Loreal, FR0000120321

L'Oreal stock gains 1.39% as nine-month growth stays broad-based

Published on 10/30/2026 at 16:07 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

L'Oreal stock advances after the beauty group reported broad-based nine-month growth. Management still expects higher sales and profit for the full year.

Sales Momentum Remains Broad Based

L'Oreal reported nine-month sales of 35.33 billion euros, up 7.7 percent on a reported basis.
Professional Products and Dermatological Beauty led adjusted like-for-like growth across the divisions.
Management expects another year of sales and profit growth ahead of the November 30 capital markets day.

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L'Oreal stock traded at 434.83 euros on Lang & Schwarz at 4:02 p.m. CET on Friday, October 30, 2026. That was 1.39 percent above the 428.85-euro quote in the previous report published earlier the same day. The comparison is separate from the Xetra daily close.

L'Oreal reported sales of 35.33 billion euros for the first nine months of 2026, up 7.7 percent on a reported basis and 6.9 percent like-for-like. The figures were published for the period ended September 30 and are detailed in the company's official sales release.

Growth Extends Across Divisions

Third-quarter sales reached 11.5614 billion euros, up 11.9 percent as reported and 7.2 percent like-for-like. Adjusted like-for-like growth reached 7.7 percent after accounting for the timing of the group's information-technology transformation.

Professional Products posted the strongest nine-month adjusted like-for-like growth among the divisions at 12.3 percent. Dermatological Beauty followed at 11.6 percent, while L'Oreal Luxe grew 5.8 percent and Consumer Products increased 4.2 percent.

The regional picture remained broad. Adjusted like-for-like growth reached 15.8 percent in South Asia Pacific, the Middle East, North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa. Europe grew 7.0 percent, North America 6.3 percent and North Asia 5.5 percent, while Latin America advanced 2.4 percent.

Management Keeps Full-Year Outlook

Chief Executive Nicolas Hieronimus called the third quarter exceptional and pointed to innovation, e-commerce and artificial intelligence as strategic advantages. Management expects another year of sales and profit growth, but has not published a numerical full-year forecast.

Investors' next scheduled strategic focus is the capital markets day on November 30, 2026. The event may provide further detail on the group's growth priorities and medium-term execution.

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