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Loreal stock: L'Oreal sets October 22 date. Loreal stock is 7.95 percent below EUR 440 target

Published on 10/20/2026 at 16:45 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

First-half sales were EUR 23.77 billion, up 5.80 percent. Loreal stock stands at EUR 405.00 on October 20, 2026, up 0.35 percent versus Xetra close.

Reporting date and target

L'Oreal scheduled its next sales update for October 22, 2026.
UBS raised its target from EUR 430.00 to EUR 440.00 on October 6, 2026.
Loreal stock costs EUR 405.00 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 4:35 p.m. CEST, 0.35 percent above the Xetra close of October 19, 2026, 0.59 percent below the 52-week high.
First-half 2026 sales rose 5.80 percent to EUR 23.77 billion.

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L'Oreal has scheduled its next sales update for October 22, 2026, giving investors the next dated checkpoint for the beauty group. On October 6, 2026, UBS raised its target from EUR 430.00 to EUR 440.00 and kept a Buy rating, according to Finanzen.ch. The new target stood 8.64 percent above the Lang & Schwarz price of EUR 405.00. Loreal stock was trading at EUR 405.00 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 4:35 p.m. CEST, up 0.35 percent versus the Xetra close of October 19, 2026 at EUR 403.60.

First-half sales set the benchmark

L'Oreal reported sales of EUR 23.77 billion for the first half of 2026, up 5.80 percent on a reported basis and 6.80 percent like-for-like. Its operating margin reached 21.30 percent in the period, according to Everything-PR, which cited the July 29 results. The October update will show whether that pace held through the third quarter, but the scheduled date itself is the next concrete event for the stock.

Stock remains near its yearly high

At 4:28 p.m. CEST on October 20, 2026, the Euronext Paris quote was EUR 403.90, with a 52-week range of EUR 338.85 to EUR 407.40 and volume of 88,011 shares. The Lang & Schwarz price was 0.59 percent below that high, leaving only EUR 2.40 between the euro indication and the yearly peak. The same market snapshot put L'Oreal's market capitalization at EUR 215.1 billion.

Valuation meets the October 22 date

L'Oreal traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.32 on October 20, 2026, while the October 22 sales update is scheduled after the market close. The valuation leaves the report focused on sales growth, margins and the performance of the group's major beauty divisions rather than on a new corporate transaction.

Comparison with peers

L'Oreal: up 0.35 percent, P/E 34.32, market capitalization EUR 215.1 billion.

LVMH: down 0.26 percent, P/E 17.71, market capitalization EUR 191.8 billion.

Hermes: unchanged at 0.00 percent, P/E 31.05, market capitalization EUR 140.0 billion.

Price and reporting date

The October 22 sales update is the next scheduled company date. UBS's EUR 440.00 target remains EUR 35.00 above the Lang & Schwarz price, while the first-half sales figure provides the latest reported operating comparison.

Loreal stock was trading at EUR 405.00 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 4:35 p.m. CEST, 0.35 percent above the Xetra close of October 19, 2026 at EUR 403.60.

The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Loreal stock.