The Estée Lauder Companies dividend history

The Estée Lauder Companies's dividend was $1.40 a share in fiscal 2026, down 18.1% on the year before. That was 279.1% of net income.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2027 Q1 TTM

Buybacks (TTM): $62M
Dividends (TTM): $507M
Returned to shareholders: 38%; of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years: $140M
Diluted share count: +1.2%; year over year
Total shareholder yield: 1.5%; dividends 1.3% + buybacks 0.2% of market value
Dividend payout ratio: 138%; of net income paid out
Sales & admin spending: 63.8%; of revenue
Days sales outstanding: 46 days; receivables vs revenue

Dividends by fiscal year

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

The Estée Lauder Companies: dividends by fiscal year, annual
Fiscal year	2010Jun 2010	2011Jun 2011	2012Jun 2012	2013Jun 2013	2014Jun 2014	2015Jun 2015	2016Jun 2016	2017Jun 2017	2018Jun 2018	2019Jun 2019	2020Jun 2020	2021Jun 2021	2022Jun 2022	2023Jun 2023	2024Jun 2024	2025Jun 2025	2026Jun 2026	LTMSept 2026
Dividend per share	$0.275	$0.375	$0.525	$1.08	$0.780	$0.920	$1.14	$1.32	$1.48	$1.67	$1.39	$2.07	$2.33	$2.58	$2.64	$1.71	$1.40	—
Dividend per share growth	—	+36.4%	+40.0%	+105.7%	−27.8%	+17.9%	+23.9%	+15.8%	+12.1%	+12.8%	−16.8%	+48.9%	+12.6%	+10.7%	+2.3%	−35.2%	−18.1%	—
Dividends paid	109	148	204	419	302	350	423	486	546	609	503	753	840	925	947	618	508	507
Share buybacks	267	397	593	388	667	983	890	413	759	1,555	893	733	2,309	271	35	35	70	62
Dividends ÷ net income	22.8%	21.1%	23.8%	41.1%	25.1%	32.1%	37.9%	38.9%	49.3%	34.1%	73.5%	26.2%	35.1%	91.9%	242.8%	—	279.1%	137.8%
Dividends ÷ free cash flow	15.9%	21.9%	28.9%	54.8%	29.4%	23.8%	33.5%	37.8%	28.2%	34.3%	30.4%	25.2%	42.0%	127.1%	65.7%	92.2%	38.6%	33.4%

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

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Figures from The Estée Lauder Companies's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved November 2, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to The Estée Lauder Companies.