Estee Lauder Companies Inc vs Novo Nordisk A/S — how do they compare? Estee Lauder Companies Inc trades at $88 (market cap $31.76B), while Novo Nordisk A/S trades at $45.95 (market cap $207.85B). The key difference: Novo Nordisk A/S is far larger — about 6.5× Estee Lauder Companies Inc's market cap, and Novo Nordisk A/S pays the higher dividend (3.81%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| EL | NVO | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $31.76B | $207.85B |
Sector | Consumer Staples | Health |
52-Week High | $119.61 | $63.98 |
52-Week Low | $67.23 | $35.29 |
Enterprise Value | $37.93B | $222.55B |
Dividend Yield | 1.59% | 3.81% |
Trailing returns across standard periods
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 →With almost 50% market share by volume of the global insulin market, Novo Nordisk is the leading provider of diabetes-care products in the world. Based in Denmark, the company manufactures and markets a variety of human and modern insulins, injectable diabetes treatments, and oral antidiabetic agents. Novo also has a biopharmaceutical segment (constituting roughly 15% of revenue) that specializes in protein therapies for hemophilia and other disorders.
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