Estee Lauder Companies Inc vs Banco Santander SA — how do they compare? Estee Lauder Companies Inc trades at $88.01 (market cap $31.76B), while Banco Santander SA trades at $14.88 (market cap $211.63B). The key difference: Banco Santander SA is far larger — about 6.7× Estee Lauder Companies Inc's market cap, and Banco Santander SA pays the higher dividend (1.89%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| EL | SAN | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $31.76B | $211.63B |
Sector | Consumer Staples | Financials |
52-Week High | $119.61 | $14.71 |
52-Week Low | $67.23 | $9.37 |
Enterprise Value | $37.93B | — |
Dividend Yield | 1.59% | 1.89% |
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 →Santander's focus is on retail and commercial banking. Latin America is geographically the largest operation, with Brazil by far the largest. Its continental European business is still mainly Iberian. Santander's U.K. presence is the result of the acquisition of building society Abbey. In the U.S., Santander operates a vehicle finance business and a regional bank focused on the Northeastern states.
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