L'Oréal: brands it owns and its ownership tree
L'Oréal (EPA: OR) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Clichy, France that owns 20 consumer brands.[1]
L'Oréal was founded in 1909 by chemist Eugène Schueller, who had developed a hair dye. It is the largest cosmetics company in the world and is organised into consumer products, luxe, dermatological beauty and professional products. The Bettencourt Meyers family and Nestlé are its two largest shareholders.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- L'Oréal S.A. (also LOreal, Loreal)
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇫🇷 Clichy, France
- Founded
- 1909
- Tickers
- EPA: OR
- Wikidata
- Q158079
- Website
- www.loreal.com
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
L'Oréal in numbers
- L'Oréal owns 20 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is personal care & beauty with 20 brands.[1]
- 12 of its brands originated outside France.
Everything L'Oréal owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
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Frequently asked questions
What brands does L'Oréal own?
L'Oréal owns 20 consumer brands tracked here, including Thayers, L'Oréal Paris, Mixa, Garnier, Kiehl's and Lancôme.
Is L'Oréal a French company?
Yes. L'Oréal is headquartered in Clichy, France and was founded in 1909.
Who owns L'Oréal?
L'Oréal is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as OR on the EPA.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] L'Oréal Universal Registration Document 2025 — L'Oréal S.A., Annual report, published 1 March 2026; retrieved 6 September 2026.
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