L'Oréal Valuation

Is LRLC.F undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of LRLC.F when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: LRLC.F ($351.76) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($334.33)

Significantly Below Fair Value: LRLC.F is trading above our estimate of fair value.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for LRLC.F?

Key metric: As LRLC.F is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for LRLC.F. This is calculated by dividing LRLC.F's market cap by their current earnings.
What is LRLC.F's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio28.4x
Earnings€6.48b
Market Cap€184.29b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does LRLC.F's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for LRLC.F vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average62.3x
KVUE Kenvue
38.8x20.8%US$41.6b
EL Estée Lauder Companies
132x35.6%US$26.9b
BRBR BellRing Brands
39.7x12.0%US$9.9b
COTY Coty
38.6x23.0%US$6.2b
LRLC.F L'Oréal
28.4x7.5%US$184.3b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: LRLC.F is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (28.4x) compared to the peer average (62.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does LRLC.F's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Personal Products Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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LRLC.F 28.4xIndustry Avg. 27.6xNo. of Companies4PE020406080100+
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: LRLC.F is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (28.4x) compared to the US Personal Products industry average (28.1x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is LRLC.F's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

LRLC.F PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio28.4x
Fair PE Ratio38.1x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: LRLC.F is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (28.4x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (38.1x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst LRLC.F forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$351.76
US$413.27
+17.5%
12.2%US$520.48US$290.31n/a25
Dec ’25US$341.24
US$430.97
+26.3%
13.1%US$536.15US$295.51n/a26
Nov ’25US$374.02
US$449.29
+20.1%
10.8%US$550.02US$351.88n/a26
Oct ’25US$431.92
US$490.14
+13.5%
10.1%US$584.57US$389.71n/a26
Sep ’25US$435.08
US$488.74
+12.3%
9.9%US$578.32US$385.55n/a25
Aug ’25US$418.82
US$481.97
+15.1%
10.0%US$567.61US$377.68n/a25
Jul ’25US$440.28
US$482.16
+9.5%
11.1%US$569.04US$365.04n/a25
Jun ’25US$479.64
US$483.90
+0.9%
11.0%US$572.42US$367.21n/a25
May ’25US$464.80
US$477.87
+2.8%
11.0%US$567.21US$363.87n/a25
Apr ’25US$480.00
US$476.24
-0.8%
11.9%US$574.03US$346.58n/a24
Mar ’25US$479.73
US$473.89
-1.2%
11.8%US$572.85US$345.87n/a25
Feb ’25US$490.73
US$465.78
-5.1%
11.1%US$570.65US$347.83n/a25
Jan ’25US$504.05
US$462.93
-8.2%
10.7%US$551.31US$349.34n/a25
Dec ’24US$470.30
US$461.75
-1.8%
9.9%US$548.61US$351.11US$341.2425
Nov ’24US$414.70
US$446.59
+7.7%
10.2%US$530.84US$339.74US$374.0225
Oct ’24US$416.50
US$446.16
+7.1%
10.3%US$528.43US$338.19US$431.9225
Sep ’24US$442.35
US$460.78
+4.2%
10.0%US$542.30US$347.07US$435.0825
Aug ’24US$451.15
US$465.06
+3.1%
10.2%US$549.15US$351.46US$418.8225
Jul ’24US$466.48
US$456.19
-2.2%
10.1%US$540.28US$349.27US$440.2825
Jun ’24US$430.93
US$446.26
+3.6%
10.4%US$530.49US$342.94US$479.6425
May ’24US$474.90
US$451.95
-4.8%
11.5%US$543.00US$324.70US$464.8025
Apr ’24US$444.90
US$413.54
-7.0%
10.3%US$488.86US$315.05US$480.0024
Mar ’24US$392.55
US$402.27
+2.5%
10.6%US$477.00US$307.40US$479.7324
Feb ’24US$410.25
US$406.09
-1.0%
9.9%US$483.36US$318.58US$490.7324
Jan ’24US$359.50
US$384.69
+7.0%
10.1%US$467.74US$297.65US$504.0524
Dec ’23US$372.25
US$384.26
+3.2%
10.1%US$463.16US$294.74US$470.3024

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/27 17:10
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/27 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

L'Oréal S.A. is covered by 76 analysts. 20 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Armelle MoulinAlphaValue
John StaszakArgus Research Company
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