Private company

LVMH

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French multinational luxury goods conglomerate

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE is a French multinational holding company and conglomerate that specializes in luxury goods and has its headquarters in Paris. The company was formed in 1987 through the merger of fashion house Louis Vuitton (founded in 1854) with Moët Hennessy, which had been established by the 1971 merger between the champagne producer Moët & Chandon (founded in 1743) and the cognac producer Hennessy (founded in 1765).2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

Jun 3, 1987Founded1
  • Tickeron Euronext Paris1
  • Industryretail1
  • HeadquartersHeadquarters of LVMH1
  • Founded inParis1
  • Websitewww.lvmh.com
  • Legal formsociété européenne1
  • Listed onEuronext Paris (MC)1

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LVMH Exhibition Stand VivaTech 2024
Photo: 3(MG)², CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE is a French multinational holding company and conglomerate that specializes in luxury goods and has its headquarters in Paris. The company was formed in 1987 through the merger of fashion house Louis Vuitton (founded in 1854) with Moët Hennessy, which had been established by the 1971 merger between the champagne producer Moët & Chandon (founded in 1743) and the cognac producer Hennessy (founded in 1765). In April 2023, LVMH became the first European company to surpass a valuation of $500 billion. In 2023, the company was ranked 47th in the Forbes Global 2000.2

The story

Founded by Alain Chevalier and Henry Racamier on Jun 3, 1987, in Paris.1

Leadership

Who has led LVMH, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Bernard Arnault1987–now
19901995200020052010201520202025

Products and brands

  • clothing

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

Subsidiaries

  • Acqua di Parma
  • Belmond
  • Benefit Cosmetics
  • Bulgari
  • Champagne Krug
  • Champagne Mercier
  • Chaumet
  • Christian Dior Couture
  • DFS Galleria
  • Fendi
  • Fenty
  • Fenty Beauty
  • Givenchy
  • Glenmorangie distillery
  • Guerlain
  • Hennessy
  • Hublot
  • Kenzo
  • Loewe
  • Loro Piana
  • Louis Vuitton
  • Marc Jacobs
  • Moët & Chandon
  • Parfums Christian Dior
All 35 subsidiaries
  • Parfums Givenchy
  • Pucci
  • Sephora
  • TAG Heuer
  • Tiffany & Co.
  • Venice Simplon-Orient-Express
  • Veuve Clicquot
  • Zenith
  • Celine since 1996
  • Cellularline since 2013
  • Maison Francis Kurkdjian since 2017

Also owns

  • Rimowa 80% since Jan 2017
  • L Catterton 40%
  • Société des bains de mer de Monaco 5% since Jul 2015
  • Ardbeg
  • BITE Beauty
  • Belvedere
  • Berluti
  • Bulgari Hotel and Residences
  • Bully
  • Caffè Cova
  • Cape Mentelle Vineyards
  • Cheval Blanc St-Barth Isle de France
  • Château Cheval Blanc
  • Château d'Yquem
  • Clos des Lambrays
  • Cloudy Bay Vineyards
  • Colgin Cellars
  • Dom Pérignon
  • Domaine Chandon
  • Francis Kurkdjian
  • Fred Joaillier
  • Groupe Les Echos
  • Investir
  • La Samaritaine
All 41 also owns
  • Le Bon Marché
  • Le Parisien
  • Les Échos
  • Make Up For Ever
  • Marc Jacobs
  • Newton Vineyard
  • Off-White
  • Officine Universelle Buly
  • Ole Henriksen
  • Patou
  • Pavillon de Muire
  • Radio Classique
  • Repossi
  • Ruinart
  • Terrazas de los Andes
  • Thomas Pink
  • Connaissance des arts since 1952

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Nov 2019Tiffany & Co. became a subsidiary1
  2. Sep 2018Acquired Patou1
  3. Jan 2017Acquired Rimowa1
  4. 2017Maison Francis Kurkdjian became a subsidiary1
  5. Jul 2015Acquired Société des bains de mer de Monaco1
  6. 2013Acquired Cellularline1
  7. 2011Acquired Bulgari1
  8. 1996Acquired Celine1
  9. 1988Acquired Givenchy1
  10. 1952Acquired Connaissance des arts1

Employees over time

LVMH employees by year1215.0K in 2024+79% since 2015
0100.0K200.0K300.0K2015: 120.0K120.0K20152018: 156.1K156.1K2018+30%2021: 150.0K150.0K2021−4%2024: 215.0K215.0K2024+43%
  • 2024215,0001
  • 2021150,0001
  • 2018156,0881
  • 2015120,0001

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

LVMH revenue by year180.8B EUR in 2025+115% since 2016
025.0B EUR50.0B EUR75.0B EUR100.0B EUR2016: 37.6B EUR37.6B EUR20162017: 42.6B EUR42.6B EUR2017+13%2018: 46.8B EUR46.8B EUR2018+10%2019: 53.7B EUR53.7B EUR2019+15%2020: 44.7B EUR44.7B EUR2020−17%2021: 64.2B EUR64.2B EUR2021+44%2022: 79.2B EUR79.2B EUR2022+23%2023: 86.2B EUR86.2B EUR2023+9%2024: 84.7B EUR84.7B EUR2024−2%2025: 80.8B EUR80.8B EUR2025−5%
  • 202580.8B EUR1
  • 202484.7B EUR1
  • 202386.2B EUR1
  • 202279.2B EUR1
  • 202164.2B EUR1
  • 202044.7B EUR1

Net income

LVMH net income by year110.9B EUR in 2025+173% since 2016
05.0B EUR10.0B EUR15.0B EUR20.0B EUR2016: 4.0B EUR4.0B EUR20162017: 5.1B EUR5.1B EUR2017+29%2018: 6.4B EUR6.4B EUR2018+24%2019: 7.2B EUR7.2B EUR2019+13%2020: 4.7B EUR4.7B EUR2020−34%2021: 12.0B EUR12.0B EUR2021+156%2022: 14.1B EUR14.1B EUR2022+17%2023: 15.2B EUR15.2B EUR2023+8%2024: 12.6B EUR12.6B EUR2024−17%2025: 10.9B EUR10.9B EUR2025−13%
  • 202510.9B EUR1
  • 202412.6B EUR1
  • 202315.2B EUR1
  • 202214.1B EUR1
  • 202112.0B EUR1
  • 20204.7B EUR1

Timeline

  1. 2011Acquisition Acquired Bulgari1
  2. Jun 3, 1987Founded Founded in Paris1
  3. 1987New chief executive Bernard Arnault becomes CEO1
  4. 1952Acquisition Acquired Connaissance des arts1

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