EL vs PG vs ABLV Stock Comparison

Estee Lauder Companies, Procter & Gamble and Able View Global Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EL Estee Lauder Companies Inc
$108.31 +14.6% 1M +7.8% 1Y
Market cap
$39.63B
P/E
217.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.05B
Div. yield
0.01%
Cosmetics Consumer Staples
1 win
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE Co
$159.24 +8.9% 1M +4.9% 1Y
Market cap
$368.26B
P/E
23.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$87.92B
Div. yield
–
Household Products Consumer Staples
9 wins
ABLV Able View Global Inc.
$2.48 +90.8% 1M +161.1% 1Y
Market cap
$119.00M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Cosmetics Consumer Staples
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Procter & Gamble leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Procter & Gamble 9, Estee Lauder Companies 1, Able View Global 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionELPGABLVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $39.63B $368.26B $119.00M PG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 217.8x 23.0x — PG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.1x 23.6x — PG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.0% +3.5% — EL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.2% 18.2% — PG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.4% 17.2% — PG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 1.0x — PG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.8% +4.9% +161.1% ABLV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -19.8%/yr +2.2%/yr — PG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.5% 20.9% 132.8% PG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 57/100 — PG

Percentile Scorecard

ELPGABLV

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

AxisELPGABLV
Valuation 37 #33 of 52 39 #32 of 52 –
Growth 61 #20 of 50 53 #24 of 50 –
Profitability 59 #19 of 45 91 #5 of 45 –
Financial Health 40 #34 of 56 60 #23 of 56 46 #31 of 56
Shareholder Returns 20 #25 of 31 43 #18 of 31 –
Overall 44 57 –
  • EL ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • PG ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • ABLV ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodELPGABLVSPY
1 month +14.6%+8.9%+90.8% -0.2%
3 months +27.8%+7.0%+185.1% +3.9%
6 months +40.5%+6.8%+211.0% +8.2%
Year to date +3.4%+11.1%+267.1% +12.9%
1 year +7.8%+4.9%+161.1% +12.3%
3 years -13.0%+8.2%-0.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year -4.5%+2.7%-0.1% +23.3%
5 years -66.7%+11.6%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -19.8%+2.2%— +10.9%
10 years +26.1%+83.9%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +2.3%+6.3%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureELPGABLVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.5%20.9%132.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.4%20.3%134.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.31-0.080.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.160.241.21 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.5%-24.6%-95.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.4%-4.8%-9.5% -1.2%
52-week high $119.61$167.20$2.74 $779.14
52-week low $67.23$138.04$0.58 $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.

MultipleELPGABLV
P/E now vs peer median 215.6xmedian 18.5x 23.1xmedian 18.5x —median 18.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.6x 4.2xmedian 1.6x —median 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.3xmedian 12.9x 17.0xmedian 12.9x —median 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.8xmedian 18.6x 24.1xmedian 18.6x —median 18.6x
P/B now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 2.2x 6.7xmedian 2.2x 14.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -4.94median 0.97 8.71median 0.97 —median 0.97

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 monthsELPGABLV
Revenue $15.05B $87.92B –
Gross profit $11.36B $43.77B –
Operating income $780.00M $19.83B –
Net income $182.00M $16.12B –
Free cash flow $1.32B $15.34B –
EPS (diluted) $0.50 $6.66 –
Cash & equivalents $3.50B $15.37B $4.07M
Total debt $7.31B $38.93B $38.52M
Shares (diluted) 364.80M 2.41B 49.39M
Enterprise value $27.71B $319.82B $84.44M

