LVMH SA (EPA: MC): Wines & Spirits Segment Reports Organic Revenue Decline Year-on-Year in Q3 2026 Trading Update (c. Oct 14, 2026)
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Published on 11. September 2026
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Predicted for 14. October 2026
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Based on: Historical Cycle
LVMH's Wines & Spirits segment (Moët Hennessy: Hennessy cognac, Moët & Chandon, Dom Pérignon, Veuve Clicquot) posted organic revenue of –5% for full-year 2025 (after –3% in 2024). Q3/2025 briefly recovered to +1%, but Q4/2025 slumped back to –9%. 2026 headwinds: persistently weak Hennessy cognac demand in China (largest single market), US tariffs on French cognac (Trump administration), and travel-retail channel decline linked to the Iran War (LNG crisis, international flight restrictions). A third consecutive year of organic decline is the most probable outcome.
Data basis for this prediction
- LVMH FY2025 Ergebnisse: Wines & Spirits organisch –5% (Yahoo Finance / LVMH IR, Januar 2026)
- Wine-Intelligence: 'LVMH W&S Sequential Recovery Amid Global Headwinds' (2026)
- CNBC: LVMH Q3 2025 Results – W&S +1% Q3 then –9% Q4 (Oktober 2025)
- LVMH Q3-Trading-Update historisch ca. 14. Oktober (LVMH Investor Relations)
Verdict: Pending
This prediction is still open. It will be evaluated automatically against real-world sources after its due date.
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