The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE: EL ) is expected to release earnings results for its fourth quarter, before the opening bell on Monday, Aug. 19.

Analysts expect the New York-based company to report quarterly earnings at 27 cents per share, up from 7 cents per share in the year-ago period. Estée Lauder is projected to post revenue of $3.83 billion. It reported $3.63 billion a year earlier, according to data from Benzinga Pro .

With the recent buzz around Estee Lauder, some investors may be eyeing potential gains from the company's dividends. As of now, Estee Lauder has a dividend yield of 2.77%. That’s a quarterly dividend amount of 66 cents a share ($2.64 a year).

To figure out how to earn $500 monthly from Estee Lauder, we start with the yearly target of $6,000 ($500 x 12 months).

Next, we take this amount and divide it by Estee Lauder's $2.64 dividend: $6,000 / $2.64  = 2,273 shares

So, an investor would need to own approximately $216,253 worth of Estee Lauder, or 2,273 shares to generate a monthly dividend income of $500.

Assuming a more conservative goal of $100 monthly ($1,200 annually), we do the same calculation: $1,200 / $2.64 = 455 shares, or $43,289 to generate a monthly dividend income of $100.

Note that dividend yield can change on a rolling basis, as the dividend payment and the stock price both fluctuate over time.

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The dividend yield is calculated by dividing the annual dividend payment by the current stock price. As the stock price changes, the dividend yield will also change.

For example, if a stock pays an annual dividend of $2 and its current price is $50, its dividend yield would be 4%. However, if the stock price increases to $60, the dividend yield would decrease to 3.33% ($2/$60).

Conversely, if the stock price decreases to $40, the dividend yield would increase to 5% ($2/$40).

Further, the dividend payment itself can also change over time, which can also impact the dividend yield. If a company increases its dividend payment, the dividend yield will increase even if the stock price remains the same. Similarly, if a company decreases its dividend payment, the dividend yield will decrease.

EL Price Action: Shares of Estee Lauder gained 3.8% to close at $95.14 on Thursday.

On Aug. 13, Telsey Advisory Group analyst Dana Telsey maintained Estee Lauder with a Market Perform rating and maintained the price target of $115.

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