Seasonality
EL seasonality — Estée Lauder Companies (The)
Over the last 11 years, EL's strongest month on average has been November (+5.9%) and its weakest March (-4.1%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +0.80% | +5.46% | 60% | +11.7% | -15.8% | 10 |
| Feb | +1.10% | -1.47% | 50% | +20.8% | -13.8% | 10 |
| Mar | -4.11% | +1.57% | 60% | +8.2% | -34.4% | 10 |
| Apr | +1.40% | +1.44% | 60% | +10.7% | -9.2% | 10 |
| May | -0.50% | -0.70% | 50% | +16.0% | -25.4% | 10 |
| Jun | +1.29% | +0.98% | 60% | +20.7% | -13.8% | 10 |
| Jul | +2.22% | +3.92% | 70% | +15.5% | -8.3% | 10 |
| Aug | +2.82% | +2.92% | 60% | +21.9% | -10.8% | 10 |
| Sep | -3.81% | -2.75% | 40% | +8.8% | -15.1% | 10 |
| Oct | -2.07% | -2.39% | 50% | +17.7% | -30.9% | 10 |
| Nov | +5.89% | +4.61% | 78% | +17.6% | -2.7% | 9 |
| Dec | +5.23% | +5.44% | 80% | +14.5% | -8.8% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — EL
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10.1 | -5.0 | -34.4 | 6.9 | 16.0 | -11.2 | 6.3 | 21.9 | -9.3 | 17.7 | 0.8 | +5.1% | |
| 2025 | 11.3 | -13.8 | -8.2 | -9.2 | 11.6 | 20.7 | 15.5 | -1.7 | -3.9 | 9.7 | -2.7 | 11.3 | +39.7% |
| 2024 | -9.8 | 12.6 | 3.8 | -4.8 | -15.9 | -13.8 | -6.4 | -8.0 | 8.8 | -30.9 | 4.6 | 4.0 | -48.7% |
| 2023 | 11.7 | -12.3 | 1.4 | 0.1 | -25.4 | 6.7 | -8.3 | -10.8 | -9.9 | -10.8 | -0.9 | 14.5 | -41.0% |
| 2022 | -15.8 | -5.0 | -8.1 | -3.0 | -3.6 | 0.0 | 7.2 | -6.8 | -15.1 | -7.1 | 17.6 | 5.2 | -33.0% |
| 2021 | -11.1 | 20.8 | 1.8 | 7.9 | -2.3 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 2.0 | -11.9 | 8.1 | 2.4 | 11.5 | +39.1% |
| 2020 | -5.5 | -5.9 | -13.2 | 10.7 | 11.9 | -4.5 | 4.7 | 12.2 | -1.6 | 0.7 | 11.7 | 8.5 | +28.9% |
| 2019 | 4.9 | 15.0 | 5.5 | 3.8 | -6.3 | 13.7 | 0.6 | 7.5 | 0.5 | -6.4 | 4.9 | 5.7 | +58.8% |
| 2018 | 6.1 | 2.6 | 8.2 | -1.1 | 0.9 | -4.5 | -5.4 | 3.8 | 3.7 | -5.4 | 3.8 | -8.8 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 6.2 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 8.0 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 8.1 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 11.6 | 1.9 | +66.3% |
| 2016 | -1.6 |