Q: When was The Estée Lauder Companies founded?

A: The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. was founded in 1946.

Q: I am a student researching The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. Could you please provide me with information for this project?

A: The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. consists of Estée Lauder, Aramis, Clinique, Prescriptives, Lab Series for Men, Origins, M·A·C, La Mer, Bobbi Brown, Tommy Hilfiger, Kiton, Donna Karan, Aveda, Jo Malone, Bumble and bumble, Darphin, Michael Kors, American Beauty, Flirt!, good skin™, grassroots™, Sean John, Missoni, Daisy Fuentes, Tom Ford, Mustang, Coach, Ojon and Eyes by Design™. We were privately owned Company until November 1995, when shares of our Company first became available on the New York Stock Exchange. Our products are sold across the United States and in over 140 countries and territories globally.

Our corporate offices and worldwide headquarters are located in New York City. We have several United States manufacturing facilities located in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Minnesota, in addition to our manufacturing plants in the United Kingdom, Belgium, Switzerland, Canada and France.

Because of the competitive nature of our business, much of our marketing, advertising and promotional information is considered confidential and is not available to the general public.

A summary of our latest financial results is available 24 hours a day via our toll-free information line, 1-800-308-2334.

On The Estée Lauder Companies’ web site, you will find financial information in the Investor Information section, including corporate press releases, stock information and our latest Annual Report.

Q: I am a student and I am doing a report on Mrs. Estée Lauder. Where can I find more information on her?

A: The best source of information is Mrs. Lauder’s autobiography, “Estée: A Success Story.” Although the book is out of print, we suggest checking with your local library, where you may find assistance in locating a copy.

See: Heritage