Estee Lauder Companies Inc vs Intuitive Surgical, Inc. — how do they compare? Estee Lauder Companies Inc trades at $88 (market cap $31.76B), while Intuitive Surgical, Inc. trades at $404.93 (market cap $141.75B). The key difference: Intuitive Surgical, Inc. is far larger — about 4.5× Estee Lauder Companies Inc's market cap, and Estee Lauder Companies Inc pays a 1.59% dividend while Intuitive Surgical, Inc. pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| EL | ISRG | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $31.76B | $141.75B |
Sector | Consumer Staples | Health |
52-Week High | $119.61 | $592.85 |
52-Week Low | $67.23 | $332.02 |
Enterprise Value | $37.93B | $136.53B |
Dividend Yield | 1.59% | — |
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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 →Intuitive Surgical develops, produces, and markets a robotic system for assisting minimally invasive surgery. It also provides the instrumentation, disposable accessories, and warranty services for the system. The company has placed nearly 7,000 da Vinci systems in hospitals worldwide, with more than 4,000 installations in the United States and a growing number in emerging markets.
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