L'Oreal (LRLCY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

L’Oréal S.A. (OTCMKTS: LRLCY) is a global leader in the cosmetics and beauty industry, renowned for its wide range of skincare, haircare, makeup and fragrance products. Founded in 1909 by French chemist Eugène Schueller, the company began with innovative hair-dye formulas and has since grown into a diversified beauty conglomerate. Headquartered in Clichy, France, L’Oréal maintains a strong heritage of research and innovation, operating multiple research centers around the world dedicated to developing new active ingredients and sustainable formulations.

The company organizes its offerings across four main business divisions: Professional Products, Consumer Products, L’Oréal Luxe and Active Cosmetics. Its Professional Products division serves salon professionals with brands such as Kérastase, L’Oréal Professionnel and Matrix, while the Consumer Products division offers mass-market brands including L’Oréal Paris, Garnier and Maybelline. L’Oréal Luxe features high-end names like Lancôme, Yves Saint Laurent Beauté and Urban Decay, and the Active Cosmetics division markets dermocosmetic brands such as La Roche-Posay, Vichy and CeraVe.

With a presence in more than 150 countries, L’Oréal reaches consumers through a combination of e-commerce, retail partnerships, salons and department stores. The company’s global footprint is supported by regional hubs in the Americas; Europe; Asia-Pacific; and the Middle East and Africa, enabling it to tailor products to diverse consumer needs and local market trends. Sustainability is a growing focus for L’Oréal, which has set ambitious targets for reducing environmental impact, sourcing renewable raw materials and improving packaging recyclability.

Leadership at L’Oréal is anchored by Chief Executive Officer Nicolas Hieronimus, who succeeded Jean-Paul Agon in 2021, while the latter continues to serve as Chairman of the Board. Under their guidance, the company emphasizes data-driven innovation, digital transformation and inclusive beauty. Through ongoing investments in research, sustainable practices and brand diversification, L’Oréal continues to pursue growth opportunities across global beauty markets.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $92.77 to $93.85
• 50-Day Range: $82.13 to $94.37
• 52-Week Range: $66.64 to $95.10
• Volume: 82,589 shs
• Average Volume: 128,939 shs
• Market Capitalization: $248.26 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 1.21%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

L'Oreal Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

L'Oreal scored higher than 31% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for L'Oreal.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.46%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for L'Oreal are expected to grow by 8.46% in the coming year, from $2.60 to $2.82 per share.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

L'Oreal has a PEG Ratio of 5.38. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

L'Oreal has a P/B Ratio of 6.94. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.01% of the float of L'Oreal has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

L'Oreal has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in L'Oreal has recently decreased by 7.75%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

L'Oreal pays a meaningful dividend of 1.22%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

L'Oreal does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, L'Oreal will have a dividend payout ratio of 40.07% next year. This indicates that L'Oreal will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.01% of the float of L'Oreal has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

L'Oreal has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in L'Oreal has recently decreased by 7.75%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

L'Oreal has a news sentiment score of 0.20. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 1.00 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for L'Oreal this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added L'Oreal to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, L'Oreal insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 0.40% of the stock of L'Oreal is held by institutions.

LRLCY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have LRLCY shares performed this year?

L'Oreal's stock was trading at $70.41 at the beginning of the year. Since then, LRLCY stock has increased by 32.3% and is now trading at $93.12.

Does L'Oreal have any subsidiaries?

L'Oreal subsidiaries include these companies: Société Thermale de la Roche Posay, Logocos, Pulp Riot, Nanda, ModiFace, IT Cosmetics, Société des Thermes de Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, and more.

How do I buy shares of L'Oreal?

Shares of LRLCY stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 5/29 Dividend: 5/02/2025
• Record date for 5/29 Dividend: 5/05/2025
• Dividend Payable: 5/29/2025
• Today: 8/27/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: CONS PD - MISC STPL
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:LRLCY
• Previous Symbol: OTC:LRLCY
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.loreal.com
• Phone: (314) 756-7000
• Fax: 33-1-47-56-86-42
• Employees: 94,397
• Year Founded: 1909

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 35.82
• P/E Growth: 5.38
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.16
• Current Ratio: 1.13
• Quick Ratio: 0.81

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $47.06 billion
• Price / Sales: 5.28
• Cash Flow: $3.52 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 26.46
• Book Value: $13.42 per share
• Price / Book: 6.94

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,666,020,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $248.26 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.92