Estee Lauder (EL)

=== SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership === Document Type: 4 Period of Report: 2026-03-16 10b5-1 Pre-arranged Plan: No --- Issuer --- Name: ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC (EL) CIK: 0001001250 --- Reporting Owner --- Name: STERNLICHT BARRY S CIK: 0001034657 Role: Director --- Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Stock Units (Share Payout) Date: 2026-03-16 | Code: A (Grant or award) Shares: +72.97 | Price: $88.76 Shares Owned After: 18,643.09 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] Not applicable. [F2] Represents reinvestment of dividend equivalents on outstanding stock units. [F3] The stock units will be paid out the first business day of the calendar year following the last date of the Reporting Person's service as a director of the Company. [F3] The stock units will be paid out the first business day of the calendar year following the last date of the Reporting Person's service as a director of the Company. [Transaction #2] Security: Stock Units (Cash Payout) Date: 2026-03-16 | Code: A (Grant or award) Shares: +184.9 | Price: $88.76 Shares Owned After: 47,076.7 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] Not applicable. [F2] Represents reinvestment of dividend equivalents on outstanding stock units. [F3] The stock units will be paid out the first business day of the calendar year following the last date of the Reporting Person's service as a director of the Company. [F3] The stock units will be paid out the first business day of the calendar year following the last date of the Reporting Person's service as a director of the Company. --- Footnotes (Complete Index) --- F1: Not applicable. F2: Represents reinvestment of dividend equivalents on outstanding stock units. F3: The stock units will be paid out the first business day of the calendar year following the last date of the Reporting Person's service as a director of the Company. --- Signature --- /s/ Barry S. Sternlicht, by Robin Cohen, Attorney-in-fact (2026-03-17)