year, and the last quarter beat expectations by 40%. It trades at 38× P/E versus an 18× peer median. The market is pricing in more growth than we forecast, and expectations look full. If EL cuts guidance on the next call, that could hurt the stock. Peer multiples imply a price about 29% below where it trades.
Trailing returns as of 2026-07-07. EL is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 28 analysts currently covering EL (as of Jul 2026).
Based on 9 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for EL in the last 4 months.
A consensus fair price across 14 valuation methods, at three horizons. Current price $84.43. As of 2026-07-08. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Consumer Staples (broad) — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
Analyst upgrade supports growth outlook.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-07-07. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $84.43
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $84.43.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Bottom 25% on quality vs scored peers
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Earnings surprises indicate strong performance.
Positive earnings outlook supports growth thesis.
Earnings beat confirms positive growth trajectory.
