UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
   Hockaday, Irvine O. Jr.
   2501 McGee Trafficway
   Box 419580
   Kansas City, MO  64141
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
   The Estee Lauder Companies Inc.
   EL
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)

4. Statement for Month/Year
   11/30/2001
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
   (X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
   (specify below)

7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
   (X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
   ( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person


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 Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                 |
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1. Title of Security       |2.    |3.    |4.Securities Acquired (A)         |5.Amount of        |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect       |
                           | Transaction |  or Disposed of (D)              |  Securities       |ect   |  Beneficial Ownership     |
                           |      |      |                                  |  Beneficially     |(D)or |                           |
                           |      |    | |                  | A/|           |  Owned at         |Indir |                           |
                           | Date |Code|V|    Amount        | D |    Price  |  End of Month     |ect(I)|                           |
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 Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                   |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con-  |3.   |4.    |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount  |8.Price|9.Number    |10.|11.Nature of|
  Security            |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and|  of Underlying     |of Deri|of Deriva   |Dir|Indirect    |
                      |or Exer |     |      | rities Acqui  |Expiration |  Securities        |vative |tive        |ect|Beneficial  |
                      |cise    |     |      | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/|                    |Secu   |Securities  |(D)|Ownership   |
                      |Price of|     |      | posed of(D)   |Day/Year)  |                    |rity   |Benefi      |or |            |
                      |Deriva- |     |      |               |Date |Expir|                    |       |ficially    |Ind|            |
                      |tive    |     |      |           | A/|Exer-|ation|   Title and Number |       |Owned at    |ire|            |
                      |Secu-   |     |    | |           | D |cisa-|Date |   of Shares        |       |End of      |ct |            |
                      |rity    |Date |Code|V|  Amount   |   |ble  |     |                    |       |Month       |(I)|            |
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Stock Units (Cash Payo|1 for 1 |07/26|A (1|V|37.04      |A  |(2)  |(2)  |Class A Comm|37.04  |$40.50 |            |D  |            |
ut)                   |        |/2001|)   | |           |   |     |     |on Stock    |       |       |            |   |            |
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Stock Units (Cash Payo|1 for 1 |08/22|A (1|V|447.43     |A  |(2)  |(2)  |Class A Comm|447.43 |$40.23 |            |D  |            |
ut)                   |        |/2001|)   | |           |   |     |     |on Stock    |       |       |            |   |            |
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Stock Units (Cash Payo|1 for 1 |09/13|A (1|V|39.16      |A  |(2)  |(2)  |Class A Comm|39.16  |$38.30 |            |D  |            |
ut)                   |        |/2001|)   | |           |   |     |     |on Stock    |       |       |            |   |            |
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Stock Units (Cash Payo|1 for 1 |10/02|A (3|V|1.39       |A  |(2)  |(2)  |Class A Comm|1.39   |$32.05 |            |D  |            |
ut)                   |        |/2001|)   | |           |   |     |     |on Stock    |       |       |            |   |            |
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Stock Units (Cash Payo|1 for 1 |10/31|A (1|V|558.14     |A  |(2)  |(2)  |Class A Comm|558.14 |$32.25 |1,450.63    |D  |            |
ut)                   |        |/2001|)   | |           |   |     |     |on Stock    |       |       |            |   |            |
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Option (Right to Buy) |$32.25  |10/31|A (4|V|7,325      |A  |10/31|10/31|Class A Comm|7,325  |       |7,325       |D  |            |
                      |        |/2001|)   | |           |   |/  20|/  20|on Stock    |       |       |            |   |            |
                      |        |     |    | |           |   |02   |11   |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Explanation of Responses:
1. Reflects grant of stock units in lieu of cash for quarterly portion of
annual retainer and/or meeting fees.
2. The stock units will be paid out in cash as of the first January 1 after the
last date of the Reporting Person's service as a director of the Company.
3. Represents reinvestment of dividend equivalents on outstanding Stock
Units.
4. Granted pursuant to the Issuer's Non-Employee Director Share Incentive
Plan.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
Irvine O. Hockaday, Jr.
DATE
12/10/2001