Consumer Defensive
L'Oréal S.A.(LRLCF)
Live Price
Offline$457.00
+4.33% today
1Y Change
+10.96%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 → Jun 17, 2026
- Market Cap
- $194.89B
- Revenue Growth
- +1.3%
- EPS Growth
- -4.3%
- Dividend Yield
- 2.0%
Coverage: 246 bars · Jun 25, 2025 → Jun 17, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
L'Oréal S.A. (LRLCF) is a Consumer Defensive stock with a market cap of $194.89B and listed on OTC. The stock last traded around $457.00 and up 11.0% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 → Jun 17, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +1.3%, EPS growth of -4.3%, a dividend yield of 2.0%. What stands out right now is revenue +1.3%, EPS -4.3%, free cash flow +7.8% with operating margin 22.5% and ROIC 14.6%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 2.0%. Valuation already assumes a fairly strong business story at P/E 31.9 and price/sales 4.4. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines LRLCF price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Consumer Defensive peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Near sector median
+1.3% vs +1.7% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+22.5% vs +6.6% peer median
P/E
Above sector median
31.9 vs 14.0 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report came in below the EPS bar
2026 was reported on Feb 12, 2026 with an EPS surprise of -3.6% and a revenue surprise of -0.3%.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at +1.3% and EPS is at -4.3%, with operating margin around 22.5%.
The next real check-in already has a date
The next earnings event is scheduled for Jul 29, 2026, which is the clearest near-term catalyst for confirming whether the current trend is holding up.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +6.8% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 3 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS Δ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Feb 12, 2026 | -3.6% | +6.6% | +13.0% | -4.3% |
2025 Jun 30, 2025 | -10.7% | +0.1% | +1.8% | +2.3% |
2024 Dec 31, 2024 | -5.7% | -1.9% | +5.7% | +5.2% |
Benchmark Edge
LRLCF vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
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Relative to SPY
LRLCF Max Drawdown
-18.50%
Trailing 1Y
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Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for LRLCF and SPY.
Company Overview
L'Oréal S.A.
Other OTC
L'Oréal S.A., through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells cosmetic products for women and men worldwide. The company operates through four divisions: Consumer Products, L'oréal Luxe, Professional Products, and Active Cosmetics. It offers shampoos, hair care products, shower gels, skin care products, cleansers, hair colors, styling products, deodorants, sun care products, make-up, perfumes, etc. The company provides its products under the L'Oréal Paris, Garnier, Maybelline New York, NYX Professional Makeup, Essie, Niely, Dark and Lovely, Lancôme, Yves Saint Laurent Beauté, Giorgio Armani Beauty, Kiehl's, Urban Decay, Biotherm, Ralph Lauren, IT Cosmetics, L'Oréal Professionnel, Kérastase, Redken, Matrix, Biolage, Pureology, Decléor, Carita, Vichy, La Roche-Posay, SkinCeuticals, Roger&Gallet, CeraVe, Stylenanda, Mixa, Magic Mask, Prada, Helena Rubinstein, Valentino, Mugler, Shu Uemura, Viktor&Rolf, Azzaro, Diesel, Atelier Cologne, Cacharel, and Yue Sai brands. It sells its products through distribution channels, such as hair salons, mass-market retail channels, perfumeries, department stores, pharmacies, drugstores, medispas, branded retail, travel retail, and e-commerce. L'Oréal S.A. was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Clichy, France.
- Leadership
- Nicolas Hieronimus
- IPO Date
- Apr 26, 2010
- Employees
- 94.4k
- Street Address
- 41, rue Martre
- Mailing
- Clichy, 92117
- Region
- Clichy, FR
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 33 1 47 56 70 00
- Last Updated
- May 1, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 31.9
- EV/EBITDA
- 18.0
- Price/Sales
- 4.4
- Price/Book
- 5.6
Growth
- Revenue
- +1.3%
- EPS
- -4.3%
- Free Cash Flow
- +7.8%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 76.6%
- Operating Margin
- 22.5%
- Net Margin
- 13.9%
- ROE
- 18.5%
- ROIC
- 14.6%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.34
- Current Ratio
- 1.44
Earnings Reports
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Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
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