Estee Lauder Companies Inc vs Gilead Sciences, Inc. — how do they compare? Estee Lauder Companies Inc trades at $88 (market cap $31.76B), while Gilead Sciences, Inc. trades at $135.5 (market cap $168.35B). The key difference: Gilead Sciences, Inc. is far larger — about 5.3× Estee Lauder Companies Inc's market cap, and Gilead Sciences, Inc. pays the higher dividend (2.42%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| EL | GILD | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $31.76B | $168.35B |
Sector | Consumer Staples | Health |
52-Week High | $119.61 | $155.80 |
52-Week Low | $67.23 | $110.56 |
Enterprise Value | $37.93B | $191.42B |
Dividend Yield | 1.59% | 2.42% |
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Estee Lauder is the world leader in the global prestige beauty market, participating across skincare (56% of fiscal 2022 sales), makeup (26%), fragrance (14%), and haircare (4%) categories, with popular brands such as Estee Lauder, Clinique, MAC, La Mer, Jo Malone, Aveda, Bobbi Brown, Too Faced, Origins, Dr. Jart+, and The Ordinary. The firm operates in 150 countries, with 26% of fiscal 2022 revenue stemming from the Americas, 43% from Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, and 31% from Asia-Pacific. The company sells its products through department stores, travel retail, multi-brand specialty beauty stores, brand-dedicated freestanding stores, e-commerce, salons/spas, and perfumeries.
Read more on EL →Gilead Sciences develops and markets therapies to treat life-threatening infectious diseases, with the core of its portfolio focused on HIV and hepatitis B and C. The acquisitions of Corus Pharma, Myogen, CV Therapeutics, Arresto Biosciences, and Calistoga have broadened this focus to include pulmonary and cardiovascular diseases and cancer. Gilead's acquisition of Pharmasset brought rights to hepatitis C drug Sovaldi, which is also part of combination drug Harvoni, and the Kite, Forty Seven, and Immunomedics acquisitions boost Gilead's exposure to cell therapy and noncell therapy in oncology.
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