secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC (EL)
CIK:        0001001250
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-05T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001001250-26-000004
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Estée Lauder raises FY2026 outlook after Q2 beat; adj. EPS $0.89 vs $0.62 YoY
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- Q2 net sales $4,229M (+6% reported, +4% organic); adj. operating margin expanded 290bps to 14.4%.
- Adj. diluted EPS $0.89 vs $0.62 YoY (+43%); GAAP EPS $0.44 vs $(1.64) last year.
- Raises FY2026 outlook: expects organic net sales growth 1-3%, adj. EPS improvement vs prior forecast.
- Mainland China net sales +13% organic; second consecutive quarter of double-digit retail growth.
- Quarterly dividend $0.35/share payable March 16, 2026, unchanged from prior quarter.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1001250/000100125026000004/0001001250-26-000004-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1001250/000100125026000004/el-20260205.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001001250-26-000004

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