Akhil Shrivastava - 27 Feb 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC (EL)

Role: Exec VP & CFO
Signature: Akhil Shrivastava, by Annalisa Loeffler, attorney-in-fact
Issuer symbol: EL
Transactions as of: 27 Feb 2026
Net transactions value: -$208,443
Form type: 4
Filing time: 02 Mar 2026, 13:19:03 UTC
Previous filing: 05 Nov 2025
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
Shrivastava Akhil	Exec VP & CFO	C/O THE ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC., 767 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK	Akhil Shrivastava, by Annalisa Loeffler, attorney-in-fact	02 Mar 2026	0002036658

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	EL	Class A Common Stock	Options Exercise		+5,265	+110%		10,034	27 Feb 2026	Direct	F1, F2
transaction	EL	Class A Common Stock	Tax liability	$208,443	-1,912	-19%	$109.01	8,122	27 Feb 2026	Direct	F3

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	EL	Restricted Stock Units (Share Payout)	Options Exercise		-5,265	-50%		5,358	27 Feb 2026	Class A Common Stock	5,265		Direct	F2, F4, F5

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Payout of shares upon vesting of portion of Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") granted February 26, 2024. Includes dividend reinvestment shares.
F2	Not applicable.
F3	Represents the withholding of shares for tax purposes.
F4	RSUs vest and are paid out in shares of Class A Common Stock on a one-to-one basis on the applicable vesting date. RSUs generally vest in three approximately equal installments unless otherwise indicated. Upon payout, shares are withheld to cover statutory tax obligations. These RSUs, awarded before the Reporting Person became a Section 16 Filer, are accompanied by dividend equivalent rights payable in shares at the time of the payout of the related shares.
F5	Non-annual RSUs granted February 26, 2024. Assuming continued employment, these RSUs will vest and be paid out as follows: 5,172 on February 26, 2027.