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
MetricELPGABLV
P/E 215.6x 23.1x –
P/FCF 29.8x 24.1x –
P/Operating cash flow 22.1x 18.5x –
P/S 2.6x 4.2x –
P/B 10.3x 6.7x 14.7x
P/Tangible book 172.9x 10.9x 14.7x
EV/EBITDA 27.3x 17.0x –
EV/EBIT 55.2x 19.8x –
EV/Revenue 2.9x 4.5x –
EV/FCF 32.7x 25.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 24.3x 19.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.94 8.71 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricELPGABLV
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.0% 3.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.8% 1.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.2% 1.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.0% 2.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 199.4% -3.3% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -19.7% 1.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) 116.1% -4.4% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -43.5% 1.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) 115.9% -3.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -43.6% 2.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 39.4% 5.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.8% 4.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 96.4% 2.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.8% 1.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricELPGABLV
Gross margin 75.5% 49.8% –
EBITDA margin 10.5% 26.2% –
Operating margin 5.2% 22.6% –
Pretax margin 3.4% 23.2% –
Net margin 1.2% 18.2% –
FCF margin 8.7% 17.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 11.8% 22.7% –
Return on equity 4.7% 29.4% –
Return on assets 0.9% 12.4% –
Return on invested capital 2.4% 17.2% –
Return on capital employed 5.8% 23.4% –
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.7x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 9.7x 1.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 2.1% 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricELPGABLV
Debt / assets 37.0% 29.2% 34.8%
Debt / equity 1.9x 0.7x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 1.0x –
Debt / FCF 5.6x 2.5x –
Liabilities / assets 80.7% 58.4% 75.3%
Equity / assets 19.3% 41.6% 24.7%
Interest coverage 2.3x 22.0x –
Current ratio 1.2x 0.7x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.5x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.25 5.34 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricELPGABLV
Dividend yield 1.3% 2.7% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 0.9% –
Shareholder yield 1.3% 3.6% –
Payout ratio (earnings) 279.1% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 38.6% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -17.8% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -18.1% – –

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.

ConsensusELPGABLV
Forward P/E 34.1xFY2027 23.6xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.18FY2027 $6.75FY2027 –
EPS growth, next FY +28.7%FY2027 -2.0%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +17.9% +16.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.39BFY2027 $86.09BFY2027 –
Revenue growth, next FY +8.9%FY2027 -1.1%FY2027 –
Revenue growth, the year after -1.8% +0.1% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersELPGABLV
Held by institutions 92.8% 69.8% –
Institutions holding 832 4,028 –
Change in shares held, QoQ 0.0% +2.1% –
Institutions buying 439 1,874 –
Institutions selling 282 1,698 –
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.10 –

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.

ELPGABLV
EL 1.00 0.28 0.03
PG 0.28 1.00 -0.03
ABLV 0.03 -0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EL, PG and ABLV?

Procter & Gamble (PG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Estee Lauder Companies (EL) $39.63B, Procter & Gamble (PG) $368.26B, Able View Global (ABLV) $119.00M.

Which stock is cheaper, EL, PG and ABLV?

Procter & Gamble (PG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Estee Lauder Companies (EL) 217.8x, Procter & Gamble (PG) 23.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Procter & Gamble (PG) is cheapest (Estee Lauder Companies (EL) 34.1x, Procter & Gamble (PG) 23.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Estee Lauder Companies (EL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Estee Lauder Companies (EL) +5.0%, Procter & Gamble (PG) +3.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Procter & Gamble (PG) has the highest net margin (Estee Lauder Companies (EL) 1.2%, Procter & Gamble (PG) 18.2%). On return on invested capital, Procter & Gamble (PG) leads (Estee Lauder Companies (EL) 2.4%, Procter & Gamble (PG) 17.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Able View Global (ABLV) returned the most: Estee Lauder Companies (EL) +7.8%, Procter & Gamble (PG) +4.9%, Able View Global (ABLV) +161.1%. Over five years, Procter & Gamble (PG) compounded fastest (Estee Lauder Companies (EL) -19.8%/yr, Procter & Gamble (PG) +2.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Estee Lauder Companies (EL) 0.01%, Procter & Gamble (PG) 0.00%, Able View Global (ABLV) 0.00%. Procter & Gamble (PG) and Able View Global (ABLV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Procter & Gamble (PG) has been the steadiest (Estee Lauder Companies (EL) 48.5%, Procter & Gamble (PG) 20.9%, Able View Global (ABLV) 132.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EL, PG and ABLV?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Procter & Gamble (PG) leads on 9. 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.