The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (EL) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · EL · as of Sep 30, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
899
Institutional Holders
▲ 25 vs Q2
$22.82B
Total Inst. Value
▲ $5.04B vs Q2
361.67M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 99.52%
216.48M
13F Shares Held
▼ 3.44M vs Q2
Institutional ownership = 13F shares ÷ total outstanding. Insider % = 100 − free float. Public % = free float − institution %. Data: FMP /symbol-positions-summary + /shares-float + SEC EDGAR.
Top Institutional Holders
EL largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q3 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VANGUARD GROUP INC perfumes, cosmetics & other toilet preparations | 26.91M | 7.47% | 7.47% | $2.37T | Nov 7, 2025 | ▲ 4.7K |
BLACKROCK, INC. perfumes, cosmetics & other toilet preparations | 16.84M | 4.68% | 4.68% | $1.48T | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 97.1K |
CAPITAL WORLD INVESTORS perfumes, cosmetics & other toilet preparations | 12.14M | 3.37% | 3.37% | $1.07T | Nov 13, 2025 | ▲ 13.8K |
STATE STREET CORP perfumes, cosmetics & other toilet preparations | 11.12M | 3.09% | 3.09% | $979.77B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 259.0K |
FMR LLC perfumes, cosmetics & other toilet preparations | 10.95M | 3.04% | 3.04% | $964.95B | Nov 13, 2025 | ▼ 4.74M |
EAGLE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC perfumes, cosmetics & other toilet preparations | 8.97M | 2.49% | 2.49% | $790.33B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 662.2K |
INDEPENDENT FRANCHISE PARTNERS LLP perfumes, cosmetics & other toilet preparations | 7.75M | 2.15% | 2.15% | $683.23B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 138.6K |
INVESCO LTD. perfumes, cosmetics & other toilet preparations | 7.33M | 2.04% | 2.04% | $646.34B | Nov 13, 2025 | ▼ 261.7K |
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP perfumes, cosmetics & other toilet preparations | 6.11M | 1.70% | 1.70% | $538.63B | Nov 3, 2025 | ▲ 1.94M |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC perfumes, cosmetics & other toilet preparations | 5.98M | 1.66% | 1.66% | $524.48B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 63.8K |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q3 2025 vs prior quarter
Q3 2025
28
Increased
+16.84M shares2
New Positions
first time holders19
Decreased
−13.72M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+3.12M
+16.84M / −13.72M
Net new holders
+11
2 new / 0 exited
Based on top 50 institutional holders by position size. Fields: isNew, isSoldOut, changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder, limit=50).
Insider Buying vs Selling
EL insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
1
Buy transactions
1
Sell transactions
1.00
Buy/Sell ratio
$5M
Total disposed
Recent Insider Transactions
Showing 10 most recent · Common Stock only
| Name · Role | Date | Type | Shares | Price | Value | After Trans. | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FRIBOURG PAUL J director | May 15, 2026 | Award | 420.4 | — | — | 41.5K | Form 4 ↗ |
Zinterhofer Eric Louis director | May 15, 2026 | Award | 336.32 | — | — | 2.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
STERNLICHT BARRY S director | May 15, 2026 | Award | 336.32 | — | — | 47.4K | Form 4 ↗ |
LAUDER AERIN 10 percent owner | Apr 8, 2026 | Gift | 4,768,846 | — | — | 4.77M | Form 4 ↗ |
LAUDER RONALD S Chairman, Clinique Labs, LLC | Apr 8, 2026 | Gift | 4,768,846 | — | — | 0 | Form 4 ↗ |
STERNLICHT BARRY S director | Mar 16, 2026 | Award | 184.9 | — | — | 47.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
STERNLICHT BARRY S director | Mar 16, 2026 | Award | 72.97 | — | — | 18.6K | Form 4 ↗ |
Lauder William P
| Mar 16, 2026 | Award | 3.09 | — | — | 789.08 | Form 4 ↗ |
Long Annabelle Yu director | Mar 16, 2026 | Award | 3.09 | — | — | 789.08 | Form 4 ↗ |
Zinterhofer Eric Louis director | Mar 16, 2026 | Award | 10.98 | — | — | 2.8K | Form 4 ↗ |
Source: /insider-trading/search (FMP stable). Buy/Sell direction: acquisitionOrDisposition A=Buy, D=Sell. RSU vesting (M-Exempt) excluded from sentiment bar. All data from SEC EDGAR public filings.
About institutional & insider ownership
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (EL) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 59.9% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 0.48%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 39.67%.
The largest institutional shareholder of The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding approximately 26.91 million shares — equal to 7.47% of outstanding shares — as of September 30, 2025.
A total of 899 institutional investors currently hold EL stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $22.82 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
EL ownershipThe Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (EL) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 59.9% of shares. The largest shareholder is VANGUARD GROUP INC with a 7.47% stake. Company insiders hold 0.48%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of September 30, 2025.