Who Owns L'Oréal?
Updated onExplore the ownership hierarchy of L'Oréal. See parent companies, holding structures, and ultimate controllers.
Ownership Chain
L'Oréal
L'Oréal is a French multinational public beauty company and the world’s largest cosmetics group, developing and selling makeup, skincare, haircare, fragrance and related products to consumers worldwide.
L'Oréal appears to be independent with no known parent company.
L'Oréal
L'Oréal is a French multinational public beauty company and the world’s largest cosmetics group, developing and selling makeup, skincare, haircare, fragrance and related products to consumers worldwide.
L'Oréal appears to be independent with no known parent company.
Major Shareholders
L'Oréal
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | Voting | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Téthys SAS French holding company controlled by the Bettencourt Meyers family; directly held about 152.5 million L’Oréal shares, corresponding to roughly 28.5% of L’Oréal’s share capital and voting rights as of December 31, 2024, according to L’Oréal’s 2024 Universal Registration Document and AMF threshold-crossing disclosures. | Corporate | 28.5% | 28.5% | Dec 2024 |
Nestlé Equity Holdings Limited (Nestlé group) Luxembourg-based holding company within the Nestlé group; following an intra‑group transfer from Nestlé SA on May 21, 2025, it directly held 107,621,021 L’Oréal shares, representing about 20.14% of L’Oréal’s share capital and voting rights. The stake size is consistent with the 20.14% position reported for Nestlé SA in L’Oréal’s shareholding table as at December 31, 2024. | Corporate | 20.1% | 20.1% | May 2025 |
Financière L'Arcouest SAS French simplified joint-stock company (SAS) in the Bettencourt Meyers family group; held about 27.65 million L’Oréal shares after an internal transfer of shares from Françoise Bettencourt Meyers at the end of 2023, equating to just over 5% of L’Oréal’s share capital and voting rights as reflected in AMF filings and confirmed in L’Oréal’s 2024 Universal Registration Document. | Corporate | 5.2% | 5.2% | Dec 2024 |
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