LVMH sales miss expectations as luxury recovery is put on pause amid Middle East war

Cnbc · 🇨🇳 public China · Apr 13, 2026 · 714 words · By Elsa Ohlen

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What to know about LVMH sales miss expectations as luxury recovery is put on pause amid Middle East war

Luxury conglomerate and industry bellwether LVMH reported quarterly sales that missed expectations on Monday as the sector begins to decipher the fallout from the war in the Middle East and its impact on stocks.

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What happened

Why it matters

Organic sales grew 1% in the first quarter, but analysts surveyed by FactSet had expected 1.5% growth in the March quarter.

Common ground

The Middle East conflict had a 1% negative impact on organic growth in the quarter, LVMH said in a statement.

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Claim 1: “Organic sales grew 1% in the first quarter”

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The provided web search results discuss different time periods (2016, 2021) and different growth rates (4%, 30%), but none confirm a 1% organic growth for the specific first quarter in question.

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web search NEUTRAL — LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, leader mondial des produits de luxe, réalise au premier semestre 2016 des ventes de 17,2 milliards d’euros, en progression de 3 %. - LVMH.LVMH – Revenue by business g…
https://www.lvmh.com/publications/lvmh-organic-revenue-growt…

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web search NEUTRAL — LVMH reported sales of US$16.7 billion in the first quarter of 2021, an increase of 30 per cent on an organic basis from a year ago.
https://www.theceomagazine.com/business/management-leadershi…

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web search NEUTRAL — PARIS — LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton managed to dodge the effects of the Iraqi war and SARS in the first quarter, but not the dramatic shifts in international currency markets.
https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-features/weathering-the…

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Claim 2: “analysts surveyed by FactSet had expected 1.5% growth in the March quarter”

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While one search result mentions a FactSet consensus for a different quarter (3rd quarter), there is no evidence provided regarding a 1.5% expectation for the March quarter.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Guerlain (French pronunciation: [ɡɛʁlɛ̃]) is a French luxury perfume, cosmetics, and skincare house which is among the oldest in the world. Many traditional Guerlain fragrances are characterized by a …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guerlain

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The S&P 500 is a stock market index maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices. It comprises 503 common stocks which are issued by 500 large-cap companies traded on American stock exchanges (including the 30…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_S&P_500_companies

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Robyn Rihanna Fenty ( ree-AN-ə; born February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer, songwriter, businesswoman, and actress. An influential figure in popular culture, she is known for her multifaceted care…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rihanna

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Claim 3: “Peers Hermes and Gucci-owner Kering are also slated to report earnings this week”

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Claim 4: “The Middle East conflict had a 1% negative impact on organic growth in the quarter”

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The claim is directly confirmed by a cross-reference from CNBC stating that LVMH said in a statement the conflict had a 1% negative impact on organic growth.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Francesco Trapani (1957 – 10 September 2025) was an Italian jeweller and luxury goods executive who was the CEO of the Italian jeweller and luxury goods retailer Bulgari.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesco_Trapani

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The LVMH Tower is a 24-story high-rise office tower on 57th Street, near Madison Avenue, in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Designed by Christian de Portzamparc, the building opened in 1999 as the o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LVMH_Tower

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Claim 5: “Total revenue came in at 19.1 billion euros”

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The evidence from a web search regarding Bernard Arnault's statement to shareholders explicitly reports first-quarter revenues of $21 billion, contradicting the claim of 19.1 billion euros.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bernard Jean Étienne Arnault (born 5 March 1949) is a French businessman. He is the chairman and chief executive officer of LVMH, the world's largest luxury goods company. Arnault is one of the riches…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Arnault

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Christian Dior SE (French: [kʁistjɑ̃ djɔʁ]), commonly known as Dior, is a French Multinational corporation of luxury goods company chaired and administered by the head of LVMH, Bernard Arnault. As of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dior

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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 throug…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LVMH

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Claim 6: “In 2025, the company's organic sales declined by 1%”

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The Wikipedia entries provided discuss Bernard Arnault's wealth and company history but do not provide organic sales growth/decline figures for the year 2025.

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Claim 7: “U.S.-listed shares of the French company fell over 4% on Monday”

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The evidence provided for this claim consists of general company descriptions and historical data, but contains no information about share price movements on a specific Monday.

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web search NEUTRAL — May 2, 2026 · LVMH, multinational conglomerate headquartered in Paris that is the largest luxury goods group in the world. LVMH owns 75 luxury brands, including Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, and Tiff…
https://www.britannica.com/money/LVMH

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web search NEUTRAL — [17] LVMH controls around 60 subsidiaries that manage 75 luxury brands and is extremely popular in France, Japan and the United States. In addition to Louis Vuitton and Moët Hennessy, LVMH's portfolio…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LVMH

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web search NEUTRAL — LVMH, the world’s leading luxury products group, gathers 75 prestigious brands, with 80.8 billion euros revenue in 2025 and a retail network of over 6,280 stores worldwide.
https://www.lvmh.com/en

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Claim 8: “Watches and jewelry grew by 7% in the quarter on an organic basis”

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The evidence provided for this claim consists of general company overviews and does not contain specific organic growth percentages for the watches and jewelry division.

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Claim 9: “On a reported basis, LVMH sales declined 6% in the quarter”

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Claim 10: “the company's wine and spirits division grew 5%”

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The evidence explicitly states that the wine and spirits division saw a 5% decrease (decline) for the full year 2025 and a 9% fall in the fourth quarter, contradicting the claim that it 'grew 5%'.

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web search NEUTRAL — 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.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LVMH

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web search NEUTRAL — FRANCE – LVMH, the owner of Moët & Chandon and Hennessy, has reported a decline in its wine and spirits performance in 2025, with organic revenue falling 9% in the fourth quarter and contributing to a…
https://www.foodbusinessmea.com/lvmh-wine-and-spirits-revenu…

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web search NEUTRAL — LVMH's wines and spirits division faces challenges in 2025 with a 5% revenue decline and 25% profit drop.Organic revenue for the segment declined by 5%, with total sales falling to €5.358 billion from…
https://wine-intelligence.com/blogs/wine-news-insights-wine-…

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Claim 11: “Smaller luxury cashmere peer Brunello Cucinelli... saw revenue jump 14% in constant currencies in the first quarter”

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Claim 12: “LVMH's fashion and leather goods division... declined 2% to 9.2 billion euros ($10.8 billion) in constant currencies in the quarter”

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Different sources provide conflicting data for the fashion and leather goods division: one source says it dropped 9% in Q2 and 5% in Q1; another says it fell 2% to €8.5 billion in Q3. None match the specific claim of a 2% decline to 9.2 billion euros in the quarter.

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web search NEUTRAL — The company said Thursday that its fashion and leather goods division dropped 9 per cent in the second quarter to €9 billion, against a consensus of -7 per cent. This comes after the division’s sales …
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/voguebusiness_lvmhs-fashion-s…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Fashion & Leather Goods Division. Revenue for the newly formed Fashion & Leather Goods division was 2.852 billion, down 9% at constant exchange rates and -3% on a comparable basis, representing an…
https://www.laconceria.it/en/luxury/kering-stabilizes-in-the…

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web search NEUTRAL — Revenue from LVMH’s fashion and leather goods division fell 2 per cent to €8.5 billion — this marks a significant improvement compared to the second quarter, when fashion sales were down 9 per cent an…
https://www.vogue.com/article/lvmhs-fashion-sales-down-2-in-…

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Claim 13: “stocks have fallen markedly since the U.S. and Israel first struck Iran on Feb. 28”

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