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: ZANNINO RICHARD F CIK: 0001189770 Role: Director --- Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Stock Units (Share Payout) Date: 2026-03-16 | Code: A (Grant or award) Shares: +11.68 | Price: $88.76 Shares Owned After: 2,983.51 | 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 (Share Payout) Date: 2026-03-16 | Code: A (Grant or award) Shares: +41.71 | Price: $88.76 Shares Owned After: 10,656.19 | Ownership: I (Indirect) | Nature: by LLC 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. [F4] Limited Liability Company ("LLC") owned by trusts for the benefit of members of the Reporting Person's family. The Reporting Person has investment power over the securities of the Issuer held by the LLC. --- 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. F4: Limited Liability Company ("LLC") owned by trusts for the benefit of members of the Reporting Person's family. The Reporting Person has investment power over the securities of the Issuer held by the LLC. --- Signature --- /s/ Richard F. Zannino, by Robin Cohen, Attorney-in-fact (2026-03-17)