L'Oréal stock
OR.PAPARL'Oréal S.A., Consumer DefensiveISIN FR0000120321
78Score 78 out of 100, Strong
Price and trend
87 / 100
Price history
+25% in one yearThe chart shows daily closes over 20 years, adjusted for stock splits and without dividends. Click into the chart to set a price alert at that price.
Above the 200-day line: the price is 17% above it.
Since June 2026 the 50-day line has been above the 200-day line; the trend has turned up.
Normal: the price is neither overheated nor sold off (RSI 58).
The price is 1.9% below its 52-week high. Largest decline in 20 years: 53% (December 2007 to March 2009).
Chart figures for advanced users
- SMA 50$445.02
- Average price of the last 50 trading days, shows the short-term trend.
- SMA 200$422.80
- Average price of the last 200 trading days, shows the long-term trend.
- RSI (14)58
- Relative strength over the last 14 days on a scale from 0 to 100. Above 70 the price counts as overheated, below 30 as sharply fallen.
- MACDabove the signal line
- Compares a fast and a slow price average. Above its signal line momentum is rising, below it momentum is fading.
- Support$382.18
- The lowest closing price of the last twelve months.
- Resistance$504.85
- The highest closing price of the last twelve months.
Snapshot
Computed from the data by fixed rules, no AI
- L'Oréal S.A. belongs to the Household & Personal Products industry (France) and, with a market value of $264.07B, is number 2 of 39 companies in its industry on MEQIRI.
- In fiscal 2025 it reported revenue of $48.81B (up 1.3% year on year) and earnings of $6.79B (down 4.4%).
- For fiscal 2026, analysts expect on average revenue of $52.69B (up 7.9%) and adjusted earnings per share of $15.19 (up 7.2%).
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- MEQIRI Score 78 out of 100 (Strong): rank 18 of 296 in Consumer Defensive, median 62.
- The P/E is 37.9 (Household & Personal Products median 23.8, own median of recent years 31.7).
- Our model puts fair value at $377.42, with the price 31% above it.
In plain words
The numbers on this page in plain words, written by an AI
Strengths
- Reliable dividendNo dividend cut for over 26 years.Capital allocation 83
- Consistently profitableProfit in all 10 fiscal years from 2016 to 2025.Fundamentals 95
- Earnings turn into cashFree cash flow 120% of earnings over the last 12 months.Fundamentals 95
Weaknesses
- Richly valuedP/E 37.9, Household & Personal Products median 23.8, own median 31.7.Valuation 30
Its standout strengths are fundamentals and technical analysis, while valuation holds the score back.
Daily figure as of 13 Nov 2026
How the score is calculatedScore overview
Fundamentals are strong, with stable profits and strong cash generation.
Score history
The full history of up to 20 years comes with MEQIRI Pro.
See plansCrash risk low
How well MEQIRI warnsOne of the 30% with the lowest crash risk among the 100 largest stocks.
From 2016 to 2025, 4 in 100 such stocks fell 30% or more within a year, against a group average of 9 in 100.
What lowers it
- solid fundamentals
- price near its 52-week high
- very large company
Valuation
Valuation signal
Modestly overvaluedIn our model the price counts as cheap below $290.32 and expensive above $539.17 (uncertainty medium, based on the price swings of the past year).
The two parts of the fair value come to $444.76 (cash-flow model) and $310.09 (industry comparison), and the gap between them shows how uncertain the estimate is. The price is above both.
Calculated with a cost of equity of 7.8%. At 8.8% the fair value would be $338.60, at 6.8% it would be $435.80.
Valuation metrics
Half from the cash-flow model, half from earnings times the industry P/E (23.8).
Calculate with your own assumptionsCompany performance
This shows several years of history with an automatic assessment.
Revenue
In the twelve months to 30 Jun 2026, revenue rose 3.5% on the twelve months before. Revenue has grown solidly since 2006, at about 6% per year.
