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L'Oreal

PAR:OR · FR0000120321
Personal ProductsXX-Large

360

50
EV / EBIT16
Price / Owner Earnings16
Owner Earnings Yield29
Dividend Yield69
Price/Sales37
EV / Gross Profit16
Price/Book26
Return on Capital75
Cash Return on Capital64
Return on Equity72
EBIT Margin79
Gross Profitability59
Cash Conversion68
Accruals67
Owner Earnings Margin68
Sales growth61
Profit Growth96
Long-Term EPS Growth55
Owner Earnings Growth66
Reinvestment63
Price momentum60
Debt load52
Refinancing33
Debt Payback30
Liquidity78
Analyst ratings34
Opinion Changes65
Price Target Upside20
Market mood77
Value Creation16/20strong value creator
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

L'Oreal generates returns well above its cost of capital, the foundation of durable shareholder value.

Profile

CountryFrance
IndustryPersonal Products
SizeXX-Large
TypePublic Company
ExchangeENXTPA
Founded1963
Employees64,693
ISINFR0000120321
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
LifestyleBeautyCosmeticsFast-Moving Consumer GoodsManufacturingPersonal Care and HygieneWomens

Description

L'Oréal S.A. (L'Oréal) engages in manufacturing and the sale of cosmetic products. Manufacturing of Finished Products L’Oreal manufactures the vast majority of the finished products that it sells in its own factories, and is mainly present in major…

Analysis

Beloved champion

L'Oréal S.A. sits in the top corner of our grid: excellent business, premium price; every investor already knows the story.

On valuation, the picture is expensive. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 35.7×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year. The implied growth embedded in that price is around 14% a year, against analyst forecasts of 7%. The gap between price and consensus is worth watching: demanding expectations.

Growth is moderate; the safety picture is sturdy. The company scores 16/20 on our value-creation score: strong value creator. Analyst sentiment is cautious.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
69
2023202420252026

All-time high

92

Jan 2024

All-time low

41

Nov 2025

Average rank

60

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
37
15
15
27
Price/Earnings
20
26
11
17
Price/Book
26
7
8
15
Dividend Yield
69
63
55
53
Value (overall)
35
26
13
19

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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