EL vs NUS vs WNW Stock Comparison

Estee Lauder Companies, Nu Skin Enterprises and Meiwu Technology Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EL Estee Lauder Companies Inc
$107.67 +15.2% 1M +18.2% 1Y
Market cap
$40.05B
P/E
108.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.28B
Div. yield
0.01%
Cosmetics Consumer Staples
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Estee Lauder Companies leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Estee Lauder Companies 7, Nu Skin Enterprises 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionELNUSWNWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $40.05B $199.00M $44.43M EL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 108.8x -0.9x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.8x 5.8x — NUS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.8% -15.4% — EL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.4% -15.7% — EL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.4% -1.2% — EL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 0.6x — NUS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.06% 0.00% NUS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.2% -59.2% -98.8% EL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -21.0%/yr -36.5%/yr -90.5%/yr EL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.0% 49.1% 238.3% EL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 58/100 — NUS

Percentile Scorecard

ELNUSWNW

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisELNUSWNW
Valuation 35 #33 of 50 86 #8 of 50 –
Growth 79 #11 of 49 13 #43 of 49 –
Profitability 59 #19 of 45 39 #28 of 45 –
Financial Health 38 #34 of 54 62 #21 of 54 100 #1 of 54
Shareholder Returns 17 #25 of 30 90 #4 of 30 –
Overall 46 58 –
  • EL ranked among 58 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • NUS ranked among 58 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • WNW ranked among 58 companies in Household and Personal Products

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodELNUSWNWSPY
1 month +15.2%-4.4%-19.6% -5.9%
3 months +25.9%-13.1%-30.5% -4.6%
6 months +26.2%-35.5%-48.5% +0.2%
Year to date +2.8%-52.9%-98.6% +7.5%
1 year +18.2%-59.2%-98.8% +8.2%
3 years -4.4%-73.9%-100.0% +68.3%
3 years, per year -1.5%-36.1%-93.8% +19.0%
5 years -69.2%-89.7%-100.0% +56.5%
5 years, per year -21.0%-36.5%-90.5% +9.4%
10 years +36.3%-91.6%— +251.5%
10 years, per year +3.1%-21.9%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureELNUSWNWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.0%49.1%238.3% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.3%59.0%282.1% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.310.791.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.37-1.21-0.41 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.5%-91.9%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.0%-60.7%-99.1% -5.9%
52-week high $119.61$11.54$215.00 $779.14
52-week low $67.23$4.53$1.89 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleELNUSWNW
P/E now vs peer median 106.3xmedian 17.9x -1.0xmedian 17.9x —median 17.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.7x 0.2xmedian 1.7x —median 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.9xmedian 14.3x 6.1xmedian 14.3x —median 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.8xmedian 17.4x 20.5xmedian 17.4x —median 17.4x
P/B now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 1.9x 0.4xmedian 1.9x 0.5xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median -8.25median 0.62 0.01median 0.62 —median 0.62

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsELNUSWNW
Revenue $15.28B $1.38B –
Gross profit $11.62B $951.49M –
Operating income $1.02B -$10.41M –
Net income $368.00M -$216.39M –
Free cash flow $1.52B $10.78M –
EPS (diluted) $1.01 $-4.45 –
Cash & equivalents $3.20B $189.64M $54.01M
Total debt $7.25B $213.66M –
Shares (diluted) 366.10M 48.60M 22.10M
Enterprise value $27.14B -$685.63M -$104.20M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricELNUSWNW
P/E 106.3x -1.0x –
P/FCF 25.8x 20.5x –
P/Operating cash flow 20.1x 4.3x –
P/S 2.6x 0.2x –
P/B 9.7x 0.4x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 85.6x 0.4x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA 23.9x 6.1x –
EV/EBIT 42.4x -23.3x –
EV/Revenue 2.8x 0.2x –
EV/FCF 28.5x 22.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 22.2x 4.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -8.25 0.01 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricELNUSWNW
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.8% -15.4% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.5% -12.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.4% -13.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.2% -13.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 305.9% 25.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.5% -29.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 139.6% -314.6% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -12.9% -72.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 139.3% -318.6% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -12.9% -73.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.5% -45.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.4% -9.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 45.2% -81.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.4% 76.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricELNUSWNW
Gross margin 76.0% 69.2% –
EBITDA margin 11.8% 2.9% –
Operating margin 6.7% -0.8% –
Pretax margin 4.9% -1.9% –
Net margin 2.4% -15.7% –
FCF margin 9.9% 0.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 12.7% 3.7% –
Return on equity 9.4% -32.4% –
Return on assets 1.9% -17.3% –
Return on invested capital 4.4% -1.2% –
Return on capital employed 7.5% -1.0% –
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.3x -0.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.9% 0.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricELNUSWNW
Debt / assets 36.3% 19.1% –
Debt / equity 1.8x 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 0.6x –
Debt / FCF 4.8x 19.8x –
Liabilities / assets 79.8% 51.6% 2.1%
Equity / assets 20.2% 48.4% 97.9%
Interest coverage 3.1x -0.7x –
Current ratio 1.3x 2.0x 31.4x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.9x 28.0x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.7x 27.5x
Altman Z-score 3.30 3.70 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricELNUSWNW
Dividend yield 1.3% 5.3% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 11.3% –
Shareholder yield 1.3% 16.6% –
Payout ratio (earnings) 137.8% -5.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 33.4% 108.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.4% -2.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -18.8% -46.8% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusELNUSWNW
Forward P/E 32.8xFY2027 5.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.28FY2027 $0.78FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +32.8%FY2027 -38.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +17.4% +43.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.52BFY2027 $1.24BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +9.7%FY2027 -17.1%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -1.8% +24.7% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersELNUSWNW
Held by institutions 63.3% 74.1% –
Institutions holding 835 163 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.1% -0.9% –
Institutions buying 442 77 –
Institutions selling 282 61 –
Buyers to sellers 1.57 1.26 –

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ELNUSWNW
EL 1.00 0.31 0.01
NUS 0.31 1.00 -0.02
WNW 0.01 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EL, NUS and WNW?

Estee Lauder Companies (EL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Estee Lauder Companies (EL) $40.05B, Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS) $199.00M, Meiwu Technology (WNW) $44.43M.

Which company is growing faster?

Estee Lauder Companies (EL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Estee Lauder Companies (EL) +5.8%, Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS) -15.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Estee Lauder Companies (EL) has the highest net margin (Estee Lauder Companies (EL) 2.4%, Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS) -15.7%). On return on invested capital, Estee Lauder Companies (EL) leads (Estee Lauder Companies (EL) 4.4%, Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS) -1.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Estee Lauder Companies (EL) returned the most: Estee Lauder Companies (EL) +18.2%, Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS) -59.2%, Meiwu Technology (WNW) -98.8%. Over five years, Estee Lauder Companies (EL) compounded fastest (Estee Lauder Companies (EL) -21.0%/yr, Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS) -36.5%/yr, Meiwu Technology (WNW) -90.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS) has the highest dividend yield: Estee Lauder Companies (EL) 0.01%, Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS) 0.06%, Meiwu Technology (WNW) 0.00%. Meiwu Technology (WNW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Estee Lauder Companies (EL) has been the steadiest (Estee Lauder Companies (EL) 49.0%, Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS) 49.1%, Meiwu Technology (WNW) 238.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EL, NUS and WNW?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Estee Lauder Companies (EL) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.