Estee Lauder Companies EL Insider Ownership

Updated Nov 5, 2026

In the last 12 months, insiders at Estee Lauder Companies made open-market sales of $1.03 billion (11.45Mn shares) and bought no shares on the open market.

• Estee Lauder Companies' open-market sales in the past 12 months came from 9 insiders; no insider bought.
• Lal 2015 Elf Trust (10% owner) was the top open-market seller of Estee Lauder Companies over the past 12 months, with $508.6 million sold (5.67Mn shares) and the latest sale on November 6, 2025.
• Paul J. Fribourg (Director) made the most recent open-market trade by an insider of Estee Lauder Companies, a sale of 58K shares for $5.69 million on September 14, 2026.
• Beyond open-market trades, insiders at Estee Lauder Companies acquired 139.3K shares through option exercises and conversions and gave up 51.69K shares to cover taxes or exercise prices in the last 12 months.
• Per Business Quant, EL insiders together hold 107.02Mn shares based on their latest Form 4 filings, or 29.54% of the 362.3Mn shares outstanding.
• Of the 107.02Mn shares held by Estee Lauder Companies insiders, 2.5Mn shares (2.34%) are held directly and 104.52Mn shares (97.66%) indirectly, through trusts, partnerships, family members and other entities.
• The insider holdings in Estee Lauder Companies belong to 22 insiders who have reported on Form 4 within the past two years.
• Estee Lauder Companies' top three insider holders by shares held are Lal Family Partners LP (10% owner, 69.4Mn shares), Aerin Lauder (10% owner, 19.1Mn shares) and Jane Lauder (Director and 10% owner, 17.49Mn shares).
• Lal Family Partners LP alone accounts for 64.85% of the shares held by Estee Lauder Companies insiders.
• Institutions accounted for 63.33% of EL's outstanding shares in Q2 2026.
• In the last 12 months, 111 Form 4 filings with transactions in EL stock came from 27 insiders.
• This summary of Estee Lauder Companies insider activity covers Form 4 filings through November 3, 2026.