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    Is L'Oréal (ENXTPA:OR) Fully Valued On Its Third Quarter Sales Beat?

    Simply Wall St·11/01/2026 19:28:27
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    Why L'Oréal’s latest sales update matters for shareholders

    L'Oréal (ENXTPA:OR) just released unaudited third quarter sales of €11.56b and nine month sales of €35.34b, with like for like growth of 7.7% beating market expectations and highlighting demand for premium beauty.

    The latest sales beat lands at a time when L'Oréal’s 1 month share price return of 17.22% and year to date share price gain of 19.81% already signal building momentum. A 1 year total shareholder return of 22.86% shows longer term holders have also been rewarded.

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    L'Oréal now appears to be a high quality business with fresh sales momentum and a premium beauty tilt. After a near 20% gain this year, is that strength already fully reflected in the share price, or not yet?

    Most Popular Narrative: 4.5% Overvalued

    L'Oréal’s most followed valuation narrative anchors fair value at €418, slightly below the last close of €436.95. This frames the recent rally as pricing in more than just the latest sales beat.

    Operational efficiencies from the global IT transformation, including the move to a single S/4HANA backbone and regional hubs that helped reduce SG&A from 18.7% to 18.0% of sales and lift group operating margin to 21.3% in the first half of 2026, are freeing up resources to support higher advertising and promotion while still targeting annual operating margin expansion and earnings growth.

    See why 89 investors see L'Oréal as 5% overvalued.

    Result: Fair Value of €418 (OVERVALUED)

    Still, the L'Oréal narrative can be knocked off course if legal action around hair relaxers escalates or if local and digital rivals keep chipping away at share in key regions.

    Find out about the key risks to this L'Oréal narrative.

    Another View: L'Oréal Through A Cash Flow Lens

    The earlier narrative leans on analyst targets that suggest L'Oréal is about 4.5% above a fair value of €418. A different lens tells a slightly kinder story. The SWS DCF model points to a future cash flow value of €467.40, which sits around 6.5% above the current €436.95 share price.

    That gap is not huge, yet it hints that long term cash generation might justify a bit more optimism than the headline target price implies. The question for you is simple: Which signal feels more convincing, the analyst consensus or the cash flow math?

    Look into how the SWS DCF model arrives at its fair value.

    OR Discounted Cash Flow as at Nov 2026
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    Simply Wall St performs a discounted cash flow (DCF) on every stock in the world every day (check out L'Oréal for example). We show the entire calculation in full. You can track the result in your watchlist or portfolio and be alerted when this changes, or use our stock screener to discover 204 high quality undervalued stocks. If you save a screener we even alert you when new companies match - so you never miss a potential opportunity.

    Next Steps

    With sentiment tilting positive after L'Oréal’s sales beat and mixed valuation signals, you do not need to wait around to form your own view. Take a closer look at the underlying strengths that investors are focusing on through the 3 key rewards.

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