Margins
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
In fiscal 2025: gross 74%, operating 20%, net 14%.
Debt & balance sheet
latest quarterThe balance sheet is solid, with moderate debt and comfortable interest coverage.
Earnings
- Next earnings
- No date announced.
- Last reported
- 29 Jul 2026EPS reported $8.11 (expected $8.31)below expectations
Analyst estimates
Earnings estimates have barely changed since 15 Oct 2026.
- Earnings per share
- $15.19+0.7%
- Revenue
- $52.69B+0.9%
- Earnings per share
- $16.74+1.1%
- Revenue
- $56.52B+1.5%
MEQIRI has stored the estimates since 15 Oct 2026. Until 30 days are available, the card shows the change since that day. Mean estimate according to Financial Modeling Prep. No price target and no recommendation.
Company outlook confirmed
Share price after the results: +0.9%Global beauty market expected to grow 4% to 5% in 2026 with L'Oréal continuing to outperform; full year currency impact on sales of minus 0.6%.
“In the full year, we expect the global beauty market to grow somewhere between 4%, 5% and 5% and we expect to keep outperforming this market.”The outlook is not part of the score and not a recommendation to buy or sell.
From the earnings call on 30 Jul 2026 (fiscal Q2 2026), read by AI.
What happened at L'Oréal
The key events of the last six months from our own data. A click takes you to the matching card.
Sector comparison
296 rated companies in Consumer Defensive
- This company
- 78
- Sector median
- 62
Categories against the sector median
The median is the middle value: half of the companies in the sector lie above it, half below. Categories with too few comparable companies are left out.
Competitors in Household & Personal Products
The next larger and next smaller companies by market value
- Procter & GamblePG $389.46B72
- UnileverUL $141.28B66
- Colgate-PalmoliveCL $77.82B71
- Hindustan UnileverHINDUNILVR.NS $49.3B68
- Reckitt Benckiser Group3RB.DE $47.65B71
- Estée Lauder CompaniesEL $40.04B54
- Henkel AG & Co. KGaAHEN3.DE $38.72B70
- Kimberly-ClarkKMB $35.65B68
ETFs that hold L'Oréal
Held by 171 ETFs on Xetra. Shown per index: the ETF with the largest weight.
| ETF | Weight | Cost | Fund size |
|---|---|---|---|
| iShares STOXX Europe 600 Personal & Household Goods UCITS ETF (DE)EXH7 | 12.92% | 0.46% | €194.85M |
| Xtrackers MSCI Europe Consumer Staples Screened UCITS ETF 1CDXSK | 9.42% | 0.17% | €53.33M |
| iShares MSCI Europe Consumer Staples Sector UCITS ETFESIS | 9.37% | 0.18% | €292.4M |
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| State Street SPDR MSCI Europe Consumer Staples UCITS ETFSPYC | 9.37% | 0.18% | €204.03M |
| Xtrackers CAC 40 UCITS ETF 1DDX2G | 5.99% | 0.20% | €129.36M |
| iShares MSCI France UCITS ETFIS3U | 5.93% | 0.25% | €177.52M |
| WisdomTree Eurozone Quality Dividend Growth UCITS ETF EUR AccWTIM | 5.69% | 0.29% | €49.19M |
| Xtrackers Stoxx European Market Leaders UCITS ETF Accum 1C EURXZEC | 5.06% | 0.25% | €7.47M |
Holdings as reported by the funds via FMP, excluding swap ETFs (their holdings are only collateral).
Data status and sources
- Score
- Daily value of 13 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
- Price
- Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
- Latest annual report
- Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Dec 2025
- Currency
- Amounts in US dollars, converted at the ECB reference rate of 12 Nov 2026 ($1 = €0.9024)
- Source
- Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.
Mandatory disclosures for this rating
- ; time horizon around 12 months
- Rated Strong, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 27 Mar 2026)
- Valuation signal Fairly valued since 7 Nov 2026
- End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
- Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
- Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
- Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.