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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Estée Lauder Companies (The) (EL)

Estée Lauder swings to Q2 loss on $861 million impairment, expands restructuring

Negative Impact 4 of 5 restructuring Written later

Estée Lauder reported fiscal 2025 second-quarter net sales of $4.0 billion, down 6%, and a diluted net loss of $1.64 per share, compared with earnings of $0.87 per share a year earlier. It also expanded its Profit Recovery and Growth Plan, now estimating restructuring and other charges of $1.2 billion to $1.6 billion and a net reduction of 5,800 to 7,000 positions. The company's third-quarter adjusted EPS outlook of $0.20 to $0.30 is well below the $0.97 reported a year earlier.

Key points

  • Q2 net sales fell 6% to $4.0 billion; operating loss was $580 million versus operating income of $574 million a year earlier
  • Diluted loss of $1.64 per share versus $0.87 earnings; adjusted diluted EPS was $0.62, down from $0.88
  • Expanded restructuring: $1.2 billion to $1.6 billion in charges and annual gross benefits of $0.8 billion to $1.0 billion once fully implemented
  • Q3 fiscal 2025 GAAP EPS outlook is $0.04 to $0.17 and adjusted EPS outlook is $0.20 to $0.30, versus $0.97 a year earlier

The filing

CompanyEstée Lauder Companies (The) (EL)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECFeb 4, 2025, 7:51 AM ET
Accession number0001001250-25-000009

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations2.05 Exit / Restructuring Costs

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on February 04, 2025.

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