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Estee Lauder Companies Executive Compensation (FY26)

EL · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2026
Chief executive, fiscal 2026
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Stéphane Faverie
Latest say-on-pay support
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November 13, 2025
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What changed from fiscal 2025 to fiscal 2026
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive of record: Fabrizio Freda → Stéphane Faverie

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Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Estee Lauder Companies' chief executive and what were they paid?
Stéphane Faverie was paid $20,585,784 in total compensation as President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2026.
What was Estee Lauder Companies' say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, the say-on-pay proposal drew 91.0% support at the meeting held November 13, 2025.
Which companies are in Estee Lauder Companies' peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Bath & Body Works, Capri Holdings, Coca-Cola, Colgate-Palmolive and Coty, among others.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Fabrizio Freda
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Tracey Travis
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Jane Hudis
Executive Group President
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
William Lauder
Executive Chairman
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Fabrizio Freda
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Tracey Travis
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
William Lauder
Executive Chairman
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Jane Hudis
Executive Group President
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Peter Jueptner
Group President, International
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jane Hudis
Executive Vice President, Chief Brand Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Stéphane Faverie
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Fabrizio Freda
Former President and Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Rashida La Lande
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Stéphane de La Faverie
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Tracey Travis
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Jane Hertzmark Hudis
Executive Vice President, Chief Brand Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Peter Jueptner
Former Group President, International
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Akhil Shrivastava
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2026
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Stéphane Faverie
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Jane Hudis
Executive Vice President, Chief Brand Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Rashida Lande
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇
Roberto Canevari
Executive Vice President, Chief Value Chain Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Akhil Shrivastava
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2026
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Akhil ShrivastavaRSU◇——◇——◇
Akhil ShrivastavaRSU◇——◇——◇
Akhil ShrivastavaOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Jane Hertzmark HudisRSU◇——◇——◇
Jane Hertzmark HudisOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Jane Hertzmark HudisRSU◇——◇——◇
Rashida La LandeRSU◇——◇——◇
Rashida La LandeRSU◇——◇——◇
Rashida La LandeOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Roberto CanevariRSU◇——◇——◇
Roberto CanevariRSU◇——◇——◇
Roberto CanevariOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Stéphane de La FaverieRSU◇——◇——◇
Stéphane de La FaverieRSU◇——◇——◇
Stéphane de La FaverieOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023, 2025 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2026 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Jane HudisOption◇—◇8/28/35
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇8/27/34
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇8/28/33
PSU◇◇——
Rashida LandeOption◇—◇8/28/35
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇8/27/34
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Roberto CanevariOption◇—◇8/28/35
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇8/27/34
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇8/28/33
PSU◇◇——
Akhil ShrivastavaOption◇—◇8/28/35
Option◇—◇8/27/34
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇8/28/33
PSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
Akhil Shrivastava
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer · Employment agreement · dated July 23, 2024
Severance multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Clawback◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Gary M. Lauder
◇◇◇———◇
Charlene Barshefsky
◇◇◇—◇—◇
Richard F. Zannino
Lead independent director
◇◇◇———◇
Paul J. Fribourg
◇◇◇———◇
Jennifer Tejada
◇◇◇———◇
Jennifer Hyman
◇◇◇———◇
Arturo Núñez
◇◇◇———◇
Angela Wei Dong
◇◇◇———◇
Lynn Forester de Rothschild
◇◇◇———◇
Barry S. Sternlicht
◇◇◇———◇
Richard D. Parsons
◇◇◇———◇
William P. Lauder
Board chair
◇—————◇
Eric L. Zinterhofer
◇—————◇
Jane Lauder
◇—————◇
Stéphane de La Faverie served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2026
  • Bath & Body Works BBWI
  • Capri Holdings CPRI
  • Coca-Cola KO
  • Colgate-Palmolive CL
  • Coty COTY
  • International Flavors & Fragrances IFF
  • Kenvue KVUE
  • Kimberly-Clark KMB
  • Lululemon LULU
  • Mondelez MDLZ
  • Nike NKE
  • PVH Corp. PVH
  • Starbucks SBUX
  • Tapestry TPR

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025November 13, 2025=◇◇◇
2024November 8, 2024=◇◇◇
2023November 8, 2024=◇◇◇
2022November 17, 2023=◇◇◇
2021November 18, 2022=◇◇◇
2020November 12, 2021=◇◇◇
2019November 10, 2020=◇◇◇

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372 figures on this page: 365 cited to the filing that reported them, 7 calculated from figures it prints.
365 cited to the filing
7 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001104659-26-112176
    Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2026 · Outstanding Equity Awards at June 30, 2026 · Summary Compensation Table
  2. 0001001250-25-000112
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  3. 0001104659-25-093184
    Director Compensation · Summary Compensation Table
  4. 0001001250-24-000231
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  5. 0001001250-24-000109
    Exhibit
  6. 0001001250-23-000233
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0001104659-23-104591
    Summary Compensation Table
  8. 0001001250-22-000217
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0001001250-21-000221
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001001250-20-000143
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Estee Lauder Companies discloses

The companies named in EL's own disclosed peer group.

Bath & Body WorksCapri HoldingsCoca-ColaColgate-PalmoliveCotyInternational Flavors & FragrancesKenvueKimberly-ClarkLululemonMondelezNikePVH Corp.StarbucksTapestry

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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