LVMH stock drops over 8% as Q4 results lag competitors' earnings — Details here
LVMH stock dropped 8.19% to 541 euros during Wednesday's stock market in France's Euronext after the company announced its October to December quarter results for the calendar year 2025. Here's what investors need to know about the company's results and the stock price movement.
French luxury goods conglomerate, LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE, stock dropped more than 8% during the intraday trading session on Wednesday, 28 January 2026, after the company announced its fourth-quarter results for the calendar year ending 2025.
LVMH stock dropped 8.19% to 541 euros during Wednesday's market in France's Euronext, compared to 589.30 euros at the previous market close, according to MarketWatch data.
According to a CNBC report, LVMH's October to December quarter (Q4) results for the calendar year 2025 reportedly failed to beat investor expectations, which set a higher bar for the luxury goods conglomerate after strong earnings from competitors.
“With peers such as Richemont, Burberry, and Cucinelli reporting solid QoQ improvements and beating expectations, the bar had moved slightly higher,” Citi analysts said in a note, cited in the news portal's report.
LVMH Q4 results
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE announced its October to December quarter results for the financial year ending 2025-26 on Wednesday, 28 January 2026.
LVMH reported a revenue of 80.8 billion euros in 2025, while witnessing a 1% revenue growth in the fourth quarter of the calendar year, in line with the company's third-quarter results.
The luxury goods manufacturer's profits from recurring operations in the calendar year 2025 were at 17.8 billion euros, marking a profit margin of 22%, affected by the currency fluctuations.
The company, in its official statement, also disclosed that LVMH Group's net profits amounted to 10.9 billion euros, with an 8% rise in operating free cash flow to 11.3 billion euros.
“Once again in 2025, LVMH demonstrated its solidity and effective strategy upheld by its highly engaged teams. The group was buoyed by the loyalty and growing demand shown by our local customers. This momentum was once again underpinned by the powerful desirability of our brands, which embody creative passion and the pursuit of the utmost quality, and by our ambition of offering our customers extraordinary stores and cultural experiences,” said Bernard Arnault, Chairman and CEO of LVMH in the official statement.
LVMH stock price today
LVMH stock was trading 7.23% lower at 546.80 euros as of 11:25 am (CST) on Wednesday, compared to 589.30 euros at the previous stock market close, MarketWatch data shows.
LVMH shares have given global market investors more than 10% returns on their investment in the last five years. However, the company's stock has lost more than 26% in the last one-year period, according to the market data.
On a year-to-date (YTD) basis, LVMH stock is trading 14.32% lower so far in 2026, and is trading 7.87% lower in the last five market sessions on the Euronext Paris.
The data also shows that the LVMH stock hit its 52-week high level at 723 euros, while the 52-week low level stood at 52-week low level at 436.55 euros. The company's market capitalisation (M-Cap) was at 292.94 billion euros as of the trading session on Wednesday, 28 January 2026.
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