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 Mar 31, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
861
Institutional Holders
▼ 51 vs Q4
$14.21B
Total Inst. Value
▼ $1.70B vs Q4
361.67M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 99.52%
215.52M
13F Shares Held
▲ 3.19M vs Q4
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
Q1 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VANGUARD GROUP INC perfumes, cosmetics & other toilet preparations | 26.56M | 7.37% | 7.37% | $1.75T | May 9, 2025 | ▼ 451.1K |
BLACKROCK, INC. perfumes, cosmetics & other toilet preparations | 15.62M | 4.34% | 4.34% | $1.03T | May 2, 2025 | ▲ 117.7K |
FMR LLC perfumes, cosmetics & other toilet preparations | 14.61M | 4.05% | 4.05% | $964.08B | May 12, 2025 | ▲ 224.7K |
STATE STREET CORP perfumes, cosmetics & other toilet preparations | 10.79M | 2.99% | 2.99% | $712.11B | May 15, 2025 | ▲ 100.8K |
EAGLE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC perfumes, cosmetics & other toilet preparations | 9.68M | 2.69% | 2.69% | $638.78B | May 15, 2025 | ▲ 7.41M |
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO perfumes, cosmetics & other toilet preparations | 8.34M | 2.31% | 2.31% | $550.22B | May 12, 2025 | ▲ 2.53M |
INDEPENDENT FRANCHISE PARTNERS LLP perfumes, cosmetics & other toilet preparations | 7.98M | 2.21% | 2.21% | $526.44B | May 14, 2025 | ▲ 118.3K |
INVESCO LTD. perfumes, cosmetics & other toilet preparations | 6.68M | 1.85% | 1.85% | $441.00B | May 12, 2025 | ▲ 1.20M |
CAPITAL WORLD INVESTORS perfumes, cosmetics & other toilet preparations | 5.71M | 1.59% | 1.59% | $376.97B | May 12, 2025 | ▼ 1.68M |
VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP perfumes, cosmetics & other toilet preparations | 5.19M | 1.44% | 1.44% | $342.74B | May 15, 2025 | ▲ 196.6K |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q1 2025 vs prior quarter
Q1 2025
28
Increased
+23.68M shares0
New Positions
first time holders20
Decreased
−10.94M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+12.74M
+23.68M / −10.94M
Net new holders
+8
0 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 59.6% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 0.48%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 39.93%.
The largest institutional shareholder of The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding approximately 26.56 million shares — equal to 7.37% of outstanding shares — as of March 31, 2025.
A total of 861 institutional investors currently hold EL stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $14.21 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 59.6% of shares. The largest shareholder is VANGUARD GROUP INC with a 7.37% stake. Company insiders hold 0.48%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of March 31, 2025.