{"url_path":"/sec/el/10-q/2026/item-2","section_key":"item-2","section_title":"Item 2 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"10-Q","doc_date":"2026-02-05","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1001250/0001001250-26-000006-index.html","accession_number":"0001001250-26-000006","cik":"0001001250","ticker":"EL","issuer_name":"ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1001250/0001001250-26-000006-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001001250","primary_entity_name":"ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC"},"word_count":196,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.\n\nShare Repurchase Program\n\nWe are authorized by the Board of Directors to repurchase shares of our Class A Common Stock in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, depending on market conditions and other factors. The following table provides information relating to our repurchase of Class A Common Stock for the referenced periods:\n\nPeriod\nTotal Number\n\nof Shares\n\nPurchased(1)\nAverage Price\nPaid Per\nShareTotal Number of\nShares Purchased as\nPart of Publicly\nAnnounced\nProgram\nMaximum\n\nNumber of Shares\n\nthat May Yet Be\n\nPurchased Under\n\nthe Program(2)\n\nOctober 2025—$— —25,073,242\n\nNovember 2025610,14194.87 —25,073,242\n\nDecember 2025—— —25,073,242\n\n610,14194.87 —\n\n(1)Reflects shares that were repurchased by the Company to satisfy tax withholding obligations upon the payout of certain stock-based compensation arrangements.\n\n(2)The Board of Directors has authorized the current repurchase program for up to 256.0 million shares. The total amount was last increased by the Board on October 31, 2018. Our repurchase program does not have an expiration date.\n\nBeginning in December 2022, we suspended the repurchase of shares of our Class A Common Stock under our publicly announced program. We may resume repurchases in the future."}