Estee Lauder Companies (EL) executive compensation, 2025 proxy

Stéphane de La Faverie, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $9.6M in fiscal 2025, up 62% from $5.9M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 352:1, on median employee pay of $38,149.

Filed
September 25, 2025
Annual meeting
November 13, 2025
Pay year
fiscal 2025
Named executives
7
CEO total pay
$9.6M+62% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
352:1median $38,149
CEO pay in equity
70%$6.7M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
93%of votes cast
CEO annualized compensation
$13,422,486Used in pay ratio calculation
NEO EAIP payout range
47.5%-59.2%Of target bonus opportunities
PSU equity mix
40%Up from 33%
RSU equity mix
40%Up from 33%

How Faverie was paid

$9.6M in total for fiscal 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary14%Stock awards56%Option awards14%Non-equity incentive12%Pension and deferred comp2%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Stéphane de La FaveriePresident and Chief Executive Officer$9,613,508
Akhil ShrivastavaExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$3,666,879
Jane Hertzmark HudisExecutive Vice President, Chief Brand Officer$6,852,146
Rashida La LandeExecutive Vice President and General Counsel$10,893,341
Fabrizio FredaFormer President and Chief Executive Officer$17,793,402
Tracey T. TravisFormer Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$7,470,091
Peter JueptnerFormer Group President, International$5,833,390

What changed and why

  • 28%28% reduction in annualized target compensation expense followed the executive leadership team realignment.
  • 40%40% of NEO annual equity grants were PSUs and 40% were RSUs, up from 33% each.
  • 20%20% of NEO annual equity grants were stock options, down from 33%.
  • 47.5%47.5% to 59.2% of target were fiscal 2025 EAIP payouts for NEOs.
  • No payouts resulted from fiscal 2023 annual PSUs because performance was below threshold.
  • $2.8M$2.8 million cash bonus compensated Rashida La Lande for bonus amounts forfeited at her prior employer.

Other Estee Lauder Companies proxy statements

  • 2026 proxy statement

    Stéphane de La Faverie paid $20.6M (+114% on the year), pay ratio 601:1.

    Filed Sep 30, 2026

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.