Who owns Estée Lauder?
Estée Lauder is owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (the United States, NYSE: EL).[1]
Evidence: The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-08-19, SEC EDGAR, 19 August 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, New York
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1946
- Category
- Personal care & beauty › Skin care › Facial skin care
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: EL
- Trademark registrant
- Estee Lauder, Inc. (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Estée Lauder
The founding brand of the company, launched in 1946 with four skin care products sold from department store counters where Estée Lauder gave demonstrations herself. Its Advanced Night Repair serum, introduced in 1982, was among the first products sold on the idea of overnight skin repair and remains a bestseller.
Trademark record for Estée Lauder
The USPTO record for the Estée Lauder mark lists Estee Lauder, Inc. as the owner of record (serial number 78728237). A trademark is often held by a group company rather than the listed parent, so the registrant's name can differ from the owner named above.[2]
Ownership timeline of Estée Lauder
- Current owner Estée Lauder [1] verified
Where Estée Lauder sits in Estée Lauder
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Estée Lauder
Estée Lauder controls 13 brands on Brandtree, 13 of them in personal care & beauty.
Also in personal care & beauty
- AERIN (2012)
- Aveda (1978)
- Bobbi Brown (1991)
- Clinique (1968)
- Darphin (1958)
- Jo Malone London (1990)
- La Mer (1965)
- M·A·C (1984)
- Origins (1990)
- The Ordinary (2016)
- Tom Ford Beauty (2006)
- Too Faced (1998)
Other brands in facial skin care, and who owns them
The 76 brands in facial skin care on Brandtree belong to 38 owners. The largest is POLA ORBIS, with 6; Estée Lauder has 5.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| DECENCIA | POLA ORBIS | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| ANYA | Proya | 🇨🇳 China |
| COSRX | Amorepacific | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Clé de Peau Beauté | Shiseido | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Paula's Choice | Unilever | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| ALBION | KOSÉ | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| O HUI | LG H&H | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| ageLOC | Nu Skin | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Estée Lauder
Estée Lauder is a publicly listed company headquartered in New York, United States, founded in 1946. Brandtree records 13 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: EL.
The Estée Lauder Companies was founded in New York in 1946 by Estée and Joseph Lauder. It sells prestige beauty through department stores, travel retail and specialty channels, and the Lauder family retains voting control.
Estée Lauder: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 Estée Lauder and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States. 478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Estée Lauder is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Estée Lauder?
The parent company of Estée Lauder is The Estée Lauder Companies Inc., a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Estée Lauder American?
Yes. Estée Lauder originated in the United States in 1946 and its owner, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc., is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Estée Lauder still owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Estée Lauder is still owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-08-19 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 19 August 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] USPTO: ESTEE LAUDER, serial 78728237 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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