L'Oréal

Founded 1909

Ticker LRLCY

Exchange OTC (ADR) / Euronext Paris (OR)

Sector Beauty

Market Cap Large Cap (Mega Cap)

Headquarters Clichy, France

Target Audience Global consumers across all demographics. Present in 150+ countries across four divisions.

The world's largest beauty company, spanning mass, luxury, professional, and dermatological beauty at global scale. Its breadth makes it one of the clearest examples of how portfolio diversification and brand power can coexist. Operates across four divisions and sells in 150+ countries, with business model built on R&D investment, brand portfolio depth, and global distribution reach.

Stock Price

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LRLCY

15-minute delay via Yahoo Finance. Percentage change shown reflects movement relative to the previous trading day's close.

Financial Health Score

67.7 / 100

Behavioural Quality Score

56.2 / 100

Financial Metrics

10 metrics across growth, profitability, financial health, and capital efficiency — powered by Financial Modeling Prep + yfinance

Metric	Reported Figure	Ratio / Rate	Normalised Score	Note
Revenue Growth	Revenue $44.05B Prior Year Revenue $43.49B	1.2997	0.25	Year-over-year change in total revenue.
Gross Margin	Gross Profit $32.74B	74.3181	1.00	⚑ Highest gross margin in peer group — exceptional pricing power. Gross profit as a percentage of revenue — how much revenue remains after direct production costs.
Operating Margin	Op. Income $8.89B	20.1850	0.81	Operating income as a percentage of revenue — efficiency after all operating costs including SG&A.
Net Profit Margin	Net Income $6.13B	13.9090	0.89	Net income as a percentage of revenue — bottom-line profitability after all costs, taxes, and interest.
FCF Margin	Free Cash Flow $7.16B	16.2572	1.00	⚑ Highest free cash flow margin in peer group. Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue — cash actually generated after capital expenditure.
Debt to Equity	Total Debt $11.92B	0.3409x	0.88	Total debt divided by shareholder equity — degree of financial leverage. Lower is stronger; this metric is inverted in scoring.
Current Ratio	Current Assets $39.62B Current Liabilities $11.45B	3.4602x	0.63	Current assets divided by current liabilities — ability to meet short-term obligations.
Return on Equity (ROE)	Shareholders' Equity $34.95B	17.5297	0.67	Net income divided by shareholder equity — profit generated per dollar of shareholder capital.
Return on Assets (ROA)	Total Assets $61.82B	9.9112	0.64	Net income divided by total assets — profit generated per dollar of total assets held.
Interest Coverage Ratio	EBIT $10.94B	29.1905x	0.03	EBIT divided by interest expense — how comfortably operating earnings cover interest obligations.

Valuation

Market-implied valuation multiples based on current stock price. Green = trading below peer median (cheaper). Red = trading above peer median (more expensive). P/E and EV/EBITDA are not shown for loss-making companies — Price/Sales remains available in all cases.

P/E Ratio

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How much investors pay per dollar of earnings. Peer median: 15.0x

EV / EBITDA

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Enterprise value relative to operating earnings. Preferred over P/E for comparing companies with different debt levels. Peer median: 10.4x

Price / Sales

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Market cap relative to annual revenue. Useful for loss-making firms. Peer median: 1.16x

Behavioural Signals

10 metrics across consumer experience & trust, employee culture & brand momentum — powered by Glassdoor, Google Trends, Trustpilot & App Store

Signal	Reported Figure	Normalised Score	Note
Google Trends Score (US)	15.8	—	⚑ Reported for reference only — this company is classified as primarily global, so US search interest is not included in its behavioural score weighting.
Google Trends Score (Global)	30.6	0.348	⚑ Average worldwide search interest score (0–100) over the past 12 months.
Trustpilot Rating	2.0	0.214	⚑ Customer star rating on Trustpilot (1–5).
App Rating	—	—	⚑ No consumer app available or insufficient ratings data — not included in behavioural score weighting.
YouTube Subscribers	167K	0.269	⚑ Total YouTube channel subscribers — indicator of brand cultural reach and chosen ongoing content followership.
Instagram Followers	12.0M	0.711	⚑ Instagram followers — #3 in the universe at 12M, reflecting L'Oréal's global brand scale across 150+ countries.
TikTok Total Likes	3.9M	0.058	⚑ TikTok total likes — 3.9M for the @lorealmakeup account, relatively modest given L'Oréal's scale. The corporate TikTok presence is weaker than its Instagram footprint.
Glassdoor Overall Rating	4.0	1.000	⚑ Overall employee rating on Glassdoor (1–5).
Glassdoor CEO Approval %	89%	1.000	⚑ % of employees who approve of the CEO.
Glassdoor Recommend %	79%	0.981	⚑ % of employees who would recommend the company to a friend.

Google Trends weighting reflects this company's primarily global market presence, with the US Trends score shown for reference only. Some behavioural data is manually collected. Last updated: 2026-05-14.

Glassdoor Snapshot

Overall Rating 4.0

CEO Approval 89%

Recommend to Friend 79%

Culture Rating 3.9

Work / Life Balance 3.5

Diversity & Inclusion 4.2

Senior Management 3.6

Compensation & Benefits 3.9

Glassdoor data is manually collected. Last updated: 2026-05-13

Signal Profiles Spider Map

Normalised scores across financial and behavioural signals (0–1 scale)

Financial

Behavioural

Each axis represents one signal. Points closer to the outer edge indicate stronger performance relative to peers — a larger, fuller shape means stronger overall signal quality. Points near the centre indicate weaker relative performance on that metric. All values are normalised relative to the companies in the BrandSignals universe.

Market Sentiment

Price momentum and market positioning indicators

1-Month Return

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Stock price change over the past 30 days.

3-Month Return

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Stock price change over the past 90 days.

vs XLY (3M)

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3-month return relative to the Consumer Discretionary ETF. Positive = outperforming the sector.

30-Day Volatility

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Annualised standard deviation of daily stock price returns — how much the stock price typically fluctuates in a year. Peer median: 44%

52-Week Position

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Where the current price sits within the past 52-week range. 0% = at 52-week low, 100% = at 52-week high.

vs SPY (3M)

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3-month return relative to the S&P 500. Positive = outperforming the broader market.

Returns reflect stock price movement only and do not include dividends paid during the period. Data via Yahoo Finance with a 15-minute delay.

Products & Categories

Skincare Haircare Makeup Fragrance Dermatological products

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