Opportunity: The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
Total Compensation Fund
$210 million
Period of Eligibility
2022 - 2025
Ticker
EL
Deadline
August 5, 2026
Estée Lauder is a leading American multinational cosmetics company specialising in prestige beauty products.The global brand manufactures and markets high-end skincare, makeup, fragrance, and hair care items.Its extensive portfolio includes iconic household names like Clinique, MAC, Origins, and Jo Malone.
Estée Lauder agreed to a $210 million settlement for the benefit of harmed investors between 2022 and 2025 regarding its Chinese sales practices. Shareholders alleged the cosmetics giant misled investors by concealing its heavy reliance on the “daigou” gray market—where resellers bulk-purchase discounted goods. When a regulatory crackdown crushed these sales, the stock plummeted.