L'Oreal steals French stock market crown from LVMH

The logo of French cosmetics L'Oreal Groupe at the 10th edition of the VivaTech technology startups and innovation fair in Paris, France, June 18, 2026.

The logo of French cosmetics L'Oreal Groupe at the 10th edition of the VivaTech technology startups and innovation fair in Paris, France, June 18, 2026. (REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes)


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PARIS, Sept 15 — Cosmetics ​group L'Oreal became France's most valuable ‌listed company on Tuesday, ⁠surpassing Louis ​Vuitton owner ⁠LVMH as ‌high-end luxury ‌companies remain under pressure ⁠after ⁠years of slowing sales and lacklustre earnings.

It is the first time since ‌2017 that ​a non-luxury company has claimed the top spot on the Paris bourse at the end ​of a ‌trading ‌day.

L'Oreal's market ⁠capitalisation reached €203.17 billion ($234.54 billion), according to LSEG data, with ‌LVMH at €202.05 ​billion.

($1 = 0.8663 ‌euros)

(reporting ⁠by ​Piotr Lipinski, editing by Tassilo ​Hummel)

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