---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001001250-22-000117"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EL"
cik: "0001001250"
company_name: "ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC"
filed_at: "2022-08-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T22:41:34.087036+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Estée Lauder FY2022 net sales up 9% to $17.74B; Q4 sales down 10% as China COVID restrictions hit

## Summary
- Full year GAAP EPS $6.55 (down 16% YoY); adjusted EPS $7.24 (+12% constant currency).
- Q4 net sales $3.56B (-10% YoY); adjusted EPS $0.42 vs $0.78 prior year; China shutdowns and Russia suspension hurt.
- Fragrance grew 30%, Makeup 11%, Skin Care flat (organic). The Americas +22%, Asia/Pacific -1%.
- FY2023 guidance: reported net sales growth 3-5%; effective tax rate ~23%; capex ~6.5% of sales.
- Declares quarterly dividend of $0.60 per share, payable Sept 15, 2022 to holders of record Aug 31.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001001250-22-000117
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EL
- cik: 0001001250
- company_name: ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC
- filed_at: 2022-08-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1001250/000100125022000117/0001001250-22-000117-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1001250/000100125022000117/el-20220817.htm

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