Estee Lauder Companies (The)

Sector: Consumer Defensive

Industry: Household & Personal Products

The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. is an American cosmetics company that manufactures, markets and sells skin care, makeup, fragrance and hair care products. The company was founded by Estee Lauder and Joseph Lauder in 1946 and is headquartered in New York, New York. It is widely considered to be the second-largest cosmetics company in the world after rival L'Oréal. Its product line is retailed in over 150 countries under brand names including Estee Lauder, Aramis, Clinique, Lab Series, Origins, M.A.C, Bobbi Brown, La Mer, Aveda, Jo Malone London, and more.