L’Oréal has posted strong third-quarter results, with reported sales across the group increasing by 7.7 per cent to $39.6bn in the three months to 30 September, 2026.
The regional sales across North America went up by 6 per cent to approximately $10.3bn.
L’oréal experienced growth in all divisions with a standout performance in the professional products and dermatological beauty, which increased by 19.1 per cent 15.7 per cent respectively.
According to the company, the fragrances and haircare divisions drove growth and the skincare department has continued to accelerate.
The brand’s online division experienced monumental growth, an increase of 17 per cent ahead of the overall digital market.
Nicolas Hieronimus, CEO of L’Oréal, said: “L’Oréal delivered an exceptional third quarter. The global beauty market, once again, proved its resilience in a challenging context—and we continued to significantly outpace it.
“Driven by the success of our innovation plan and the passion of our teams, we continue to win in haircare and fragrances but are now also outperforming the market in the all-important skincare category.
“Growing well ahead of the market in e-commerce, we continue to double down on this winning channel with spectacular results across all regions, notably emerging markets.
“The impressive results in SAPMENA-SSA, including in India, and the strong performances across all developed regions, with a special mention of Europe, illustrate our local teams’ ability to win across terrains.”
The growth within the professional products sector was driven by the premiumization of the haircare category as well as successful execution of an omnichannel strategy.
The consumer goods segment experienced a 4.2 per cent sales increase with standout performances from L’Oréal Paris and NYX Professional Makeup.
The L’Oréal Luxe division experienced strong growth within the marketplace, particularly in the men’s fragrances and couture brands.
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